Drug War Chronicle

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.

The annual Monitoring the Future survey of teen drug use is out. Teen pot smoking is up slightly, but in line with most of the past 15 years.

An Alabama medical marijuana nightmare is about to come to an end for a card-carrying California patient.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie claims to support medical marijuana, but has acted first to delay the law there, then to subvert it through the regulatory process. Now, the state Senate has told him to get real.

Salvia divinorum is a powerful, short-acting hallucinogen, but it won't adversely affect your health -- at least in the short term -- a new study has found. Just don't go out driving on it, please.

Three senators have introduced a bill to set up a commission to evaluate the efficacy of US anti-drug programs in the hemisphere. But is it about ending the war on drugs or just making it more efficient?

Psychiatrist Christopher Fichtner makes a real contribution to the literature with Cannabinomics. You should check it out, or, better yet, give it to someone who is genuinely curious about how best to handle marijuana.

Help bring about the brighter future that awaits us beyond prohibition, by making a tax-deductible educational donation or a non-deductible lobbying donation before year's end.

A bad narc in New York and a meth-loving deputy in Minnesota go down.

As 2010 ticks down, Ciudad Juarez is on track to hit 3,000 murders this year, and that national toll for the year could hit 10,000.