Drug War Chronicle

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Como los principales contrincantes demócratas y republicanos adhieren a la corriente dominante, en las políticas de drogas le echamos un ojo a lo que dicen las alternativas. La semana pasada, fueron los libertarianos; en ésta, es la candidatura del Partido Verde y de Nader.

La manía de la salvia sigue por todos los EE.UU. mientras legisladores estaduales y municipales aprueban leyes sin esperar las pruebas y Dakota del Norte hace su primera prisión de todos los tiempos por la planta – un crimen.

Hay muchas consecuencias imprevistas de la prohibición que todavía tienen que ser sacadas a luz y muchos daños imposibles de predecir que aún tenemos que ver. Esta semana nos enteramos de otro.

With the Olympics coming to Beijing in August, Chinese authorities are beginning a crackdown designed to make the city "drug-free" for the sporting event.

Contrary to some popular narratives about drug use and its consequences, the vast majority of first-time drug users are not strung out a year after they first tasted the forbidden fruit -- no matter which drug it was.

Possession of bongs will be illegal under new legislation passed by the South Australia parliament. There may be unintended consequences.

Thanks to Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), there is a marijuana decriminalization bill before Congress. It would decriminalize up to 100 grams. But don't hold your breath waiting for it pass anytime soon.

With the leading Democratic and Republican contenders hewing to the mainstream, on drug policy we take a look at what the alternatives have to say. Last week, it was the Libertarians; this week, it's the Green Party and the Nader candidacy.

There are many unintended consequences of prohibition which have yet to be brought to light, and many impossible-to-predict harms from prohibition we have yet to see. This week we learned about a new one.