Tag: drug war
US Continues to Spend Billions on Drug War in Lower-Income Countries
United States taxpayers continue to fund a destructive and deadly drug war in low- ...
“There’s Nothing in It That Works”—Global Commission Slams Drug War
The United States and Canada should fully decriminalize the use and possession of drugs ...
“War on Cartels” and Harm Reduction in Peril—Drug Policy Under Trump
President-elect Donald Trump wants drug traffickers to be executed, and could soon have the ...
What Does “Lived Experience” Really Mean?
Policymakers frequently fail to listen to those they serve, making it impossible to understand ...
The Overdose Crisis Was Ignored in This Election Cycle
The overdose crisis claims over 100,000 lives each year in the United States, but ...
US Drug Enforcement’s Role in the Current Violence in Sinaloa, Mexico
A major outbreak of violence in Culiacán, Mexico, spotlights United States drug war tactics ...
Socialist Presidential Candidate Talks Harm Reduction and the Drug War
On a sunny day in Milwaukee, I drove downtown to interview a presidential candidate. ...
OK Prisons Privatize Mail, as “Digital Processing Centers” Expand Drug War
Beginning September 1, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) will no longer deliver physical ...
Support, Don’t Punish—But Why Do People Who Use Drugs Need Support?
June 26 is the annual “Support. Don’t Punish.” day—an impressive global initiative to promote ...
Decades After It Set Meth Sentencing by Purity, USSC Surveys the Damage
Almost all controlled substances in the United States are criminalized by weight. There are ...
