drug policy

Close up of cannabis plants seen in a greenhouse at the headquarters of AGES agency in Vienna, Austria.
Health & Medicine
Thailand approves medical pot in small step away from US-backed drug war
coca leaves in a man's hands in Colombia
Business, Economics and Jobs
A push to legalize coca leaf production in Colombia
A woman in a factory
Conflict
In one Oklahoma county, the number of women in prison is falling. This treatment program might be why.
Cherise Greer
Conflict
Here’s a list of ways to help women who’ve been incarcerated
The icon for female is behind bars surrounded by a brick wall.
Conflict
There are more women in prison than ever before
A portrait of inmate Carmela Rodriguez Reyes in Mexico.
Conflict
Women filling Mexico’s prisons are the ‘lowest rungs of the drug trade’
Lt. Maya Breslavski and her team detain a drunk driver after he attempted to flee the scene.
Conflict
Drug users are presumed criminals in Ukraine. New police training is aimed at changing that.
Barcelona cannabis club
Lifestyle
Inside Barcelona’s private marijuana clubs pushing to legalize it
leaf flag
Global Politics
Trinidad and Tobago’s oddly overlooked — and totally legal — fix for marijuana
Global Politics
Holder, citing prison overcrowding, overrides some mandatory minimum sentences
Drug Crimes and Mandatory Minimums: A Federal Judge’s Take
Attorney General Eric Holder: Change Could Be Coming to U.S. Drug Laws
Will Holder’s New Policy on Drug Sentences Transform Criminal Justice?
Quietly shifting the war on drugs
Dutch drug tourism
Obama Visits Mexico, With Focus on Trade and Immigration, Not Drugs
Arts, Culture & Media
One Family’s View of Social Changes in Uruguay
Marijuana Ballot Initiatives In Washington and Colorado Raise Legal Questions
Conflict & Justice
State Ballot Initiatives Legalizing Marijuana May Cut Into Profits of Mexican Drug Cartels
DEA Agents Launder Mexican Drug Money as Part of the War on Drugs
Ioan Grillo on Mexico’s Violent Drug Industry
Marching to End Drug Violence in Mexico
Why We’re Losing the War on Drugs (And How to Win It)
Business, Economics and Jobs
Global Drug Panel Says War on Drugs a Failure
Conflict & Justice
US, Mexico to meet on drug war strategy
US Guns used in Mexican drug crimes growing
Mexico Drug Gangs Attack Rehab Clinics
Global Politics
Obama’s Drug Czar on Fighting Illegal and Legal Drugs
Ending the War on Drugs
Global Politics
The Merida Initiative: The United States takes the War on Drugs to Mexico
Conflict & Justice
Mexico’s drug war
Thailand’s second war on drugs