It’s been seven years since Colombia decriminalized the possession of small amounts of cannabis and other illicit drugs, and about three years since the South American country legalized medical cannabis
The 2015 book Chasing The Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, is a New York Times bestseller. It’s also a scathing account of the trillion dollar, global drug war’s many policy failures. The book’s author, Scottish-born journalist Johann Hari, has traveled to over 18 countries to investigate drug criminalization. What heRead More