Decriminalisation of Personal Drug Use Under Review By Lib Dems
Policy paper due for discussion at next month's party conference also proposes an open market in cannabis
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Guess Who Profits When You Can Throw Pregnant Women in Jail for Using Drugs?
A new law allows a pregnant woman to be charged with assault for harm to her fetus.
Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Criminalizing Pregnant Women Who Use Drugs
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) today signed into law a bill that will allow the state to file criminal charges against pregnant women who use drugs
UNODC Panel Says Criminalizing Drug Use “Not Beneficial”
Yep, you read that right. The global anti-drug bureaucracy doesn't think it's a good idea to criminalize drug use.
Teen Marijuana Use Stable, Annual Survey Finds
The annual Monitoring the Future survey of teen drug use it out, and anyone trying to use the numbers to argue that marijuana reform is causing a spike in teen pot-smoking is going to have a hard sell.
National Survey Shows Continued Reduced Levels of Prescription Drug Use Among Young Adults
Report also shows continued reduced rates of alcohol use among those age 12 to 17
Five Tips for Decreasing Drug-Related Harms
Over the past 15 years, I have given thousands of doses of drugs like cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine to people. I do this as part of my research to understand how the drug affects the brain, behavior and physiology.
The Drug War Finds New Ways to Fail
The federal government’s effort to battle drug abuse has been a tragic and expensive failure. But of course, admitting that would make politicians, who regularly endorse it to sound tough, seem foolish and careless with taxpayer dollars. So the War on Drugs continues, while of necessity it slowly morphs into new forms of federal waste and unnecessary intrusion into people’s lives.
The Great Debate That No One’s Talking About
About 7 million Australians take recreational drugs but no one will talk about it openly.
Does Occupy Wall Street Have A Drug Problem?
It's hardly a pot carnival or crack alley, no matter what Bill O'Reilly claims. But on-scene medics admit that despite a new zero-tolerance policy, the alcohol and drug use—and even dealing—in some parts of the park may threaten the movement's existence.
