Interview with President Zedillo on PBS

PBS TV: Open Mind Former Mexico President Ernesto Zedillo talks about rewriting drug policy in the following interview.  http://www.thirteen.org/openmind/foreign-affairs/el-presidente/5385/

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22 March 2016: A Global Cold War on Drugs by Alexander Kwasniewski

A Global Cold War on Drugs The global drug regime must evolve its approach to the war on drugs or risk the same fate as communism, collapsing from inertia. Turn rhetoric into action. By Svatopluk Nemecek and Alexander Kwasniewski March 22, 2016, at 7:00 a.m.  From April 19–21, global leaders will meet for the

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A Global Cold War on Drugs by Alexander Kwasniewski

A Global Cold War on Drugs The global drug regime must evolve its approach to the war on drugs or risk the same fate as communism, collapsing from inertia. Turn rhetoric into action. By Svatopluk Nemecek and Alexander Kwasniewski March 22, 2016, at 7:00 a.m.  From April 19–21, global leaders will meet for the

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Lift the Ban! Kofi Annan on Why It’s Time To Legalize Drugs

Essay by Kofi Annan Corbis: A marijuana drying room in Denver, Colorado: The war on drugs is, to a significant degree, a war on drug users — a war on People. Drugs are dangerous, but current narcotics policies are an even bigger threat because punishment is given a greater priority than

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