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Drug Policy
Federal Drug Budget Trend: Focus on Ineffective Programs
Carnevale Associates, LLC. February 19, 2008: pp. 2.
Drug Prohibition is a "Policy of Mass Destruction" and the Consultation Document is a "Dodgy Dossier"
R., Steve, Transform Drug Policy Foundation. October 23, 2007.
Want to End the Drug War? Ditch Unreasonable Laws.
Nadelmann, Ethan, USA Today. July 9, 2007.
Police Crackdown on a Cannabis Market – The Case of Christiania in Copenhagen
Moeller, Kim, Presented at the First Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) in Oslo. March 23, 2007.
Failed U.S. Drug Policy
Papa, Anthony, AM New York. March 14, 2007.
Ethics and Drug Policy
Wodak, Alex, Psychiatry. February 2007; 6(2): pp. 59-62.
Coca, Drugs and Social Protest in Bolivia and Peru
Compiled by the International Crisis Group.
War and Drugs in Colombia
Provided by the International Crisis Group.
The Limited Relevance of Drug Policy: Cannabis in Amsterdam and in San Francisco
Reinarman, Craig, et al, American Journal of Public Health. May 2004; 94(5): pp. 836-842.
Illegal Drugs: Scourge or Globalization’s Great Equalizer?
Linnekin, Baylen J, A World Connected. July 2003.
High Anxiety
Sullum, Jacob.
Shifting the Main Purposes of Drug Control: From Suppression to Regulation of Use - Reduction of Risks as the New Focus for Drug Policy
Cohen, Peter, International Journal of Drug Policy. 1999; 10: pp. 223-234.
A DEA Manual on how to Argue Against Legalization Shows Lack of Imagination
Sullum, Jacob, Reason. 1995; 27(3): pp. 63-64.
The Demedicalization of Methadone Maintenance
Rosenbaum, Marsha, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 1995; 27: pp. 145-149.
The Legislative Response To Marihuana: When The Shoe Pinches Enough
Rosenthal, Michael P, Journal of Drug Issues. Winter 1977; 7(1): pp. 61-77.
Women: Research and Policy: Part I
Rosenbaum, Marsha. Substance Abuse, a Comprehensive Textbook (Third edition). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. Pp. 654-665.
Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy: Teleconference with Drug Policy Alliance
Newman, Tony. Drug Policy Alliance. February 11, 2009.
HB 679: The Compassionate Care Act
March 11, 2008.
Testimony to the Special Rapporteur on Racism for the United Nations
Tyler, Jasmine. February 18, 2008.
The United Nations Review of Global Policy on All Illegal Drugs - An Advocacy Guide for Civil Society
International Drug Policy Consortium. October 2007.
Smoking Marijuana in Public: The Spatial and Policy Shift in New York City Arrests, 1992-2003
Golub, Andrew and Johnson, Bruce D.. Harm Reduction Journal, Vol. 3, No. 22, pp. 24. August 4, 2006.
Dutch Drug Policy in a European Context
van Solinge, Tim Boekhout. FL. Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 511-528. 1999.
Vermont Bar Association Drug Policy Project Newsletter
VT. Vermont Bar Association, pp. 4. Tuesday, May 24, 2005.
Ending Discrimination Against People with Alcohol and Drug Problems
Boston, MA. Join Together, pp. 35. 2003.
Diverging Trends in International Drug Policy Making: The Polarisation Between Dogmatic and Pragmatic Approaches
Jelsma, M. Paris. 5. Sept 26, 2002.
German Drug Commissioner Key Points for the Action Plan on Drugs and Addiction
Germany. Drug Commissioner of the Federal Government. June 2002.
Drug Policy And Health In Georgia
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 14. 1 May 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In Slovakia
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 17. April 28, 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In Poland
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 21. 26 April 2002.
Drug Policy And Health In Hungary
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 22. 25 April 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In Ukraine
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 24. 24 April 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In Kyrgyzstan
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 16. 21 April 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In Turkmenistan
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 15. 19 April 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In Tajikistan
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 17. 18 April 2002.
Drug Policy And Health In Azerbaijan
Health Policy Resource Network. April 17, 2002.
Drug Policy and Health in Albania
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 17. 14 April 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In Latvia
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 17. 7 April 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In Lithuania
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 16. 25 March 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In Slovenia
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 17. November 27, 2002.
Drug Policy And Health In Belarus
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 16. 25 February 2002.
Drug Policy And Health In Bulgaria
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 22. 22 February 2002.
Drug Policy And Health In Romania
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 16. February 21, 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In Uzbekistan
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 12. 12 February 2002.
Extending the War on Terrorism to Colombia
Isacson, Adam. Washington, DC. Foreign Policy in Focus, pp. 2. Febraury 4, 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In Kazakhstan
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 20. 24 January 2002.
Drug Policy and Health In The Russian Federation
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network, pp. 27. January 22, 2002.
Chronic Cannabis Use in the Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program
Russo, Ethan, et al. Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 55. 2002.
Drug Policy And Health In The Czech Republic
Drug Law and Health Policy Resource Network. 11 November 2001.
Report of the Task Force on Effective Drug Abuse Prevention to the King County Bar Association Board of Trustees
King County Bar Association. Seattle, WA. King County Bar Association, Drug Policy Project, pp. 29. Aug. 15, 2001.
IENCOD, International Coalition of NGOs for Just and Effective Drugs Policy
IENCOD. Antwerp. IENCOD. June 2001.
Europe and Plan Colombia
Anonymous. Amsterdam. Transnational Institute, pp. 8. April 2001.
Research Brief: Syringe Access
Ruiz-Sierra, Julie. Drug Policy Alliance, pp. 28. March 2001.
Deregulation of Hypodermic Needles and Syringes as a Public Health Measure
Burris, Scott. Washington, DC. American Bar Association, AIDS Coordinating Committee, pp. 62. December 28, 2000.
Room for Manoeuvre
Dorn, Nicholas, et al. London. DrugScope, Independent Inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, pp. 23. March 2000.
Best Drug Policy Is Straight Ahead
Rosenbaum, Marsha. Newsday, pp. A35-36. Feb 17, 1999.
Prohibition, Public Health and a Window of Opportunity: an Analysis of Canadian Drug Policy, 1985-1997
Fischer, Benedikt. Policy Studies, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 197-210. 1999.
Canada's Drug Strategy
Ottowa, Ontario, Canada. Health Canada, pp. 32. 1998.
City of San Jose Medical Marijuana Ordinance Establishing Regulations for Dispensaries
San Jose, CA. June 24, 1997.
Resolution of the City Council of the City of West Hollywood Supporting the Activities of the Cannabis Buyer's Club
West Hollywood, CA. November 4, 1996.
Take the Deceit Out of Drug Ed
Rosenbaum, Marsha. The Detroit News, pp. 11A. Aug 1, 1996.
The Effect of Marijuana Decriminalization on Hospital Emergency Room Drug Episodes
Model, Karyn E. American Statistical Association, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 88, No. 423, pp. 737-747. Sept. 1993.
International Narcotics Situation Report
Anonymous. Washington, DC. Central Intelligence Agency, pp. Various. January 1991.
Constraint, Automony, and State Policy: Notes Toward a Theory of Controls on Consciousness Alteration
Reinarman, Craig. Journal of Drug Issues, pp. 9-30. 1983.
Call to Action: Support Global Drug Policy Reform
Thursday, June 25, 2009.
Drug Policy Foundation 2001 International Conference
The New Anti-War Movement: Drug Policy Reform. San Francisco, CA. Wed, July 25, 2001, 5-7 PM.
Drug Policy Reform 2000: Opportunities and Challenges. NY. Thurs, Oct 21, 1999, 4-6pm.
Nixon's Drug Policy: A Model for the Future?. NY. Tues, Dec. 8, 1998, 5-7pm.
Damned Tobacco: Harm Reduction and Prohibition in the Anti-Smoking Movement. New York, NY. Wed, April 15, 1998, 4pm.
Drug Policy Reform: Tactics, Strategies and New Paradigms. NY. Mon, Feb 24, 1997, 4pm.
Substances and Symbols: Race Rhetoric and the Tropes of Drug History. NY. Thurs, Jan 30, 1997, 4pm.
Special Seminar. NY. Wed, Nov. 20, 1996, 4pm.
Towards an Ethno-Policy for Drug Use. NY. Thurs, June 6, 1996, 4pm.
German Drug Laws, International Pressures, and Internal Conflicts. NY. Fri, May 17, 1996, 11a.m..
Drug Policy in the Americas. New York, NY. Wed, May 15, 1996, 3-6pm.
Syringe Exchange Update: Why Hasn’t the Data Changed Policy?. NY. Thurs, Feb 22, 1996, 4pm.
Switzerland’s Heroin Prescription Experiment: Update. NY. Thurs, Jan 4, 1996, 4pm.
Harm Reduction As the Progeny of Punitive Prohibition. NY. Mon, Dec 18, 1995, 4pm.
Rethinking Drug Policy: Lessons from Alcohol Policy. NY. Fri, April 28, 1995, 3pm.
Antonio Maria Costa Gives Keynote Speech at International Drug Policy Conference [Video]
December 14, 2007.
Ethan Nadelmann and Daniel Wolfe Discuss International Drug Policy
Nadelmann, Ethan and Wolfe, Daniel. Drug Policy Alliance; November 28, 2007.
A Tale of Two "Drug Dealers": Giuliani's Friend and Me
Vohryzek, Malakkar, Huffington Post. March 18, 2008.
Bill Clinton Should Honor Pledge on Drug Laws
Papa, Tony, Buffalo News.
Drug Prohibition Doesn't Work
Vohryzek, Malakkar, Los Angeles Times. January 11, 2008.
Baseball's Mitchell Report: Steroid Use Doesn’t Discriminate, But Our Outrage Does
McDonald, Tommy, AlterNet. December 13, 2007.
FBI Changes Policy on Hiring Former Drug Users; What if Past Drug Use Barred You From Running for President?
Newman, Tony and Piper, Bill, Huffington Post. August 8, 2007.
Bush Hints at Focus on Treatment
Sharpe, Robert.
Monitoring the Future
Johnston, Lloyd, et al. Rockville, MD. National Institute on Drug Abuse. 2002.
New Mexico Drug Reform Study
Research and Polling, Inc.. March 2001.
The Public and the War on Illicit Drugs
Blendon, Robert J., et al. March 18, 1998.
Americans See Drugs as Nation's #2 Problem
The Gallup Organization. December 1995.
Americans Assign Low Grades to the Government in Dealing with the Drug Problem
Peter D. Hart Research Associates. February 1995.
Drug Issues, Harm Reduction and Drug Policy in Iran.
Vazirian, MD, Mohsen and . New York, NY. April 29, 2008.
Governor Gary Johnson's 2001 State of the State Address.
. Albuquerque, NM. Wed Jan 17, 2001.
Heroin Maintenance Policy Seminar: Summary of Proceedings.
Olson, Lynn. Washington, DC. June 2, 1977.
The Struggle for Coca Decriminalization in Bolivia
Kniebel, José Mirtenbaum, The Narco News Bulletin; November 9, 2005.
Latin American Drugs II: Improving Policy and Reducing Harm
International Crisis Group; May 14, 2008.
Judging Maryland: Baltimore Judges on Effective Solutions to Working with Substance Abusers in the Criminal Justice System
Ehlers, Scott and Pranis, Kevin. March 4, 2008: pp. 28.
An Analysis of UK Drug Policy
Compiled by the UK Drug Policy Commission. UKDPC; April 2007.
Drug Policy Modelling Project Monographs
Moore, Timothy, et al. Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre; May 2006.
Drug Policy In India: Compounding Harm?
Charles, Molly, et al, The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme; October 01, 2005: pp. 7.
Drug Futures 2025
Foresight, United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry, Office of Science and Technology; July 13, 2005.
Census Counts of Prisoners Distort Decision Making on Crime Policy
Prisoners of the Census; Wednesday June 1, 2005.
National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws—Performance Results
Carnevale Associates; May, 2005: pp. 2.
Economic Benefits of Drug Treatment
Belenko,Ph.D., Steven, et al. Alcohol & Drug Problems Association of North America; February 2005: pp. 84.
National Drug Control Strategy 2004
Washington: Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President; March 2004: pp. 70.
Phase 2 Report: Diagnosis and Recommendations
United Kingdom: Strategy Unit, Office of the Prime Minister; December 11, 2003: pp. 97.
In Memoriam: Donald M. Topping, Ph.D.
Drug Policy Forum of Hawai'i; August 2003: pp. 8.
Updated Drug Strategy 2002
Drugs Strategy Directorate. London: Drugs Strategy Directorate; March 12, 2002.
Medical Use of Marijuana: Policy and Regulatory Issues
March 1, 2002.
Illicit Drug Policies: Selected Laws from 50 States
Berrien Springs: ImpacTeen Illicit Drug Team, Andrews University; February 2002: pp. 157.
Guidelines for Implementing and Evaluating the Portuguese Drug Strategy
van Beusekom, Ineke, et al. Lisbon, Portgugal: Rand Europe; February 2002: pp. 77.
Report and Recommendations: Governor's Drug Policy Advisory Group
New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson's Drug Policy Advisory Group; Jan 2001.
Implementing Proposition 36: Issues, Challanges and Opportunities
Hill, Elizabeth G. LAO; Dec 14, 2000.
Lessons To Learn
Bluestone, Ken, et al. The World Today; June 1998: pp. 4-6.
Report and Recommendations of the Drug Policy Task Force
Fischler, Alan B. New York County Lawyers’ Association; October, 1996.
An Analysis of Marijuana Policy: Part I
Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council. Washington: National Academy Press; 1982.
Drugs - Facing Facts
RSA Commission on Illegal Drugs, Communities, and Public Policy; March 2007: pp. 335.
Ethan Nadelmann Speaks in Detroit
Provided by OCNORML, "Creating an Exit Strategy to End the War on Drugs". June 12, 2007.
Global War on Drugs: Part of the Edinburgh Lecture Series
Nadelmann, Ethan, Action on Alcohol and Drugs in Edinburgh. November 22, 2005.
Rep. Conyers Speech to National Bar Association
Conyers, John.
Testimony by Bill Piper on a New Bottom Line for U.S. Drug Policy
Drug War Crimes
Independent InstituteOakland: Independent Institute. 6 May 2004. Transcript. May 6, 2004. pp. 32. In this transcript from a recent Independent Institute Policy Forum, "Drug War Crimes," three distinguished panelists discussed the negative effects of the Drug War in expanding violent crime, causing law-enforcement corruption, and attacking fundamental American liberties. The panelists were Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, Boston University Economics Professor Jeffrey Miron, and former San Jose and Kansas City Chief of Police Joseph D. McNamara.