Rethinking the Drug War
Smith, Phillip S.
In many parts of the Americas, the U.S.-led consensus about the "waon drugs" is beginning to fray. This is happen places, such as Bolivia, dential election catapung not only in obvious dential...
...W while across-the-board legalization, with all of its hypothetica pluses and minuses, is not yet even on the poltical horizon, movement toward reforming themarijuana laws-as has been the trend in Europe, most recently with Britain's announcementt in July that it would decriminalize marijuana possession next year-is being seen across theAmericas, as Phillip S. Smith of DRCNet reportsin the inserts in this section...
...This is happen places, such as Bolivia, dential election catapung not only in obvious dential powerbroker, bhere the June 30 presi- ted coca grower leader Uruguayan President Josnentary outcast to presiconsideration of legaliing the drug trade last year, and Brazil enactd treatment-based sene tencing reforms is year...
Vol. 36 • September 2002 • No. 2
