Source: The Guardian 2 November 2010 By Simon Jenkins No minister has the guts to do what’s needed on narcotics: make it harder to drink alcohol, and legalise and tax the rest
CALIFORNIA CITIES APPROVE MARIJUANA TAXES
Source: Drug War Chronicle November 3 2010 By Phillip Smith
A BOY HAS BEEN DEAD
THE NETHERLANDS CAN SAVE 850 MILLIONS LEGALISING SOFT DRUGS
AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE LEGALISATION DEBATE: THE DUTCH CASE By Martijn A. Boermans, The Amsterdam Law Forum 28 October 2010
HIGH TIME TO LEGALISE MARIJUANA
Source: The Financial Times October 27 2010 Editorial
REPORT OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR: WAR ON DRUGS HAS FAILED
Source: UN Doc No A/65/255 By Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health 26 October 2010
DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION POLICY PAYS OFF
Source: Politico.com 14.10.10 By GLENN GREENWALD*
DIPLOMATIC CRISIS AT THE UNODC
Source: Telking drugs 27.09.2010 By Johnny Fortune
DRUGS ARE ALSO A DEVELOPMENT ISSUE – WHICH IS WHY WE SHOULD LEGALISE THEM
Source: Guardian blog 5 October 2010 By Jonathan Glennie Since drug prohibition deeply affects some of the world’s poorest people, the development community must back legalisation calls
THE BUDGETARY IMPACT OF ENDING DRUG PROHIBITION
Source: CATO Institute September 27, 2010 by Jeffrey A. Miron and Katherine Waldock