Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently echoed the 1980s philosophy to ‘just say no’ to drugs. It’s important to remember, however, that the policy was ineffective.
There’s a reason he grows this crop.
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Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said conducting on-site drug tests at public events “safely and quickly is not really a practical option”. But the technology is available.
El Chapo after his arrest in January 2016.
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West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan said West Australia has the “worst rate of methamphetamine usage in the country”.
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West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan’s responded to The Conversation’s request for sources and comment regarding our FactCheck on methamphetamine usage rates in Western Australia.
Police seized 200kg of methamphetamine during a drug bust in Perth, Western Australia, in May 2016.
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West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan said his state has the “worst rate of methamphetamine usage in the country”. We asked the experts to check the evidence.
A family of Programa Atitude beneficiaries in short-term housing provided by the programme.
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Rafael West, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) and Arturo Escobar, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Evidence increasingly shows the effectiveness of controversial efforts, like northeastern Brazil’s Attitude Programme, to feed and house at-risk drug users.
Eight US states plus the District of Columbia have legalised cannabis, in conflict with US federal law.
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The next American administration will have to choose between following Barack Obama’s reform course or relaunching the war on drugs, nationally and internationally.
Fighting drug cartels and counterinsurgencies to get US aid has been a deadly job for Colombia’s military.
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Why would the Philippine president risk alienating an important and generous ally?
The Philippine Daily Inquirer records 265 deaths of suspected criminals and drug users between June 30, the day Rodrigo Duterte assumed office, and July 18.
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