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In drug war, failed old ideas never die
Bernd DebusmannReuters
February 26, 2010WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Here's a stern warning to the U.S. states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. A United Nations body is displeased with your liberal medical marijuana laws. Very displeased.
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Latin America distances itself from U.S. on drug war
Jose Luis VarelaAgence France-Presse
February 9, 2010Latin America is shifting focus in counter-drug strategies, moving away from a U.S. strategy of a "war on drugs" that is widely seen as having failed, experts here said.
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Latin America Rejects Old U.S. Approach In Drugs War
Luis Andres HenaoReuters
January 29, 2010As an increasingly violent and costly drugs war clogs up prisons with small-time users, some Latin American countries are abandoning hardline U.S. policies on consumption to intensify the fight against major traffickers.
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Latin America breaks ranks in US war on drugs
Sara Miller LlanaChristian Science Monitor
September 24, 2009Many countries in the region – most recently Mexico – have decriminalized small amounts of drugs for personal use. The moves have followed decisions by left-leaning governments to limit cooperation with the US in recent years.
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Drug Decriminalization: A Trend Takes Shape
Coletta Youngers John WalshAmericas Quarterly
Fall 2009The trend of "drug decriminalization" is quickly taking shape in Latin America. Increasingly, many countries are leaning toward decriminalization as an alternative approach, hoping that it will be effective both in reducing consumption and dealing with associated health problems.
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Argentina’s supreme court “Arriola” ruling on the possession of drugs for personal consumption
IntercambiosIntercambios
September 1, 2009Intercambios Asociación Civil applauds the attempt of the Supreme Court Judges to distance the criminal law from drug users, but warns that attention will have to be paid to how judges in the lower courts and police apply these criteria.
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Stepping away from the darkness
Martin JelsmaNewsweek Argentina
September 2009The experiences of countries that have decriminalised drugs show that fears of explosions in drugs use are unfounded.
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Mexico decriminalizes small amounts of drugs
Worldfocus
August 27, 2009Last week, the Mexican government announced that it will no longer jail users of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin. Other countries in the region have taken similar steps.
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