Mexico Drug War: When Will Washington Learn? Alternative Drug Policies Needed to Prevent Violence

Council on Hemispheric Affairs: "It is time for Washington to switch its focus to addressing the question of drug decriminalization, involving a panorama of debates and dialogue that feature urgent position papers and compelling discussions on various components. The initiative would feature hugely popular byproducts: saving billions of dollars spent on law enforcement and rehabilitation, decreasing violence in the U.S. itself that would otherwise come from the intra-national drug market, and initiating a global realization that preemptive violence will produce solely “violent ends.”" read more