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Breaking the Drug-War Habit

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In the last six months, two US states voted to legalize marijuana, and Mexican voters elected a president who wants to end his country's bloody campaign against drug lords. With the "war on drugs" apparently winding down, how should governments bolster international efforts to fight drug trafficking?

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  1. Three Strikes Against the Drug War
    px2342c.jpg Pedro Molina

    Three Strikes Against the Drug War

    Dec 27, 2012 Jorge G. Castañeda

  2. The End of Marijuana Prohibition
    pa3647c.jpg Paul Lachine

    The End of Marijuana Prohibition

    Nov 12, 2012 Kasia Malinowska

  3. Beating the Drug-War Addiction
    pa3568c.jpg Paul Lachine

    Beating the Drug-War Addiction

    Apr 11, 2012 Juan Gabriel Tokatlian

  4. The Drug-War Femicides
    de7dab0346f86f380e7e6216_pa2844c.jpg Paul Lachine

    The Drug-War Femicides

    Aug 9, 2011 Patsilí Toledo

  5. Felipe Calderón’s Two Faces
    b668e50346f86f380e83fb1c_pa3547c.jpg Paul Lachine

    Felipe Calderón’s Two Faces

    Apr 12, 2011 Denise Dresser

  6. Withdrawing from the War on Drugs
    3ec7170446f86f380e64cb21_pa671c.jpg Paul Lachine

    Withdrawing from the War on Drugs

    Feb 4, 2011 Michel D. Kazatchkine & Fernando Henrique Cardoso

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