Drug trade, trafficking and policies / Megan O. Griffiths and Dylan A. Richards, editors. - 1 online resource - - Substance Abuse Assessment, Interventions and Treatment . - Substance Abuse Assessment, Interventions and Treatment. .

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

DRUG TRADE, TRAFFICKING AND POLICIES ; DRUG TRADE, TRAFFICKING AND POLICIES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRADE AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY ; ABSTRACT ; PROBLEM ; CURRENT INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY ; Eradication of Crops ; Interdiction and Law Enforcement ; International Cooperation ; Sanctions/Economic Assistance ; Institutional Development ; POLICY APPROACHES ; Overview ; Expansion of Efforts to Reduce Production at the Source ; Expansion of Interdiction and Enforcement Activities to Disrupt Supply Lines/ Expanding the Role of the Military. Expansion of Efforts to Reduce Worldwide Demand Expansion of Economic Disincentives for Illicit Drug Trafficking ; MAJOR POLICY INITIATIVES ; Plan Colombia/Andean Counterdrug Initiative ; Afghanistan ; Certification Process ; THE GEORGE W. BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S ANTI-DRUG STRATEGY ; 2006 National Drug Control Strategy ; 2006 Synthetic Drug Strategy ; POSSIBLE ISSUES RELATING TO POLICY AND STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION ; REFERENCES ; DRUG TRAFFICKING AND NORTH KOREA: ISSUES FOR U.S. POLICY ; ABSTRACT ; BACKGROUND ; ALLEGATIONS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING ; ISSUES FOR DECISION MAKERS ; REFERENCES. DRUG CONTROL: INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND APPROACHES ABSTRACT ; MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ; BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS ; Problem; Current International Narcotics Control Policy ; Eradication of Narcotic Crops ; Interdiction and Law Enforcement ; International Cooperation ; Sanctions/Economic Assistance ; Institution Development ; POLICY APPROACHES ; Overview ; Expansion of Efforts to Reduce Production at the Source ; Expansion of Interdiction and Enforcement Activities to Disrupt Supply Lines/ Expanding the Role of the Military ; Expansion of Efforts to Reduce Worldwide Demand. Expansion of Economic Disincentives for Illicit Drug Trafficking The George W. Bush Administration's Anti-Drug Strategy ; CERTIFICATION STATUS ; PLAN COLOMBIA ; ANDEAN REGIONAL INITIATIVE ; REFERENCES ; MEDICAL MARIJUANA: REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL AND STATE POLICIES ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION: THE ISSUE BEFORE CONGRESS ; BACKGROUND: MEDICAL MARIJUANA PRIOR TO 1937 ; FEDERAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA POLICY ; Congressional Actions ; Executive Branch Actions and Policies ; Medical Cannabis in the Courts: Major Cases ; STATE AND LOCAL REFERENDA AND LEGISLATION. States Allowing the Use of Medical Marijuana [43] Other State and Local Medical Marijuana Laws ; Public Opinion on Medical Marijuana ; ANALYSIS OF ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST MEDICAL MARIJUANA; Marijuana Is Harmful and Has No Medical Value ; Marijuana Effectively Treats the Symptoms of Some Diseases ; Smoking Is an Improper Route of Drug Administration ; Marijuana Should Be Rescheduled to Permit Medical Use ; State Medical Marijuana Laws Increase Illicit Drug Use ; Medical Marijuana Undermines the War on Drugs ; Distinguishing between Legal and Illegal Providers and Users.


English.

9781619428232 1619428237

2020686150


Drug traffic.
Drug traffic--United States.
Drug control--United States.
Drug control.
Drug traffic.
International economic relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.


United States--Foreign economic relations.
United States.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

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