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Title Drug trade, trafficking and policies / Megan O. Griffiths and Dylan A. Richards, editors
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2011]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Substance Abuse Assessment, Interventions and Treatment
Substance Abuse Assessment, Interventions and Treatment
Contents 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
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Drug traffic.
Drug traffic -- United States
Drug control -- United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Drug control
Drug traffic
International economic relations
SUBJECT United States -- Foreign economic relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140052
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Griffiths, Megan O., editor
Richards, Dylan A., editor
LC no. 2020686150
ISBN 9781619428232
1619428237