Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Zoë Amerigian: Legalizing Pot--An Exit Strategy from the War on Drugs

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2. Monitoring the Future. “Marijuana: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability.” 31 March 2011. 2010. http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/10data/fig10_3.pdf

3. HHS. “Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.” p 1. 31 March 2011. Sep 2010. http://oas.samhsa.gov/NSDUH/2k9NSDUH/2k9ResultsP.pdf

4. UNODC. “2010 Drug Report.” p. 188. 31 March 2011. 2010. http://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr/WDR_2010/World_Drug_Report_2010_lo-res.pdf

5. Ibid, p. 184.

6. Costa, Antonio Maria. UNODC. “The 51st Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.” 31 March 2011. 10 March 2008. http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/about-unodc/speeches/2008-03-10.html

7. ONDCP. “The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States.” p xii. 31 Jan 2011. Dec 2004. http://www.ncjrs.gov/ondcppubs/publications/pdf/economic_costs.pdf

8. HHS. “Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.” p 6. 31 Jan 2011. Sep 2010. http://oas.samhsa.gov/NSDUH/2k9NSDUH/2k9ResultsP.pdf

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11. Hispanically Speaking News. “Former President of Mexico Wants to Legalize Drugs, Specifically Marijuana.” 31 Jan 2011. 21 Jan 2011.

12. Costa, Antonio Maria. UNODC. “The 51st Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.” 31 Jan 2011. 1 March 2008.

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14. Fainaru, Steve and William Booth. The Washington Post. “Cartels Face Economic Battle.” 2 Feb 2011. 7 Oct 2007.

15. UNODC. “2010 Drug Report.” p. 188. 31 Jan 2011. 2010.

16. DrugScience.org. “DEA Estimates of Domestic Marijuana Cultivation: Extent and Value.” 2 Feb 2011.

17. RAND Corporation. “Legalizing Marijuana in California Will Not Dramatically Reduce Mexican Drug Trafficking Revenues.” 8 Feb 2011. 21 Oct 2011.

18. RAND Corporation. “Legalizing Marijuana in California Will Not Dramatically Reduce Mexican Drug Trafficking Revenues.” 8 Feb 2011. 21 Oct 2011; UNODC. “2010 Drug Report.” p 4. 31 Jan 2011. 2010.

19. Costa, Antonio Maria. UNODC. “The 51st Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.” 31 Jan 2011. 1 March 2008.

20. Hall, Wayne. World Health Organization. “WHO Project on Health Implications of Cannabis Use.” 18 Feb 2011. 28 Aug 1995. http://www.druglibrary.net/schaffer/hemp/general/who-index.htm

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26. IOM. “Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base.” p 95. 31 Jan 2011. 1999. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=6376&page=R7

27. Ibid. p 96.

28. Archives of General Psychiatry. “Cannabis Use and Earlier Onset of Psychosis.” 9 Feb 2011. 7 Feb 2011. http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/archgenpsychiatry.2011.5v1?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=matthew+large&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT

29. IOM. “Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base.” p 99. 31 Jan 2011. 1999.

30. The National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse. “Marihuana – A Signal of Misunderstanding.” Ch 2, “Becoming a Multidrug User.” 31 Jan 2011. 1972.

31. IOM. “Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base.” p 6. 31 Jan 2011. 1999.

32. Ibid. p 105.

33. Ibid. p 95.

34. Ibid. p 105.

35. Archives of General Psychiatry. “Cannabis Use and Earlier Onset of Psychosis.” 7 Feb 2011. http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/archgenpsychiatry.2011.5v1?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=matthew+large&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT; Rabin, Roni Caryn. New York Times. “Marijuana Smokers Who Start Early are at Greatest Risk, Study Finds.” 15 Nov 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/health/research/15marijuana.html?scp=12&sq=&st=nyt; Warner, Jennifer. WebMD. “Marijuana Use May Shrink the Brain.” 2 June 2008. http://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20080602/marijuana-use-may-shrink-the-brain; among others

36. IOM. “Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base.” p 90. 31 Jan 2011. 1999.

37. Ibid. p 95.

38. Ibid. p 113-114.

39. U.S. Department of Justice. “Crime in the United States: Table 29.” 31 Jan 2011. 2009. http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/data/table_29.html

40. U.S. Department of Justice. “Crime in the United States: Arrests.” 31 Jan 2011. 2009. - http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/arrests/index.html

31. Miron, Jeffrey A. Department of Economics, Harvard University. “The Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition.” 3 Feb 2011. June 2005. http://www.prohibitioncosts.org/MironReport.pdf

42. Hardy, Quentin. Forbes. “Milton Friedman: Legalize It!” 31 Jan 2011. 2 June 2005. http://www.forbes.com/2005/06/02/cz_qh_0602pot.html

43. NORML. “Marijuana Decriminalization and its Impact on Use.” 15 Feb 2011. 27 Feb 2010. http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3383

44. IOM. “Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base.” p 102. 31 Jan 2011. 1999; Belville, Russ. NORML. “Debunking Freakonomics Blog’s Alaskan Decriminalization Reefer Madness.” 8 Feb 2011. 27 May 2009. http://stash.norml.org/debunking-freaknomomics-blogs-alaskan-decriminalization-reefer-madness

45. RAND Corporation. “How Might Marijuana Legalization in California Affect Public Budgets and Marijuana Consumption?” 15 Feb 2011. 2010. http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9543/index1.html

46. ONDCP. “The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States.” p vii. 31 Jan 2011. Dec 2004.

47. Ibid, ps viii, IV-4, x, III-19, III-18, III-8–III-11,

48. Miron, Jeffrey A. Department of Economics, Harvard University. “The Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition.” 3 Feb 2011. June 2005.

49. Cagnoni, Romano. TIME. “Drugs in Portugal. Did Decriminalization Work?” 15 Feb 2011. 26 April 2006. http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.html

50. Fainaru, Steve and William Booth. The Washington Post. “Cartels Face Economic Battle.” 2 Feb 2011. 7 Oct 2009.

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