On AlterNet: criminalization

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Heads of State Considering Alternatives to the Drug War

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. April 12, 2012.

Obama's heading to Colombia for a summit with Latin American leaders--and for the first time, alternatives to drug prohibition are on the agenda.

Latin American Leaders: Why We Should Treat Addicts, Not Criminalize and Stigmatize Them

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Ernesto Zedillo, Cesar Gaviria, Huffington Post. April 11, 2012.

Former Latin American presidents explain why the devastating drug war must end now.

75 Years of a Pointless, Disastrous War Against Marijuana

Derek Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 9, 2012.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of federal marijuana prohibition in the United States. It only took 13 years for Americans to realize the futility of alcohol prohibition.

Exposing the Fraudulent Criminalization of Marijuana

William John Cox, TruthOut.org. October 4, 2010.

The harm caused by the war on pot extends beyond its 15 million prisoners; its cost has exceeded a trillion dollars.

Criminalizing Sex Work to Combat Trafficking: Rhode Island Considers the Wrong Solution to the Wrong Problem

Andrea Ritchie, RH Reality Check. September 4, 2009.

The State of Rhode Island seems poised to take a significant step backwards on its legal treatment of both sex work and trafficking.