Have the nations of the world begun to converge with respect to drug
policy? Which countries have remained apart from the international
dialogue? Which have taken steps to forge new, more liberal policies
stressing education, treatment, and alternative community-based
intervention? Focusing specifically on cannabis, cocaine, and heroin,
Illicit Drug Policies, Trafficking, and Use the World Over presents a
brief history and analysis of the current laws and policies regarding
illicit drugs_widely considered to be a growing international health
threat_in twenty five different countries. With its wide breadth of data
and analysis, this volume will be valuable for both scholars and
students of this seemingly intractable social, legal, and political
problem.