...Julie P. Fry Purpose The purpose of this paper is to disclose the author’s personal experiences regarding the war on drugs, specifically detailing cannabis encounters. Design/methodology/approach This work is autobiographical, with notes of science-based fact. Findings Cannabis could...

.... Propaganda is an essential tactic employed in all wars and the war on drugs is no exception, claims that “skunk causes psychosis” and that “cannabis is a danger to your kids” are used to generate fear among the public and procure their support. Fear is an effective mobiliser of public support...

... beyond the “war on drugs” mentality. Meanwhile, Mexico was descending into violence because of President Calderón’s escalation of the drug war. Colombia was ascending from the violence of its darker days and willing, particularly under President Juan Manuel Santos, to challenge the key assumptions...

... War on drugs The growing questioning and challenging of international drug policy gained momentum and credibility with the 2011 publication of the Report of the Global Commission on Drug Policy [1] . Documenting a global increase in opioid use by 35 per cent, cocaine use by 27.7 per cent...