Chapter 12 United States Drug Policy: Flexible Prohibition and Regulation

2018 ◽  
pp. 251-268
Author(s):  
Zara Snapp ◽  
Jorge Herrera Valderrábano
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drug Policy

America and Security Sponsorship

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Reich ◽  
Richard Ned Lebow
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Drug Policy ◽  
North Korea ◽  
The United States ◽  
Military Assistance ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Norms ◽  
The U.S

This chapter draws on a conceptual and empirical analysis to rethink America's posthegemonic role in the world. While guided by self-interest, the chapter contends that the United States should pursue a strategy that helps to implement policies that are widely supported and are often mooted or initiated by others. It should generally refrain from attempting to set the agenda and lead in a traditional realist or liberal sense. Drawing on Simon Reich's work on global norms, the chapter looks at the success Washington has had in sponsoring—that is, in backing—initiatives originating elsewhere. It examines the successful provision of military assistance to NATO's campaign in Libya, which offers a stark contrast to the U.S. approach to Iraq. The chapter then offers counterfactual cases of U.S. drug policy in Mexico and efforts to keep North Korea from going nuclear.

United States Andean Drug Policy: Background And Issues For Decisionmakers

1992 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael F. Perl
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Drug Policy ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Important Goal ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
President Bush

In September 1989, President Bush outlined a comprehensive, multi-faceted drug control strategy with both national and international dimensions. The strategy focused on reducing both the demand and supply of illicit drugs. Treatment, prevention/education, research, law enforcement, and international efforts are major components of the strategy. An important goal of the strategy was to reduce the amount of illicit drugs illegally entering the United States by 15% within 2 years and by 60% within 10 years. The president refined the strategy and forwarded it to Congress on 25 January 1990 (US-ONDCP, 1990: 49-52, 120-121). The following year, in February 1991, policymakers modified goals to a 20% reduction by 1993 and a 65% reduction by the year 2001 (US-ONDCP, 1991: 15).

Drug Policy and Community Context: The Case of Small Cities and Towns

1996 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Joan McDermott ◽  
James Garofalo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drug Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Small Cities ◽  
National Assessment ◽  
Drug Problems

This article reports findings from a national assessment of drug problems and antidrug initiatives in small cities and towns in the United States. It examines the importance of drug problems in small jurisdictions, compared with other problems, the type of drug problems reported, the “most important” antidrug programs, and certain other issues. Implications for drug policy are discussed.

scholarly journals Has United States Drug Policy Failed? And How Could We Know?

2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 1402-1405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel R. Friedman ◽  
Pedro Mateu-Gelabert ◽  
Diana Rossi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drug Policy

scholarly journals Reflexiones sobre la expansión y legalidad del campo peyotero en México

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Mauricio Genet Guzmán ◽  
Beatriz Labate
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Native American ◽  
Drug Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Native American Church ◽  
Religious Associations ◽  
Mexican Government

This paper presents a reflection on the implications of the use and trade of peyote (Lophophora williamsii) and the challenges associated with its conservation in a religious and binational (Mexico and the United States) context. Our main focus is on a controversy raised by the Native American Church before the Mexican government, via an application submitted to the General Directorate of Religious Associations of the Secretariat of the Interior, demanding the registration of organizations that use the cactus in their rituals. This case is unique because it represents a paradigmatic illustration of the drug policy and religious rights frameworks currently in place in Mexico.

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