http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/drugsandconflict Thoughts and research on drug-related violence and disorder Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:51:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Photo courtesy of Boston.com/REUTERS/Alejandro Bringas It seems that the 2009 UN World Drug Report, available here, has inspired The Boston Globe to come up with a compelling photo essay chronicling the War on Drugs and its effects throughout the world - definitely worth a look. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/drugsandconflict/2009/10/26/another-drug-war-photo-essay/ **Opium sap drying during processing in Afghanistan. TIME has a great photoessay on heroin, drug trafficking, and drug use available on its website. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/drugsandconflict/2009/10/20/wonderful-photo-essay-on-the-drug-war-and-drug-trafficking/ Mexico City's historic center. Photo via Luis A. De Jesus R. President Calderón finally signed a law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs yesterday, four months after Mexico's congress approved it. This law, while viewed by many as controversial, is not a surprise: it was even proposed by ex-president Vicente ... http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/drugsandconflict/2009/08/21/decriminalization-finally-becomes-law-in-mexico/ This new book on the lives of homeless drug addicts in San Francisco, "Righteous Dopefiend," looks just spectacular. I'm disappointed, but also pleased, that every copy in the county library is checked out, with holds already placed! http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/drugsandconflict/2009/08/16/new-book-righteous-dopefiend/ **Mexican soldiers bury their fallen comrades in Guerrero. Photo courtesy of the AP. • Decapitations in Mexico's drug war spread to Guerrero, with eight soldiers and one former director of the state preventive police found dead near Chilpancingo, the state capital. Washington Post coverage of the deaths includes a great quote ... http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/drugsandconflict/2008/12/22/monday-links-122208/