A Little History Included with Liquor Policy Reporting in SoCal
Hermosa Beach, CA, has a long history of controlling alcohol sales. Here's the the first of a two part video series and some links to further information.Posted by Dave Trippel on August 13, 2010 at 12:32 AM in Law Enforcement, Licensing and Legislation, Prohibition, United States | Permalink
Could the "War on Drugs" be getting closer to ending?
Here is the UK Guardian article suggesting just such a possibility.Posted by Dave Trippel on August 8, 2010 at 06:48 PM in Drugs (general), Latin America, Law Enforcement, Licensing and Legislation, United States | Permalink
The Effects of Privatization of Alcohol Control Systems
A report prepared by The Alcohol Research Group (ARG), updated from the previous version by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), which analyzes some of the dimensions of alcohol control and privatization and summarizes the research on the impact of privatization on alcohol consumption and problems is available by snail-mail for free here at the NABCA website publications page.
Posted by Dave Trippel on April 12, 2010 at 11:06 PM in Alcohol (general), Law Enforcement, Licensing and Legislation, United States | Permalink
The Winds of ABC Reform in North Carolina
An Alcohol Beverage Control State since 1937, North Carolina bumps up against the privatization movement described here in the Greensboro News & Record.
Posted by Dave Trippel on March 15, 2010 at 11:40 PM in Alcohol (general), Law Enforcement, Licensing and Legislation | Permalink
The Politics of Narcotic Drugs: A Survey (book)
The Politics of Narcotic Drugs: A Survey, Edited by Julia Buxton, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for International Cooperation and Security in the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, UK, will be released Feb 8, 2010. The publisher, Routledge describes the book as a guide to the "issue of narcotic drugs and the impact of their prohibition on our countries and communities."
Posted by Dave Trippel on October 23, 2009 at 10:24 PM in Books, Drugs (general), Law Enforcement, Licensing and Legislation | Permalink
Drug Czar Skips Policy Conference and Inspects Columbia WOD
U.S. Drug Czar Gene Kerlikowske skipped a drug policy conference hosted by University of El Paso last week and has been located in Columbia on a tour inspecting the fruits of U.S. spending on eradicating cocaine.
Posted by Dave Trippel on September 28, 2009 at 09:54 PM in Cocaine, Colombia, Law Enforcement, Licensing and Legislation, United States | Permalink
Privacy Dwindles with SCRAM Sentencing
Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor (SCRAM) sentencing is saving the Justice System lots of money, but Big Brother issues remain. Here is a link to the Washington Post article.
Posted by Dave Trippel on September 27, 2009 at 02:34 PM in Alcohol (general), Law Enforcement | Permalink
UNODC Afghanistan Opium Survey Executive Summary 2009
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (and Terrorism) has just released this report containing much information in map and graphic form. It is a 9meg .pdf document downloadable from this website.
Posted by Dave Trippel on September 23, 2009 at 01:54 AM in Afghanistan, Drugs (general), Law Enforcement, Opium | Permalink
In One Day 447 Arrested for Alcohol Related Violent Crimes in Greater Manchester
BBC News Reports 3000 officials were used in Operation Admiral arresting 529 people last week, some on new and some on old warrants. Here is the link.
Posted by Dave Trippel on August 24, 2009 at 12:39 PM in Alcohol (general), Britain, Law Enforcement | Permalink
"Counterproductive" Afghan Drug Eradication by U.S. Ended
After many years, the unsuccessful program spending $18,000 per acre of U.S. taxpayer's money to eradicate poppies in Afghanistan has ended. See the article here.
Posted by Dave Trippel on July 30, 2009 at 06:47 PM in Afghanistan, Drugs (general), Law Enforcement, Licensing and Legislation, Opium | Permalink