Real Money Is in Drug Policy

Published October 17, 2013

Real Money Is in Drug Policy

Filed under: Drug Addiction New Mexico

The next highest rate was New Mexico, at 23.8. And the problem has grown much worse during recent years. In 1999, the drug overdose death rate in West Virginia was just 4.1. Many overdose deaths involve drugs that are legal but misused – primarily …
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North America's Largest City Moves to Legalize Pot

Filed under: Drug Addiction New Mexico

Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera, who took power last year, has spoken positively about marijuana reform, and some speculate he could use the issue to make his mark during his six-year term. A 2009 Mexico federal law decriminalized the … The Mexican drug …
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Down and out, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg heads to Mexico

Filed under: Drug Addiction New Mexico

While the country of Mexico does have the highest per-capita rate of soda drinkers, the reality is that Mexico has much bigger hurdles to overcome: drug use, gangs, corruption, and safe drinking water for children in rural areas – a problem, by the way …
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