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Drug Law & Policy
ALCOHOL AMANITAS AMT AYAHUASCA CAFFEINE CANNABIS
COCAINE DATURA DMT DXM GHB HEROIN
IBOGAINE KAVA KAVA KETAMINE LSD MDMA (Ecstasy) MESCALINE
METH MORNING GLORY MUSHROOMS NITROUS OPIATES PEYOTE
SALVIA TOBACCO 2C-B 2C-T-7 5-MeO-AMT 5-MeO-DMT

Obama and Congress Pass Anti-Cannabinoid law
controlling dozens of new substances and extending temporary scheduling to 3 years. - Jul 9, 2012
U.S. FEDERAL SCHEDULING SYSTEM #
Description of the Federal Scheduling System
Schedule I Substances
Schedule II Substances
Schedule III Substances
Schedule IV Substances
Schedule V Substances
DEA's List of Controlled Substances
U.S. FEDERAL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE LAWS #
Federal Controlled Substances Laws (2002)
Controlled Substance Scheduling Actions
Controlled Substance Act (1970)
Discussion of CSA
Bits and Pieces about US Federal Drug Law
Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act Info
Bills & Proposed Legislation
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U.S. FEDERAL LAWS #
United States Code [Cornell Version]
Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Register
U.S. HISTORICAL LAWS #
Staggers-Dodd Act (1968)
Drug Abuse Control Amendment (1965)
The Volstead Act (1920)
The Harrison Narcotics Act (1914)
Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
U.S. PARAPHERNALIA LAWS #
Federal Paraphernalia Law (1999)
Washington State Paraphernalia Law
Important US Supreme Ct Decision (Posters `N' Things vs US, 1994)
U.S. ANALOGUE ACTS #
Introduction to the Federal Analogue Act
Controlled Substance Analogue Enforcement Act (of 1986)
California State Analog Act (of 1988)
DEA Letter Detailing US Analog Problems in 1998 (PDF - 520K)
DEA Summary of US Analog Issues in 1996 (PDF - 650K)
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US MILITARY #
Fact or Fiction Army Times on Drug Rumors
EDUCATION-RELATED DRUG LAWS #
HEA Overview (blocking financial aid for drug law violators)
U.S. Federal and California Drug Education Laws
OTHER RELATED LAWS #
2000 Election - Drug Related Ballot Measures
DEA List 1 Chemicals (2000)
DEA Warns International Brokers of Listed Chemicals (Feb 2004)
DEA Watched Chemicals (1991)
FDA Approved Additives for Human Food
Needle Exchange
Civil Asset Forfeiture
Illegal Drug Tax Explanation
Supreme Court Strikes Down Drug Roadblocks (2000)
STATE LAWS #
State Statutes for Phenethylamine Psychedelics
General State Laws & Statutes
Uniform Controlled Substances Act: Summary
State-by-State Controlled Substance Act Chart
state chart
California Imitation Controlled Substance Act
National Conference of State Legislatures : Banned Cathinones
INTERNATIONAL LAWS #
U.N. Convention on Psychotropic Substances
European Legal Database on Drugs
COUNTRY BY COUNTRY DRUG LAWS #
Canada
Germany (Deutschland)
Mexico
Thailand
United Kingdom
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ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Twelve Reasons to Legalize Drugs
Legalize Drugs : It's a way to reduce crime
Dear Abby Letters on Drug Legalization
Maine regulates use of Salvia divinorum, by mconlonx
Ain't Nobody's Business, by Peter McWilliams
An Anti-Prohibition Article, by Ethan Nadelmann
An Argument Toward Legalization, by Christopher L. Amshey
Limiting Liability While Discussing Psychoactives
Is Past Substance Use Illegal?
Pragmatic Paranoia? Security issues in a world at war (Part I), by Jon Hanna
Pragmatic Paranoia? Security issues in a world at war (Part II), by Jon Hanna
ALTERNATIVE POLICY PROPOSALS #
King County Bar Association Policy Proposal, Jan 2005
LEGAL UPDATES #
Legal Updates: Related to Psychoactive Issues (Nov 2006)
Legal Updates: Related to Psychoactive Issues (Jun 2004)
Legal Updates: Related to Psychoactive Issues (May 2003)
LEGAL DEFENSE INFORMATION #
The Impact of Drugs on Mental State Defenses
Approaches to Drug Induced Mental Impairment in Special Circumstances Cases
MEDIA COVERAGE #
DEA Warns International Brokers of Listed Chemicals (Feb 2004)
BOOKS #
Busted! Drug War Survival Skills, by M. Chris Fabricant
Controlled Substances, by Alexander Shulgin
Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results, by Mark Kleiman
OTHER INFORMATION #
Commentaries on Prohibition
Interacting with Police in Modern America
How the DEA Operates
DEA's NADDIS System: A Guide for Attorneys, the Courts, and Researchers, by Leonard Pickard Nov
How to Spot Narcs
DEA Federal Register Entries (1993-1995)
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
Legal References on Drug Policy
CCLE : Drug Law Library
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Families Against Manditory Minimums
Coalition for HEA Reform
Canadian Legal Information Institute : Drug Control
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS #
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES #
DEA - Controlled Substances Act Information
DEA - Schedules
DEA - Federal Trafficking Penalties
DEA Diversion
U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines
US Sentencing Commission Basics
FDA GRAS List
ARTICLES & REPORTS #
Reducing Drug Related Crime: An Overview of The Global Evidence (1995)
Public Health and International Drug Policy - The Lancet, 2016 (Cache)
MEDIA COVERAGE #
The war on the truth about drugs - Jan 24 2012, The Guardian
Drug Reforms Finally Move in Congress - Jul 24 2009, Drug War Chronicle
Study: Drug Classification Needs Update, Mar 23 2007, Forbes/AP
A Psychonaut Gets Caught, May 26 2005, The Guardian
Brazil Moves to Decriminalize Drug Use, Nov 15 2004, NarcoNews