Drug Policy Alliance and Global Commission on Drug Policy June 2011 Media Report

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www.drugpolicy.org Global Breakdown by Country

Global Commission on Drug Policy and 40th Anniversary of the War on Drugs Total number of stories per country

United States, 2,036 United Kingdom, 406 Canada, 207 Mexico, 199 Australia, 131 Brazil, 131 France, 86 New Zealand, 52 Norway, 48 Sweden, 48 Colombia, 47 Denmark, 37 A Real Debate About Drug Policy Germany, 36 George P. Shultz and Paul A. Volcker on Poland, 30 India, 29 why the ‘war on drugs’ has failed – Argentina, 26 and what to do next South Africa, 24 Switzerland, 24 Spain, 23 Netherlands, 22 China, 20 Italy 16 Ireland, 15 Singapore, 15 Russian Federation, 14 Africa, 13 After 40 years, is war on drugs Bolivia, 12 Qatar, 11 worth fighting? Venezuela, 11 Korea, 10 Malaysia, 10 Hong Kong, 9 Philipines, 9 Belgium, 7 Chile, 7 Peru, 7 Thailand, 7 Droga, la svolta dei grandi del mondo Austria, 5 “E’ il momento di legalizzarla” Israel, 5 Taiwan, 5 Turkey, 5 All other countries, 114

Total 3,969

Drug Policy Alliance and Global Commission on www.drugpolicy.org 2 Drug Policy June 2011 Media Report Television & Radio: Top 15 U.S. Television

CBS Fox News Fox News Evening News with Scott Pelley U.S. Cable Studio B with Shepard Smith National Viewership – 5,643,000 National Viewership – 1,487,838 National Viewership – 1,061,151 6/17/2011 6:47:00 PM 6/2/2011 7:22:25 PM 6/2/2011 3:56:03 PM

HBO MSNBC MSNBC Real Time with Bill Maher The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell U.S. Cable National Viewership – 1,034,000 National Viewership – 863,562 National Viewership – 683,670 7/8/2011 6/17/2011 8:35:22 PM 6/2/2011 6:58:03 PM

CNN CNN CNN CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer National Viewership – 530,025 National Viewership – 530,025 National Viewership – 526,339 6/2/2011 2:34:38 PM 6/2/2011 1:17:58 PM 6/2/2011 6:43:55 PM

MSNBC MSNBC CNN Dylan Ratigan Show Dylan Ratigan Show American Morning National Viewership – 329,569 National Viewership – 329,569 National Viewership – 247,579 6/2/2011 4:01:54 PM 6/17/2011 4:29:51 PM 6/2/2011 7:08:14 AM

CNBC Fox Business Network National Public Radio Power Lunch Freedom Watch With Judge Napolitano National Listenership Unavailable National Viewership – 176,921 National Viewership – 28,845 6/2/2011 1:33:38 PM, 1:04:06 PM 6/14/2011 1:47:04 PM 6/19/2011 8:47:53 PM and 6/14/2011 7:02:53 AM

Drug Policy Alliance and Global Commission on www.drugpolicy.org 3 Drug Policy June 2011 Media Report Television & Radio: Top 5 Canadian TV & Radio

NewsNet-TV NewsNet-TV NewsWorld TV (CBC) CTV News Desk With Dan Matheson Canada A.M. Canada National 6/3/2011 4:03:52 AM

NewsWorld TV (CBC) NewsWorld TV (CBC) Canada National Canada National 6/2/2011 8:02:19 PM 6/2/2011 1:42:58 PM

Television & Radio: Top 5 UK TV & Radio

SKY News BBC Radio 4 BBC World U.K. National U.K. National U.K. National 6/2/2011 7:22:25 PM 6/2/2011 6:21:28 PM 6/2/2011 2:11:13 AM

BBC News 24 BBC Radio 5 U.K. National U.K. National 6/2/2011 2:11:36 AM 6/2/2011 5:18:37 PM

Drug Policy Alliance and Global Commission on www.drugpolicy.org 4 Drug Policy June 2011 Media Report Top 15 US and Global Articles

Top 15 US Articles For a list of the top 200 US articles turn to page 7

Date Title Publication Unique Visits *

Top 15 Global Articles For a list of the top 200 global articles turn to page 13

Date Title Publication Unique Visits * Country

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* Number of individuals who access the site during a one-month period. Audited figures provided by Nielsen Net Ratings

Drug Policy Alliance and Global Commission on www.drugpolicy.org 5 Drug Policy June 2011 Media Report Regional US Data

Breakdown of the US coverage by State Top 10 City Publications

California, 187 Publication Unique Articles Multi-state, 120 Visits in June Texas, 68 The New York Times 17,171,528 10 New York, 67 Los Angeles Times 11,774,562 4 Illinois, 63 Florida, 54 Chicago Tribune 3,445,416 4 Pennsylvania, 43 San Francisco Chronicle 3,389,951 2 Ohio, 38 Orlando Sentinel 2,383,377 3 Massachusetts, 35 MiamiHerald.com 1,870,388 4 Colorado, 35 The Orange County Register (AP) 1,583,463 3 District of Columbia, 34 Wisconsin, 33 The Seattle Times 1,576,093 6 Virginia, 31 Detroit Free Press 1,458,316 1 North Carolina, 31 San Jose Mercury News 1,276,240 5 Washington, 30 Georgia, 30 Indiana, 27 Missouri, 24 Iowa, 24 Michigan, 21 Louisiana, 21 Oregon, 20 South Carolina, 18 Alabama, 18 Arizona, 17 Minnesota, 16 New Mexico, 15 Major Panel - Drug War Failed - Tennessee, 14 Hawaii, 13 Legalize Marijuana Connecticut, 13 West Virginia, 12 Utah, 12 South Dakota, 12 Kansas, 12 Nevada, 11 Nebraska, 10 Vermont, 9 Oklahoma, 9 We Should Declare an End to Our Mississippi, 9 New Jersey, 8 Disastrous War on Drugs New Hampshire, 8 Kentucky, 8 Wyoming, 6 Maine, 6 Idaho, 6 Alaska, 6 Rhode Island, 5 North Dakota, 4 Maryland, 4 Delaware, 4 Arkansas, 4 Montana, 3 Total, 1,208

Drug Policy Alliance and Global Commission on www.drugpolicy.org 6 Drug Policy June 2011 Media Report Top 200 US Article List

Date Title Publication Unique Visits

16-Jun-11 Jimmy Carter: Call Off the Global Drug War The New York Times 22,207,760 6-Jun-11 More Calls for a Drug War Cease-Fire The Wall Street Journal 7,721,128 7-Jun-11 Organized crime has won the war on drugs CNN 4,979,125 3-Jun-11 Report: The Global War on Drugs Has Failed. Is It Time to Legalize? Time Magazine 7,717,475 1-Jun-11 High-profile panel urges non-criminal approach to world drug policy The Los Angeles Times 10,238,447 10-Jun-11 Drug Bust The New York Times 22,207,760 2-Jun-11 Major panel: Drug war has failed, legalize pot CBS News 7,302,587 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed, report finds CNN.com International 4,979,125 1-Jun-11 Major Panel - Drug War Failed - Legalize Marijuana The New York Times 22,207,760 10-Jun-11 A Real Debate About Drug Policy The Wall Street Journal 7,721,128 19-Jun-11 Advocacy groups rally to urge an end to the nation’s war on drugs Los Angeles Times 10,238,447 3-Jun-11 Report: The Global War on Drugs Has Failed. Is It Time to Legalize? Time Magazine 7,717,475 7-Jul-11 Gary Johnson: Face reality, legalize pot CNN 4,979,125 17-Jun-11 Leonard Pitts Jr.: 40 failed years in the war on drugs Detroit Free Press 1,458,316 14-Jun-11 Dump the war on drugs Chicago Tribune 3,445,416 3-Jun-11 Kofi Annan, George Shultz say drug war a failure Yahoo! News 39,489,480 1-Jun-11 High-level commission calls drug war a failure, recommends legal regulation of marijuana Fox News 14,364,243 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs a failure, high-level panel says Reuters News 698,394 2-Jun-11 Panel Calls War on Drugs a Failure The Wall Street Journal 7,721,128 17-Jun-11 Editorial: Ditch drug war, try treatment Chicago Sun-Times 2,999,197 19-Jun-11 Peirce: The failed war on drugs The Denver Post (AP) 1,188,456 3-Jun-11 Ease up in drug war? Smart but unlikely Post-Gazette.com 1,014,440 3-Jun-11 Panel finds drug war a failure The Orange County 1,522,857 Register (AP) 15-Jun-11 It’s past time to end the nation’s failed War on Drugs The Seattle Times 1,576,093 5-Jul-11 End ‘war on drugs’ by legalizing drugs Chicago Sun-Times 2,999,197 16-Jun-11 The Forty-Year Quagmire: An Exit Strategy for the War on Drugs Yahoo! News 39,489,480 16-Jun-11 Opinion: The failed war on drugs is what’s packing California’s prisons San Jose Mercury News 1,276,240 16-Jun-11 Stephen Gutwillig: America needs strategy to exit its longest war Los Angeles 369,093 Daily News (AP) 17-Jun-11 On 40th anniversary of drug war, condemnation from Carter Politics - Yahoo! News 39,489,480 2-Jun-11 International Panel Calls on Governments to Legalize Marijuana TheLedger.com 487,119 2-Jun-11 Panel: ‘Global war on drugs has failed’ Pittsburgh Tribune Review 579,406 27-Jun-11 Jesse Jackson, Black Leaders Are Right About Ending the War on Drugs The Huffington Post 16,631,794 22-Jun-11 Marijuana Bill In Congress: Barney Frank, Ron Paul Legislation Would End The Huffington Post 16,631,794 Federal Ban On Pot 17-Jun-11 The 40-Year War on American Families: It’s Time to End This Madness! The Huffington Post 16,631,794 21-Jun-11 Former Seattle US attorney pushes pot legalization MiamiHerald.com 1,870,388 17-Jun-11 Preckwinkle says war on drugs a failure Chicago Tribune 3,445,416 9-Jun-11 U.S. can’t justify its drug war spending, reports say Los Angeles Times 10,238,447 17-Jun-11 Has the Movement Opposing America’s Drug War Broken Through to the Mainstream? The Huffington Post 16,631,794 21-Jun-11 We Need a New Drug Policy The Huffington Post 16,631,794 2-Jun-11 Supply and demand The Economist 798,502 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed, say former leaders Politics - Yahoo! News 39,489,480

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Date Title Publication Unique Visits

3-Jun-11 Narconon President Lauds Global Commission’s Emphasis on Health and Human Yahoo! Business News 39,489,480 Rights Aspects of Drug Abuse but Denounces Treatment of Addiction with F 5-Jun-11 Global War on Drugs Has Failed but Profits Are Up for Organized Crime Yahoo! News 39,489,480 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed, say former leaders Yahoo! News 39,489,480 1-Jun-11 Decriminalizing marijuana worth trying: panel Yahoo! News 39,489,480 24-Jun-11 Pot Legalization Effort Unites Odd Couple in House The New York Times 22,207,760 2-Jun-11 Global War on Drugs a Failure, High-Level Panel Says The New York Times 22,207,760 26-Jun-11 Dispatches From the War on Drugs The New York Times 22,207,760 22-Jun-11 Cenral America’s Rich Fail to Fund Security - Clinton The New York Times 22,207,760 1-Jun-11 Major Panel - Drug War Failed - Legalize Marijuana The New York Times 22,207,760 8-Jul-11 Cameron Should Adopt his Earlier Radicalism and Support Lucas’ Proposal Huffington Post 16,631,794 to Decriminalise Drugs 24-Jun-11 Breaking the Taboo: A Global Drug War Film The Huffington Post 16,631,794 1-Jul-11 ACLU & Elon James White: Just Say NO to the War On Drugs The Huffington Post 16,631,794 29-Jun-11 Alternatives to a Bankrupt Prison System The Huffington Post 16,631,794 22-Jun-11 The Drug War: America’s Costly Addiction The Huffington Post 16,631,794 21-Jun-11 Washington Marijuana Legalization: Former Seattle U.S. Attorney Sponsors The Huffington Post 16,631,794 State Pot Initiative 21-Jun-11 We Need a New Drug Policy The Huffington Post 16,631,794 20-Jun-11 Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President: War On Drugs ‘A Failure’ The Huffington Post 16,631,794 18-Jun-11 Jimmy Carter: Call Off The Global War On Drugs The Huffington Post 16,631,794 17-Jun-11 Has the Movement Opposing America’s Drug War Broken Through to the Mainstream? The Huffington Post 16,631,794 15-Jun-11 On 40th Anniversary Of War On Drugs, Cops Decry Obama’s Drug Policy The Huffington Post 16,631,794 14-Jun-11 Elected Officials, VIPs and Grassroots Slam Drug War on 40th Anniversary The Huffington Post 16,631,794 3-Jun-11 Why Barack Obama Loves the War on Drugs The Huffington Post 16,631,794 1-Jun-11 Drug War Has Failed And Governments Should Explore Legalizing Marijuana, The Huffington Post 16,631,794 Says Report 1-Jun-11 High-level commission calls drug war a failure, recommends legal regulation Fox News 14,364,243 of marijuana 2-Jun-11 5 things you need to know, June 2, 2011 Abc2news.com 11,403,963 19-Jun-11 Drug war: One cartel falls, another rises Los Angeles Times 10,238,447 7-Jun-11 The Second Time as Farce The Wall Street Journal 7,721,128 11-Jul-11 A taxing question for the “RICH” in America. Examiner.com - New York 6,460,267 3-Jun-11 The War on Drugs Has Failed? Let’s Not Retreat Until We Get Some Associated Content 6,313,906 Questions Answered 16-Jun-11 40th Anniversary of War on Drugs: A Few Words from Richard Nixon About Associated Content 6,313,906 Marijuana Legalization 3-Jun-11 Will Democrats fight to end war on drugs - legalize marijuana? Examiner.com National 5,888,727 2-Jun-11 The Global Commission on Drug Policy Examiner.com National 5,888,727

2-Jun-11 Elisabeth Hasselbeck: someone should do a ‘real economical study’ (video) Examiner.com National 5,888,727

2-Jun-11 Budget cuts increase odds of legalizing marijuana Examiner.com National 5,888,727

7-Jun-11 Organized crime has won the war on drugs CNN 4,979,125

3-Jun-11 World Leaders Call For Marijuana Regulation Cafe Mom 4,605,328

3-Jun-11 Panel calls drug war a failure Cafe Mom 4,605,328

17-Jun-11 The Root: Why Won’t Obama End The War On Drugs? National Public Radio 4,318,511

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Date Title Publication Unique Visits

5-Jun-11 Report Blasts Warn On Drugs National Public Radio 4,318,511

4-Jun-11 Drug Smugglers’ Party Days A Prelude To War National Public Radio 4,318,511

2-Jun-11 Report: ‘The Drug War Has Failed’ National Public Radio 4,318,511

2-Jun-11 Commission declares drug war a failure, urges legalization Boston.com 4,230,062

2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs a failure: high-level panel Quality Health 3,834,896

17-Jun-11 Ending 40 years of drug war: the impact on Latin America Christian Science Monitor 3,575,452 (AP) 23-Jun-11 Voice of the People, Jun. 23 Chicago Tribune 3,445,416

3-Jun-11 Drug war a failure: world panel New York Post 3,286,935

3-Jun-11 Narconon President Lauds Global Commission’s Emphasis on Health and Human Rights San Francisco Chronicle 3,120,596 Aspects of Drug Abuse but Denounces Treatment of Addiction with Further Drugging 2-Jun-11 Paul Volcker, Kofi Annan, And Richard Branson All Agree: The War On Drugs Has Failed Business Insider 2,699,413

2-Jun-11 Politics: News Summary for June 2, 2011 Business Insider 2,699,413

2-Jun-11 Remarks on the Decision To Readmit Honduras Into the Organization of American States U.S. Department of State 2,322,975

2-Jun-11 Group Of World Leaders Declare War On Drugs A Failure Red Orbit 2,275,665

30-Jun-11 DRUG WAR CHRONICLE ISSUE #690 6/30/2011 Gather 2,146,074

17-Jun-11 Call Off the Global Drug War - by Jimmy Carter Newsvine 2,135,648

2-Jun-11 War on Drugs an Epic Fail, Says New Report by World Leaders Technorati 2,085,755

3-Jun-11 The Global War on Drugs Has Failed, Leaders Say Care2 1,930,900

23-Jun-11 Narcotrafficking moves into Central America MiamiHerald.com 1,870,388

22-Jun-11 Islands in the bay MiamiHerald.com 1,870,388

15-Jun-11 Time to end drug ‘war’ MiamiHerald.com 1,870,388

2-Jun-11 Report: Drug war a failure The Washington Times 1,850,688

15-Jun-11 The war on drugs is a failure The Oregonian - 1,678,945 OregonLive.com 3-Jun-11 War on drugs a failure, international commission says Michigan Live 1,663,184

1-Jul-11 Maybe It Should Be Prince Obama and Not President Obama ArticlesBase.com 1,620,985

19-Jun-11 Leonard Pitts: It’s time to end the drug war STLtoday.com (AP) 1,482,862

17-Jun-11 Jimmy Carter: Time to Rethink War on Drugs NationalJournal.com 1,326,360

3-Jun-11 Panel: Drug war failed, regulate marijuana Seattlepi.com 1,300,329

2-Jun-11 Report: War on drugs ‘has failed’ Seattlepi.com 1,300,329

8-Jul-11 Goodbye, Washington Townhall.com 1,288,348

16-Jun-11 Opinion: The failed war on drugs is what’s packing California’s prisons San Jose Mercury News 1,276,240

3-Jun-11 Russia blasts drug decriminalization idea United Press International 1,199,095

2-Jun-11 Report calls war on drugs a failure United Press International 1,199,095

3-Jun-11 Celebrities for decriminalization of drug possession: Should drug laws be liberalized? International 1,145,795 Business Times 2-Jun-11 US-led global war on drugs a failure: report International 1,145,795 Business Times 2-Jun-11 War on Drugs Has Failed, Comission of World Leaders Says International 1,145,795 Business Times 2-Jun-11 Dame Judi Dench and Sting among stars signed letter to British PM to change drug laws M&C 1,102,327

3-Jul-11 My Response to National Reviews article Right on Marijuana Free Republic 1,074,012

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Date Title Publication Unique Visits

5-Jul-11 Draining the bath salts The Detroit News (AP) 1,056,827

19-Jun-11 CALL OFF THE GLOBAL DRUG WAR TampaBay.com 1,046,728

2-Jul-11 Failed drug test, lost safety net Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1,037,002

2-Jun-11 Gary Johnson: Global Commission On Drug Policy Gets It Right Townhall.com 1,025,922

2-Jun-11 High-profile panel urges non-criminal approach to world drug policy Daily Caller 943,696

2-Jun-11 War On Drugs a Bust: Global Panel Newser 940,467

5-Jun-11 Failed War on Drugs: Hippie-punching and racism Daily Kos 884,294

4-Jun-11 Major International Leaders Plead for the US and the World to Get Smart and Stop AlterNet 851,750 the War on Drugs 3-Jun-11 Big Name Panel Calls Global Drug War a “Failure” AlterNet 851,750

17-Jun-11 Jimmy Carter: Call off the global drug war Democratic Underground 834,243

17-Jun-11 Time: Four Decades Later, It’s Time to Scrap the Dead-End Drug War Democratic Underground 834,243

2-Jun-11 Global War On Drugs A Failure, High-Level Panel Deems The Post Chronicle 831,555

2-Jun-11 ‘Global war on drugs has failed,’ key panel says Free Republic 827,297

2-Jun-11 Major panel: Drug war has failed, legalize pot Free Republic 827,297

2-Jun-11 Supply and demand The Economist 798,502

17-Jun-11 War on Drugs a “Total Failure” And Statistics to Prove It AllVoices 783,717

3-Jun-11 International panel says drug war has failed, recommends decriminalization TampaBay.com 764,610

14-Jun-11 Clearing our heads The Salt Lake Tribune 753,758

2-Jun-11 Panel: Drug war failed; legalize marijuana Newsday 732,425

16-Jun-11 New approach needed to deal with illegal-drug problem The Columbus 690,114 Dispatch (AP) 3-Jun-11 War on drugs is called a failure NorthJersey.com 684,957

2-Jun-11 High-level commission calls drug war a failure, recommends legal regulation Hartford Courant 653,973 of marijuana 5-Jul-11 Texas disaster, Amazon.com, marijuana decriminalization Statesman.com 620,322

7-Jul-11 Time to be smart on drug war My San Antonio (AP) 619,438

3-Jun-11 Panel says drug war failed Deseret News 578,062

6-Jun-11 Drugs are not the problem Ohio Standard 566,349

17-Jun-11 Jimmy Carter: End the Global War on Drugs Newsmax.com 556,800

19-Jun-11 Leonard Pitts | War on Drugs has been a war on black men The Courier-Journal (AP) 552,969

24-Jun-11 Pot Legalization Effort Unites Odd Couple In House The Post Chronicle 543,255

1-Jun-11 Global group calls for end to drug war The Daily Titan 541,680

2-Jun-11 World Digest: Drug war failed, legalize marijuana, group argues; 73 charged Statesman.com 527,090 in connection with deaths of 183 found in Mexican mass graves 24-Jun-11 Press Conference on Bolivia’s Proposed Amendment to 1961 Narcotic Drugs Convention Un News Center 507,306

3-Jul-11 Some NH police say drug war not lost, but tactics may need to change Union Leader 507,306

2-Jun-11 Major panel: Drug war failed; legalize marijuana NewsChannel5.com 501,273

17-Jun-11 Did Jimmy Carter End the War on Drugs? Reason Magazine 487,119

15-Jun-11 The Price of Prohibition Reason Magazine 487,119

3-Jun-11 Against the Drug War, but Not Ready to Give Peace a Chance Reason Magazine 487,119

6-Jul-11 Sampling of editorials from New York state Syracuse.com 486,924

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Date Title Publication Unique Visits

27-Jun-11 To win drug war, treat, regulate HamptonRoads.com 469,633

29-Jun-11 The Drug War’s Einsatzgruppen Lew Rockwell.com 460,005

7-Jul-11 Time to be smart on drug war San Antonio Express 457,877

24-Jun-11 Imprisoning nonviolent offenders depletes our economy The Tennessean 432,626

17-Jun-11 Leonard Pitts: Obama ignores racial inequities of continued war on drugs The Tennessean 432,626

26-Jun-11 Editorial: War on drugs a $1 trillion mistake Watertown TAB & Press - 394,566 Wicked Local 28-Jun-11 GUEST OPINION: Restorative justice and alternatives to pricey prisons Wicked Local Fall-river 394,566

24-Jun-11 Analysis: Mexican ex-presidents lead debate on legalizing drugs WNED NewsRoom 365,059

14-Jun-11 Letters to the Editor Richmond Times- 342,751 Dispatch (AP) 21-Jun-11 Take another look at ‘war on drugs’ Asbury Park Press (AP) 333,585

23-Jun-11 Hampton casualty in war on drugs Daily Press 330,379

5-Jul-11 Tuesday’s letters to the editor Lansing State Journal (AP) 327,419

26-Jun-11 Leonard Pitts Jr.: 40-year wasted drug war Omaha.com 316,852

7-Jul-11 Fixing the war on drugs Bangor Daily News 312,562

15-Jun-11 We’ve wasted 40 years on the futile War on Drugs The News Tribune 294,270

8-Jul-11 TV Junkie: ‘Curb’ Premieres on Sunday; ‘True Blood’ Is Just Fine, Thank You LAist 289,626

7-Jul-11 ACLU and Elon James White call out the Lost War on Drugs Crooks and Liars 245,061

23-Jun-11 Barney Frank, Ron Paul push to legalize marijuana Courier-Post(AP) 243,041

27-Jun-11 Is the Global War on Drugs a Failure? WNYC (AP) 242,248

26-Jun-11 Failure of global war on drugs needs to be debated Daily Tribune 233,458

30-Jun-11 Dump the ‘Drug War’ NewsTimes.com (AP) 204,571

6-Jul-11 We must change approach to illegal drugs Norwich Bulletin 179,830

1-Jul-11 LETTERS: Excessive marijuana fees; and tolerance, a one way street Colorado Springs Gazette 176,606

17-Jun-11 40 wasted years of War on Drugs Statesmanjournal.com (AP) 151,437

26-Jun-11 Drug war: Hurting America - Editorials The Charleston Gazette 147,656

19-Jun-11 ‘War on drugs’ has been 40 years of wasted effort Recordnet.com (AP) 136,860

24-Jun-11 June swoon’s days are numbered Modesto Bee 135,282

25-Jun-11 Letters to the Editor, June 25 FayObserver.com (AP) 122,954

7-Jul-11 Voters want results, not promises Fosters.com 122,226

16-Jun-11 Pitts: 40 wasted years of War on Drugs The Argus Leader (AP) 112,617

17-Jun-11 Leonard Pitts Jr.: 40 failed years in the war on drugs Zanesville Times Recorder 76,765

28-Jun-11 Lawful Interception: Technology that is legally watching you The Tech Herald 76,541

28-Jun-11 Rated M for marijuana RedEye: Chicago’s 73,560

23-Jun-11 New bill would end federal marijuana prohibition; authors plan to introduce Pasadena Star-News (AP) 65,004 legislation today 26-Jun-11 Forum: Our prison system is bankrupting us Midland Daily News (AP) 16,322

9-Jul-11 Alyson Clements: War on Drugs has broken everything but the trade Saturday Gazette-Mail 14,297

23-Jun-11 Bill would eliminate federal prohibition of marijuana The Rock River Times 13,918

24-Jun-11 Op-ed: Bankrupting prison system NWTN Today 12,435

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7-Jul-11 GOP candidate: I’m for legalizing pot Congoo News 11,152

25-Jun-11 EDITORIAL: Victories elusive, casualties many after 40-year ‘war on drugs’ Poten & Partners 8,997

24-Jun-11 Getting High On Dope With Diseased Gums For Commercial Free Speech Capecod Today 6,016

30-Jun-11 Day of the Dead (Time.com) Rocket News 4,716

24-Jun-11 Analysis: Mexican ex-presidents lead debate on legalizing drugs (Reuters) Rocket News 4,716

9-Jul-11 Are Mexican Drug Cartels Terrorist Organizations? Marketing & Advertising 3,641 Industry Today 27-Jun-11 ‘Dramatic change’ to marijuana laws? What bill before Congress would do. Axcess News 2,755

28-Jun-11 Jimmy Carter Opposes The War On Drugs The Whited Sepulchre 1,481

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Date Title Publication Unique Visits Country

1-Jun-11 Major panel: Drug war failed; legalize marijuana The Guardian 12,397,319 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Global commission attacks war on drugs Financial Times 2,596,040 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Decriminalizing marijuana worth trying: panel France 24 6,861,025 France 3-Jun-11 War on Drugs declared lost Al Jazeera English 1,164,660 Qatar 2-Jun-11 drogas FHC diz que mudou de opinião sobre drogas desde o fim de BBC Brasil 4,147,296 Brazil seu governo 2-Jun-11 Un rapport pointe l’échec de la guerre contre la drogue Le Monde.fr 6,173,224 France 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has ‘failed’, says global drug policy group BBC 32,804,804 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 End failed drugs campaign: ex-leaders The Australian 1,871,221 Australia 2-Jun-11 War on drugs ‘a failure,’ international panel declares The Globe and Mail 920,905 Canada 1-Jun-11 ‘War on Drugs’ has failed, says global commission France 24 4,456,169 France 2-Jun-11 National Post editorial board: Canada’s utterly failed drug policy National Post 363,290 Canada 2-Jun-11 Leading article: A report that dares to tell the truth to power The Independent 3,911,273 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 High-level panel: ‘War on drugs’ has failed The Jerusalem Post 819,318 Israel 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs declared ‘failure’ Yahoo! News UK & Ireland 3,851,471 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Drugs: High-profile panel urges noncriminal approach to world Mpumalanga South Africa 4,922,608 South Africa drug policy News - Topix 1-Jun-11 Global war on drugs has ‘failed’ say former leaders BBC 32,804,804 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has ‘failed’, says global drug policy group BBC 32,804,804 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Comissão convida FHC para discutir regulamentação da maconha Terra 21,526,224 Brazil 2-Jun-11 Líderes defendem mercado regularizado de drogas para Terra 21,526,224 Brazil reduzir o crime 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed and caused ‘devastating consequences for Mail Online 17,864,934 United Kingdom societies worldwide’ claims global narcotics watchdog 2-Jun-11 La lutte contre la drogue est un échec, la dépénalisation une nécessité Portail Orange 16,500,991 France 27-Jun-11 The criminal folly of criminalising bath salts The Guardian 12,397,319 United Kingdom 10-Jun-11 Branson backs drugs policy change The Guardian 12,397,319 United Kingdom 26-Jun-11 Brazil’s marijuana march for freedom The Guardian 12,397,319 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Decriminalise possession of drugs, celebrities urge government The Guardian 12,397,319 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Branson backs drugs policy change The Guardian 12,397,319 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 War on drugs not working, says global commission The Guardian 12,397,319 United Kingdom 3-Jun-11 The Saturday interview: Richard Branson The Guardian 12,397,319 United Kingdom 4-Jun-11 The war on drugs war is lost. Now it’s time for a rational response The Guardian 12,397,319 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs has ‘failed’ Telegraph.co.uk 11,277,830 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Celebrities call for drug decriminalisation Telegraph.co.uk 11,277,830 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Droga, la svolta dei grandi del mondo “E’ il momento di legalizzarla” La Repubblica.it 7,684,540 Italy 2-Jun-11 FHC diz que mudou de opinião sobre drogas desde fim de seu UOL Notícias 6,827,622 Brazil governo 2-Jun-11 Lutte anti-drogue: Une voie vers la dépénalisation pour un comité 20 Minutes.fr 4,994,382 France international 2-Jun-11 NEW YORK - Lutte anti-drogue: il est “urgent” de dépénaliser, affirment 20 Minutes.fr 4,994,382 France plusieurs personnalités 8-Jun-11 Guéant hostile à une dépénalisation du cannabis L’Express 4,852,252 France 2-Jun-11 FHC diz que mudou de opinião sobre drogas desde fim de Estadão 4,783,211 Brazil seu governo 2-Jun-11 Líderes defendem mercado regularizado de drogas para reduzir o Estadão 4,783,211 Brazil crime

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2-Jun-11 Painel global diz que guerra às drogas é um fracasso Estadão 4,783,211 Brazil 3-Jun-11 Em Nova York, FHC cobra explicações de Palocci Estadão 4,783,211 Brazil 19-Jun-11 Encerrem a guerra global às drogas Estadão 4,783,211 Brazil 2-Jun-11 Celebrity drug rethink ITV.com 4,472,093 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Decriminalizing marijuana worth trying: panel France 24 4,456,169 France 6-Jun-11 Hollande pour une réflexion au niveau européen sur la dépénalisation France 24 4,456,169 France du cannabis 2-Jun-11 drogas Ex-líderes dizem que guerra contra drogas fracassou e defen- BBC Brasil 4,147,296 Brazil dem mercado regularizado 1-Jun-11 Global war on drugs has ‘failed’ say former leaders BBC Isle of Man 4,147,296 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Droga, La svolta dei big mondiali: E’ il momento di legalizzarla Tiscali 4,098,728 Italy 24-Jun-11 Agony over ecstasy is helping no one The Sydney Morning 4,039,321 Australia Herald 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed, report says The Sydney Morning 4,039,321 Australia Herald 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed, report says The Sydney Morning 4,039,321 Australia Herald 13-Jun-11 War on drugs: status report The Sydney Morning 4,039,321 Australia Herald (blogs) 18-Jun-11 Failure to help drug addicts is costing Britain £3.6bn a year The Independent 3,911,273 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Celebrities call for decriminalisation of drugs The Independent 3,911,273 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Calls to legalise cannabis and ecstasy The Independent 3,911,273 United Kingdom 3-Jun-11 The News Matrix: Friday 3 June 2011 The Independent 3,911,273 United Kingdom 3-Jun-11 Letters: The prospect of renting for life The Independent 3,911,273 United Kingdom 4-Jun-11 Patrick Cockburn: We must cut politics out of the debate on cannabis The Independent 3,911,273 United Kingdom 4-Jun-11 John Rentoul: The truth about the lies about drugs The Independent 3,911,273 United Kingdom 11-Jun-11 IoS letters, emails & online postings (12 June 2011) The Independent 3,911,273 United Kingdom 13-Jun-11 Letters: What signal are ‘Slut Walkers’ sending out? The Independent 3,911,273 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Drogues: comment faire bouger les lignes Libération.fr 3,868,868 France 8-Jun-11 Claude Guéant «absolument opposé» à la dépénalisation du cannabis Libération.fr 3,868,868 France 1-Jun-11 Drugs war has failed, celebs tell PM Yahoo! News UK & Ireland 3,851,471 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Dench backs drug decriminalisation Yahoo! News UK & Ireland 3,851,471 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Decriminalizing marijuana worth trying: panel Yahoo! News UK & Ireland 3,851,471 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Branson backs drugs policy change Yahoo! News UK & Ireland 3,851,471 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Drugs war has failed, celebs tell PM Yahoo! News UK & Ireland 3,851,471 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Legalisation Call: ‘War On Drugs Failed’ Yahoo! News UK & Ireland 3,851,471 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs a failure, high-level panel says Yahoo! News UK & Ireland 3,851,471 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 War on drugs ‘has failed’, says report from Global Commission on The Daily Telegraph 3,599,103 Australia Drug Policy 2-Jun-11 Lutte anti-drogue: il est “urgent” de dépénaliser, affirment plusieurs Le Point 3,480,148 France personnalités 8-Jun-11 Guéant “absolument opposé” à une dépénalisation du cannabis Le Point 3,480,148 France 15-Jun-11 Le débat sur le cannabis renaît en France Le Point 3,480,148 France 16-Jun-11 Une partie de la gauche demande une “légalisation contrôlée” du Le Point 3,480,148 France cannabis 1-Jun-11 Comissão do Senado vai convidar FHC para debater a descriminaliza- R7 Notícias 3,465,009 Brazil ção da maconha

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5-Jun-11 FHC diz que situação de Palocci é “delicada” R7 Notícias 3,465,009 Brazil 2-Jun-11 Legalisation Call: ‘War On Drugs Failed’ Orange 3,426,540 United Kingdom 3-Jun-11 Cannabis : des personnalités demandent la dépénalisation Le Nouvel Observateur 3,306,724 France 15-Jun-11 Cannabis: Ayrault pour une commission France 2 3,208,115 France 2-Jun-11 Lutte anti-drogue: Une voie vers la dépénalisation pour un comité Laposte.net 2,863,325 France international 2-Jun-11 Un rapport pointe l’échec de la guerre contre la drogue Laposte.net 2,863,325 France 2-Jun-11 La lutte contre le trafic de drogue a échoué Laposte.net 2,863,325 France 16-Jun-11 Une partie de la gauche demande une “légalisation contrôlée” Laposte.net 2,863,325 France du cannabis 2-Jun-11 19 personnalités pour légaliser le cannabis Europe 1 2,733,868 France 4-Jun-11 L’échec du combat contre la drogue Europe 1 2,733,868 France 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed, report says News - Nine MSN 2,622,510 Australia 3-Jun-11 “La guerre à la drogue a échoué”, l’exemple portugais Le Post 2,605,266 France 3-Jun-11 We should end our disastrous war on drugs Financial Times 2,596,040 United Kingdom 6-Jun-11 Branson calls for drugs rethink Financial Times 2,596,040 United Kingdom 3-Jun-11 We should end our disastrous war on drugs Financial Times 2,515,216 United Kingdom 23-Jun-11 Drug allies are full of hypocrisy Herald Sun 2,507,153 Australia 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs has failed - report Herald Sun 2,507,153 Australia 5-Jun-11 FHC evita comentar situação ‘delicada’ de Palocci Yahoo! Notícias Brasil 2,499,762 Brazil 17-Jun-11 Entre vaias, “Guerra contra as Drogas” completa 40 anos Yahoo! Notícias Brasil 2,499,762 Brazil 2-Jun-11 Líderes defendem mercado regularizado de drogas para MSN Noticias 2,485,907 Brazil reduzir o crime 3-Jun-11 Politici, scrittori e rock star La crociata della libera droga La Stampa.it 2,395,338 Italy 2-Jun-11 Legalisation Call: ‘War On Drugs Failed’ Sky News 2,392,963 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed, says report Big Pond 2,298,184 Australia 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed - report Big Pond 2,298,184 Australia 2-Jun-11 Calls for UK govt to review drug laws Big Pond 2,298,184 Australia 2-Jun-11 Decriminalising marijuana ‘worth a try’ Big Pond 2,298,184 Australia 15-Jun-11 Des députés socialistes pour la légalisation du cannabis Rtl.fr 2,208,786 France 1-Jun-11 Branson backs drugs policy change MSN News UK 2,190,786 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs declared ‘failiure’ MSN News UK 2,190,786 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 AP Weekly News Calendar Yahoo! News Canada 2,103,465 Canada 2-Jun-11 High-level commission calls drug war a failure, recommends legal Yahoo! News Canada 2,103,465 Canada regulation of marijuana 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs a failure, high-level panel says Yahoo! News Canada 2,103,465 Canada 22-Jun-11 Lawmakers to introduce bill to legalize marijuana Yahoo! News Canada 2,103,465 Canada 23-Jun-11 Peru set to surpass Colombia as world’s top coca producer Yahoo! News Canada 2,103,465 Canada 24-Jun-11 Mexican ex-presidents lead debate on legalizing drugs Yahoo! News Canada 2,103,465 Canada 6-Jun-11 Hollande pour une rÃ©flexion au niveau europÃ©en sur la Les Echos 1,904,381 France dÃ©pÃ©nalisation du cannabis, Politique 8-Jun-11 GuÃ©ant “absolument opposÃ©” Ã une dÃ©pÃ©nalisation du Les Echos 1,904,381 France cannabis, Politique 1-Jun-11 Decriminalising marijuana ‘worth a try’ The Australian 1,871,221 Australia 1-Jun-11 War on drugs ‘just isn’t working’ say global leaders Metro 1,867,757 United Kingdom 15-Jun-11 Fernando Henrique Portal CARAS 1,540,671 Brazil

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8-Jun-11 Dépénalisation du cannabis. Guéant y est “absolument opposé” Le Télégramme.com 1,473,017 France 1-Jun-11 Internationale Kommission erklärt Kampf gegen Drogen für gescheitert Bluewin (DE) 1,434,340 Switzerland 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed, say former leaders West Australian 1,402,641 Australia 24-Jun-11 Analysis: Mexican ex-presidents lead debate on legalizing drugs West Australian 1,402,641 Australia 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs ‘a failure’ Yahoo!7 News 1,402,641 Australia 23-Jun-11 Kronic ban risks black market boom Yahoo!7 News 1,402,641 Australia 17-Jun-11 Dépénalisation du cannabis : la lutte contre la drogue nécessite une Paper Blog 1,340,021 France nouvelle orientation 2-Jun-11 Stars urge ‘swift review’ of drug policy in letter to PM London Evening Standard 1,267,143 United Kingdom 15-Jun-11 Le débat sur le cannabis renaît en France La Tribune.fr 1,260,669 France 3-Jun-11 FHC discute política para drogas com Ban Ki-Moon Exame 1,259,623 Brazil 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs ‘a failure’ Al Jazeera English 1,164,660 Qatar 3-Jun-11 Drug war failed? Al Jazeera English 1,164,660 Qatar 5-Jun-11 The global drug war and the Nixon connection Al Jazeera English 1,164,660 Qatar 18-Jun-11 Fear and loathing surrounds decriminalisation Al Jazeera English 1,164,660 Qatar 3-Jun-11 A la Une : Vers une nouvelle politique de la drogue ? Radio France 1,149,562 France Internationale 16-Jun-11 L’éternel retour de la dépénalisation du cannabis Radio France 1,149,562 France Internationale 23-Jun-11 Nach Deklaration der Global Commission on Drug Policy fordert ASH Uni-protokolle 1,147,769 Germany Berlin: Gemeinwesenarbeit stärken 2-Jun-11 ‘Global war on drugs a failure’ Times Of India 1,079,851 India 2-Jun-11 Are we losing the war on drugs? And picking up Bono Canadian Broadcasting 1,016,679 Canada Corporation 2-Jun-11 Spotted on CBCNews.ca: Thurs., June 2 Canadian Broadcasting 1,016,679 Canada Corporation 2-Jun-11 newWar on drugs a bust: commission Canadian Broadcasting 1,016,679 Canada Corporation 2-Jun-11 newWar on drugs a bust: commission Canadian Broadcasting 1,016,679 Canada Corporation 2-Jun-11 Supply and demand The Economist 991,752 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 War on drugs ‘a failure’, international commission says The Globe and Mail 920,905 Canada 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed, international commission says The Globe and Mail 920,905 Canada 7-Jun-11 Canada pledges $5-million to fight drug crime in the Americas The Globe and Mail 920,905 Canada 17-Jun-11 Comment le tabou de la drogue est tombé Telerama.fr 910,293 France 2-Jun-11 «Krieg gegen Drogen ist verloren» Schweizer Fernsehen 843,821 Switzerland 1-Jun-11 BRANSON BACKS DRUGS POLICY CHANGE Express.co.uk 835,864 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 ANGER AS STARS CALL FOR DRUGS LAW REFORM Express.co.uk 835,864 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Comissão convida FHC para discutir regulamentação da maconha Jornal do Brasil 822,597 Brazil 2-Jun-11 Ethics @ Work: Prohibition and drug use – another hangover? The Jerusalem Post 819,318 Israel 2-Jun-11 High-level panel: ‘War on drugs’ has failed The Jerusalem Post 819,318 Israel 17-Jun-11 “Il est temps de penser à dépénaliser toutes les drogues” Metro France 817,059 France 5-Jun-11 consumo en el mundo Expertos constatan el estrepitoso fracaso de la La Voz de Galicia 788,682 Spain guerra global contra las drogas 6-Jun-11 Global leaders call for end to war on drugs BMJ 785,443 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 High-level commission declares drug war unwinnable Ctv.ca 781,475 Canada 2-Jun-11 Making drugs legal would be ‘a disaster’ says ex-police boss The Scotsman 774,918 United Kingdom

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3-Jun-11 Background: How illegal substances went from the fringes of Scottish The Scotsman 774,918 United Kingdom society right to its very heart 3-Jun-11 War on drugs can’t be won, say international experts The Scotsman 774,918 United Kingdom 1-Jun-11 Kampf gegen Drogen: Experten für Drogen-Entkriminalisierung Blick.ch 749,913 Switzerland 2-Jun-11 Painel global diz que guerra às drogas é um fracasso Paraná-Online 718,775 Brazil 4-Jun-11 Time for a new policy on drugs Haaretz.com 698,239 Israel 5-Jun-11 Drugs are not the problem Haaretz.com 698,239 Israel 2-Jun-11 Call to decriminalise drugs Euronews 671,215 France 2-Jun-11 «Krieg gegen Drogen ist verloren» 20 Minuten Online 666,535 Switzerland 3-Jun-11 La dépénalisation est une nécessité 20 Minutes Online (FR) 666,535 Switzerland 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed: commission’s report Special Broadcasting 659,771 Australia Service 6-Jun-11 Beirut Declaration On HIV And Injecting Drug Use Calls On UN Meeting Medical News Today 655,992 United Kingdom To Address The Role Of Injecting Drug Use In The AIDS Epidemic 19-Jun-11 Editorial: In chronic need of a fix Manawatu Standard 631,096 New Zealand 20-Jun-11 Time to ban booze? Waikato Times 631,096 New Zealand 2-Jun-11 War on drugs a flop, global panel says TheStar.com 626,112 Canada 2-Jun-11 Drug war a failure, marijuana should be legal: International panel TheStar.com 626,112 Canada 3-Jun-11 Rewind: The week in review TheStar.com 626,112 Canada 2-Jun-11 La fin de la prohibition de certaines drogues comme autre solution Le Progrès.fr 600,641 France 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs a failure, high-level panel says EcoDiario.es 571,352 Spain 2-Jun-11 DJ Kommentar der Financial Times Deutschland zum Krieg gegen Cortal Consors 559,822 Germany Drogen-vorab 3.6.2011 3-Jun-11 Drogues : 19 personnalités pour la légalisation du cannabis Terrafemina 551,271 France 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs a failure, high-level panel says Vancouver Sun 511,852 Canada 3-Jun-11 ‘Global war on drugs has failed,’ report says Vancouver Sun 511,852 Canada 3-Jun-11 A smarter War on Drugs Vancouver Sun 511,852 Canada 3-Jun-11 War on drugs failing, so relax laws, high-level group argues Vancouver Sun 511,852 Canada 3-Jun-11 “La droga va legalizzata”, appello dei big mondiali all’Onu TM - News 466,080 Italy 2-Jun-11 «Der jahrzehntelange Krieg gegen die Drogen ist verloren» Tagesanzeiger.ch 439,960 Switzerland 2-Jun-11 “Der Kampf gegen Drogen ist gescheitert”Internationale Kommission Heute (ZDF) 433,404 Germany kritisiert repressive Drogenpolitik und rät zur Legalisierung 2-Jun-11 Richard Branson calls on the link between drugs and crime to Wales Online 422,910 United Kingdom be broken 3-Jun-11 ‘Global war on drugs has failed,’ report says Canada.com 421,631 Canada 3-Jun-11 A smarter War on Drugs Canada.com 421,631 Canada 4-Jun-11 Global war on drugs a dismal failure Canada.com 421,631 Canada 22-Jun-11 Cenral America’s rich fail to fund security: Clinton Reuters UK 415,869 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Global war on drugs a failure, high-level panel says Reuters UK 415,869 United Kingdom 2-Jun-11 Legalize it! Taz.de 409,261 Germany 2-Jun-11 Krieg gegen die Drogen ist gescheitert Taz.de 409,261 Germany 2-Jun-11 War on drugs ‘failure’ New Zealand Herald 390,734 New Zealand 10-Jun-11 Paul Thomas: Scandal a hotter topic than boring drugs war New Zealand Herald 390,734 New Zealand 20-Jun-11 Ian Birrell: Support the failed war on drugs? You must be stoned New Zealand Herald 390,734 New Zealand 2-Jun-11 Ex-líderes mundiais afirmam que guerra contra drogas fracassou Correio Braziliense 365,677 Brazil

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2-Jun-11 Governo brasileiro não tem estrutura para descriminalizar as drogas Correio Braziliense 365,677 Brazil 2-Jun-11 War on drugs has failed, international panel says National Post 363,290 Canada 3-Jun-11 Chris Selley’s Full Pundit: This is the War on Drugs on drugs National Post 363,290 Canada 3-Jun-11 ‘Global war on drugs has failed,’ report says National Post 363,290 Canada 3-Jun-11 ‘War on drugsfailed,’ saysglobal report National Post 363,290 Canada 3-Jun-11 A smarter War on Drugs National Post 363,290 Canada 2-Jun-11 ‘Drogenkrieg gescheitert’ Süddeutsche - Newsticker 319,782 Germany 26-Jun-11 Dealing with addiction to the ‘war on drugs’ The Japan Times 234,605 Japan 3-Jun-11 Глава ФСКН назвал пиаром наркотиков доклад “глобальной комиссии” РИА Новости (RUS) 222,005 Russian Federation 3-Jun-11 A smarter War on Drugs National Post 363,290 Canada 2-Jun-11 ‘Drogenkrieg gescheitert’ Süddeutsche - Newsticker 319,782 Germany 26-Jun-11 Dealing with addiction to the ‘war on drugs’ The Japan Times 234,605 Japan 3-Jun-11 Глава ФСКН назвал пиаром наркотиков доклад “глобальной комиссии” РИА Новости (RUS) 222,005 Russian Federation

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