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On writing a white paper on drug policy
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In February 1997, the Norwegian government presented a white paper to Stortinget (the Norwegian Parliament) on drug policy. Two quite different aspects related to the white paper are discussed in this article-and more questions are raised than will be answered. First, to what degree has a country with a restrictive drug policy-such as Norway-political leeway to "soften" drug policy measures without this being interpreted as a signal that the authorities have given up the fight? Do politicians necessarily believe in their defense of a strict drug policy, or do they feel forced to defend the ...
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U.S. DRUG POLICY:JOHN M. WALSH
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Rational Discussion On Drug Policy
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