http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fjs1112.pdf
Offers data on the annual activity, workloads, and outcomes associated with the federal criminal justice system from arrest to imprisonment. See also the Federal Justice Statistics, Statistical Tables for 2011 and 2012. Also examines trends in drug arrests. From the Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43785.pdf
Provides an overview of marijuana production, possible justifications for imposing federal taxes, estimates the level of taxes that might be raised, and analyzes possible marijuana tax designs. Also discusses potential administration and enforcement problems. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43749.pdf
Outlines historic changes in U.S. drug enforcement to provide au understanding of why certain laws and policies were implemented and how these changes shaped current drug enforcement policy. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.sigar.mil/pdf/special%20projects/SIGAR-15-10-SP.pdf
Finds that after the spending of $7 billion on counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan, opium poppy cultivation levels are at an all-time high. From the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/246404.pdf
Investigates the relationship between drugs and crime and then the relationship between crime and its costs to make users of crime and drug estimates more effective in their use. From the National Criminal Justice Reference Service
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R43701.pdf
Describes the background of the 1033 Program, by which the Department of Defense transferred surplus equipment to local law enforcement agencies for counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities, and congressional reporting requirements. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Press release announcing decision to reduce federal sentencing guideline levels for drug trafficking at the base level and apply the reduced sentences retroactively to those in prison. The reductions would become effective after November 1, 2015. From the U.S. Sentencing Commission
http://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr2014/World_Drug_Report_2014_web.pdf
Annual overview of major developments in drug markets for various drug categories. Includes recent statistics and trend analysis of global illicit drug markets and tables on drug cultivation, production and eradication. From the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime