“The War on Drugs is now in its ripe middle age, turning 40 this month. But its birthday hasn’t been an especially pleasant one.” Micah Maidenberg, Chicago Reporter, reports a “few of the top-line findings from two recently published reviews of the drug war around the world and here in Illinois.” In his report, he cites Chicago Appleseed’s proposal to “re-frame how the county’s judges, prosecutors and attorneys deal with non-violent drug defendants.” Read more.