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The Top 10 International Drug Policy Stories of 2013

With apologies in advance for all those important stories that didn't make it, here is Drug War Chronicle top ten 2013 global drug policy-related stories:

Colombia's FARC Wants Legal Coca Cultivation

In peace talks in Havana Tuesday, Colombia's FARC guerrillas called on the Colombian government to consider legalizing coca cultivation.

Colombia, FARC Rebels Set Peace Talks

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Colombian government will sit down for peace talks with the Marxist guerrillas of the FARC.

Book Review: Drugs, Insecurity, and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition

A book review of "Drugs, Insecurity, and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition" by Nigel Inkster and Virginia Comolli.

Chronicle Book Review: The FARC

Here's an in depth book review of "The FARC: The Longest Insurgency" by Garry Leech, which covers the group considered terrorists by the US and Colombia..

Colombia Coca Cultivation Ticks Upward

Coca cultivation in Colombia was on the rise again last year for the 1st time since 2007, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.