But more important than the Taliban's sincerity may have been the fact that drug production could be regulated at all.

The current industry wide codes, for example, prohibit the financing of illegal drug production.

During the rise of crack cocaine, the gang's focus shifted to drug production.

And we've spent $1.5 billion to date fighting drug production in the Andes.

A sharp fall in drug production was the main cause.

The environment destruction forces many local farmers to become part of the drug production in order to survive.

New drug production helped send output by chemical companies up 87 percent.

How the US will continue to combat drug production as the scale back their military presence in the coming years remains to be seen.

He calls for sending American troops to foreign countries to combat drug production.

Indeed, a look at results shows not only little progress, but a clear indication that drug production is growing unhindered in Peru.