DRUG WAR
When the drug czar's office was created in 1990, its budget was $12 million; this year, the office will cost more than $400 million. full story
New budget blatantly exposes the illusion that Obama has changed the USA's drug policy. full story
The United States and Mexico should both legalize marijuana in an attempt to break the power of the Mexican drug cartels and end the spiraling violence south of the border, a former Mexican foreign minister said Tuesday. full story
They say the pen is mightier than the sword. Yet, south of the border, it's not faring well against automatic weapons. full story
As an increasingly violent and costly drugs war clogs up prisons with small-time users, some Latin American countries are abandoning hardline U.S. policies on consumption to intensify the fight against major traffickers. full story
Canadian cannabis activist Lisa Kirkman fights for the return of her 11-year-old son from American authorities. full story
For every gruesome news photo of a hacked-up corpse or severed human head there is at least one woman, often several, left with her life in pieces. full story
After four decades, Washington is quietly giving up on a futile battle that has spread corruption and destroyed thousands of lives. full story
Assailants on Tuesday gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a marine killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico's most powerful cartel leaders — sending a chilling message to troops battling the drug war: You go after us, we wipe out your families. full story
The War on Drugs, much like the War on Terror, is based on ignorance and miseducation. full story- Needless to say I am SHOCKED! Jay Turner was one of the pigs who raided my house back in 2002. full story
The bold theft of $1 billion in oil by drug cartels, resold in the US, has dealt a major blow to the Mexican treasury. full story
A retired high-ranking U.S. immigration officer pleaded guilty Thursday in a Miami federal court to conspiracy to obstruct justice for helping members of a Mexican drug-trafficking organization evade arrest. full story- The Vancouver Police Department has made one of the top 5 busts in Vancouver history. full story
A government study has found that Washington has been far behind in implementing the Merida Initiative, a USD 1.3 billion anti-drug security aid appropriated for Mexico. full story
Why women have signed onto marijuana reform - and why they could be the movement's game-changers. full story- My comments on behalf of the Beyond Prohibition Foundation to the Senate of Canada on Bill C-15. full story
The war on marijuana is insane; our officials keep sacrificing tax dollars, lives, civil liberties, and their own credibility in this misguided and losing effort. full story- President Barack Obama announced yesterday that he intends to send another 30,000 troops to the Afghanistan meat grinder. full story
The government keeps pushing the BS that pot is addictive and has serious health consequences. And no wonder - lying about pot is a lucrative business. full story
Cannabis users should be given on-the-spot police fines rather than a criminal record, an official government report has recommended. full story
Albert Einstein declared, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” He wasn’t describing the federal government’s nearly century-long war on drugs but he might as well have been. full story
Medical marijuana patient Will Foster was released from an Oklahoma prison on parole after a long battle with authorities. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Former US Attorney known for his efforts to extradite pot activist Marc Emery to the United States is now calling for a reassessment of US marijuana policy. full story
Approval for medical use expands alongside criticism of prohibition. full story
