The Making of a Narco State
As Mexico descends into brutality and lawlessness, the government itself has become a tool of the drug lords
Jeremiah Vandermeer
Former US Drug Czar Says ‘Knock Yourself Out’ To Growing ‘Giant Pot Plants’
General Barry McCaffrey, who served as “drug czar” under President Bill Clinton from 1996 to 2001, was asked about marijuana legalization at a February 23 panel discussion of the Council on Foreign Relations. The panel’s focus was primarily on US/Mexican relations, particularly during this period of intense prohibition-related violence. McCaffrey indicated that – now that he has left public life – he could admit that he did not care about adult marijuana use.
US Military Chief Backs Iraq-Style Counter-Insurgency For Mexico Drug War
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is ready to help Mexico in its deadly war against drug cartels with some of the same counter-insurgency tactics used against militant networks in Iraq and Afghanistan, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday.
Ending the War on Drugs
Will the Obama administration put justice back in the criminal justice system?
Gang, Drugs Crackdown Means More Trials, Clogged Courts, Say Prosecutors
VANCOUVER, B.C. — The federal government has declared war on drug-dealing gangsters but the foot soldiers who prosecute that war predict the fight will bog down in the legal trenches.
Rockefeller Drug Laws Are a Crime
Drug addiction shouldn't be a crime - the real crime would be if reform of New York's draconian drug laws were stymied yet again.
Never Mind The Evidence – A Drug-Free World Is Nigh
The harm caused by prohibition is staggering, yet still politicians cling to the blinkered ambition of a global 'war on drugs'
Marc Emery on Gang Violence
The Prince of Pot discusses gang violence, prohibition, and the drug war on CKNW News Radio
How To Stop The Drug Wars
Prohibition has failed; legalisation is the least bad solution
Money poured into the failing war on drugs would be better spent on prevention, education and treatment
Conservatives want more of the same outdated drug laws at the root of Canada's blood-soaked gang war
