US Drug War Money Funded Peru Indigenous Massacre
The US government trained the police department that participated in the operation and invested "heavily" in the killer helicopters
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Mexican Cartels Lure American Teens as Killers
Mexican drug cartels recruit young men from both countries and operate their smuggling and murder-for-hire rings on both sides of the border.
Conservatives Pressure Senate Liberals To Pass Mandatory Minimum Sentences Bill
CANNABIS CULTURE - Conservative Justice Minister Rob Nicholson lashed out at the Senate today, accusing them of blocking the Conservatives so called “law and order' agenda.
End the Death Penalty for Drug-Related Offenses
Human rights groups are calling on nations around the world to stop applying the death penalty for drug-related offenses.
Mexico Moves Quietly To Decriminalize Minor Drug Use
President Calderon is set to sign the law, but some fear that letting off users caught with limited amounts of drugs will increase drug use and encourage 'drug tourists' from the U.S.
Report Calls For Overhaul of Drug Crime Policies
The Massachusetts Bar Association, in a wide-ranging report released yesterday, called for the overhaul and reexamination of law enforcement efforts to combat drug use and the penalties nonviolent drug users face under current laws.
The War Against the ‘War on Drugs’
As California goes, so goes the nation. If that old adage still holds true, then the nation may soon see a gradual backpedaling from the criminal justice policies that have led to wholesale incarceration in recent decades.
Indus Guys: Outstanding In Their Fields
CANNABIS CULTURE - When a group of friends and growers from the East Coast of Canada decided to start a band devoted to marijuana, they did it with a simple goal in mind: advance a strong anti-prohibitionist message using the sweet sounds of rock, blues, and a touch of bluegrass. Indus Guys have accomplished that goal with their album Outstanding In Their Fields.
California Officials Say Pot Smoke Causes Cancer
Marijuana smoke has joined tobacco smoke and hundreds of other chemicals on a list of substances California regulators say cause cancer.
Budget Omits Grants For School Drug Programs
The Obama administration wants to end grants for school drug programs they say are "poorly designed" and "profoundly flawed".
