UN Backs Drug Decriminalization In World Drug Report
In an about face, the United Nations on Wednesday lavishly praised drug decriminalization in its annual report on the state of global drug policy.
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Why Marijuana Remains Illegal
Marijuana remains illegal even though public attitudes are clearly changing on this topic. It is illegal even though 100 million Americans have smoked it and suffered little if any negative side effects.
Hemp Bringing Highs to Farmers’ Lows
100 Mile area farmers are on the cutting edge of local diversification. They’re working with industrial hemp, a crop that was grown for thousands of years before the government banned it.
Ask Ed: Grow Questions and Answers – Unwanted Seeds
CANNABIS CULTURE - Ganja Guru Ed Rosenthal on how to stop unwanted seed production.
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
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.
