Leaked Paper Reveals UN Split Over War On Drugs
Latin American nations call for treatment strategy, claiming UN's prohibition stance plays into hands of paramilitary groups
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President Obama, Pardon Both the Turkey and Drug War Prisoners for the Holidays
Tomorrow (Nov 27) President Obama will continue the recent Thanksgiving tradition of presidents pardoning a turkey.
Eleven Ways the Drug War Raises Your Taxes and Shrinks Your Profits
One public policy with profound impacts on business and the economy is rarely evaluated: drug prohibition policy.
U.S. Prison Chief: Drug War Putting Prison Workers In Danger
Overcrowding in the federal prison system is putting prison workers in danger, said Charles Samuels Jr., director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, on Wednesday.
Beer Gives Model for Legal Canada Marijuana, Sleeman Says
Canada could use the beer industry as a model if it ever decides to legalize and tax marijuana, according to the founder of the nation’s third-largest brewer.
Afghanistan Opium Trade Growing Despite $7 Billion US Drug War
In its latest progress report on Afghanistan to the U.S. Congress, the Pentagon warned that the 2013 poppy harvest was expected to be "considerably" bigger than the 2012 yield.
The Next States to Legalize Marijuana
After last weekend's International Drug Reform Conference in Denver, a clear picture is emerging of which states are likely to be the first to follow Colorado and Washington down the path of marijuana legalization.
Fox Blasts Calderon Over Mexico’s Drug War
Legalization of drugs would end the gangland violence that has cost tens of thousands of lives in Mexico, former President Vicente Fox said, blaming successor Felipe Calderon for the carnage.
Uruguay Sets Price of Legalized Cannabis at $1 a Gram
Uruguay is set to become the first country in the world where the sale of cannabis will not only become legal and government-controlled, but at around $1 a gram probably also the one with the most affordable marijuana anywhere.
More than 1,000 Meet in Denver to Develop Drug War Exit Strategy
International Drug Policy Reform Conference celebrates this year's unprecedented momentum of the drug policy reform movement.
