Oklahoma Mom of 4 Reflects on First Year in Prison for $31 Pot Sale
Wearing prison-issue yellow clothes, Patricia Spottedcrow reflects on her first year in prison through the lens of tears and determination.
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Nicholson Braces for Wrath Over Controversial Crime Bill
Ontario and Quebec both refused to pick up extra costs associated with Conservative crime bill C-10.
Mexico’s Drug War Dead: 12,000 in 2011
The total number of dead matters less than public perception. Can we say the drug war's failed now?
The Top Ten International Drug Policy Stories of 2011
The new year is almost upon us and 2011 will soon be a year for the history books. But we can't let it go without recognizing the biggest global drug policy stories of the year.
Seattle Drug-War Protest Targets Christmas
On a day when most people are opening presents, Vivian McPeak has stood outside the King County Jail every Christmas in protest of America's drug war for the last 11 years. This year will be no different.
Mexicans Protest Ottawa’s Asylum Policies
Demonstrators protested Canada's policy towards Mexican asylum seekers in a downtown demonstration Sunday.
The Law Adds to the Harm
We should be asking: Is the drug war worth fighting? Is there such a thing as victory?
Border Patrol Agents Knowingly Let Drugs In
A lack of backup on the ground means armed traffickers are often allowed to proceed, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement source tells The Fix.
Prohibition in Real-Time: the House Votes to Criminalize Dozens of New Chemicals, Putting Politics Before Science
Anecdotal evidence beat out science in debate over the bill, which will ban 40 relatively unknown chemicals found in bath salts and fake pot, and make researching them difficult.
Selling the Drug War for $3 Billion? How the Pentagon Will Privatize an International War on Drugs
In part of a move to transfer tactics from the "war on terror" to the "war on drugs", the Pentagon is paying private security firms millions to fight the drug war internationally.
