Expert: Drug Cartels Also Involved in Sex Trade
The head of a company that provides security for American citizens traveling in Mexico says the powerful drug cartels are branching out into the $40-billion-a-year sex trafficking industry.
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Washington State Should Lead on Marijuana Legalization
Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes argues that its time to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana. Outright prohibition isn't working.
Obama Proposes 43 Percent Cut For Murtha’s National Drug Intelligence Center
A project championed by the late Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) got the axe in the fiscal year 2012 budget proposed by President Barack Obama on Monday.
American Facing Death Penalty in Egypt for Hemp Oil
CANNABIS CULTURE - A US citizen jailed as a drug trafficker in Egypt in December after importing a shipment of non-drug hemp oil there was freed from jail late last month when mobs of protestors overran prisons across Cairo, but remains in legal limbo.
Drug War Executions Continue
Whether it's overseas in foreign countries like Iran and Malaysia, where drug trafficking is punished with the death penalty, or here at home in North America, where police SWAT teams kick down doors with guns blazing, the Drug War Executions continue.
Agent Fired for Legalization Views Sues Border Patrol
CANNABIS CULTURE - The US Border Patrol is being sued by a former agent who was fired in 2009 after expressing opinions in support of drug legalization and of sympathy for illegal immigrants to a coworker.
Ed Rosenthal Responds to Obama’s YouTube State of the Union
CANNABIS CULTURE - When you ask someone a serious question and they smile and chuckle, what does that mean? When I discussed marijuana legalization in the early 90s with California legislators, I used to get that same smile.
Dutch Freeze Ties With Iran Over Drug Hanging
An Iranian-Dutch woman, arrested in Iran after taking part in demonstrations has been hanged for drug smuggling, prompting the Netherlands to freeze official contacts and issue a travel advice to such nationals.
Foreign Potheads Seek Alternatives to Dutch Coffee Shops
Learning to grow their own weed or finding a dealer: French and Belgian potheads are seeking alternatives to the famous Dutch coffee shop as The Hague plans to cut off drug tourists.
Drug Peace-Inspired Art Auctions in Vancouver
CANNABIS CULTURE - New works by Vancouver's biggest names in drug peace-inspired art will be up for sale at a pair of auctions coming in February.
