Latvia: My (Weedless) Nightmare Behind The Old Iron Curtain
CANNABIS CULTURE - Coming up short on pot sucks in any country, but it is probably much worse in Latvia.
Browsing: DRUG WAR
Mexico: Gang Leader Says US Consulate Infiltrated
A top drug gang enforcer says he ordered the killing of a U.S. consulate worker because she helped provide visas to a rival gang in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, federal police said Friday.
War on Drugs a Costly Failure
After 40 years of failure in dealing with drug abuse as a criminal problem, it's time to listen to the experts and recognize it as a health issue.
UN Drug Policy in the Dark Ages
Two recently-released reports show that global drug policy is in the dark ages, and that the UN shares the blame for it.
Strapped Police Run on Fumes, and Federal Pot-Fighting Cash
Marijuana may not be the county's most pressing crime problem, but "it's where the money is" for police.
Marijuana Law Reform Is a Civil Rights Issue
This is not a war on the drug lords and violent cartels, this is a war that disproportionately affects young men and women and the latest tool for imposing Jim Crow justice on poor African-Americans.
Pot Versus Alcohol: Experts Say Booze Is the Bigger Danger
For more than three decades, America's marijuana policies have been based upon rhetoric. Perhaps it's time to begin listening to what the experts have to say.
Russian Drugs Tsar Seeks Tougher Laws
Russia should criminalize drug use, confiscate land used for the cultivation of cannabis and close the Central Asian border in order to combat drug trafficking, the head of the Federal Drug Control Service, Viktor Ivanov, said Wednesday.
China Marks Anti-Drug Day With Executions
Six people were executed as China prepared to mark a global anti-drug day, state press said Friday.
Experts Urge Reform of Global Drug Policy
Policies that criminalize drug users fuel the spread of AIDS and should be reformed, experts preparing for an international conference said Monday.
