Illegal Drugs: Canada’s Growing International Market
A UN report says Canada is the leading supplier of ecstasy in North America as well as a major producer and shipper of methamphetamine for markets around the world.
Browsing: DRUG WAR
Houston Police Silent on Marijuana Prisoner’s Death
A woman serving a short sentence in a Houston, Texas, jail for possession of marijuana died in custody over the weekend, and officers are not saying how or why.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The War Against the ‘War on Drugs’
As California goes, so goes the nation. If that old adage still holds true, then the nation may soon see a gradual backpedaling from the criminal justice policies that have led to wholesale incarceration in recent decades.
Suppressed Report Raises Questions About Drug Policy
A 1991 World Health Organization report that condemned the failed Drug War and was buried because of US pressure has been leaked to the press.
