California’s Prop 19, on Legalizing Marijuana, Could End Mexico’s Drug War
The legalization of marijuana in California may offer Mexico an exit from its costly and violent war on drugs.
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A War on Drugs? No, This is a War on the Mexican People
29,000 dead, human rights leaders murdered, the constitution violated – the price of President Calderón's popularity bid.
Marijuana Legalization in Mexico Gaining Support
The idea of legalizing marijuana in Mexico has gained increasing favor, especially among a vocal group of academics, intellectuals and politicians.
Ex-Mexico President Calls for Legalizing Drugs
Former President Vicente Fox is joining with those urging his successor to legalize drugs in Mexico, saying that could break the economic power of the country's brutal drug cartels.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon Calls for Debate on Legalization of Drugs
Mexican president, Felipe Calderón has said that he supports a debate on the legalisation of drugs after new figures showed that 28,000 people had been killed in cartel wars.
11 Reasons to End Cannabis Prohibition In Canada
With California heading to a decision on marijuana legalization later this year, the debate is gaining some well deserved exposure in Canada. A reversal of archaic thinking should prevail on reversing prohibition, and Canada should lead down this path.
Wall Street Is Laundering Drug Money And Getting Away With It
America’s largest banks can engage in flagrantly criminal activity on a massive scale and emerge almost completely unscathed.
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.
Homemade Submarines Up The Drug Smuggling Ante
Military checkpoints line the long and winding road from the airport in Cali, Colombia, to the coastal city of Buenaventura.
Drug War Besieges Mexico’s Northern Metropolis
Drug violence is surging in and around the industrial city of Monterrey, capital of Nuevo Leon and a major Mexican metropolis.
