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14 Tons of Marijuana Seized After Border Tunnel Is Found
An estimated 14 tons of marijuana was seized after the discovery of a tunnel that the authorities said on Wednesday was one of the most significant drug smuggling passages ever found on the United States-Mexico border.
High Times to End in the Netherlands
The country will no longer be a stoner's paradise thanks to a new policy that will bar non-Dutch residents from cannabis cafés in the southern reaches of the country beginning Jan. 1.
Mexico City Mayor Calls Drug Policy ‘Schizophrenic’
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says that if elected president he would remove his nation's military forces from the fight against violent drug cartels and seek a dialogue with policymakers in the United States over narcotics laws in both countries, which he called "schizophrenic."
Anonymous Resurfaces to Take on Mexican Drug Cartel
Since Occupy Wall Street heated up Anonymous has been quiet, like a superhero in retirement. The group reemerged this weekend with a new Operation, however, with its sights trained on Mexico.
Colombian President Calls For Legalisation of Marijuana
Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian president, has called for the global legalisation of marijuana to help combat the trafficking of harder drugs and related violence.
Obama: Those Behind Fast & Furious ‘Will Be Held Accountable’; Congress: ‘Prove It’
On Tuesday, October 18th, President Obama told ABC News’ Jake Tapper that those who were responsible for Fast and Furious “will be held accountable.”
Dutch Fear Threat to Liberalism in Cannabis Curbs
The Netherlands is embarking on a crusade against its multi-billion-euro marijuana industry, with significant implications both for its economy and its famously liberal approach to life.
U.S. Drug Policy Would Be Imposed Globally By New House Bill
The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill yesterday that would make it a federal crime for U.S. residents to discuss or plan activities on foreign soil that, if carried out in the U.S., would violate the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) -- even if the planned activities are legal in the countries where they're carried out.
Congress Set to Escalate War on Drugs, Despite Decades of Failure and Unaffordable Price Tag
Bills being voted on in House Judiciary Committee tomorrow would criminalize new drugs, subject more Americans to mandatory minimum sentencing, and make it a crime to commit a drug offense in another country even if the offense is legal in that country.
