Drug War Rages On the Edge of Mexico City
Mexico's capital has been largely immune to the violence engulfing elsewhere in the country. But for how much longer?
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U.S. Gun Control Efforts Get Support From Mexico Amid Drug War
U.S. efforts to limit gun purchases are winning approval in Mexico as President Barack Obama considers measures to stem violence that could also restrict weapons access for drug cartels south of the border.
The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012
In some ways, 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble before our eyes.
Mexico Changes Stance in Drug War – But Little Difference Seen From Calderón
Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto talks of end to military crackdown against drug cartels that has left up to 100,000 dead
2012: The Most Outlandish Stories From the Drug War in Mexico
Last year, the Mexican director Gerardo Naranjo released a crackling art-house thriller,“Miss Bala,” about an aspiring beauty queen who becomes embroiled in the violent drug cartels of Tijuana. The premise of a willowy innocent caught in the crossfire had all the hallmarks of a telenovela, and some critics groused that the film was implausible.
Just Say No to Drug War?
Juan Manuel Santos, incumbent President of Colombia, which has fought a long-time war on drugs with the support of the U.S., has just signed a public letter questioning that war on grounds of efficacy, cost, side effects, and fairness.
Can Obama and Peña Nieto Clear the Marijuana Smoke?
President Obama and Mexican President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto already had more than enough on their bilateral agenda.
Drug Dominoes Begin to Topple
As more and more U.S. states move toward marijuana legalization, the Obama Administration needs to take a stand.
Mexico Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Legalize Marijuana
A leftist Mexican lawmaker on Thursday presented a bill to legalize the production, sale and use of marijuana, adding to a growing chorus of Latin American politicians who are rejecting the prohibitionist policies of the United States.
Mexico President Says Pot Votes in US Leaves Washington With No ‘Moral Authority’ for Drug War
Mexican President Felipe Calderon says the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in two U.S. states limits that country’s “moral authority” to ask other nations to combat or restrict illegal drug trafficking.
