9 Huge Blows to the Catastrophic War on Drugs — Will We Have Sane Drug Policy Some Day?
2011 has been a watershed year for the movement working to end our county’s disastrous war on drugs.
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Mexico’s President Calderon Says Drug Cartels Threaten Democracy
President Felipe Calderon acknowledged Sunday that despite five years of battling drug cartels, criminals today pose "an open threat" to Mexico's democratic order (link in Spanish).
Adventures in Drug War Logic
Laundering money for cartels: Good! Arguing for legalization: A fireable offense
U.S. Agents Launder Mexican Profits of Drug Cartels
Undercover American narcotics agents have laundered or smuggled millions of dollars in drug proceeds as part of Washington’s expanding role in Mexico’s fight against drug cartels, according to current and former federal law enforcement officials.
Drug War Sends Emotionally Troubled Kids to Texas
The classroom falls silent as the teacher explains that victims of violence go through specific psychological stages in the aftermath of an attack. Most of these students, though, don't need a lecture to understand the lesson. It's part of their everyday lives.
Mexico Faces War Crimes Investigation Over ‘War On Drugs’
[img_assist|nid=29171|title=|desc=A man looks at a van containing the bodies of several men in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Thursday. Mexican authorities found 26 bodies in three vehicles abandoned near a major intersection, officials said.
A Narco’s Case Against the U.S.
How Operation Fast and Furious and a U.S. government informant benefited Mexico's Sinaloa cartel
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.
Mexican Interior Minister Dies in Helicopter Crash
A top official in Mexico’s drug war and its second-highest leader after President Felipe Calderon was killed along with seven other people after their helicopter crashed south of the capital.
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."
