Vancouver: ‘Drug Central’ of North America
BBC News says Winter Olympic Games host Vancouver is fighting a vicious drug war that has its roots in Mexico.
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Drug Czar Should Go
When the drug czar's office was created in 1990, its budget was $12 million; this year, the office will cost more than $400 million.
Obama’s Drug War Budget Destroys the Myth of Change
New budget blatantly exposes the illusion that Obama has changed the USA's drug policy.
Grandma Jailed Over 30-Year-Old Drug Charge
A 74-year-old Hamilton grandmother who asked for a special waiver to enter the U.S. despite an old, apparently settled marijuana bust got a trip to a cell.
Laws Ineffective in Curbing Cannabis Use: Experts
Laws against cannabis have failed to cut its use around the world and have led to policies that are intrusive, socially divisive and expensive, according to an international group of drug policy experts.
Child Tug-of-War Spans International Border
Canadian cannabis activist Lisa Kirkman fights for the return of her 11-year-old son from American authorities.
Mexico’s Drug War Leaves a Generation of Narco Widows
For every gruesome news photo of a hacked-up corpse or severed human head there is at least one woman, often several, left with her life in pieces.
Prohibition Wrecks Families
Here is (another) very sad illustration of prohibition laws actually harming the public more than the substances prohibited.
US Waves White Flag in Disastrous Drug War
After four decades, Washington is quietly giving up on a futile battle that has spread corruption and destroyed thousands of lives.
Slaying of Drug War Hero’s Family Shocks Mexico
Assailants on Tuesday gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a marine killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico's most powerful cartel leaders — sending a chilling message to troops battling the drug war: You go after us, we wipe out your families.
