DRUG WAR
- Again, the RCMP are issuing warning without actually having any facts. full story
A federal bill that would impose mandatory jail time for serious drug crimes would increase the workload of the parole system, and the government intends to inject more than $100 million over five years to ease the burden, according to the commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada. full story
Sacked government drugs adviser Prof David Nutt has called for a Royal Commission to investigate whether cannabis should be decriminalised. full story
Mexican women increasingly become active members or victims of drug cartels. full story
Health, law enforcement officials bemoan greater public tolerance of drug. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Marc discusses the history of his continuing conflict with Canadian and US authorities in Episode #7 of the Prison Potcast. full story
We are handing one of our biggest industries over to armed, criminal gangs. full story
It is hard to escape the dual-symbolism of the poppy in relation to the Afghanistan conflict, as the massive illicit profits from poppy fields fuel the violence and help destabilize the entire region. full story
Two-part debate between retired Orange County Judge James P. Gray and David Evans, an author and advisor to the Drug Free America Foundation. full story- This is the definition of insanity. Take money that was intended to help create jobs and use it to drive the prison population higher so tax payers will be forced to pay for housing more non-violent drug offenders. full story
Anti-pot propaganda drives most people to drink alcohol instead. But booze is far more dangerous than marijuana. full story
Mexico City prosecutors say corpse of Hector 'Black' Saldaña not discovered until three hours after Mauricio Fernandez declared him dead. full story
Online marijuana seed seller Richard Hratch Baghdadlian is facing imprisonment in Canada for five years. full story- Digby has a disturbing post on how several DEA helicopter pilots have apparently been pressured into service in Afghanistan. full story
We have a double standard -- promoting the recreational use of alcohol and banning the similar use of marijuana. full story
Bong water can count as a controlled substance, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a decision that raises the threat of longer sentences for drug smokers who fail to dump the water out of their pipes. full story- I was so overjoyed when I first heard about Obama’s statement regarding the prosecution of medical marijuana patients and caregivers that I started singing “Happy Days Are Here Again”. I was overjoyed that our Joints for Obama campaign had finally shown some results. As I understand it, the White House received over 10,000 joints. full story
Many residents of some of Rio de Janeiro's worst slums are fleeing their homes to escape a drug war that has left part of the Brazilian city in ruins, and killed a dozen people. full story- This is a great piece from a very respectable and influential person. full story
- For those of you who have never heard of him, Noam Chomsky is the most quoted living human being: full story
Legalizing marijuana in the United States would weaken Mexico's powerful drug cartels, panelists at a War on Drugs conference said Tuesday. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Rahim Jaffer, a former Conservative MP known for his hardline stance on drugs, has been busted for drunk driving and cocaine possession. full story
Marijuana arrests in the United States declined in 2008 -- the first such drop since 2002 -- according to figures released by the FBI today. full story
A group of police officers and judges says new FBI statistics show the complete failure of the United State's 'War on Drugs'. full story
Enforcement of marijuana laws disproportionately affects young African Americans - even though their usage rates are lower than whites'. full story
