By Sandy Goodman There’s a powerful new piece of evidence that, the way it is being fought, the war on drugs on the Mexican-American border is a lost cause. It comes in a report issued by the Council on Foreign Relations, a highly-respected foreign policy think tank, that recommends that, […]
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Missed Opportunity
Obama and Calderon Fail to Discuss Alternatives to Drug War By Daniel Ernesto Robelo Mexican President Felipe Calderon and President Obama ignored the elephant in the room in their meeting — drug prohibition is the cause of prohibition.
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‘High’ holy men downed by Nepal cannabis ban
Mohideen Mifthah KATHMANDU, March 2, 2011 (AFP) – Police in Nepal on Wednesday cracked down on the sale of cannabis at a major religious festival where the drug is smoked legally by thousands of long-haired holy men to honour a Hindu god, an official said. Marijuana is illegal in Nepal, […]
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Amsterdam is done. Where will potheads turn now?
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, January 30th, 2011 MAASTRICHT, Netherlands — Learning to grow their own weed or finding a dealer: French and Belgian potheads are seeking alternatives to the famous Dutch coffee shop as The Hague plans to cut off drug tourists. Incensed by the “nuisance” caused by millions of […]
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Soldiers Seize Drug Slingshot on US-Mexico Border
In what seems like a scene straight out of a Monty Python movie, Mexican soldiers seized a giant catapult believed to have been used to fling drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. Acting on a tip from the U.S. Border Patrol, the Mexican military confiscated 45 pounds of marijuana, an SUV […]
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Global Commission on Drug Policies
Ex world leaders, Branson launch drugs campaign GENEVA — Former world leaders and other personalities including Virgin chief Richard Branson on Monday launched a global drive to tackle drug abuse, amid signs that a crackdown on drugs crime is failing. “There is a growing perception that the ‘war on drugs’ […]
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U.S. Rejects Indigenous Rights in Favor of Failed War on Drugs
Strong-arms Other Countries to Follow Suit By Daniel Ernesto Robelo, Alternet Why is the United States formally objecting to Bolivia’s request to the UN to allow its ancestral practice of coca leaf chewing? Last week the United States formally objected to Bolivia’s request to the United Nations to allow the […]
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The War On Drugs Is Lost
By Fernando Henrique Cardoso SAO PAULO-The war on drugs is a lost war, and 2011 is the time to move away from a punitive approach in order to pursue a new set of policies based on public health, human rights and common sense. These are the core findings of the […]
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Mexico’s Ex-President Vicente Fox: Legalize Drugs
As Mexico drowns in drug related bloodshed — suffering almost 12,000 murders in 2010 — it is perhaps unsurprising that government critics turn up their screaming that the war on drugs isn’t working. But it was a bit of a bombshell when former president Vicente Fox added his voice to […]