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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

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    Alabama Man Kills Himself in Drug Raid

    An Alabama man faced with deputies coming to take him in on drug charges shot himself instead last Sunday night. That's the 47th drug war death of the year.
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    President Santos addresses the nation on peace talks. (presidencia.gov.co)

    Colombia, FARC Rebels Set Peace Talks

    Is the world's longest-running insurgency coming to an end? The Colombian government and the leftist guerrillas of the FARC have announced their first peace talks in a decade, but that's just the first step.
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    Drug War Chronicle Book Review: The Lebanese Connection

    With The Lebanese Connection, global drug trade scholar Jonathan Marshall has made an important contribution to the literature -- not only of the drug trade, but also of the Middle East, terrorism, covert operations, and failed states.
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    Medical Marijuana Update

    Los Angeles dispensaries got a reprieve last week -- or did they? The busts there continue, despite the ban on the ban. And there's more news from around the state and the country as well.
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    This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

    The Murray County, Georgia, scandal keeps unraveling, another prison guard goes down, and a pair of South Texas deputies are going away for awhile.