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Mexico Drug War Update
Some congressional Republicans want to know why the DEA is laundering money for drug cartels. Meanwhile, the killings continue.
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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997
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uscapitol_5.jpgUS House Set to Pass Bad Drug Bills [FEATURE]
The House of Representatives is poised to pass two drug war bills, one banning synthetic marijuana and stimulants, the other criminalizing planning to do something abroad that would violate US drug laws if done here. -
pile-of-cash_45.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Busy, busy, busy! Quite a crew of miscreants this week, including a former national Sheriff of the Year. -
dallaspolice.gifDallas Narc Kills Armed Man on Amtrak Train
An undercover operation on an Amtrak train in Dallas left one man dead, this year's 47th domestic US drug war fatality. -
The bill would allow for the purchase of 10 syringes without a prescription. (image via wikimedia.org)New Jersey Pharmacy Needle Sales Bill Passes
A bill that would allow for the purchase of up to 10 syringes without a prescription at pharmacies has passed the New Jersey legislature and awaits the governor's signature. -
The DEA seized this money, but it has laundered millions for the Mexican drug cartels. (Image: DEA)NY Times: DEA Launders Mexico Drug Cartel Profits
The New York Times reports that the DEA has laundered millions in drug profits for Mexican drug cartels as part of its investigations into them. -
nypd_badge_1.jpgNY Marijuana Smoker Dies in Confrontation with Cop
A New York man is dead after struggling with a cop who caught him smoking pot in a campus bathroom stall. -
fusarium oxysprorum (wikimedia.org)Drug Crop-Killing Fungi Too Risky, Scientists Say
No "Frankenfungi" for the drug warriors just yet -- we don't know enough about the dangers of using mycoherbicides to eradicate drug crops to be doing that, a panel of scientists from the National Research Council says. -
Psilocybe cubensis, the magic mushroom. (Image via Wikimedia.org)Czechs Decriminalize Peyote, Magic Mushroom Growing
Czechs will be able to grow peyote and magic mushrooms under reforms in the drug laws approved by the Cabinet this week. -
Honduran army troops training with US Marines (wikimedia.org)Honduras Calls Out the Army to Fight Drug Cartels
Facing prohibition-generated violence, the Honduran government has given the military full domestic policing powers.