Drug War Chronicle

Bancos holandeses han estado desairando las cuentas de las cafeterías, cancelando las existentes y negándose a abrir nuevas. Ahora el gobierno holandés dice que los cafés son negocios legales y que los bancos deben hacer negocios con ellos.

El gobierno británico ha ignorado de nuevo las recomendaciones de su propia asesoría para rebajar una droga. El año pasado, fue la marihuana. De esta vez, es el éxtasis. Y parece que de la próxima vez pasará lo mismo con el LSD. Ello hace que algunos se pregunten si el gobierno quiere políticas de drogas comprobadas o no.

The economic stimulus bill will be stimulating the drug war, too. There's more than $3 billion in there for law enforcement, and much of that is destined for enforcing drug prohibition.

Does meth use equal child abuse? The New Mexico House thinks so.

Is New Jersey poised to become the next medical marijuana state? The state Senate will vote on it on Monday.

A marijuana decriminalization bill in Washington state was approved by a Senate committee Wednesday, but there has to be similar action in the state House by next week, or it's dead for the session.

Uniformed cops, jail guards, narcs, and assistant police chiefs -- all gone bad this week.

When a Maryland SWAT team raided an innocent mayor's house and killed his dogs, the outrage was palpable. Now, some Maryland legislators have filed a bill that would begin to hold SWAT teams accountable.

"Dope Menace" is a visually stunning, very well-informed journey to the heart of America's mid-century obsession with pulp paperbacks, especially those with drug themes. If you have an interest in drugs and popular culture, you're going to want to check this one out.

The federal budget deficit is reaching astronomical proportions, and the DEA administrator took a $123,000 plane ride to Colombia?!?!