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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

  • The hangman has been -- and will be -- getting a real work out in Iran. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
    The hangman has been -- and will be -- getting a real work out in Iran. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

    Iran to Hang 300 for Drug Trafficking

    Iran has already executed more than 125 people for drug trafficking so far this year, and more than 300 await the hangman. It claims that's the only way to stop the flow of drugs destined for Europe.
  • An Amsterdam cannabis coffee shop. If you want to check it out yourself, you better hurry. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
    An Amsterdam cannabis coffee shop. If you want to check it out yourself, you better hurry. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

    Dutch to Ban Foreigners from Cannabis Cafes

    If you want to experience the cannabis coffee shops of Amsterdam, book your ticket now. Next year will be too late, as Holland gives the finger to pot-loving visitors.
  • Medical marijuana is on the agenda at the US Capitol (Image via Wikimedia.org)
    Medical marijuana is on the agenda at the US Capitol (Image via Wikimedia.org)

    Three Medical Marijuana Bills Filed in Congress [FEATURE]

    A bipartisan group of congressman have introduced three bills designed to end federal persecution of medical marijuana patients and providers and to treat medical marijuana businesses like any others.
  • The first steps have been taken toward letting any Colorado adult grow six of these legally. (Image courtesy the author)
    The first steps have been taken toward letting any Colorado adult grow six of these legally. (Image courtesy the author)

    Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Filed in Colorado [FEATURE]

    Will Colorado legalize weed in 2012? A broad array of state and national reform groups have just filed initiatives that would do precisely that.
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    This Week in History

    Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.
  • Drug prohibition funds the bloody mayhem in Mexico (Image via Wikimedia.org)
    Drug prohibition funds the bloody mayhem in Mexico (Image via Wikimedia.org)

    Mexico Drug War Update

    After more than four year's of Calderon's drug war, there is no end in sight to the violence.
  • Those scary US Attorneys get to another governor. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
    Those scary US Attorneys get to another governor. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

    Arizona Governor Moves to Block Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

    Citing yet another threatening letter from a US Attorney, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is seeking clarity in the federal courts and is poised to put the kibosh on dispensary licensing, at least for now.
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