Drug War Chronicle
Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997
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Reportaje: Futuros médicos apoyan la marihuana medicinal
La división discente de la AMA, la Sección de Estudiantes de Medicina, aprobó abrumadoramente una resolución a favor de la marihuana medicinal en la convención nacional de la AMA a principios de este mes. Como el otro grande grupo nacional de estudiantes de medicina, la Asociación Estadounidense de Estudiantes de Medicina, ya la apoya, parece que el cannabis terapéutico tiene futuro en la medicina de EE.UU. -
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Editorial: ¿Cuánto tiempo debe continuar un experimento hasta que se lo declare un fracaso? (por ejemplo, la prohibición de las drogas)
La prohibición federal de las drogas de EE.UU. empezó con a Ley Harrison sobre los Estupefacientes [<em>Harrison Narcotics Act</em>] en 1914 â hace cerca de un siglo. Con todo, el año pasado el Talibán logró ganar cien millones de dólares con el tráfico de opio y no hay ni una sola escuela libre de drogas en EE.UU. ¿Cuándo será que se va a terminar el experimento fracasado y no muy noble para que podamos empezar a limpiar el lÃo que nos ha dejado? -
Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
An Ohio jailer, a Connecticut cop, and a pair of Florida deputies get busted, a Louisiana cop goes on trial, a Texas constable cops a plea, and so does a Texas US Border Patrol Agent. -
Southwest Asia: West Threatens to Block Iran Drug Aid Over Nuclear Issue
The US and European Union are threatening to stop helping Iran fight to stem the tide of Afghan opium and heroin -- heroin destined not only for the Islamic republics but also for the veins of users in places like Berlin and London. It's part of the high-wire pressure act aimed at stopping Iran's nuclear program. -
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Weekly: Blogging @ the Speakeasy
"Nation's Mayors Take a Stand for Harm Reduction," "And the Winner of the War on Meth isâ¦Cocaine," "Our Drug War Alliances in South America Are Crumbling," "Trained Pigeons That Smuggle Drugs and Cell Phones Into Prison," "They're Drug Testing Our Sewage," "Don Imus: Critic of Racial Profiling?," "George Will's Weak Defense of Our Embarrassing Incarceration Rates," "Rising Coca Cultivation In Colombia Is Driving the UN Drug Czar Crazy." -
Help Needed: Drug War Chronicle Seeking Cases of Informant Abuse
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