Southwest Asia: Drug Trade a Pillar of the Afghan Economy
The opium economy is the leading employer in Afghanistan, despite limited eradication efforts funded by the west.
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Alert: Do You Live in AK, CO, CT, GA, IL, IA, KS, MD, MA, NH, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, RI, TN, UT, VT, WA or WY? If So, We Need Your Help
E-mails and phone calls are urgently needed to certain US senators to help repeal a bad law at the juncture of drug policy and education.
Nimbins 15th Mardigrass
The village of Nimbin is beginning to get ready for its fifteenth annual MardiGrass, the cannabis law reform rally and gathering which swallows the village every first weekend in May. âUntil we are no longer criminalsâ, says Michael Balderstone, spokesperson for the MOB (MardiGrass Organising Body!) âThatâs the promise we made to ourselves and it looks like we might be doing it for a few years yet, though if Rudd replaces Howard at least the Federal reefer madness campaign might diminish.â
Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Three police officers and a prison guard arrested, and another prison guard gets sent to prison. Once again, we present the corrosive impact of the drug war on police ethics and morality in all its mundane banality.
Europe: Belgium, Germany Need to Open Their Own Cannabis Coffee Shops, Says Dutch Mayor
The Belgian and German governments are complaining about Dutch border city coffee shops that cater to their citizens, but a Dutch mayor suggests they just open their own.