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Guatemala Considers Legalizing Opium Growing for Medicinal Market
Guatemala is considering allowing the legal, controlled cultivation of opium poppies in a bid to weaken drug trafficking.
Politics Outside US
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Guatemala Considers Legalizing Opium Growing
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina and other government officials said repeatedly this week that they are considering legalizing and regulating opium poppy production in areas where it is alrea
Uruguayan President Mujica strikes back at critics, and so does his wife. (gob.uy)
Uruguay's Mujica, Wife in Diplomatic Spat with INCB
Uruguayan President Mujica is not standing quietly by in the face of criticism from UN drug bureaucrats. Neither is his wife, an Uruguayan senator.
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has some harsh words for his critics and finds some support, too.
Chronicle AM -- December 16, 2013
Uruguay's president defends marijuana legalization there and finds an ally, marijuana bills are popping up in some surprising countries, the Justice Department says we have a federal prison crisis, and much more.
India's Maoist Naxalities -- profiting from prohibition. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- December 13, 2013
It looks like Washington state medical marijuana patients will continue to be able to grow their own, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes wants to welcome pot tourists, the Michigan Senate takes aim at welfare drug users, Indian Maoists are profiting from prohibition, and more.
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Chronicle AM -- December 11, 2013
Uruguay legalizes the marijuana trade (and the usual suspects object), Denver provides a helpful guide to legalization there, Human Rights Watch scorches Louisiana for its AIDS-enhancing policies, and more.
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Uruguay Legalizes Marijuana! [FEATURE]
In an historic vote, the Uruguayan Senate gave final approval Tuesday night to the government's marijuana legalization bill. Once President Mujica signs it, Uruguay is 120 days away from legal marijuana commerce.
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Uruguay Legalizes Marijuana Tomorrow!
Tuesday is going to be historic. Tomorrow, the Uruguayan Senate will vote on a bill that would make their country the first in the world to legally regulate the production, distribution and sale of marijuana for adults. The bill was approved in the House of Representatives in July with 50 out of 96 votes.
Cambodian "intervention" truck rounding up drug users and other "undesirables" in Phnom Penh. (hrw.org)
Cambodia Drug Detention Centers Rife With Abuse
Human Rights Watch has issued another scathing report on the abuse of drug users and other "undesirables" in Cambodian drug detention camps. Drug treatment isn't on offer, but torture, sexual abuse, and forced labor are.
EESC hearing on EC new drugs proposal,11/27/13 (drogriporter.hu)
New Drugs: Europe is Discussing
[image:1 align:right caption:true]The European Commission has proposed new procedures that would fast-track its ability to criminalize or otherwise regulate new drugs, according to a
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