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Will Mexico Cartel Leader's Capture Reduce Violence or Drug Abuse?
The leader of Mexico's brutal Zetas organization has been captured in northern Mexico, authorities announced.
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The US-Mexico border (wikipedia.org)
Mexico to Rein In US Agencies in Drug War
The fledgling adminstration of Mexican President Pena Nieto is moving to strengthen its control over US law enforcement and intelligence agencies operating there, a change of course from the policies of his predecessor.
"El Chapo" Guzman makes billions off drug prohibition.
Sinaloa Cartel Dominates Meth Trade, Report Finds
Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel dominates the meth trade and is getting rich doing so, a new report finds.
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The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012 [FEATURE]
In some ways, 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble before our eyes. In other ways it's still business as usual in the drug war. Here, we look at the biggest drug policy stories of the year.
HuffPost Live on Mexican Drug War and Security, 11:30am EST TODAY
I am participating on a HuffPost Live panel starting at 11:30am EST this morning
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Chronicle Review Essay: What Next for Mexico?
With a new president taking over, Mexico has a chance to rethink its disastrous war on the cartels. Two new books on the Mexican drug wars have a few thoughts about where it's been and where it should go next.
2008 Dia Mundial de la Marijuana (Global Marijuana Day), March, Mexico City
Another Reason for Mexico to End Its Drug War
[image:1 align:right caption:true]Along with catalyzing devastating violence that has claimed 60,000 lives thus far, there's another good reason for Mexico to end its ill-fated drug war -- they
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Amnesty Raps Mexico on Human Rights Abuses in Drug War
Allegations of torture and mistreatment by Mexican soldiers and police have increased dramatically as President Calderon wages his drug war, Amnesty International says in a new report.
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Two More Drug War Deaths -- Border Patrol Involved in Both
A San Diego housewife and an Arizona Border Patrol agent both died at the hands of Border Patrol agents in drug-related incidents in recent days, bringing this year's toll of drug war killings to 48.
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Tom Hayden to NORML: US Needs Peace Movement to End Drug War [FEATURE]
Veteran antiwar activist Tom Hayden opened the first day of the national NORML conference with a call for the creation of a social justice-based peace movement to end the drug war.