Drug War

Did the Veterans Administration Unseat Marijuana From Schedule I?

Friday, August 20, 2010 10:37

Did the Veterans Administration Unseat Marijuana From Schedule I?

On July 22, 2010 the Department of Veterans Affairs issued aDirective, specifically allowing VA patients the right to use Medical Marijuana without fear of federal interference. “Fourteen states have enacted laws authorizing the use of medical mariju…

Category: Drug War, Government, In The News

Marijuana Legalization in Mexico Gaining Support

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 21:37

Marijuana Legalization in Mexico Gaining Support

Wearing a pressed shirt and tie, banging away on his laptop, law professor Alejandro Madrazo Lajous doesn’t come across as an activist for legalizing marijuana.
But as the attorney for an organization at the forefront of the growing legalization moveme…

Category: Drug War, Government, In The News, Legalization

Ex-Mexico President Calls for Legalizing Drugs

Monday, August 9, 2010 14:57

Ex-Mexico President Calls for Legalizing Drugs

Former President Vicente Fox is joining with those urging his successor to legalize drugs in Mexico, saying that could break the economic power of the country’s brutal drug cartels.
Fox’s comments, posted Sunday on his blog, came less than a week after…

Category: Drug War, Government, In The News, Legalization

New ‘Serious Offence’ Language Includes Marijuana

Sunday, August 8, 2010 15:09

New ‘Serious Offence’ Language Includes Marijuana

The ‘Regulations Prescribing Certain Offences to be Serious Offences’ came into effect July 13, 2010, and was publically enacted by the Federal Government early in August 2010.
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Category: Activism, Drug War, Government, In The News

Mexican Drug Lords Enforce Censorship

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 18:14

Mexican Drug Lords Enforce Censorship

By. PressTV
 
A Mexican city on the US border, despite having a strong news network, avoids coverage of drug violence due to death threats it receives from drug gangs.
 
Nuevo Laredo, the busiest city along the US-Mexico border and a vital US…

Category: Drug War, In The News

As Drug War Turns Into Quagmire, Fear Rules Mexico

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 17:48

As Drug War Turns Into Quagmire, Fear Rules Mexico

by Jason Beaubien, NPR
 
More than 3 1/2 years after Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched his war against the drug cartels, violence in Mexico continues to escalate, and 2010 is on track to be the deadliest year yet in a campaign that has al…

Category: Drug War, In The News

Conrad Black: My Prison Education

Monday, August 2, 2010 21:46

Conrad Black: My Prison Education

By. Conrad Black, National Post
 
In my 28 months as a guest of the U.S. government, I often wondered how my time in that role would end. I never expected that I would have to serve the whole term, though I was, and am, psychologically prepared to…

Category: Drug War, In The News, Legalization

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