The Missouri House of Representatives Thursday approved reducing the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses. The move came as the House approved a larger judiciary bill, which now heads to …
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Posted in Summit of the Americas: Should Drugs Be Legalized?
April 13, 2012 | 2 views | No Comments
Michael MacDonald
Drug legalization discussions have re-opened ahead of this weekend’s Summit of the Americas which will be held in Cartagena, Colombia.
In an op-ed published in The Guardian, Guatemalan President Otto Perez wrote that the w…
Jacksonville Police Kill Armed Man in Drug Raid
April 6, 2012 | 10 views | No Comments
A Jacksonville, Florida, narcotics detective shot and killed an armed man during a drug raid aimed at arresting a small-scale crack dealer Thursday. Juan Montrice Lawrence, 40, becomes the 22rd person to die in US…
Colombia Bill Would Decriminalize Drug Plant Cultivation
April 2, 2012 | 5 views | No Comments
Phillip Smith
Colombia and Peru are the world's largest coca (and cocaine) producers, with Bolivia in third place. In both Peru and Bolivia, national laws allow for some legal coca cultivation, although illicit cultivation also occurs. There is…
Rasmussen Poll: 47% Say Legalize, Tax Marijuana
March 30, 2012 | 2 views | No Comments
Support for legalizing and taxing marijuana outmuscled opposition to it in the latest Rasmussen poll to ask respondents about the issue. Support was at 47%, while opposition was at 42%, with 10% undecided in the p…
Mexico Church Divided Over Drug Wars
March 23, 2012 | 4 views | No Comments
The street vendors outside the iconic Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City are doing a roaring trade.
Everything from incense and candles to huge portraits of the Pope are flying off the shelves. Unfortunately for Benedict XVI, they are pictures of his…
