War on Drugs
Η Χρήση της Κοκαΐνης Αυξάνεται, Σύμφωνα με Έκθεση των Ηνωμένων Εθνών
Ενώ η παγκόσμια παραγωγή αυξάνεται για να καλύψει τη ζήτηση, κατάσχεται μεγαλύτερη ποσότητα απ’ όση παράγεται.
Κάποιος Προσπάθησε να Στείλει 50 Τούβλα Κοκαΐνης με Σβάστικες στην Ευρώπη
Κάποια από τα πακέτα έγραφαν "HITLER".
Η Βία των Καρτέλ Ναρκωτικών Έρχεται στην Ευρώπη
Ο φωτορεπόρτερ Teun Voeten καταγράφει συγκρούσεις σε όλο τον κόσμο και παρακολουθεί τη βία που σχετίζεται με τα ναρκωτικά να κυριεύει την πατρίδα του, την Ολλανδία.
Δύο Άτομα στο Μεξικό Μπορούν Πλέον να Παίρνουν Νόμιμα Κόκα
Ένας Μεξικανός δικαστής αποφάσισε ότι η ιδιωτική χρήση κοκαΐνης δεν βάζει την υγεία του ατόμου σε μεγάλο κίνδυνο.
Η Αστυνομία Νόμιζε ότι Νίκησε τις Αγορές Ναρκωτικών του Darknet - Έκανε Λάθος
Την άνοιξη, το εμπόριο ναρκωτικών στο dark web δέχτηκε επιθέσεις σε διάφορα μέτωπα και οι Αρχές το θεώρησαν νίκη. Αλλά λίγο αργότερα, όλα συνεχίστηκαν όπως πριν.
JR Smith and America's Out of Control Love Affair with Drug Tests
Nearly everyone knows the war on drugs is a bad idea at this point, but employers—from the NBA to Walmart—still think smoking marijuana should be a fireable offense. And as usual, it's corporate America's vote that counts.
The DEA Is Monitoring Your Phone Calls
Over the weekend, revelations that AT&T is freely sharing a massive amount of phone data with the DEA and local law enforcement agencies underlined just how connected the surveillance state is to the war on drugs.
The Feds Will Let the States Legalize Pot… Maybe
The good news, bros, is that as long as Washington and Colorado’s regulatory schemes are judged sufficiently strict and their legal weed businesses stay within state lines, the DOJ is advising prosecutors to not go after marijuana growers and sellers.
The Trickle-Down Economics of Nicaragua’s Drug Trade
When the Bluefields and the rest of Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast was a hub for cocaine traffic, violence went up and most of the profits went to unscrupulous kingpins—but the extra money was also a boon to many poor residents.
These Nonviolent Female Prisoners Have Been Rotting in Prison for the Last Decade
A few weeks ago, I found a book at a thrift store called The Tallahassee Project. It's a collection of photos of nonviolent female prisoners who were imprisoned as part of the war on drugs. Each photo is accompanied by a letter from the woman...
So You Want to Abolish Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Small-Time Drug Dealers
It's a tall order, and probably high time. Attorney General Eric Holder sure thinks so, and plans to overhaul Justice Department policy to spare petty, non-violent drug offenders of lengthy mandatory minimum sentences. But a plan is just that: a plan...
New Cocaine Routes Are Ruining West Africa
At the end of June, the UN held its annual International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Yury Fedotov, head of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime, gave a speech in which he mentioned that the cocaine trade in Africa is growing, "fueling...