War on Drugs
Cops Made 'White Boy Rick' a Drug Snitch at 14. Now He's Starting a Weed Brand.
Richard Wershe Jr. spent more than 30 years in jail after he says police turned him into a snitch and abandoned him.
Police Might Raid Student Halls for Drugs During Freshers' Week
Priti Patel's plan to make an example of middle-class drug users is a terrible idea, according to every single person we asked.
Ending Eviction Moratoriums Means More Drug Users Will Die
Evictions can displace people from trusted dealers, forcing them to buy drugs from random sources in a market flooded with fentanyl.
Bolivia’s Female Coca Farmers Are Fighting To Change Their Communities
Indigenous women growing coca in rural Bolivia experience violence and marginalisation. Now, they're fighting for change.
400 Convictions Could Be Overturned Due to 1 ‘Racially Biased’ Cop
The Virginia officer was involved in more than 900 cases that resulted in 400 convictions, including seven felonies.
A Zoom Call With Snoop Dogg Somehow Led to Charles Koch Starting a Pro-Weed Group
If the billionaire Koch brother goes all-in on pushing Republicans to embrace pot legalization, he could really help move the needle.
Biden Criticized for Supporting a ‘Misguided’ Plan to Poison Colombia’s Coca Fields
Colombia insists the aerial spraying of coca, the base ingredient for cocaine, is the best option in the war on drugs. More than 150 experts say it can cause serious health problems and environmental destruction.
On the Front Line of Mexico’s Forever War Against the Cartels
“You’ve found the heart of the mafia,” one cartel member in the state of Michoacán told us. “If I were you, I wouldn’t have come here.”
Liberals' Justice Reform Bill Keeps War on Drugs Alive, Policy Experts Say
While harm reduction experts applauded Justin Trudeau’s plan to remove mandatory minimums, they were also concerned the bill still reinforces harms associated with drug criminalization.
Cartel-Style Drug Violence Is Coming to Europe
Photojournalist Teun Voeten has reported on conflict around the world, and watched as drug violence has crept up in his Dutch homeland.
How New York Quietly Ended Its Street Drug War
New data analyzed by VICE News reveals a monumental drop in arrests and convictions for low level drug crime in NYC, as the city finally tries to disentangle itself from a war on drugs that it once led on the world stage.