Consumers caught in meth war crossfire
14-August-2005, United States, The Oregonian
The latest insanity in the war on drugs comes to you from Georgia. As The New York Times reported, the feds arrested 49 convenience store clerks and owners -- essentially for selling legal cold and allergy pills. "Operation Meth Merchant" is the ...

Debunking the Drug War
09-August-2005, United States, The New York Times
America has a serious drug problem, but it's not the "meth epidemic" getting so much publicity. It's the problem identified by William Bennett, the former national drug czar and gambler. "Using drugs," he wrote, "is wrong not simply because ...

Court slams door on Corby
04-August-2005, Indonesia, Herald Sun
SCHAPELLE Corby was dealt a shattering blow when three Balinese judges shut down her reopened drugs trial yesterday and refused to grant lawyers more time to find new witnesses. Another judge also ruled out the possibility of Australian ...

Oregon prescription policy may set meth law ...
21-July-2005, United States, USA Today
Oregonians who want over-the-counter cold medicine soon may need a doctor's permission to buy it. Trying to stem the abuse of methamphetamine, the Oregon Senate will likely vote next week on a bill that would make the state the nation's first to ...

Drugs more threat to Afghans than terrorism, says ...
10-July-2005, Afghanistan, Daily Times
Illegal opium production is more of a risk to Afghanistan than terrorism, President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, adding the world would turn its back on Afghans if they failed to curb the trade. He said opium poppy cultivation was a ...

Methamphetamine: The real drug war
10-July-2005, United States, seattlepi.com
Washington state began facing up to its problems with methamphetamine in the 1990s. Part of the other Washington is still in denial. An awakening by the Bush administration is overdue. The drug problem that was once largely confined to the ...

Youths warned drugs not 'cool'
08-July-2005, United States, The Republican
Thirty-three-year-old Patrice Gearing and three others told a group of youngsters at the city's Boys and Girls Club yesterday about their lives and drugs. "I can honestly tell you," said Boston resident Gearing, "that it's a miracle that I'm ...

Meth is leading problem in drugs, new survey says
06-July-2005, United States, boston.com
The crippling reach of methamphetamine abuse has become the nation's leading drug problem affecting local law enforcement agencies, according to a survey of 500 sheriff's departments in 45 states. More than half of the sheriffs interviewed for a ...

Lawyers unconcerned by SBY drugs stance
29-June-2005, Indonesia, news.com.au
LAWYERS for Schapelle Corby say they are unconcerned by a tough anti-drugs campaign launched by Indonesia's president, who has vowed never to pardon convicted drug offenders. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has sent a text message to millions ...

The War On Drugs, Total Success
19-June-2005, United States, useless knowledge mag
By Lenny Gibeault III June 19, 2005 I have been reading a lot on the recent (growing, but still on the fringe) commentary on the abject failure of the US Drug War. I disagree with this notion, thought not for the reasons some might think. I ...

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