U.S.: Afghanistan a near drugs' state:
04-March-2005, Afghanistan, newkerala
By KRISHNADEV CALAMUR WASHINGTON, March 4 : Afghanistan is on the verge of becoming a major narcotics state and could fill the world's heroin demand, a U.S. State Department report on drugs released Friday said.
"With an estimated 40 percent to ...
Coca, Drugs and Social Protest in Bolivia and ...
03-March-2005, Peru, Reuters AlerNet
Coca cultivation is expanding in Bolivia and Peru, where weak states and a flawed U.S. drugs policy have produced social unrest and instability.
Coca, Drugs and Social Protest in Bolivia and Peru,* the latest report from the International Crisis ...
Washington state groups offer 'exit strategy' for ...
03-March-2005, United States, seattlepi.com
A group of Washington doctors, religious leaders and lawyers offered an "exit strategy" for the war on drugs Thursday, a proposal that would aim to dry up the black market for heroin, marijuana and other substances by having the state regulate their ...
A New Kind of Drug War
28-February-2005, United States, Business Week
The conventional one has been highly costly, with little return. Making narcotics legal -- and very expensive -- can reduce addiction and crime
Starting with Richard Nixon, every U.S. President has declared war on drugs. The FBI, CIA, DEA, ...
War, drugs, and the war on drugs
17-January-2005, Switzerland, International Relations and Security Network
With the belated realization that the war in Afghanistan has turned the country once again into a narco-state, Washington has announced an increase in aid to Afghanistan from US$130 to US$780 to combat the opium and heroin trade. But the US record ...
Observer: Cocaine now cheaper than a cappuccino
09-January-2005, United Kingdom, Hard Dance London
A news report from the Observer claims the failure of the government's policy to stem drug imports is revealed today by research which shows that Britain is awash with cheap drugs, with a line of cocaine now costing less than a cappuccino.
The ...
ECSTASY ‘CHEAPER IN TOWN THAN ALCOHOL’
20-December-2004, United Kingdom, The Whiteheaven News
THE danger drug ecstasy is now cheaper to buy in Whitehaven than many alcoholic drinks, a shocked court has heard.
The street value of the Class A drug has plummeted to an EIGHTH of its value from a year ago.
The revelation was made during the ...
Afghan president says 'fight drugs like Russians'
09-December-2004, Afghanistan, Reuters
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged his countrymen to tackle the war on drugs with the same zeal they fought the Red Army during the Soviet Union's decade-long occupation that ended in 1990.
Speaking two days after being sworn in as the ...
New report suggests U.S. is losing the war on ...
01-December-2004, United States, Detroit Free Press
Prices for cocaine and heroin have reached 20-year lows, according to a report released Tuesday.
The Washington Office on Latin America, which usually is critical of U.S. policies in Latin America, said the low prices called into question the ...
Street price of drugs crashes to record low
28-November-2004, United Kingdom, The Independent
The average street price of illegal drugs is at the lowest level for a decade, according to new figures. The cost of a line of cocaine is now less than a glass of wine in some parts of Britain. A tablet of ecstasy costs as little as £1.
The ...
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