Drug war in Colombia: Is there any progress?
21-June-2005, Colombia, Houston Chronicle
As proof that the U.S.-backed drug war in South America is paying off, the Bush administration says cocaine production has plummeted by nearly 30 percent over the past three years.
But some American counternarcotics officials and drug-trade ...
Police war on hard drugs falters
19-June-2005, United Kingdom, Guardian Unlimited
The number of hard drug dealers arrested in London over the last four years has plummeted by nearly 20 per cent, despite assurances from senior police officers and government ministers that they would make the fight against heroin and cocaine a ...
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 ...
G8 to step up drugs fight in Afghanistan
17-June-2005, Afghanistan, Hindustan Times
The world's eight major industrialized countries have agreed to step up funding to fight the drugs trade in Afghanistan, British Home Secretary Charles Clarke said, acknowledging that present efforts were heavily inadequate.
"Everyone agreed that ...
AMs shocked to test positive for drugs
16-June-2005, United Kingdom, ic Wales
ALMOST everybody in Wales will have hard drugs on their hands at some point today, according to a cutting-edge detection machine.
The problem has reached the point that bank notes, taps and door handles in pubs, nightclubs and even the offices of ...
Cold pill laws offer little relief to plague of ...
16-June-2005, United States, The Bay City Times
People with the sniffles and the druggists who stock sinus medications may be the ones who pay for Michigan's fight against the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine. The cold pill ingredients ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are used to make meth. ...
Do Nats want to sell party pills to ...
16-June-2005, New Zealand, Scoop
Does the National Party want to sell party pills to ten-year-olds?
The National Party's contribution to the Parliamentary debate on the Misuse of Drugs Amendment No. 3 Bill this morning was chilling because it shows a National-led government would ...
Let's win the war on drugs
16-June-2005, United States, Charlotte Observer
From John Emerson, assistant special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Charlotte District office:
Observer community columnist Bill Reeside Jr. wrote ("Call off the war on drugs," May 26) that deadly narcotics such as ...
California Reins In Clinics Using Marijuana for ...
15-June-2005, United States, The New York Times
The best sellers at the Green Cross medical marijuana dispensary here are whipped up in the kitchen of Kevin Reed, the founder and president.
Some of the treats at Alternative Herbal Health Services, a medical marijuana club in San Francisco. ...
Retired cop rides for change to nations drug ...
15-June-2005, United States, Brush News Tribune
Horseback riders on Hwy 6 between Brush and Hillrose are as common as muck in a barnyard and usually dont rate a second glance. However, on Monday, the sight of a cowboy wearing a t-shirt emblazed with the words Cops Say Legalize Drugs was ...
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