China tries a new tactic over drugs: Openess
10-July-2005, China, China Daily
At a hilltop compound with picturesque views of a lake and red mountains on China's tropical southern edge, a group of young men in turbans and women in colorful dresses perform folk dances, clap their hands and sing. The performers from the ...

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 ...

Oregon Resumes Medical Marijuana Program
18-June-2005, United States, The Bosh
"The (Supreme Court) decision has no legal impact on the operation of Oregon's program," according to a statement by Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers' office. Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling the federal government could prosecute medical ...

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 ...

Justices Say U.S. May Prohibit the Use of Medical ...
07-June-2005, United States, The New York Times
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the power of Congress to prohibit and prosecute the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes, even in the 11 states that permit it. The 6-to-3 decision, a firm reassertion of federal authority, ...

Court affirms teen's Ecstasy overdose was not ...
20-May-2005, United States, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Four years after a Sewickley girl overdosed on the drug Ecstasy, the state Supreme Court has affirmed a trial judge's ruling that the man who is charged with selling the drug cannot be tried for homicide. The 4-3 majority opinion, written by ...

Wait Goes on for Cleared Painkiller Case Briton
09-May-2005, United Arab Emirates, Scotsman.com
A British woman cleared by a Dubai court of deliberately carrying banned drugs in her system was left facing a further agonising delay today in her 10-week battle to fly home. Sports osteopath Tracy Wilkinson was hoping prosecutors in the United ...

End the war on drugs
23-April-2005, United Kingdom, Socialist Worker Online
There is a radical alternative to drugs prohibition, says Steve Rolles of think tank Transform, but the mainstream parties are ignoring it All three major parties have outlined policies on drugs in their general election manifestos—and all three ...

Forfeiture a Financial Weapon in Drug War
21-April-2005, United States, The Intelligencer
By SHELLEY HANSON WHEELING - Vehicles, property and cash used in drug deals can be seized from an alleged offender through due process of law, said Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney Scott Smith on Wednesday. During an April 5 city council ...

Supreme Court to Hear Case of Dispute Over ...
19-April-2005, United States, The New York Times
By LINDA GREENHOUSE Published: April 19, 2005 WASHINGTON, April 18 - The Supreme Court added an important new religion case to its docket on Monday, agreeing to decide whether the government can ban the importation of a hallucinogenic tea ...

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