The war on Colombia's cocaine industry
18-October-2005, Colombia, BBC News
Plan Colombia - the $3bn (£1.7bn) US effort to hit cocaine at its source - has become embroiled in the country's 40-year armed conflict. The BBC's Paul Kenyon travels with the Junglas, an elite anti-narcotics unit, as they comb the Colombian ...
Toking Diplomacy
14-October-2005, United States, Mother Jones
If you were the guy everyone called the prince of pot and the U.S. drug czar came to town rattling his saber, you’d probably have the sense to stay out of his way. At the very least, you wouldn’t go out of your way to antagonize him, let alone pay ...
A surgeon’s plan for legalized drugs
13-October-2005, United States, phillyBurbs.com
Amid the flurry of voices on the phone cheering a column about an ex-cop advocating drug legalization was that of Dr. Joseph Foreman.
Dr. Foreman isn't a crank. When he told me that heroin, cocaine and meth should be legalized, I ...
Marijuana Compound Spurs Brain Cell Growth
13-October-2005, United States, Forbes
When it comes to the controversy surrounding medical marijuana, an international team of researchers is busy stirring the pot by releasing findings that suggest the drug helps promote brain cell growth while treating mood disorders.
According to ...
Tories let Cameron off the hook over drugs ...
13-October-2005, United Kingdom, Telegraph
David Cameron emerged unscathed from the first round of leadership hustings with Conservative MPs last night after Right-wingers backed away from putting him on the spot over whether he took drugs as a student.
His supporters had feared an ...
Boy George 'had 13 bags of coke'
12-October-2005, United States, CNN.com
Singer Boy George faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on charges of drug possession, while his lawyer said on Tuesday the flamboyant entertainer had no idea how 13 plastic bags of cocaine got in his apartment.
George, who made his name in ...
Denied for drugs
12-October-2005, United States, The Daily Vanguard
Over 41,000 potential students were denied federal financial aid during the 2003-04 academic year because they either reported a drug conviction or refused to answer a question about drug convictions on their federal financial aid application, ...
Robbie Williams: I took cocaine with the ...
10-October-2005, United Kingdom, The Independent
Robbie Williams launched an attack on the British media yesterday, accusing them of hypocrisy and "devouring" the model Kate Moss over her alleged drug-taking activities.
Williams, who himself has battled problems with alcohol and drugs, claimed ...
The Failed Drug War
07-October-2005, United States, BellaOnline
The war on drugs is a war on people. The laws for controlled substances are completely uncontrolled street drugs that are often bulked up with non-drugs to add weight to increase price. Punishment for possession or sale of drugs has filled our ...
Who're the real dopes in the war on drugs?
05-October-2005, United States, Pahrump Valley Times
A few days ago the King County, Washington government made it illegal to throw computers and cell phones away.
That created, or expanded, a new industry - disposal of computers and cell phones in Seattle and environs. New businesses formed, other ...
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