New Orleans police chief defends force where up ...
06-September-2005, United States, Guardian Unlimited
Not since The Spartans at Thermopylae have a group of people displayed such courage under pressure as the New Orleans police department, the force's chief said last night at an emotional press conference. Only a few cowards, Eddie Compass said, had ...
Special K, the horse pill taking over from ...
06-September-2005, United Kingdom, Guardian Unlimited
In veterinary circles, ketamine is used as a horse tranquilliser; on the battlefield, it has proved an effective anaesthetic. But in UK clubs and bars, the drug, known as Special K, has developed a mass following. According to new research, Special ...
Drug war mistargets students
03-September-2005, United States, boston.com
AS COLLEGE students around the country return to campus this fall, thousands of their peers won't be joining them because of a federal law that strips financial aid from students with drug convictions.
The policy is up for reconsideration this ...
New Orleans
03-September-2005, United States, The New York Times
Quote: In the radio interview, Mayor Nagin blamed much of the widespread crime on crazed drug addicts cut off from their fixes.
Rattlers coach suspected of cocaine possession
31-August-2005, United States, East Valley Tribune
Arizona Rattlers coach Todd Shell was found by police early Tuesday with a powdery substance Shell said was cocaine, Mesa authorities said.
Shell, 43, was arrested around 1 a.m. on a Gilbert warrant for violating probation on an extreme DUI ...
Suit spurs debate on hair test for drugs
31-August-2005, United States, The Miami Herald
The seven police officers swore they didn't use cocaine, yet their hair tested positive for the drug.
They are now suing the Boston police department, claiming the mandatory drug test that got them fired is unreliable and racially biased. Their ...
California Patrol Won't Seize Marijuana Used as ...
30-August-2005, United States, The New York Times
In a turnaround, one of the state's biggest law enforcement agencies says it is taking a hands-off approach to the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes.
The new policy, by the California Highway Patrol, states that an "individual ...
Garfunkel busted for marijuana
30-August-2005, United States, CNN.com
Singer Art Garfunkel, who pleaded guilty to marijuana possession last year, has been arrested again on the same charge.
Garfunkel, 63, half of the legendary '60s duo Simon and Garfunkel, was pulled over on Sunday by a New York state trooper near ...
The War on Drugs
30-August-2005, United States, Foreign Policy
The war on drugs will soon be over. It won’t have been won or lost, and we certainly won’t have wiped out illicit drug use. People will still pursue their personal pleasures and uncontrollable addictions. No, the war on drugs will end because drugs ...
Canadian faces death penalty in Taiwan for drug ...
29-August-2005, Taiwan, CBC News
A former resident of British Columbia is in jail and facing the death penalty in Taiwan after being charged with smuggling and trafficking cocaine.
28-year-old Mathieu Forand was allegedly found with cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana at a party in ...
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