Revealed: how drugs war failed
04-July-2005, United Kingdom, Guardian Unlimited
The profit margins for major traffickers of heroin into Britain are so high they outstrip luxury goods companies such as Louis Vuitton and Gucci, according to a study that Downing Street is refusing to publish under freedom of information ...
Illicit drugs valued at 0.9% of entire world GDP: ...
29-June-2005, China, Xinhua
Global illicit drugs valued at theretail level in 2003 was estimated to reach 0.9 percent of the world gross domestic product (GDP), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said here Wednesday.
The value of the global illicit ...
Lawyers unconcerned by SBY drugs stance
29-June-2005, Indonesia, news.com.au
LAWYERS for Schapelle Corby say they are unconcerned by a tough anti-drugs campaign launched by Indonesia's president, who has vowed never to pardon convicted drug offenders.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has sent a text message to millions ...
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 ...
Marijuana-flavored candy blasted
21-June-2005, United States, boston.com
Marijuana-flavored lollipops with names such as Purple Haze, Acapulco Gold and Rasta are showing up on the shelves of convenience stores around the country, angering anti-drug advocates.
"It's nothing but dope candy, and that's nothing we need to ...
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 ...
'Drug War Refugee' could get 10 years
18-June-2005, Canada, The Ottawa Citizen
Justice Minister Irwin Cotler has ordered the extradition of a woman who faces trial in California for tending marijuana plants at the Cannabis Castle, a Bel Air mansion that served as one of the state's first medical marijuana grow-ops in the ...
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 ...
Rap star Missy Elliot says I've done drugs:-
18-June-2005, United States, webindia
New York, June 18 : Rap star Missy Elliot has admitted to having done drugs during a recent trip to Jamaica.
"What's up with everyone? Sorry if I sound kind of weird but I just had a Jamaican brownie - some of you might know what I'm 'bout," ...
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