Latin America: In Break With Campaign Promises, Peru's New Government Will Accelerate Coca Eradication
Peruvian President Alain Garcia campaigned on a promise to stop coca eradication. Now, he's changing his tune -- and his policies.
Executive Branch
Medical Marijuana: No More Prison Threat for Renee Boje After Feds Accept Symbolic Plea
The federal case against medical marijuana refugee Renee Boje has ended not with a bang but with a whimper as, after eight years, the feds let her cop to a plea for possession of a 1/2 gram of pot.
Khat: Feds Arrest 62 in Crackdown on Mild East African Stimulant Herb
US federal authorities have rounded up 62 immigrants on charges of smuggling khat, a mild stimulant herb used for hundreds of years in East Africa and the Arabian peninsula. Their use of the Hawala financial network has generated weak speculation that there could be a terrorist link.
Medical Marijuana Patients and Supporters Rally
Medical Marijuana Patients and Supporters to Rally at Obama Event