Drug War Chronicle

En las laderas orientales de los Andes, mientras las montañas bajan hacia la selva del Amazonas, cientos de miles de campesinos peruanos están cultivando la coca como planta lucrativa para sobrevivir. Pero, ellos enfrentan obstáculos considerables. He aquí un primer informe desde la región.

El presentador populista de CNN, Lou Dobbs, quiere que los Estados Unidos se comprometan con la victoria en la guerra a las drogas. En un editorial modelado párrafo por párrafo de acuerdo con el editorial de Dobbs, el director ejecutivo de la DRCNet, David Borden, explica lo que pasa en realidad.

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The first study of the efficacy of treating pain with marijuana in at least 20 years has found significant benefits for HIV/AIDS patients.

A DEA administrative law judge has ruled that a University of Massachusetts professor should be able to grow marijuana for research purposes, but the battle is not yet over.

CNN populist anchor Lou Dobbs wants the United States to commit to victory in the drug war. In an editorial modeled paragraph for paragraph after Dobbs' editorial, DRCNet executive director David Borden explains the real deal.

On the eastern slopes of the Andes, as the mountains edge down into the jungles of the Amazon, hundreds of thousands of Peruvian peasants are growing coca as a cash crop to survive. But they face considerable obstacles. Here is a first report from the region.

Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan wants to start a pilot stimulant maintenance program for up to 700 hard-core cocaine and meth users in the city's Downtown Eastside. Now he has released a poll showing strong support for the idea among Vancouver residents.

Mexico's ruling party is pushing through a bill that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs for first time offenders and "addicts" -- but may really be designed to facilitate that country's drug war by allowing state authorities to get more involved in it and lengthen sentences for traffickers.

A Texas Republican has reintroduced his bill that would legalize hemp farming in the United States. This time, a Democratic Congress will consider the measure.