Drug War Chronicle

Las autoridades y la opinión pública surcoreanas son intransigentes con la marihuana. Entonces, cuando una destacada actriz se pronuncia en pro de la legalización, la indignación es palmaria.

La producción de coca y cocaína sufrió una ligera baja en Sudamérica, gracias sobre todo a las campañas continuas de erradicación manual y aérea de Colombia, informa la ONU. Pero pese a los miles de millones gastados para suprimir el narcotráfico, un gramo de cocaína ahora cuesta cerca de mitad de lo que costaba 20 años atrás.

Al intentar aplacar la oposición del gobernador demócrata John Lynch, la Asamblea de Nuevo Hampshire ha aprobado un proyecto de ley sobre la marihuana medicinal que prohíbe que los pacientes la cultiven – tendrían que ir a un “centro de compasión”. ¿Será eso suficiente para satisfacer al gobernador?

South Dakota's loudest voice for marijuana law reform has just been silenced. In imposing a sentence for a marijuana possession conviction, a Rapid City judge has ordered Bob Newland to shut up about legalizing it.

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.

The Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative (IDPI), based in Washington, DC, is seeking a new executive director to lead efforts toward non-punitive, non-coercive drug policies nationwide.

Mexico's prohibition-related violence is very ugly, and it's not just the narcos committing atrocities. The Mexican military has been accused of more than 2,000 human rights abuses, ranging from theft and robbery to rape, torture, and murder as it wages war on the so-called cartels.

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Bryan Epis was the first medical marijuana provider to be prosecuted by the federal government, and he is one of dozens of people whose fate is still caught up in the federal system despite recent policy shifts by the Obama administration. Bryan is asking all of us to take action to help those who have risked much to help patients.