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Portugal Drug Decriminalization 'a Resounding Success': Will Britain Respond? No. (Opinion)

Tom Chivers opines that the "Portugal Experience" suggests that decriminalization is exactly the right approach for the priorities of reducing drug use and reducing crime in the UK.

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Awesome Video: SSDP Confronts Drug Czar About Legalizing Marijuana

A huge round of applause to SSDP activist Daniel Pacheco for his gutsy performance at the drug czar's press conference this morning. Just Say Now caught the whole thing on video.

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Former Spanish Prime Minister Says Legalize Drugs to End Violence

Former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez is the latest global political figure to come out for drug legalization.

The Relationship Between Prohibition and Homicide

Data analyzed by Harvard University's Professor Jeffrey Miron confirm the hypothesis that drug and alcohol prohibition cause increased rates of violence.

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Marc Emery Prosecutor Now Says Legalize Marijuana

He led the effort to imprison Prince of Pot Marc Emery, but now former federal prosecutor John McVay has emerged from the dark side.

Latin America: Human Rights a Casualty in Chihuahua's Drug War

The Mexican army undertook Operation Join Together Chihuahua in March, as thousands of troops poured into the Mexican border state. As has been the case elsewhere in Mexico, the arrival of the troops has been followed by a growing chorus of human rights complaints.

Feb. '09 drug policy forum held by<br>Mexico's Grupo Parlamentario Alternativa

Mexico Talking But Not Moving on Drug Legalization [FEATURE]

Faced with a mounting death toll, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has called for a debate on legalizing drugs, but it doesn't look like it's going anywhere just yet.

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Top British Doctor and Lawyer Join Drug Decrim Chorus

The just-retired head of the Royal College of Physicians has joined a growing decriminalization chorus in Britain.

Santiago Papasquiaro, site of Saturday's firefight

Mexico Drug War Update

The death toll in Ciudad Juarez this year is over 1,800 so far, meaning 2010 is on pace to be another record year for murder there. And that's just Juarez.

Drug Gang Hires 'pretty' Hitwomen

A suspected member of the vicious La Linea gang reports that his organization is hiring pretty young women to carry out killings in order to surprise its enemies. Around 30 women aged between 18 and 30 years have learned in recent months to carry out killings accompanied by hitmen, and most have already killed people.

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