Posts Tagged ‘heroin’
Mexico Senate OKs bill to legalize drug possesion
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According to senior Harvard economics professor Jeffrey A. Miron, the only way to end the present drug violence in Mexico is to legalize drugs. What do you think? Please leave a comment… |
| Mexico Senate OKs bill to legalize drug possesion |
| Reuters | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Reuters) – Mexico’s Senate approved a bill on Tuesday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of narcotics for personal use, in order to free resources to fight violent drug cartels.
The bill, proposed by conservative President Felipe Calderon, would make it legal to carry up to 5 grams (0.18 ounces) of marijuana, 500 milligrams (0.018 ounces) of cocaine and tiny quantities of other drugs such as heroin and methamphetamines. |
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Portugal’s drug decriminalization ‘bizarrely underappreciated’
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| Portugal’s drug decriminalization ‘bizarrely underappreciated’ |
| Raw Story | Apr 6, 2009 | Rachel Oswald |
| “None of the fears promulgated by opponents of Portuguese decriminalization has come to fruition, whereas many of the benefits predicted by drug policymakers from instituting a decriminalization regime have been realized,” read more |
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The Political Economy of Taliban Terror in Swat Valley
Women and children in the Swat Valley, Pakistan. Johannes Kalter no date
The Political Economy of Taliban Terror in Swat Valley
The Intelligence Daily | Apr 10, 2009 | By Tom Burghardt
Fury amongst Pakistan’s citizens erupted after a human rights’ group surfaced a video April 3 showing the flogging of a 17-year-old girl in Swat Valley. The vile display was carried out by thugs allied with Baitullah Mehsud’s Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).. . . read more
The beautiful river Swat passing through beautiful forests in Swat valley Pakistan. photo by Atif Gulzar, date unknown, see links for more photos…
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Mexico’s Drug War Death Toll: 8,463 and Counting
Mexican forensic investigators work at the scene where 12 bodies were discovered in Tijuana on Sept. 29. The bodies of 11 men and one woman were found dumped in an empty lot next to an elementary school, an hour before students were scheduled to arrive. (AP)
Mexico’s Drug War Death Toll: 8,463 and Counting
NARCO NEWS: Posted by Kristin Bricker – December 31, 2008 at 8:38 pm A record-breaking 5,612 people were executed in Mexico’s drug war in 2008, making the drug war more deadly than the drugs Mexico’s daily El Universal, which began counting drug war executions four years ago, reports that 5,612 people were executed in Mexico’s drug war in 2008. This year’s deaths more than doubled 2007’s total of over 2,700 executions. By El Universal’s estimates, about 8,463 drug executions have occurr
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Los Angeles Times, Graphic content: Mexico under siege
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NATO troops drafted for anti-drug war
Despite a reduced poppy harvest, Afghanistan still produces more than 90% of the world’s heroin. (Paula Bronstein, Getty Images)
NATO troops drafted for anti-drug war
Heroin Trade; Take action against operations tied to insurgency Tom Blackwell, National Post Published: Monday, November 17, 2008
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NATO troops drafted for anti-drug war
Despite a reduced poppy harvest, Afghanistan still produces more than 90% of the world’s heroin. (Paula Bronstein, Getty Images)
NATO troops drafted for anti-drug war
Heroin Trade; Take action against operations tied to insurgency Tom Blackwell, National Post Published: Monday, November 17, 2008
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Mexico Drug Wars Spill Across the Border
Few regions of the U.S. are immune to drug-trafficking organizations that have left a trail of death, kidnappings and other crimes. (Image courtesy http://www.gameguru.in/)
Mexico Drug Wars Spill Across the Border
By Sam Quinones and Richard A. Serrano November 16, 2008 The drug violence that has left nearly 4,000 people dead this year in Mexico is spreading deep into the United States, leaving a trail of slayings, kidnappings and other crimes in at least 195 cities as far afield as Atlanta, Boston, Seattle and Honolulu, according to federal authorities.
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The Opium Poppy : Papaver Somniferum
COPS SAY LEGALIZE DRUGS!
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
August 04, 2006 (less info) Many police officers are asking the question: if prohibition didn’t work for alcohol, why are we in denial about it working for other things? LEAP is a major initiative now, and gaining steam. Check out www.leap.cc for more.
