World wide weed

This housewife may be Latin America's first legally prescribed marijuana patient

Chile’s health authorities are giving Cecilia Heyder special permission to use cannabis-derived drug Sativex to treat her cancer and lupus.

This housewife may be Latin America's first legally prescribed marijuana patient

The next hotbed for medical marijuana research

The next hotbed for medical marijuana research

Uruguay may treat drug-addicted prisoners with medical weed. Here's how that would work

Uruguay may treat drug-addicted prisoners with medical weed. Here's how that would work

Exclusive: Uruguay may import marijuana from Canada

Exclusive: Uruguay may import marijuana from Canada

Israel embraces the miracle of marijuana — and acts as the US government’s most reliable dealer

Israel embraces the miracle of marijuana — and acts as the US government’s most reliable dealer

PhD in Weed: Meet Israel’s cannabis scientist

Much of what we know about cannabinoids and medical marijuana stems from the groundbreaking work of this courtly Israeli.

PhD in Weed: Meet Israel’s cannabis scientist

America: What's more harmful, pot use or incarceration?

American lives derailed by laws against cannabis possession.

America: What's more harmful, pot use or incarceration?

On Location Video: Dangerous ground

Violence skyrockets in the Argentine city of Rosario as drug gangs battle for control of a growing market.

On Location Video: Dangerous ground

In Colorado, a pot business can signal gentrification

Marijuana shops seek to be community gathering places, like cafes and bars.

In Colorado, a pot business can signal gentrification

8 questions for Kevin Sabet: Should the US end the drug war?

Former Obama administration advisor Kevin Sabet weighs the pros and cons of America's drug strategy.

8 questions for Kevin Sabet: Should the US end the drug war?

War on drugs: What is it good for?

Four decades after President Nixon declared war on drugs, nearly everyone agrees it's time for a truce.

War on drugs: What is it good for?

Drug war by the numbers (Infographic)

Here's the cost of the US government's drug strategy, in prisoners, dollars and trends.

Drug war by the numbers (Infographic)

Marijuana as medicine: medical miracle or public health catastrophe?

The world is embracing a more liberal approach to cannabis, and nearly three-quarters of Americans support giving patients access to the drug. But is medical marijuana the wonder-

Marijuana as medicine: medical miracle or public health catastrophe?

How the Sinaloa cartel won Mexico’s drug war

Mexico’s drug war has cost 70,000 lives, yet drugs still flood across the border. Here’s how the Sinaloa cartel prevailed.

How the Sinaloa cartel won Mexico’s drug war

Stoned, Inc: The war on drugs' whack-a-mole problem

As governments crack down on old-school street drugs, users find cheaper, quasi-legal alternatives.

Stoned, Inc: The war on drugs' whack-a-mole problem