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Prohibition of drugs

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Could Colombia’s incoming president legalize cocaine?

Conflict & Justice

If approved, it would be the first time that a country legalizes a drug as addictive and harmful as coca.

several multi-colored MDMA pills

This Australian politician says pill testing could prevent deaths at music festivals

A poppy farmer stands in front of a poppy plant and talks with a mic in his hand.

Could decriminalization of Mexico’s poppy farms reduce drug-cartel violence?

Conflict & Justice
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Medical marijuana legalized in Peru

Global Politics
Men hold up marijuana at the house of reggae legend Bob Marley.

Should the Caribbean embrace legal marijuana? Many say yes

Justice
Men hold up marijuana at the house of reggae legend Bob Marley.

Should the Caribbean embrace legal marijuana? Many say yes

Justice

Jamaica is moving to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, and the debate over the drug is heating up in several other Caribbean countries.

Holder, citing prison overcrowding, overrides some mandatory minimum sentences

Global Politics

Faced with overcrowded prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder announced a series of reforms to the way certain drug offenders are handled by the U.S. federal legal system. Of the 2.3 million Americans incarcerated, half are charged with drug-related crimes.

Attorney General Eric Holder: Change Could Be Coming to U.S. Drug Laws

Today Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to announce some substantial changes in how low-level drug offenders are prosecuted, overriding pre-existing federal laws that impose mandatory minimum sentences for drug-related offenses. The Justice Department will offer drug treatment programs for low-level offenders instead of jail time and early release for some current elderly inmates who […]

In Uruguay, raft of political changes defy political labels

Global Politics

Uruguay’s new left-wing government has introduced a host of new laws, regarding marijuana, abortion and same-sex marriage. They’re hot topics of discussion and, surprisingly, often the reactions people have defy political labels.

Dutch drug tourism

The Dutch have liberal drug laws, but some local officials are fed up with foreigners who invade their towns looking for drugs.