WAR ON DRUGS NEWS

Comcast Censors Medical Marijuana Group
Cable giant refuses to put reasons for denial in writing, then turns around and offers $50,000,000 in free airtime to Partnership for a Drug Free America.

Appeals Court Bars Medical Marijuana Raids
The 9th U.S. Ciruit Court of Appeals issued an injunction barring U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, the Department of Justice, and the Drug Enforcement Administration from future raids on or persecutions of two California medical marijuana patients and their providers.

Fighting Drugs with Bras
Some 900 peasant women in Columbia will make lingerie and sell it to a French supermarket chain, under a United Nations-backed program aimed at encouraging the county's impoverished farmers and their families to stop growing drug crops.

Chong Reports to Prison
Actor-comedian Tommy Chong reported to a privately run federal prison to serve his nine-month sentence for conspiring to sell bongs and other drug paraphernalia over the Internet even as his attorneys prepared to argue for his release pending appeal.

Presidential Candidate Who Would Arrest Medical Marijuan Patients Admits He Used Marijuana
U.S. Sen. John Edwards (D-NC), who has previously said it would be "irresponsible" for the federal government NOT to arrest cancer and AIDS patients using medical marijuana under the provisions of state medical marijuana laws, acknowledged on national television that he has used marijuana in the past.
[- Just another hypocritical bastard trying to tell us what is "responsible behavior."]

Creeping Menace of Yardies' Crack Cocaine Trade Revealed
[- The government does not like small upstart competition getting involved in the drug trade.]

Drug Dogs Found
Two dogs used to smuggle cocaine fell ill when the 2kg packages of drugs surgically attached to the insides of their stomachs burst during a flight from Columbia.

Angry Indian Wives Declare War on Drinking DensA
The men of Garai's bar never stood a chance. One by one they were dragged away from their 'chullu' - a rough spirit made from molasses - given a public thrashing and forced to swear to a life of abstinence from then on.

U.S. Uses Terror Law to Pursue Crimes from Drugs to Swindling
Justice Department officials say they are simply using all the tools availabel to them to pursue criminals - terrorists or otherwise. But critics of the administration's antiterrorism tactics assert that such use of the law is evidence the administration is using terrorism as a guise to pursue a broader law enforcement agenda.

George Bush's Joint
Alice in Wonderland and the "Marijuana & Kids" media briefing in San Diego

Raids in UK and Colombia Smach Huge Drug Cartel
Detective calls it "... the biggest drugs operation and cartel that has ever been seen in this country."

Kerry Flip-Flops to Pledge an End to Raids on Medical Marijuana Patients; Dean Calls for Moratorium on Raids.

Boxer is Guilty of Drug Deal The reputation of former world champion boxer Paul Weir is in tatters after he was convicted of dealing in herbal cannabis.

Seattle Voters Favor Measure on Marijuana The new measure makes adult marijuana possession the lowest law-enforcement priority.

Expert Calls for UK Drinking Age to be Raised Government health adviser calls for measure to counter a huge increase in drink-fuelled violence and illness.

In the Wake of 9/11, Afghanistan Faces a Future Sunk in Drug Culture Afghanistan is the biggest supplier of opium to the world. Nearly all of the heroin filling veins in Europe originates here. Drugs account for a third of the Afghan economy. Britain has take a lead in the counter-narcotics campaign, but its efforts have so far been ineffectual. Not enough money or manpower is available to stop the spread of poppy cultivation or to deal with narco-commanders - some of whose firepower allows them to retain the support of the CIA.
In turning a blind eye to drug traffickers, in the name of the war on terror, the US risks storing up more perils in Afghanistan.

University U-Turn on Brain Damage Claims for Ecstacy A university which claimed that the drug ecstacy could cause irreversible brain damage will this week publish a retraction after revealing that the results of their tests were wrong.

Disabled Patients Surveyed Over Cannabis Sufferers with a variety of disabilities are to be surveyed to establish how many use cannabis to alleviate their pain.

Cold Case at the Marine Base An El Toro officer's 1991 death could re-open controversy over military drug trafficking.

Scottish Drug Deaths Rise 70% Since 1997 [- People die in war, same goes for the "War on Drugs" I suppose some might consider this to be winning, after all, the enemy (drug user) bodycount is mounting.]

Editorial: Marijuana as a Prescription Drug Is 'Yes' of 'No' Question.

'Victory Act' To Expand Powers of Patriot Act Recent drafts of the Victory Act would provide extra penalties for drug dealers alleged to be connected to terrorist groups and would dramatically expand the government's power to seize records and conduct wiretaps in connection with "narcoterrorism" investigations.
Even without official legislation, the proposals have prompted an outcry from the American Civil Liberties Union, the criminal defense bar and some Democrats, who say the Bush adminstration and Senate Republicans are trying to use the terrorist threat to mask broad changes in drug trafficking laws.

Cannabis' Usefulness in Pain Relief to be Clinically Assessed Hospital patients scheduled to undergo surgery are being recruited to take part in trials to find out if cannabis can provide pain relief after an operation.

Rumsfeld Cites Drug Problem in Hemisphere Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said that the United States and Latin America face "a terrible problem" from terrorism and drug trafficking and suggested that American forces might be realigned in Central and South America.

Cannabis Spray Painkiller in Use in Months Test on an oral spray called Sativex have been completed and are being reviewed by regulators. If, as expected, they rule the painkiller should be approved, the law (in the UK) will be changed to allow the cannabis-based drug - the first of its kind - to be prescribed by doctors.

U.S. Backs Colombia on Attacking Drug Planes Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said that the United States would support Colombia in resuming a policy that allows Colombia fighter pilots to shoot down planes "suspected" of ferrying drugs or force them to land.

Graham Retreats From Medical Marijuana Position Questioned on New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bob Grahm (D-FL) retreated from his previous statement supporting states' rights, saying he would not immediately end the Bush administration's arrests of medical marijuana patients and providers.

Kerry Retreats on Medical Marijuana Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) retreated from his previous support of medical marijuana. He stated that although his "personal disposition is open to the issue of medical marijuana," he would rather wait for a "scientific review" before making the decision to end DEA raids. He also said that although he would "put a moritorium on the raids" pending a review, he would not commit to any long-term action to protect patients from arrest.

Kucinich Thanked for Compassion on Medical Marijuana Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) reiterated his support for changing federal law to allow people with cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and other serious illnesses to have medical marijuana, with their doctors' approval. More...

New British Chief Prosecutor Had Drug Conviction The incoming head of the Crown Prosecution Service was once convicted for possession of cannabis.

New Drug Promises Shift in Treatment for Heroin Addicts For many addicts, though not all, buprenorphine does what methadone does, blocking an addict's craving for a high, but experts and addicts asy it has several advantages over the older drug, and the most important may be that a patient can get a supply, not merely a dose, with a visit to a doctor and pharmacy. Like methadone, buprenorphine (pronounced byoo-pre-NOR-feen) is addictive, but the risk of overdose is much lower. Unlike methadone, buprenorphine will not give an addict more than a mild high no matter how large the dose, and it cannot be combined with opiates or other narcotics to get higher still. Users suffer fewer unpleasant side effects, and milder withdrawl symptoms when they stop taking it.

Study Finds 2.6% Increase in U.S. Prison Population The nation's prison population grew 2.6 percent last year, the largest increase since 1999, according to a study by the Justice Department. The jump came despite a small decline in serious crime in 2002. It also came when a growing number of states facing large budget deficits have begun trying to reduce prison costs by easing tough sentencing laws passed in the 1990's, thereby decreasing the number of inmates. At the end of 2002, there were 2,166,260 Americans in local jails, state and federal prisons and juvenile detention facilities, the report found.
In the federal prison system, which with 163,528 inmates is now larger than any state system, 48 percent of the growth in the number of prisoners from 1995 to 2001 was accounted for by drug crimes and only 9 percent by violent crimes.

F.D.A. Officials Press Legislators to Oppose Bill on Importing Less Expensive Drugs Top officials of the Food and Drug Administration have been waging an intense effort to defeat legislation that would allow Americans to import cheaper medicines from Canada and Europe. [- Further proof that the FDA is working to protect drug company profits over your health!]

Sugar and Fat 'As Addictive as Hard Drugs' Researchers Say New research found that foods high in fat and sugar can cause significant changes in brain biochemistry similar to drugs such as heroin and cocaine.

Cannabis Protest Targets Westminster Supporters of the cannabis campaigner Biz Ivol staged a protest at Westminster to back moves to legalize cannabis for medicinal use.

Former Judge Calls for Legalisation of Cannabis and End to 'Unenforceable' Law A Former British High Court judge called for cannabis to be legalized and the drug to be supplied in the same way as alcohol and tobacco.

Hemp High On a techincality - the agency failed to give enough advance warning or allow public comment before imposing the rule - a federal appeals court overturned a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ban on the sale of food containing hemp.

Jail Threat to Users and Suppliers After Date Rape Drug is Outlawed GHB is outlawed in the UK.

Mood Drug Attacker Avoids Jail A lawyer's daughter who attacked a woman with a glass in a nightclub has escaped jail after a judge accepted that her violent behavior was triggered by the controversial drug Seroxat.

Who's Minding the Drugstore? The Food and Drug Administration is taking fewer actions to regulate promotions, prompting concern that companies are overstating the benefits of drugs.

Police Raid Gone Awry: A Muddled Path to the Wrong Door The raid conducted by law enforcement on the home of a law-abiding Marine highlights the way in which aggressive police work can go wrong.

Hash Cafe Set to Open Before Change in Law The man behind plans for a cannabis cafe in London said he is considering opening the venue before the Government relaxes the drug laws next year.

"Therapeutic Justice," Made in USA The drug treatment lobby's newest industry: marijuana users.

One in Five Addicts are Ignoring Edicts from US-Style Drug Courts The crisis surrounding Scotland's drugs courts deepened as it emerged that more than one in five addicts are breaching orders handed down by sheriffs.

Lawsuit Alleges FEMA Funded by Laundered Drug Profits The history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an illegal unconstitutional entity has been most recently exposed in an unprecedented lawsuit against the CIA and its alleged drug trafficking and money laundering operations.

DEA Nominee Tries to Hide From Wheelchair-Bound Medical Marijuana Patient Karen Tandy, nominated to be the new DEA administrator, ducked out a back door after her confirmation hearing in order to avoid disabled medical marijuana patient Suzanne Pfeil. Pfeil, who was threatened at gunpoint by DEA agents last September, waited in the hallway by the back door, hoping to hand Ms. Tandy a letter.

An Open Letter to Senator Diane Feinstein

Delagates at the British Medical Association's annual conference rejected motions calling for cannabinoids to be made available to MS sufferers and for an expansion of the use of recreational drugs. [- They really know how to put the "ASS" in association.]

Pro-Cannabis Campaigner in Suspected Drug Overdose Biz Ivol, the Orkney cannabis campaigner, was seriously ill in hospital after a suspected overdose on the day charges against her for supplying the drug were dropped. [- No, she didn't overdose on cannabis, dummy. That is impossible. She took a drug called paracetamol.] More...

Cannabis campaigner to take own life A wheelchair-bound cannabis campaigner plans to take her own life with an overdose of paracetamol and champagne after putting her case to legalise the drug at a court case next week.

Activists Fear a Compromise on Demand to Repeal Rockefeller Drug Laws

Report by Police Outlines Mistakes in Ill-Fated Harlem Drug Raid A tangle of mistakes, including lapses in communication, poor supervision, and failure to follow proper procedures, led to the death of a 57-year-old woman in a botched raid. In an unusually candid report on the May 16 raid and the events that led up to it, the department said that officers did not monitor the woman's apartment or take any other actions to verify an informer's tip that drugs were stored there, information that turned out to be false. Officers also did not question the convicted drug dealer who supposedly used the apartment, even though he had been arrested days before the raid. They also failed to tell the officers who broke down the apartment door and threw a concussion grenade inside that the drug dealer was in custody and thus could not have been there. The report also found that some senior officials, front-line supervisors and rank-and-file officers in the elite tactical unit that breaks down doors in such raids wer ignorant of the department's written policies on the use of the grenades. The city's chief medical examiner ruled that the woman, Alberta Spruill, a 29-year city worker, died as a result of fear and stress caused by the 6:15 a.m. raid, after the grenade was detonated and she was handcuffed. Ms. Spruill, who was getting ready for work, went into cardiac arrest a short while later. Her death has been ruled a homicide.

Federal Persecution Ed Rosenthal, a medical marijuana advocate, is to be sentenced on marijuana cultivation charges. His conviction, by a California jury that was made to believe he was a common drug trafficker, was a miscarriage of justice. A federal judge may now be on the verge of compounding the wrong by sentencing Mr. Rosenthal to prison. Growing marijuana for medical use is legal under the California Compassionate Use Act, passed by voters in 1996, and Mr. Rosenthal was authorized by the city of Oakland to grow medical marijuana. But federal law does not distinguish between growing medical marijuana and run-of-the-mill drug cultivation. At Mr. Rosenthal's trial, Judge Charles Breyer prohibited the jury from hearing a medical-marijuana defense. When jurors learned of the facts after the trial, they were dismayed. Nine of the 12 wrote to the judge, saying they had convicted Mr. Rosenthal "without having all the evidence."

BUSTED The U.S. "Drug Czar" sent some anti-drug warriors to Seattle to talk to local reporters about the dangers of marijuana. The Stranger sent a pot-smoking, marijuana-legalization activist to the meeting.

Canada Introduces Measure Adjusting Penalties for Marijuana The Canadian government introduced legislation to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana but set stricter penalties for trafficking the drug.

Canada Parts With U.S. on Drugs Policies Prime Minister Jean Chretien has said he plans to introduce legislation to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana despite strong opposition from the Bush administration.

Hard-Pressed States Try Sunday Liquor Sales State legislatures find that by letting liquor stores open on Sundays, the states can collect more revenues from taxes and liquor store profits.

Party Patrol A new federal law could spoil your summer fun. The legislation is so broad that event organizers could come under suspicion for sellin expensive bottles of water.

Texas Agent Indicted After Hearing to Review '99 Drug Sting A former undercover narcotics agent whose testimony led to drug convictions of 38 people, nearly all of them black, was indicted on three felony perjury charges.

38 Arrested as Drug Ring Is Broken Up The way law enforcement officials described it, this particular drug operation was run like a small corporation, except that it had no name. - Of course, if it was run like a BIG corporation they would've only shown a profit on paper while being billions in debt.

The Rave Act Returns Drug Policy Alliance Stopped It Last Year, But It's Back This Year!

Maryland Senate OKs Medical Marijuana Bill Controversial legislation passes on 29-17 vote; House has approved similar measure.

A Wave of Drug Killings Is Linked to Thai Police A crackdown on drug dealers in Thailand has taken as many as 2,000 lives over the past two months, and average of 30 a day.

U.S. Charges 12 in Afghan Heroin Ring Federal authorities in Manhattan said that hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of heroin was being shipped into the New York area from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

MPP Defeats White House Drug Czar in Maryland Maryland's General Assembly rebuffed White House "Drug Czar" John Walters, becoming the second state legislature to protect medical marijuana patients from the threat of jail. Gov. Robert Ehrlich (R), who cosponsored the States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, is expected to sign the measure into law.

Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Key Committee Vote Connecticut's medical marijuana bill, H.B. 5100, passed the Joint Judiciary Committee by a vote of 21 to 18. The bill, sponsored by Rep. James Abrams (D-Meriden), now goes to the Joint Committee on Health.

Medical Marijuana to be in Dutch Pharmacies March 17 Under a groundbreaking new law effective March 17, physicians in the Netherlands will be able to prescribe medical marijuana and pharmacies will dispense it to patients as they do other prescription medications. This will make the Netherlands the first country to treat marijuana in the same manner it treats other prescription drugs.

Vermont Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill The Vermont Senate passed S.76, the medical marijuana bill, by a vote of 22-7. In the wake of this resounding endorsement, supporters are increasingly optimistic about the measure's prospects for becoming law this year.

Bayer Cleared of Liability in a Lawsuit Over a Drug A Texas jury cleared Bayer, the German drug company, of all liability in a lawsuit brought by an 82-year-old retired oil company engineer who contended he fell seriously ill after taking Baycol, the company's anticholesterol drug.

Children Fear Drugs in Family A Scottish survey has revealed that more than one in ten children know that a close relative is abusing illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine.

Eminent Domain: Seizing Web Sites After the government shut down 11 Web sites that trafficked in drug paraphernalia, visitors were routed to a message from the Drug Enforcement Administration.

War on the Drug Czar: Did I Say That? "The Marijuana Policy Project just launched the third stage of... 'war on drug czar' campaign. ...a TV ad that lampoons one of the White House drug czar's deceptive drugs-anmd-terrorism ads."

Haiti's Anti-Drug Chief Charged with Trafficking "...after he had his men block off a stretch of highway in the capital to allow a Colombian plane carrying about a ton of cocaine to land"

Jury Awards 2 Drug Agents $1.5 Million A jury has ruled for two state narcotics agents who accused a former Pennsylvania attorney general of transferring them after they said a drug-trafficking ring was diverting profits to a C.I.A. supported Dominican presidential candidate.

New York Will Sue 2 Big Drug Makers on Doctor Discount New York is accusing two major pharmacuetical companies of paying doctors and pharmacists to choose their drugs over competing medicines.

White House Office of Management and Budget Report on DEA Says 'Results Not Demonstrated' Agency receives a zero on a 100-point "Results" scale. "unable to demonstrate its progress in reducing the availability of illegal drugs in the U.S."

Cocaine Trove Filled House in New Jersey, Officials Say Authorities seized about $61 million worth of cocaine and arrested five members of a Mexican drug gang that used a house in Madison, N.J., to store drugs.

Drug Workers Cleared to Give Free Needles to Kids "Childern under 16 are to be given free needles by drug workers under new guidelines... which have been issued to all of Scotland's health boards, drug workers will be able to hand out free needles to allow children to inject heroin."

Thialand Shoots to Kill in Drugs War "The mounting death toll has prompted accusations from human rights groups that police death squads are carrying out state-sanctioned executions..."

The War on Drugs: General Ashcroft Wants You! - Must See! Check it out.

White House Report Stings Drug Agency on Abilities In a harsh critique of an agency with a strong global reputation, the White House has questioned whether the Drug Enforcement Administration is able to stem the flow of narcotics.

Jurors Who Convicted Marijuana Grower Seek New Trial Five jurors in the trial of a medicinal marijuana advocate issued a public apology to him and demanded that the judge grant him a new trial.

Children's Stimulant Prescriptions Vary "Prescription rates for Ritalin and similar attention deficit disorder drugs - both widely praised and widely maligned - vary dramatically across the nation, new research indicates."

Grower of Medical Marijuana Is Convicted on Federal Charges "A federal jury in California has found the author or marijuana books and advice columns, Ed Rosenthal, guilty of marijuana cultivation and conspiracy."

Marijuana Returned to California Atshmatic "Prosecutors later determined that the marijuana was legal and did not file charges..."

Judge Weighs Pot-Trial Gag Order "The drug cultivation trial of medicinal marijuana guru Ed Rosenthal turned into a free speech battle Wednesday when the presiding judge said he was inclined to sign a media gag order and defense attorneys vowed to fight any such order."

Drug Sales Bring Huge Profits, and Scrutiny, to Cancer Doctors "At a time when overall spending on prescription drugs is soaring, cancer specialists are pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars each year by selling drugs to patients - a practice that almost no other doctors follow."

Teenagers to Create Own Drugs Education "...the literature suggests that even the most in-depth school interventions don't seem to have much impact on drug use."

Drugged At An Early Age "Today, more and more of our children are being medicated to produce 'good behavior' with no real knowledge about the long-term effects."

Medical Marijuana Clash Puts a Grower in Court "The charges stem from a business he ran growing marijuana to be sold for medicinal uses under the auspices of the City of Oakland's medical marijuana odinance, one of many such municipal statutes in California."

Homeless Alcoholics Clog ERs S.F. Hospitals Forced to Turn Away Others "The study found that nearly a third of the ambulances arriving as San Fransico hospitals were transporting inebriates to the emergency room. And while an average patient spent about 3.5 hours in an emergency room, and intoxicated patient stayed six hours."

Meth's Reach Hits Rural Children Hard "Authorities have seen foster care case multiply because of the spread of methamphetamine in Kentucky, Indiana and other rural states in recent years."

Mo. Student Group Forces Marijuana Vote "A group of students at the University of Missouri-Columbia have gathered enough signatures to force a vote in the city on legalizing marijuana for medical use."

Kids Popping Pills "From 1987 to 1996, researchers are telling us, number of children and adolescents taking prescribed psychiatric drugs has more than doubled."

U.S. Defends Drug Use by Military Pilots "...physician and pilot Pete Demitry from the Air Force Surgeon General's office held a press conference outside the hearing to say that the use of 'speed' by pilots flying F-16 fighter jets in combat situations was safe." But a cancer patient smoking marijuana is dangerous and sends the wrong message, right?

The Drug War According to Doctor Mengele: Agent Green Over the Andes

Charges Expected in Dallas Drug-Bust Scam - Seized Cocaine Actually Chalk - Informant Paid $200,000

Spokane Women Face Prison in Big Pot Bust

Ultra Orthodox Jews Accused of 'Cleaning' Columbian Coke Cartel Cash

Israel to Vote on Legalizing Marijuana

Jesus 'Healed Using Cannabis'

Sterilization Offer to Addicts Reopens Ethics Issue

Ritalin May Help Kids Avoid Drugs? - Using Drugs Keeps Kids From Using Drugs?

Tailoring Treatments for Teenage Drug Users

Canada Committee Urges Marijuana Decriminalization

Pro-Marijuana Group Mounts New Offensive Against U.S. Drug Policy

Lawyer Blames Amphetamines for Friendly Fire Deaths

Underage Binge Drinking on Rise in U.S.

Hollywood Stars' Drug Doctor 'Duped Sick Patients'

Coming Soon: Powdered Whiskey

Pilot Fails Alcohol Test Before Flight

Michigan to Drop Minimum Sentence Rules for Drug Crimes

An Online Course Gets Students Thinking About Drinking

Many Keep Smoking Amid Illness, Warnings

Exile Embraces Life of Activism After Ordeal of False Arrest

One-Click Marijuana Shopping for Sick Canadians

MPP's War on Drug Czar

Judge Who Smoked Pot Returns to Bench

Canada Moves to Relax Marijuana Laws

Study: American Kids Exposed to More TV Marketing for Beer Than Gum, Shoes, or Jeans

Teen Drug Use Survey Shows Decline - The Numbers at a Glance

Is This Progress or Just Elimination of the Competition?

Nolte Avoids Jail for Drug Offence

Bush Administration Urged to do More to Rid Source of Heroin

Girl Reportedly Gives Teacher Marijuana

4 Accused of Selling Drugs at Burger King

New Hiding Place for Drug Profits: Insurance Policies

Study Says Marijuana 'Gateway' Idea is a Myth

With No Answers on Risks, Steroid Users Still Say 'Yes'

Marijuana Rights Group Declares War on Drug Czar's Illegal Campaigning

Reefer Madness Continues

Why Do Many Nevadans Favor the Drug War?

Colubia Naval Admiral Resigns - U.S. Officials Accuse Him of Drug Trafficking

Ashcroft's Narco-Terror War

Prescription Cannabis Comes One Step Closer

Plan to Prescribe Heroin in Scotland

Is America Going to Pot?

'Corporations' Taking Over Pot Field

Medical Marijuana Wins a Court Victory

Marijuana Arrests for Year 2001 Second Highest Ever Despite Feds' War on Terror, FBI Report Reveals

Chemical Warfare: The RAVE Act

Big Brother Is Testing Your Urine

Food Colorings Cause One in Four Temper Tantrums, Claims Study

Marijuana Questions Also On Ballot Elsewhere

Question 9 Supporters, Opponents Find No Middle Ground

D.C. Initiative Would Alter Program for Drug Users

A Biotech Outcast Awakens - "Lifestyle Drug" Negates Need for Sleep

Ecstacy Kills Man, 63

War on Drugs That May Be Fuelling Terror

Police Find Meth Lab at College

Marijuana Tax Worth $28.6 Million, Study Says

Marijuana Initiative Backers Contend Officials Deceiving Voters

Candidate Denies Prosecutor's Drug Allegations

Plea Deal Likely in Police Cocaine Theft

The Ford Made of Hemp

Jeb Bush's Daughter's Drug Hearing Opened to Public

Acid Ban Sparks Addict AIDS Alert

Teenagers Burn Bus Shelters to Get High

Tests Target Fishing's Drug Culture

Medical Marijuana Stolen by Men Posing as FBI Agents and Sheriff's Deputies

Fast-Food Worker Arrested After Giving Pot to Customer

Pot Found in Mich. Day-Care Center

Man Who Opened Marijuana Cafe Jailed for Three Years

Police Complaint Filed Against New Zealand Lawmaker Who Says He Smokes Marijuana

Couple Arrested for Cocaine-Stuffed Sofa

The States Are Loosening Drug Laws; Will Washington Follow?

Festival Organizers Urge Vote

Legalizing Pot: Question 9 Opponents Replace Spokesman

Cartelling the Truth

Question 9 Supporters Demand Neal Apology

Marijuana Question Backer Says Foe Fudging Arrest Numbers

Pot Initiative Leader Challenges Drug Czar

Many Planning Conventions in Nevada are High on Marijuana Proposition

Legalization Could Make Millions for State, Supporter Says

Assemblywoman Steps Up to Endorse Marijuana Initiative

Experimenting with Marijuana

Dope, Snoops, Trust, and Clyde

UK Military on Spot Over Drug Tests

Judge Says Privacy of Bush's Niece Outweighs Drugs Investigation

Jail Term for Supply of Heroin Quashed on Appeal

Twenty Arrested in Crackdown on Drugs in Scotland

UK Customs Seize 300 Kilos of Heroin

Paraphernalia Patrol

Sweep Nets Nightclub-Drug

Police Try to Whip Up More Hysteria Over Medical Marijuana

Police Group Retracts Support of Marijuana Ballot Measure, Claim Misunderstanding

Drug Arrest Made 8 Years Later

Drug Industry is Told to Stop Gifts to Doctors

Fatal Drug Raid Shooting to be Investigated

The Pain of Presciption Drug Abuse

Border War: Mexican Police Join Drug Lords

Coca Snuffs Out Peru Forest

Court Upholds Drug-Use Eviction

Legal Drugs Can Make You Go Insane and Kill Your Loved Ones!

With Court Nod, Parents Debate School Drug Tests

Study in Primates Shows Brain Damage From Doses of Ecstacty

Officers Accused of Taking Aid Money

Military Opposes Spraying Poppies

Court Blocks DC Vote on Medical Use of Marijuana

Mets Deny Team is Plagued by Marijuana Use

South Dakota To Vote On Extending Jury Rights

Frontline: Drug Wars

The Going Cost of Drug Testing

Pricey Prescriptions

The Hemp Conspiracy / Marijuana a Medical Marvel

This is Your Country on Drugs