Pot palace: Cops seize 340kg of marijuana in abandoned Rome subway tunnel
• http://www.rt.comA sprawling underground marijuana farm was discovered on Monday in an abandoned line of Rome’s subway.
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Fast and Furious Bombshell Explodes
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/According to a high-ranking Mexican drug cartel operative, who is currently in U.S. custody, there are some things that the American people are not being told about Fast and Furious. We obviously knew something was not being told behind the scenes be
Alleged drug trafficker known as ‘Queen of the Pacific’ is extradited by Mexico to the US
• http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Associated PressMexican officials extradited the suspected drug trafficker known as the “Queen of the Pacific” to the United States on Thursday.
Top Colombian drug trafficker arrested: authorities
• The Raw Story.comThe leader of a major drug trafficking organization known as the “Oficina de Envigado” was arrested Wednesday in the northeastern city of Medellin, Colombian authorities said.
Tax court burns entire U.S. medical marijuana industry
•In Olive v. Commissioner, judges unanimously found the owner of the Vapor Room Herbal Center, one of San Francisco’s largest dispensaries, was not allowed to take business deductions because it was trafficking in controlled substances
Arizona medical marijuana shops awaiting lottery
• Arizona RepublicState officials have decided to move forward with licensing the dispensaries, even as 13 county attorneys have urged Gov. Jan Brewer to halt the process and federal prosecutors have moved to shut down the nation's largest medical-marijuana
(Trailer) Make $$$ Selling Drugs Documentary Staring 50 Cent & Eminem
• youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)Eminem and 50 Cent are among the people featured in an upcoming documentary entitled "How To Make Money Selling Drugs," which will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on September 6th. Freeway Rick Ross is also featured in the clip.
Man gets DUI floating down river on a raft
• .A Juneau man faces a rare DUI charge for allegedly having a 0.313 breath-alcohol content as he floated through Fairbanks on an inflatable raft Sunday night. Alaska’s driving under the influence law applies to people operating motor vehicles, water
At DEA, We Made the Drug Problem Worse, Not Better
• The AgitatorThe war on drugs has failed. Its failure has been so categorical and self-evident that the statement itself is bromidic. By any reasonable metric of success—addiction rates, violence, the availability of drugs in our schools—
$15 million up in smoke: Peruvian police burn record 50 tons of marijuana (PHOTOS)
• http://www.rt.comOver 200,000 marijuana plants have been destroyed in two regions of Peru.
The 75 Year Anniversary Of Marijuana Prohibition
Thomas CostanzoToday is Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 - the 75 year anniversary of Marijuana Prohibition which was enacted on August 2, 1937. At the time when the Marijuana Tax Act was passed the the government said there was an epidemic of marijuana smoking. They
Mass. Gov. Patrick blasts ‘warehousing of non-violent drug offenders’
• http://www.rawstory.com, By Eric W. DolanWhile signing a sentencing reform bill into law on Tuesday, Massachusetts Gov. Devel Patrick (D) condemned the mass imprisonment of non-violent drug offenders.
Truck owner wants DEA to pay up after botched sting
• Houston ChronicleThe truck had been everywhere but in the repair shop.. Commandeered by one of his drivers, who was secretly working with federal agents, the truck had been hauling marijuana from the border as part of an undercover operation.
Chicago steals cars if passenger has drugs
• .An Illinois appellate court rejected Ivy Jackson’s challenge to Chicago Municipal Code which provides the owner of a vehicle found to contain controlled substances or cannabis is liable for the taking of their vehicle.
US war on drugs – now in Africa
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/While first running for the White House, Barack Obama campaigned on ending America’s war. Not it seems though that the focus now shifting away from the war on terror and toward the war on drugs. And that war is expanding from Latin America to Africa,
Ninety arrested in nationwide synthetic drug crackdown
• ReutersFederal agents arrested more than 90 people and seized about 5 million packets of synthetic drugs - known on the street as "bath salts," "K2" and "Spice" - in the first U.S. nationwide crackdown on "designer drugs," the Drug Enforcement Administratio
Mexican official: CIA 'manages' drug trade
• al JazeeraThe US Central Intelligence Agency and other international security forces "don't fight drug traffickers", a spokesman for the Chihuahua state government in northern Mexico has told Al Jazeera, instead "they try to manage the drug trade". Allegati
UK man extradited to Arizona in meth-related chemicals sales case
• ReutersA British man has been extradited to Arizona from Scotland to face trial for illegally exporting and distributing chemicals used to make methamphetamine in the state, authorities said on Thursday. Brian Howes, 48, was ordered to remain in custody
Buying weed with Mountain Hours alternative currency at Breckenridge Cannabis Club
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Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down by Half in Portugal
• ForbesAfter decriminalizing all drugs and opting to treat addicts instead of imprisoning them, Portugal has seen a dramatic decrease in use among her people. The radical notion that we should be caring for those suffering from addiction instead of kidnappi
Great - my "safe haven - Costa Rica" just got screwed! UPDATE #1
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by takeactionCosta Rica has allowed 46 US warships and 7,000 Marines to enter the country despite objection by the opposition parties, which describe the move as "illegal."
NOT GUILTY ON 83LBS OF MARIJUANA AND STILL NO JUSTICE
•The outrageous aspects of this case are too numerous to describe in one article. However, one point is clear; so long as the Drug War persists, no person is safe.
Authorities discover 2 sophisticated border drug tunnels in southwest Ariz, California
• APTwo drug-smuggling tunnels outfitted with lighting and ventilation systems were discovered along the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest signs that cartels are building sophisticated passages to escape heightened surveillance on land. Both tunnels were
U.S. cracks down on "world's largest" medical marijuana dispensary
• ReutersFederal prosecutors have filed civil forfeiture actions against an Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest, as part of a crackdown by U.S. authorities on California's massive cannabis trade. The lawsuits, file
DEA agent fatally shoots drug suspect in Honduras
• AFPOne of the two pilots was injured in the crash and arrested, the other “ignored orders to surrender and was shot after making a threatening gesture.” The US embassy in Tegucigalpa admitted one of those agents had shot the pilot.
Roll-your-own cigarette operations to be snuffed out
• Las Vegas Review-JournalA tiny amendment buried in the federal transportation bill to be signed today by President Barack Obama will put operators of roll-your-own cigarette operations in Las Vegas and nationwide out of business at midnight.
Global report: Decriminalization does not increase rates of drug use
• http://www.rawstory.com, By David FergusonA new report by the U.K.’s “national centre of expertise on drugs and drug laws” says that drug decriminalization does not lead to an increase of drug use.
Study: The ‘gateway drug’ is alcohol, not marijuana
• Raw StoryLong attacked as a "gateway drug," the plant cannabis has gotten a bad rap over the years as many claimed that use leads to harder drugs. A new study suggests that alcohol is more likely than marijuana to lead people to harder drugs.
NOT GUILTY!
• http://attorneyforfreedom.wordpress.comJury finds woman with 83 pounds of marijuana in her van NOT GUILTY!!
Are Mexicans about to vote for the return of the ‘perfect dictatorship’?
• Rory Carroll, The GuardianFor weeks the sky over Mexico City has kept its inhabitants guessing – one moment it has been azure and sunny; the next an ominous grey vault of clouds belly full with rain.
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