All posts tagged "drug war"

Legal

Why More Cannabis Arrests Are Good for Legalization

The DEA reported an increase in marijuana arrests and seizures last year—which is what the legal...

Politics

Drug War Dystopia Continues as Mexico Waits to Legalize Cannabis

Mexican lawmakers are predicting legal cannabis by the month’s end, and portraying it as a key...

Politics

Duterte Jokes About Using Medical Marijuana Amid Philippines Drug War

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines claimed to use medical marijuana, then pulled back a few...

Culture

Netflix Hosts a ‘Narcos: Mexico’ Rooftop Party With Fake Cannabis

Netflix’s “Narcos: Mexico” includes one of television’s largest depictions of a cannabis farm, so the streaming...

Politics

Colombia Returns to Hardline Policies Even as Legal Cannabis Booms

Colombia is facing a strange contradiction — foreign capital is pouring in for the legalized cannabis...

Legal

Legal Pot Crushes Mexican Cartel

Cannabis consumers in America are making the switch from Mexican sungrown weed for equally inexpensive quality...

Politics

Fiorina & Carson: Republican Presidential Hopefuls Against Cannabis

Carly Fiorina and Dr. Ben Carson have announced they’ll see join the already-crowded field of Republicans...

Politics

Global Leaders Gather to Condemn Drug War

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post’s Washington bureau chief, moderated a discussion between members of the Global Commission...

Joint Opinions

The Butterfly Effect of Prohibition

By Federal Inmate 63131-097 Jasmine is a typical 12-year-old girl. She’s pretty, smart and loves cheerleading,...

Joint Opinions

Bill Clinton in No Way Endorsed Medical or Legal Marijuana

People around the country are praising the bold statement former President Bill Clinton made on cannabis...

Politics

Leading Military Officials Blame Legal Weed for Failed War on Drugs

During a recent congressional hearing held to discuss the failed War on Drugs, two leading military...

Economics

Uruguay: The Socialist Approach to Legalized Cannabis

Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica is considered the world’s “poorest” president. He donates 90 percent of his...

Medical

The University of Arizona PTSD Study Is the First of Many Medical Marijuana Studies

Growing up on military bases, post-traumatic stress disorder is something you just get used to seeing....