All posts tagged "Philippines"
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U.S. Citizen Caught in Anti-Drug Sweeps in the Philippines
June 12, 2019A young man from Wisconsin has been jailed on a cannabis charge in the Philippines in...
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Will a High-Profile Cannabis Raid Spur Myanmar’s Legalization Effort?
May 1, 2019A U.S. citizen was among a trio arrested in Myanmar for running a 20-acre cannabis plantation,...
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Duterte Jokes About Using Medical Marijuana Amid Philippines Drug War
December 3, 2018President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines claimed to use medical marijuana, then pulled back a few...
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Cannabis Case Prompts Malaysia To Abolish Death Penalty
October 21, 2018Malaysia's surprise announcement that it will move to abolish the death penalty is a breakthrough for...
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Sri Lanka to ‘Replicate’ the Philippines’ Drug-War Police State
July 19, 2018Sri Lanka has announced that it will start hanging drug convicts, as leaders explicitly hope to...
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Philippine Drug War Set to Reach New Depths
September 15, 2017Anti-drug raids are killing thousands in the Philippines.
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Philippines Starts Random Door-to-Door Drug Testing
August 25, 2017War on Drugs continues to escalate in South East Asia.