Tag: Mexico

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July 1, 2015
07/01/2015
Is the Drug War a Well Polished Lie?

Is the Drug War a Well Polished Lie?

A leading Mexican journalist with deep knowledge of the drug war, claims that government corruption and back alley deals with the DEA carry a heavy load of...
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January 13, 2015
01/13/2015
Losing Marijuana Business, Mexican Cartels Push Heroin and Meth

Losing Marijuana Business, Mexican Cartels Push Heroin and Meth

The amount of cannabis seized by U.S. federal, state and local officers along the Mexican border has fallen 37 percent since 2011, a period during which American marijuana...
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December 17, 2014
12/17/2014
U.S. Grown Weed Being Smuggled Into Mexico

U.S. Grown Weed Being Smuggled Into Mexico

It turns out that the latest development in drug trafficking between the U.S., Mexico border is that cannabis grown in the United States is increasingly being...
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December 2, 2014
12/02/2014
Legal Pot in the U.S. May Be Undercutting Mexican Marijuana

Legal Pot in the U.S. May Be Undercutting Mexican Marijuana

Made-in-America marijuana is on a roll. More than half the states have now voted to permit pot for recreational or medical use, most recently Oregon, Alaska and...
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September 11, 2014
09/11/2014
Border Patrol Seizes More Than Half Million in Marijuana

Border Patrol Seizes More Than Half Million in Marijuana

Border Patrol agents stopped a vehicle that tried to illegally drive into the United States today and seized more than a half millions dollars in abandoned marijuana. Agents...
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June 11, 2014
06/11/2014
Mexico May Follow Colorado and Washington on Marijuana Policy

Mexico May Follow Colorado and Washington on Marijuana Policy

Mexico’s president is hinting that he is considering making marijuana legal south of the border, San Francisco Weekly reports. In an interview published Sunday in El Pais, President...
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April 9, 2014
04/09/2014
Mexican Marijuana Farmers Make Switch to Heroin as Pot Prices Fall

Mexican Marijuana Farmers Make Switch to Heroin as Pot Prices Fall

Mexican marijuana farmers in the remote valleys of the northern Sierra Madre have begun to harvest opium poppies instead and distribute cheap $4 heroin to many rural...
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April 4, 2014
04/04/2014
Guatemalan President Will Present Plan to Legalize Marijuana, Opium Production

Guatemalan President Will Present Plan to Legalize Marijuana, Opium Production

Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Wednesday his country could present a plan before year’s end to legalize the production of marijuana and opium poppies. His comments...
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March 31, 2014
03/31/2014
Caribbean Countries Consider Loosening Marijuana Laws

Caribbean Countries Consider Loosening Marijuana Laws

In the Caribbean, marijuana is illegal, yet it is widely used, freely sold and openly puffed. Now, for the first time, Caribbean leaders — much like a...
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March 4, 2014
03/04/2014
Mexico Lawmakers Push for Decrim, WA Lawmakers Attack MMJ… Again.

Mexico Lawmakers Push for Decrim, WA Lawmakers Attack MMJ… Again.

In an interesting comparison, left-wing lawmakers in Mexico introduced legislation to decriminalize cannabis. The aim of this legislation is to curb cartel violence by eliminating the black...
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February 18, 2014
02/18/2014
Mexico Marijuana And Drug Reform Bills Filed

Mexico Marijuana And Drug Reform Bills Filed

Late last week, lawmakers in Mexico City filed two bills that would begin to radically transform the country’s approach to drugs. One was introduced in the Mexico...
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January 17, 2014
01/17/2014
Legalization Will Hurt Mexican Cartels, But How Much?

Legalization Will Hurt Mexican Cartels, But How Much?

Special to the Chronicle by Bernd Debusmann, Jr., who is currently studying for an MA in International Journalism at City University London. Prior to that, he lived and worked...
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January 6, 2014
01/06/2014
The Top 10 International Drug Policy Stories of 2013

The Top 10 International Drug Policy Stories of 2013

What a year in drug reform! 2013 saw a historic breakthrough on the international front, as well as evidence that powerful currents are shifting inexorably away from...
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November 12, 2013
11/12/2013
Mayor Killed For Standing Up To Drug Cartel In Mexico

Mayor Killed For Standing Up To Drug Cartel In Mexico

The Mayor of Santa Ana Maya, Mexico was found dead after refusing to give a drug cartel ‘more pay’.
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November 12, 2013
11/12/2013
Tour Comes To DC To Speak Out Against Failed Drug War

Tour Comes To DC To Speak Out Against Failed Drug War

The “Voices of the Victims” tour is in Washington, D.C. today, calling for an end to the failed drug war.
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November 11, 2013
11/11/2013
CNN Video: Pot to Mint More Millionaires Than Microsoft?

CNN Video: Pot to Mint More Millionaires Than Microsoft?

CNN’s Don Lemon sat down to talk legalization with stakeholders on both sides of the debate: Steve DeAngelo, Kevin Sabet and Jamen Shively. This video clip features...
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November 1, 2013
11/01/2013
San Diego – Tijuana Drug Tunnel Found

San Diego – Tijuana Drug Tunnel Found

Authorities discovered a ‘sophisticated’ drug tunnel system connecting San Diego and Tijuana, along with tons of weed and lots of cocaine.
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October 17, 2013
10/17/2013
The Dalai Lama Supports Medical Marijuana Use

The Dalai Lama Supports Medical Marijuana Use

The Dalai Lama told reform supporters in Mexico that he supports medical marijuana use. He is not in favor of recreational use, however.
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October 15, 2013
10/15/2013
Mexico City Moving Toward Marijuana Legalization

Mexico City Moving Toward Marijuana Legalization

Several members of Mexico City’s assembly plan on introducing marijuana legalization bills at the end of the month.
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September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
Weedist Destinations: Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Weedist Destinations: Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Sun, surf and sinsemilla. Puerto Escondido used to boom with tourism, the locals say. The streets were flush with extranjeros whose liquid funds and frivolity represent the...
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