AltWeeklies Wire
Inside America's Drug War at the Juarez House of Deathnew
A dozen men were tortured, killed and buried in a small house in Juarez -- three years later, the U.S. government is still trying to cover up what happened.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
03-13-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Dispatches from the War on Marijuananew
Felony cultivation charges, massive failure, and medical effectiveness.
Boulder Weekly |
Ari Armstrong |
03-05-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
How to Hide Your Weednew
An ex-cop from East Texas decides to switch sides.
Houston Press |
Keith Plocek |
02-05-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Just Say Gonew
Rocky Caravelli establishes a new Mexican connection for ibogaine, a controverisal drug that some say can help addicts.
Willamette Week |
Julie Sabatier |
02-01-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Fuzz Cooling to War on Drugsnew
U.S. police witnessing calamitous consequences call for global end to prohibition.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
01-12-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Hip-Hop's Shadowy Empirenew
In the summer of 2005, the party would get out of hand for Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory and the Black Mafia Family -- and the feds would be ready to make their move.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
12-21-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
The Naming Gamenew
Cops name and shame downtown drug dealers.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
12-14-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Hired Gunnew
A private attorney sues and shuts down meth houses.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
12-07-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
That Darned Khatnew
An intrepid reporter goes looking for New York's most elusive drug.
The Village Voice |
Sean Gardiner |
11-22-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Horse Countrynew
A heroin epidemic runs wild in a Philadelphia suburb.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David S. Barry |
10-24-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: drugs
One Toke Over The Linenew
A mistake by the Oregon Legislature makes selling pot the "king" of drug crimes.
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
10-18-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Weed Warsnew
Everyone loves Andy Kozma's special bud -- except the potheads.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Julia Reischel |
10-10-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
High Timenew
Eight years after falling down a flight of stairs, Wayne Lalonde still suffers -- but as part of COMPASS, a groundbreaking medical marijuana study, he may finally find relief.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Brent Sedo |
10-06-2006 |
Science
Just Say 'Yes'new
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group of law enforcement professionals who believe the best way to win the war on drugs is to abandon it altogether.
New Haven Advocate |
Casey Miner |
09-26-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
A Window Into Another Worldnew
The transcripts of federal wiretaps of suspected gang drug dealers provide a glimpse into the sad economy of North Richmond.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
09-11-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
