War on Drugs
This Grandpa Spent 31 Years In Prison For Smuggling Weed
Richard DeLisi's wife, child, and both parents died while he was incarcerated.
Mexico Threatened to Kick Out the DEA to Get US Charges Dropped Against Former Top General
The arrest of Mexico's former defense secretary on drug charges triggered a diplomatic crisis —and the U.S. caved.
What All the New Drug Policies Mean For You, Personally
Is it legal to do meth in Oregon? What's the deal with shrooms in D.C.? When is weed getting descheduled?
Sell Ecstasy, Cocaine and Speed in Pharmacies, Government Urged
The drug reform group Transform wants to "nationalise" stimulants.
Second Largest Police Force to Stop Criminalising Drug Users
West Midlands joins four other police forces to offer help rather than a criminal record to some people caught with drugs
Duterte Labels Drug War Critics Malevolent Predators Who "Ooze Blood”
The President of the Philippines used his inaugural United Nations speech to lash out at human rights campaigners who are in the line of fire in the country's war on drugs
El Chapo Claims VICE’s Interview With a Juror Should Get Him a New Trial
The ex-Sinaloa cartel leader filed an appeal listing 10 reasons his conviction should be overturned, including comments made by an anonymous juror last year.
The Defund the Police Movement is Coming for the DEA
Critics say the Drug Enforcement Administration has fueled mass incarceration and is a “100 percent failure” at curbing drug trafficking.
How System of a Down Radicalised a Generation of Metal Fans
It seems not all members are as politically literate as once assumed, but for many who grew up in the 2000s, the band offered accessible primers on mass incarceration, police brutality and the war on drugs.
How the War on Drugs Enables Police Brutality Against Black People
The authorities have used drugs as a pretext and justification for ultra-violence against Black people for over a century.
Mexican Top Cop Allegedly Bribed by El Chapo Wants Out of Jail Because of Coronavirus
Genaro García Luna, currently housed in a Brooklyn federal jail on charges that he took millions of dollars in bribes from the Sinaloa cartel, has asked to be released for fear of contracting COVID-19.
El Chapo's Conviction Changed Everything and Nothing About the War on Drugs
One year after the historic guilty verdict: “It’s hard to say the Sinaloa cartel is weaker— it’s hard to put metrics to what that really means.”