"We'll need grinders and large bongs"
From CNN.comCanadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall.read more
View ArticleMiddle East: After Lebanon War, Israeli Cannabis Prices Spike
During last summer's 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, some Israeli hash smokers called for a boycott of Lebanese hash. Now that hostilities have ceased, however, Israeli hash heads...
View Article"Cannabis Cash 'Funds Islamist Terrorism'"--Here we go again.
The old "drug users fund terrorism" canard is getting new play in Europe this week, where French and Spanish intelligence agencies reported that, as the Guardian (UK) put it, "Cannabis cash 'funds...
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Europe: Hashish Growers Fight Police in "Greece's Colombia"
Three Greek police officers taking part in a raid on a hashish plantation were ambushed and shot by suspected growers armed with AK-47s Sunday night, leaving one officer in critical condition with a...
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Europe: Oslo Police Plan Crackdown on Hash Users, Buyers
Grønland Police in Norway's capital, Oslo, have announced a crackdown on hashish buyers as part of a broader crackdown on street drugs sales and use. Hash is peddled by street dealers in neighborhoods...
View ArticleEurope: Czech Government Decriminalizes Up To Five Pot Plants, 15 Grams
Beginning January 1, possession of up to 15 grams of marijuana or up to five marijuana plants will not be a punishable offense in the Czech Republic. Likewise, people will be able to possess up to 40...
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Europe: Czech Government Decriminalizes Up To Five Marijuana Plants, 15 Grams
Beginning January 1, possession of up to 15 grams of marijuana or up to five marijuana plants will not be a punishable offense in the Czech Republic. Likewise, people will be able to possess up to 40...
View ArticleEurope: Czech Government Announces Decriminalization Quantities; Law Goes...
The Czech cabinet Monday approved a Justice Ministry proposal that sets personal use quantity limits for illicit drugs under a penal code revision that decriminalizes drug possession in the Czech...
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Southwest Asia: Afghanistan #1 in Marijuana Production Now, Not Just Opium
In a report released this week, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced that Afghanistan is now the world's largest cannabis producer, surpassing Morocco. Afghanistan is already well...
View ArticleCall for Release of Moroccan Marijuana, Human Rights Activist
Last week, Moroccan human rights activist, denouncer of corruption, and marijuana legalization advocate Chakib El-Khayari began his third year in prison for "offending the Moroccan state." El-Khayari,...
View ArticleOklahoma Senate Passes Life Sentence for Hash Making
The Oklahoma Senate Wednesday passed a bill that would mandate a sentence of up to life in prison for making hashish out of marijuana. The House has already approved the measure, but it must go back to...
View ArticleThe Top Ten International Drug Policy Stories of 2011 [FEATURE]
[image:1 align:right]The new year is upon us and 2011 is now a year for the history books. But we can't let it go without recognizing the biggest global drug policy stories of the year. From the...
View ArticleLebanon Hashish Eradication Hits New Obstacle
Last week, we reported on armed resistance against Lebanese government marijuana plant eradication teams in the Bekaa Valley, one of the world's leading hashish-producing regions. The country's...
View ArticleDrug War Chronicle Book Review: The Lebanese Connection
The Lebanese Connection: Corruption, Civil War, and the International Drug Traffic, by Jonathan Marshall (2012, Stanford University Press, 261 pp., $24.95 HB) [image:1 align:right]It's harvest time in...
View ArticleDe Facto Hash Truce in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley
The Lebanese government will not attempt to eradicate marijuana fields blooming across the country's Bekaa Valley, Beirut's Daily Star newspaper reported Friday. Sources cited by the Star said it was...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- December 3, 2013
Denver's city council calls off ban on "front porch" marijuana smoking, New Jersey's governor claims medical marijuana is a ploy, Vermont rolls out a naloxone pilot project, Colombia's FARC want...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- December 4, 2013
Some Denver city council members don't know when to give it a rest, some California US reps want stiffer penalties for pot grows on public lands, the Big Dog speaks on drug policy, Ecstasy may be on...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- May 1, 2014
Asset forfeiture gone wild is in the news, so is a Delaware drug lab scandal, there's a major report on imprisonment from the National Academy of Sciences, Silk Road is back, and more. Let's get to...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- June 27, 2014
Things are looking good after legalization in Colorado, a medical marijuana bill moves in Pennsylvania, food stamp drug testing is on hold in Mississippi, hash battles break out in Libya, and more....
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