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US jails Honduran ex-president for 45 years on drug charges
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoA court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45...
Marijuana conviction in Maryland? Maybe there's a job for you
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoMaryland wants to help people once convicted of marijuana-related offenses land jobs in the state's...
Opinion: Biden sees the light on marijuana
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoThe president’s evolution from his drug warrior days reflects a broader societal acknowledgment of the need for a modern approach to cannabis regulation,...
'Politicians like to find ways of tackling crises without tackling them'
York Press via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoIT’S just over a week to polling day. And, with no fewer than 18 candidates in all standing in...
Honduras far from dismantling ex-president's 'narco-state': experts
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoHonduras still has a long way to go to dismantle the "narco-state" that grew under ex-president Juan...
Lib Dems vow to legalise cannabis but ban tobacco
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoThe party justifies the policy by arguing that the UK’s “outdated” ban is fuelling drug gangs, which are “doing enormous damage to our communities and...
Global: UN report must signal end to manifestly failed ‘war on drugs’
Amnesty International· 6 days agoResponding to the publication of a new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health...
Philippines: Vindication for Leila de Lima as last bogus charge dismissed
Amnesty International· 6 days agoResponding to news that a Philippine court has dismissed the final fabricated charge against former Filipino senator and human rights defender Leila de Lima, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional ...