How Real Is Duterte’s Drug War De-Escalation?
Is the de-escalation of Duterte’s drug war for real? The Philippines’ notoriously ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte won rare favorable international headlines last…
October 17, 2017
Yet Another Deadly Prison Uprising In Mexico
There was yet another deadly prison uprising in Mexico. The latest grim manifestation of the unrelenting prison crisis in Latin…
October 16, 2017
Will The Emerald Triangle’s Small Growers Survive Legalization?
Will the Emerald Triangle’s small growers survive legalization? It’s the question on everyone’s mind in regard to California’s…
October 16, 2017
Shatter Lab Busted in North East England
Talk about “breaking news”: We just heard of a shatter lab busted in North East England. Said to…
October 13, 2017
California Sheriff Appeals to Feds in Pot ‘State of Emergency’
In today’s edition of Buzzkill News, a California sheriff appeals to feds in pot ‘state of emergency.’ A…
October 13, 2017
Jazz Great Denied Entry to U.S. on 50-Year-Old Drug Charge
Both the absurdity of the War on Drugs and the depravity of the current administration in Washington are…
October 11, 2017
Mexican Cartels (Or Cops) Kill Yet Another Journalist
In the long string of Mexican journalists assassinated for covering police abuse and narco-corruption, the latest case is particularly egregious.…
October 10, 2017
Colombian Security Forces ‘Massacre’ Coca Growers
Some 15 civilians were killed and more than 50 were injured when Colombian security forces opened fire during…
October 9, 2017
New Sentencing Reform Initiative Before Senate
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation this week that would reduce prison terms for non-violent drug offenders, Reuters reports.…
October 6, 2017
Indonesia Unleashes ‘Shoot-to-Kill’ Policy on Drug Suspects
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, following in the bloody footsteps of the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte, has issued a “shoot-on-sight” policy for…
October 6, 2017