drug laws

Singapore rise in drug user arrests

The CNB (Central Narcotic Bureau) has announced today that the number of ‘drug abusers’ that they have arrested was inaccurate. Instead of the 5% drop per year which Singapore proudly proclaimed as proof of their tough drug stance working, it appears the opposite is true. Instead of a decline in ‘drug abuser’ arrests it seems that the number of arrests since 2008 has been constantly going up.

Colombia's New Drug Legislation

In Colombia, a new legislation act was passed in December 2009 which forbids the possession and consumption of drugs and allows for arrest of drug users for the purpose of subjecting them to compulsory drug treatment.

The Colombian Constitutional Court had five times rejected previous proposals from the current government to criminalize the possession of personal doses of drugs. The right of ‘free development of the personality’ was looked to be protected by the Court when rejecting these proposals.

Politicians take drugs too

Politicians’ new willingness to admit drug use highlights not only the hypocrisy of current drug law, but also the reality of an unjust society where some individuals are punished for using illicit drugs while others can use them with relative impunity.

Drug cartels show McDonalds the way

Submitted by Big on Wed, 17/06/2009 - 15:05

Law enforcement agencies provide an excellent service to the drug supply industry by keeping our organisations lean, cutting away the dead wood. It so rare that they touch any of the Captains of our industry, they simply keep an eye on the foot soldiers and the middle managers, which is great for us.

Repeating Past Mistakes: Canada Poised to Adopt Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentencing

Submitted by Deborah Small on Mon, 11/05/2009 - 19:09

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

George Santayana

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