As the US Spent $8 Billion on Afghan Drug War, Opium Production Soared by 164%
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The US Government has spent over $8 billion on counternarcotic efforts in Afghanistan, yet illicit opium production has reached record…
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The Opioid Crisis That People Aren’t Talking About
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As opioid overdoses and deaths continue to spiral in many Western countries, three quarters of the world’s population face a…
Израильские фермеры готовы выращивать медицинский каннабис
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Израиль признал выращивание марихуаны отраслью сельского хозяйства. Таким образом Министерство сельского хозяйства открыло фермерам, занимающимся разведением каннабиса для медицинского использования,…
Poppies, Pomegranates, and Prohibition: the Limitations of Alternative Development
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With the purchase of a pomegranate snack bar at the local grocery store, a fruit tree is planted in Afghanistan…
Can Peru Bring Development the Country’s Notorious Coca-Growing Region?
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Peru’s president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK), has proposed a new alternative development plan for the country’s main coca-growing region in…
Against the Evidence, Colombia Resumes Use of Glyphosate in Coca Eradication
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Experiencing a rise in coca cultivation, the Colombian government has resumed the use of a potentially carcinogenic herbicide in its…