An addict receives treatment at a drop-in center and shelter south of Tehran, Iran. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran Moves To Decriminalize Drug Use, Provide Treatment Instead

Iran’s parliament passes a motion to decriminalize drug use, making it legal for the government to hand out diluted drugs to addicts.

by American Herald Tribune

FBI Uses Technicality To Dodge Lawsuit Over Death In Drug Sting Gone Bad

Andreina Tortolero was strangled to death in January 2015 near Tijuana, Mexico, by cartel members, while working as an FBI plant.

FBI Uses Technicality To Dodge Lawsuit Over Death In Drug Sting Gone Bad

SAN DIEGO – The family of a woman killed by Mexican drug dealers while acting as a plant for the FBI won’t find vindication for her death in court, a federal judge ruled in dismissing the case. Andreina Tortolero was strangled to death in January 2015 near Tijuana, Mexico, by cartel members, including the son of infamous drug

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Oregon Decriminalizes Cocaine, Meth, Heroin And More

The new law reduces possession of illegal drugs to misdemeanors rather than felonies as long as the person in possession does not have prior drug convictions.

Oregon Decriminalizes Cocaine, Meth, Heroin And More

Oregon’s state legislature just reduced penalties for drug possession in a bill also intended to reduce racial profiling by law enforcement agencies. H.B. 2355 passed both the House and Senate last week and reduces possession of

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Carey Wedler is the editor-in-chief of Anti-Media. Shortly after graduating from UCLA with a degree in History, she got her start making Youtube videos, which led her to Anti-Media. Besides editing, she also covers foreign policy, the war on drugs, and solution-oriented developments. Her work has been published in Newsweek, Ron Paul’s Liberty Report, and the Foundation for Economic Education. Contact Carey via email: carey.wedler@theantimedia.org. Support her on Patreon: patreon.com/CareyWedler

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Latin America Calls For New Anti-Drug Strategies At The UN

According to the U.N., despite the resources devoted to the war on drugs, drug production continues to grow while drug users have increased by about 20 percent in the last decade to almost 250 million people.

Latin America Calls For New Anti-Drug Strategies At The UN

Several Latin American countries have called on the United Nations to strengthen its anti-drug strategies by focusing on prevention and treatment rather than the long-standing militarized approach. Bolivia, Guatemala,

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The Context Of Trump’s Vile Aggression Against Venezuela

The announcement of sanctions against Venezuela’s vice president conveniently left out some revealing, and self-incriminating, details.

The Context Of Trump’s Vile Aggression Against Venezuela

(ANALYSIS) --- On Monday, the U.S. launched its latest diplomatic attack on Venezuela by officially putting Vice President Tareck El Aissami on a sanctions list reserved for "drug kingpins" without offering any evidence or issuing any criminal charges.

Venezuela was quick to respond, with the

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DEA Reverses Kratom Ban In Stunning Victory Against War On Drugs

The move comes after an impassioned Internet-based protest by a decentralized network of advocates and activists who contend the southeast Asian plant has tremendous medicinal value.

DEA Reverses Kratom Ban In Stunning Victory Against War On Drugs

In a stunning reversal, the DEA has withdrawn its proposal to ban kratom and temporarily suspended efforts to make it a Schedule 1 drug. The move comes after an impassioned Internet-based protest by a decentralized network of advocates and

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Medical Marijuana Use Linked To Lower Prescription Drug Use

‘People are really using marijuana as medicine,’ researcher says.

Medical Marijuana Use Linked To Lower Prescription Drug Use

American states that allow their residents to use marijuana for medical purposes have seen a marked decline in prescription drug use among the elderly and disabled, according to a study published Wednesday. The University of Georgia study looked at the costs of Medicare's prescription drug benefit program in 2013 — a time when 17 states and the

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