Tag: drugwar
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Drug Supplier for ‘Monsignor Meth’ Gets 5 Years
from abcnews.go.com: A man who supplied nearly 10 pounds of methamphetamine to a drug operation run by a Catholic priest dubbed Monsignor Meth was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in prison, telling a judge he was overcome by his addiction and never intended to become such a big dealer. Chad McCluskey, 44, of…
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@DeadlineLive: James Evan Pilato on Conspiracy Bait
Media Monarchy joins Jack Blood this month to break down conspiracy bait, bad guys and good news + ‘this day in history’ and much more on Deadline Live! Download/Subscribe
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Bitcoin Exchange CEO Charged With Laundering $1 Million Through Silk Road
from wired.com: The CEO of Bitcoin exchanger BitInstant has been arrested and charged with money laundering over allegations that he and another man sold more than $1 million in Bitcoins to buyers and sellers of drugs on the underground drug site Silk Road. Charlie Shrem (pictured), 24, who ran BitInstant out of New York, is…
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Deadline Live: Jack Blood on Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Media Monarchy joins old friend Jack Blood for a wild and woolly take on actor overdoses, director abuses and ‘this day in history’ on Deadline Live! Download/Subscribe
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Legalize Illegal Drugs to Save the Rain Forests
from guardianlv.com: The trafficking of illegal drugs is causing deforestation in Central America to occur at an increased rate, according to a report published today in Science, whose authors suggest that reforming current U.S. drug policy and perhaps legalizing illegal drugs could help save the rain forests.
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Mexico’s Anti-Drug Militias Return Seized Land to Villagers
from blacklistednews.com: Mexican vigilante militias battling drug-traffickers in the restive state of Michoacan said Thursday they had returned several hundred acres of land seized from villagers by the notorious Knights Templar cartel. The symbolic handover of some 654 acres (265 hectares) of land, which included many avocado and lemon orchards, took place in the village…
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FDA Urging Tighter Rein on Painkillers
from nytimes.com: The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended tighter controls on how doctors prescribe the most commonly used narcotic painkillers, changes that are expected to take place as early as next year. The move, which represents a major policy shift, follows a decade-long debate over whether the widely abused drugs, which contain the…
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Poll: For First Time, Majority Favor Marijuana Legalization
from gallup.com: For marijuana advocates, the last 12 months have been a period of unprecedented success as Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize recreational use of marijuana. And now for the first time, a clear majority of Americans (58%) say the drug should be legalized. This is in sharp contrast to the…






