The American discourse on narcotics has always been more complex than “Just say no,” but in recent years it has reached new depths of murkiness. Support for medical marijuana (which is legally grown and sold in many states, depending on what day of the week it is) runs headlong into old fears about addiction, violence and social unrest. Into these muddy waters plunge three new books. Read full ...
According to recent statistics, Afghanistan provides almost 90% of the world opium, it is presumed as a center of opium and poppy cultivation and the trade of these illicit drugs have become a global phenomenon now.
A Vietnam War veteran and former soldier-of-fortune officially announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Friday, calling his opponent a traitor to the Constitution during a luncheon and press conference.
Anyone who has stared into the devitalized eyes of an opium addict will know how grave the legacy of the narcotics trade continues to be in the region known as the Golden Triangle. Making sense of the Byzantine history of illicit substances in Southeast Asia requires a finely tuned analytical mind and plenty of reserves of investigative stamina, both of which these two authors possess in ...
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