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Afghanistan: A policeman walks past a pile of narcotics set alight by officials on the outskirts of Herat on September 4, 2010. (AFP Photo / Aref Karimi) 29.10.2010, 16:00 8 comments

First Russia-US operation in Afghanistan hailed a success

Two hundred million doses of heroin have been destroyed in Afghanistan thanks to the joint efforts of Russia and the US, Russia's drug control chief said on Friday.

US Army soldiers in Afghanistan (AFP Photo / Manpreet Romana) 22.10.2010, 12:02 9 comments

“150,000 troops eliminate mere 0.2 per cent of drug production in Afghanistan”

Afghans are practically left to deal with drug problem on their own, says Russia’s drug control chief, Viktor Ivanov.

13.10.2010, 16:23 4 comments

Man jailed for kidnapping drug addicts and forcing them into rehab

The 23-year-old head of a controversial Russian drug clinic has been sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for abducting addicts and forcing them into rehabilitation.

28.10.2010, 17:52 6 comments

America risking “another Vietnam” in Afghanistan - Gorbachev

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said in an interview that it is "impossible" for US-led coalition forces to secure victory in Afghanistan.

19.05.2009, 02:28 29 comments

100 million Americans say yes to marijuana

Marijuana is America’s largest cost crop, said pro-pot advocate in Washington, Aaron Houston, the Director of Government Relations for the Marijuana Policy Project.

US Marine soldiers in southern Helmand Province, Afghanistan (AFP Photo /Massoud Hossaini) 20.08.2009, 14:28 23 comments

“Afghan drug trafficking brings US $50 billion a year”

The US is not going to stop the production of drugs in Afghanistan as it covers the costs of their military presence there, says Gen. Mahmut Gareev, a former commander during the USSR's operations in Afghanistan.

05.02.2010, 17:37 18 comments

Russia’s new military doctrine approved

Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in response to the use of any types of weapons of mass destruction against it or any of its allies. President Medvedev has approved Russia’s new military doctrine.

28.02.2010, 03:39 21 comments

Russia lashes out at NATO for not fighting Afghan drug production

The US refusal to destroy opium poppy crops in Afghanistan guarantees that raw drug sources there will be inviolable, leading to heavy drug use in Russia, the head of the Russian federal drug control agency said.

22.10.2010, 07:14 5 comments

Afghans abandoned to fight drugs on their own – Russia’s drug control chief

Russia and the US are set to join forces to tackle the Afghan drug problem. The head of Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service, Viktor Ivanov, has agreed on an action plan with his American colleagues.

Sergey Lavrov speaks to students of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in Moscow on September 1, 2010 (AFP Photo / Yuri Kadobnov) 01.09.2010, 13:43 15 comments

NATO stuck between past and future – Lavrov

Moscow expects more clarity in relations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

Group proposes joint solution to budget crisis

Published: 10 July, 2009, 01:36


California’s historic budget crisis in could be snubbed out if a pro-marijuana group has its way. The Marijuana Policy Project proposes to close the state’s multi-billion dollar deficit by legalizing and taxing the drug.

 
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Count Cash July 10, 2009, 03:29 quote
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Considering they have their people hooked on the drug of consumer credit, which is destroying many a US citizen's life, then adding another like marijuana, doesn't seem to be that different to earn a buck.

popswuzrite January 05, 2012, 01:40 quote
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Weed isn't a drug, it's a weed.

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