Makes it less likely the head of the Sinaloa cartel will be swiftly extradited to the U.S.
Drug War
Mexico’s Drug War Leads to Kidnappings, Vigilante Violence
The past year has seen a decline in murders in Mexico’s brutal drug war, but a rise in kidnappings and the growth of self-defense vigilante militias
North America’s Largest City Moves to Legalize Pot
Legislators in Mexico City, the largest city in North America, are preparing to push through certain measures that would decriminalize and regulate the consumption of marijuana in the Mexican capital, a move that may speed up pot …
Mexico’s Feared Narcos: A Brief History of the Zetas Drug Cartel
Mexican marines arrested the boss of the country’s cruelest drug cartel early Monday, a triumph for the Mexican government even as the bloody drug war shows few signs of slowing. Miguel Angel Treviño Morales, the notorious …
Legalizing Marijuana and Other Ways the U.S. and Mexico Can Win the Drug War
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Obama’s Mexico Visit: Not Just About the Drug War Anymore
When former Mexican President Felipe Calderón waged his war on drug cartels, the media were guaranteed a crime photo op every few weeks. Alleged gangsters were thrust before the press along with heaps of guns, money and …
The Rise of Mexico’s Vigilante Militias: Will They Help or Hurt the Drug War?
Frustrated by the government’s lack of progress against criminal gangs, local communities are fielding their own security forces
Drug War Do-Over: Can the U.S. Push Trafficking Out of Central America?
As the crackdown on narcotics in Central America becomes increasingly messy, the best hope for success may lie in pushing drug traffic elsewhere
Marijuana, By Air: Mexican Gangs Use Cannon to Hurl Drugs Across U.S. Border
Smugglers are using improvised cannons to shoot marijuana packs over border.
Must-Reads from Around the World
Mexico adopts a multifaceted strategy to fight crime, South Korea accepts immigrant workers as a solution to its aging workforce and Turkey takes a step towards greater freedom of expression
Must-Reads from Around the World
The U.S. ambassador in China gets cornered; Uruguay pushes ahead with legalizing pot
Savages: Stone’s Stoner Film Reminds Us Why Marijuana Should Be Legal
With director Oliver Stone’s penchant for unhinged narco-mayhem, Savages, based on Don Winslow’s 2010 novel, is likely to illustrate why keeping weed illegal no longer makes legal, fiscal or even moral sense.
Uruguay’s Plan to Legalize Marijuana Sales: Should the Rest of the World Follow?
Uruguay’s proposal to legalize marijuana sales – and make its government the sole seller – reflects a growing worldwide urge to find new and less violent solutions to an old but deadly drug war