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Police shut down Britain's first cannabis cafe September 16, 2001 Police shut down Britain's first Dutch-style marijuana cafe on Saturday just minutes after it had opened for the first time. Officers closed down "The Dutch Experience" cafe in Stockport, northern England, and arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of possessing cannabis with intent to supply a controlled drug, a Greater Manchester police spokeswoman said. Although they didn't reveal the identity of the man arrested, considering cafe founder Colin Davies is also 44, it doesn't look like it'll be too hard to guess... Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Peru Eager To Resume Missionary Hunt September 10, 2001 Peru plans to urge Secretary of State Colin Powell to resume the U.S.-backed antidrug flights suspended after the Peruvian air force mistakenly shot down an American missionary plane this spring. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

High Time For Reading September 10, 2001 What kind of periodicals and books would you expect to litter the library shelves and bathroom stalls at the Drug Enforcement Administration? Apparently to keep a finger on the pulse ( or, more likely, thrust a thumb in the eye ) of the drug culture, the DEA regularly forks over taxpayer money for High Times -- multiple copies according to a report obtained pursuant to a Freedom of Information request, filed by the guys at the Smoking Gun. There was, interestingly enough, no mention of why it's fine for the DEA to subscribe to High Times, while simply owning a magazine that looked like High Times was used as pretext to search a woman's car in Davidson, N.C., last year.... Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Alternative Media Reacts to Rainbow Farm Murders September 8, 2001 Today, the day of Tom Crosslin's funeral, alt-media news sources are reacting to the Rainbow Farm standoff that resulted in the murder of two drug-reform advocates by FBI agents. In this montage from the Media Awareness Project, find out what the mainstream media isn't saying about victims of the War on Drugs. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

USDJ Investigates Rainbow Farm Murders September 8, 2001 The U.S. Justice Department will investigate the shootings of two drug-reform advocates murdered by police last week during a standoff at Rainbow Farm, a popular Michigan campground that hosted such festivals as Hemp Fest. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Opium found in Tasmanian Racehorses September 8, 2001 Three Tasmanian racehorses have been disqualified because their food was contaminated -- with opium poppies. The first incident of its type in 10 years, this type of accidental doping is being blamed on Tasmania's multi-million dollar pharmaceutical poppy industry. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Columbia Calls for Drug War Review September 7, 2001 President Andres Pastrana, one of Washington's closest allies in the global war on drugs, called Thursday for a review of that struggle, saying it has produced few victories. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Drug Trade in India on a New High September 7, 2001 The drug scene in India is alive and kicking. While the lust for a high fuels the demand for drugs, greed for big bucks drives the supply. The impact on the world's second-most populous nation is multi-dimensional. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story