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Barack Obama - drugs - USA
Los Angeles, a marijuana smokers' heaven
With close to 1000 dispensaries offering diverse strains of medical marijuana, and just as many doctors willing to hand out prescriptions for the drug, Los Angeles has quickly become a marijuana smoker's heaven.
USA
Over 300 arrested in largest ever drug cartel crackdown
US law enforcement agencies said on Thursday they had arrested more than 300 people in 19 states over the past two days in the largest ever crackdown on a Mexican drug cartel operating in the United States.
USA
More than 300 arrested in largest-ever strike on Mexican drug cartel
US law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 300 people in 19 states over the past two days in the largest-ever crackdown on a Mexican drug cartel operating in the United States.
USA
Federal prosecutors to end war on medical marijuana in legal states
The Obama administration has instructed US federal prosecutors not to prosecute individuals using marijuana for medical reasons or dispensaries in states where it has been legalised, reversing Bush administration policy.
BRAZIL
Day of clashes between drug gangs, police leaves 12 dead
At least 12 people were killed on Saturday in fierce clashes between drug gang members and scores of police in Rio de Janeiro. Gunfire brought down a police helicopter, killing two officers.
Benin - counterfeit goods - drugs - Pharmaceutical industry
Chirac campaigns against counterfeit drugs
Travelling to Benin, former French president Jacques Chirac called on governments around the world to join the fight against fake medication. In some developing countries, one in four drugs are counterfeit and potentially dangerous.
BENIN
Chirac joins African leaders in calling for ban on fake drug sales
Former French President Jacques Chirac will be joined by a number of African leaders and international dignitaries in Benin Monday as he launches an initiative to ban the sale of counterfeit drugs especially in the developing world.
MEXICO
New violence breaks murder record in Ciudad Juarez
A new spate of violent deaths this weekend has brought the homicide rate in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez to an unprecedented 1,701 murders, breaking the record set just a year earlier in 2008.
ECUADOR
US quits air base used in anti-drug operations
The US military has returned to Ecuador a base it has been using for a decade for regional anti-drug operations. This move has not been universally popular, with many raising concerns about its controversial replacement in neighboring Colombia.
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MEXICO
Nation's top anti-drug official resigns in cabinet shakeup
Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced on Monday that he was accepting the resignation of Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora (pictured), the country's top anti-drug official, as part of a broader change in the makeup of his cabinet.
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