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These Afghans Are Using a Giant Slingshot to Shoot Drugs Across the Border
Experts say Afghan drug smugglers have been using this technique for years.
WNBA Player Brittney Griner Detained in Russia Over Weed Cartridges
WNBA star Brittney Griner is facing up to 10 years in prison after she was stopped at a Russian airport for allegedly transporting hash oil.
Cops Burn $66 Million Worth of a Tribe’s Cannabis ‘To Send a Message’
Cannabis has been farmed for decades by impoverished tribal communities in southern India.
Alcohol, Drugs and Phones Worth $13.9 Million Go Up in Smoke in Official Burning Ceremony
Contraband destruction ceremonies are grand events celebrated with nationalistic pomp and publicity stunts in Pakistan.
Cannabis Buds and Flowers Will Soon Be Legalized in Thailand. Here’s What That Means.
Cannabis was removed from Thailand’s narcotics code last week, in a move that is set to give a further boost to the country's blossoming industry.
El Chapo’s Appeal Hinges on a Story by VICE News
A lawyer for the imprisoned kingpin cited our interview with an anonymous juror while arguing to have his conviction overturned.
A Single Mother With 9 Children Sentenced to Death for 114 Grams of Meth
The case triggered heated online discussions about women's rights and capital punishment in Malaysia.
Historic Drug Bust Found 450 Kilograms of Heroin Among Ceramic Tiles
The shipment, weighing as much as a grand piano, was the largest-ever onshore detection of the drug in Australia.
Mexico Is Fighting the US Over Extraditing Drug Cartel Suspects
Famed cartel kingpin “El Chapo” may be serving life in a U.S. prison, but cooperation on other cartel bosses has ground to a halt.
Cartels Are Turning Mexico’s Indigenous Marathoners Into Drug Mules
Stricken by drought, the famed Indigenous Raramuri are falling prey to cartels, who use champion runners to ferry drugs into the U.S.
You Could Win El Chapo's Wild Cocaine Escape House For $12
Mexico’s national lottery is offering 22 properties seized from drug lords and corrupt politicians as prizes in a raffle drawn on Sept. 15.
MDMA Therapy for PTSD Could Be Legal by 2023. A DIY Culture is Already Thriving.
As the drug inches toward regulatory approval, desperate people are going underground to treat urgent mental health issues.