Topic: International Narcotics Control Board
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The Monitor's View: Before more states legalize pot, Obama must enforce federal law
Former DEA chiefs and an international anti-drug body advise President Obama and the Justice Dept. to uphold federal anti-marijuana law against legalization by Colorado and Washington states. Why not listen to those on the front lines of the drug wars?
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Bolivia drops out of UN drug pact to protect its coca chewers
Bolivia intends to reapply to the UN Convention on Narcotic Drugs, but with a reservation that it does not recognize the ban on chewing the coca leaf, a practice with a long national tradition.
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UN: Latin America undermining drug war by decriminalizing drugs
The UN, in its annual report released today, said Latin America is undermining the drug war by decriminalizing small amounts of drugs.
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Kyrgyzstan weighs opium as industry
As an election nears, a presidential candidate promotes the idea that the opium trade could bring cash to the impoverished Central Asian republic.
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