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- Half of Americans Support Legal Marijuana—Is the Drug War Almost Over? http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/10/half-of-americans-support-legal-marijuana-is-the-drug-war-almost-over/246872/ 14 comments
- Mexico drug war: Almost 62,000 people have disappeared since 2006 https://news.sky.com/story/mexico-drug-war-almost-62-000-people-have-disappeared-since-2006-11902736 4 comments worldnews
- Duterte's War on Drugs Kills Almost 2,000 in Echo of Thai Battles http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-25/duterte-courts-risk-in-deadly-drug-war-that-echoes-thai-crusade 3 comments worldnews
- Police rack up an almost perfectly deadly record in Duterte's drug war http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/philippines-duterte-police/ 6 comments worldnews
- "War on drugs" This Father was given 55 years in prison just for selling pot.He will be almost 80 years old when he gets out. http://rare.us/story/he-was-given-55-years-just-for-selling-pot-the-koch-brothers-want-him-free/#guugu8wfdgtqwqeb.16 32 comments politics
- U.S. taxpayers spent almost $13B to fund global war on drugs in the past decade, report shows https://www.marijuanamoment.net/u-s-taxpayers-spent-almost-13b-to-fund-global-war-on-drugs-in-the-past-decade-report-shows/ 104 comments economics
- 9 signs the War on Drugs is almost over - From pot legalization to California's reform of "3 Strikes," all signs point to a more rational drug policy http://www.salon.com/2012/12/16/9_signs_the_war_on_drugs_is_almost_over/ 177 comments politics
- 'They put a gun to my head': Aussie man almost falls victim to the Philippine's deadly war on drugs http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/10/10/they-put-gun-my-head-aussie-man 59 comments worldnews
- In Mexico, extortion is a booming offshoot of drug war: Almost every segment of the economy and society, including businesses, teachers and priests, has been subjected to extortionists who exploit fear of cartels. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-extortion-20120319,0,2566393,full.story 21 comments worldnews
- Former Mexican President Calderon: "I wasted years in a war on drugs that is impossible to win without legalization". Nick Clegg, former deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom, said that Felipe Calderón expressed this sentiment in a private meeting held in 2011, almost at the end of his mandate https://www.lapoliticaonline.com/nota/129475-former-mexican-president-calderon-i-wasted-years-in-a-war-on-drugs-that-is-impossible-to-win-without-legalization/ 18 comments worldnews
- Rupert Murdoch Declares War On Occupy Wall Street. Steve Doocy quoted almost verbatim from a New York Post article that highlighted the crime, drug abuse and free food at Occupy Wall Street. http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/rupert-murdoch-declares-war-on-occupy-wall-street/question-2211897/ 175 comments politics
- Obama Starts A Civil War On Drugs - The US 'War on Drugs' is an abject failure that costs US taxpayers $15 billion a year, or $500 a second. The 'War on Drugs' has wrongly imprisoned tens of millions of non-violent American drug users and costs taxpayers almost $200 billion a year. http://www.alt-market.com/articles/304-obama-starts-a-civil-war-on-drugs 687 comments politics
- the United States is alone on the planet, not just in its ability, but in its willingness to use military force in drug wars, religious wars, political wars, conflicts of almost any sort, constantly and on a global scale. No other group of powers collectively even comes close. http://www.alternet.org/hot-news-views/war-what-america-knows-best 3 comments politics
- Duterte: China-funded rehab center almost complete. Duterte lauded China for helping the Philippines in its war against drugs without “any publicity.” He did not end his speech without launching verbal attacks to the US and EU. “Assess yourselves because if you don’t, you will lose the Philippines,” http://globalnation.inquirer.net/146405/duterte-china-funded-rehab-center-almost-complete 43 comments worldnews