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British Envoy Damns US Afghan Drug Effort

President Barack Obama named Mr Holbrooke as his special envoy for the two countries shortly after taking office in January.

(LONDON ) - US efforts to eradicate opium poppy crops in Afghanistan have been "wasteful and ineffective", the US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan says.

Richard Holbrooke said the $800m a year the US was spending on counter-narcotics would be better used in supporting Afghan farmers.

Clackamas County Raids See Five Arrested For Drug Dealing

A total of 16 law-enforcement personnel participated in the execution of the two warrants.

(OREGON CITY) - The Clackamas County Inter-agency Task Force (CCITF) arrested five individuals Wednesday who are believed to bhe responsible for extensive drug-dealing activity in the Oregon City area.

Jim Strovink, Detective with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, says just after 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, CCITF members, accompanied by Oregon City Police, simultaneously executed search warrants at two residences in Oregon City.

Venezuela questions US `War on Drugs`

News on the 'Drug War' from a non-western perspective.

(TEHRAN) - Venezuela wants to send a mission to the US to see how well it fights drug trafficking, five days after the US criticized the country's war on drugs.

The request was made by Attorney General, Luisa Ortega Diaz, to four visiting members of the US Congress' Government Accountability Office (GAO) earlier this week, her office said in a statement.

Oregon Troopers Make Second Large Suspected Cocaine Bust in Less than a Week

The traffic stop led to the discovery of approximately 51 lbs. of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of about $700,000.

(WOODBURN, Ore.) - In less than one week, Oregon State Police troopers have made a significant seizure of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop.

The latest traffic stop Thursday afternoon on Interstate 5 north of Woodburn led to the arrest of three men and the seizure of approximately 51 lbs. of suspected cocaine.

OSP Traffic Stop Leads to 31 Pounds of Cocaine

OSP Traffic Stop Leads to 31 lbs. of Cocaine, Two Arrests - Interstate 5 south of Canyonville

(CANYONVILLE, Ore.) - Following a Friday morning traffic stop, Oregon State Police (OSP) arrested two individuals on Interstate 5 about two miles south of Canyonville after discovering approximately 31 pounds of cocaine concealed in their vehicle.

Lt. Gregg Hastings with Oregon State Police says the case and suspects have been turned over to federal authorities pending further investigation and consideration of federal charges.

Cops Bust Suspected P2P Chemical Seizure (PHOTOS)

P2P style labs are very dangerous and considered rare because of the difficulty in obtaining the chemicals to complete the lab due to purchasing restrictions.

(CANBY, Ore.) - Police say a multi-agency investigation involving the Mid-Columbia Interagency Narcotics Task Force (MINT) and Canby Police Department led to the seizure of suspected methamphetamine-related chemicals and materials at a rural Wasco County home that would yield approximately $2.7 million of methamphetamine.

The eight-month investigation reportedly led detectives from MINT, Canby Police Department and Oregon State Police on February 4, 2009 to serve a search warrant at 365 NW 4th Street in Dufur.

Does Obama Have Control of the DEA?

Has the time arrived for Obama to take his gloves off and overhaul the DEA from top to bottom, or is it even an option?

(SALEM, Ore.) - The DEA is defying President Barack Obama's word that the Department of Justice would no longer be used to harrass and arrest owners and operators of medical marijuana dispensaries.

"I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana dispenseries; it is not a good use of our resources," then Presidential Contender Obama said, on August 21st 2007.

The group Americans for Safe Access reports that on Thursday, the Drug Enforcement Administration, teeming with officials from the Bush Administration, raided a medical cannabis dispensary in South Lake Tahoe, California.

DEA Rejects Judge`s Ruling, Quashes Medical Marijuana Research Project

"Once again, science has taken a back seat to ideology in the Bush administration, with research that could benefit millions needlessly stalled" - Aaron Houston, MPP's director of government relations

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - In a major setback to medical marijuana research, the Drug Enforcement Administration has rejected the decision of Administrative Law Judge Mary Ellen Bittner and blocked a medical marijuana research project at the University of Massachusetts Amherst -- a project considered vital if marijuana is ever to be an FDA-approved medicine.

The DEA's ruling, dated January 7th, was only released today.

"It's no surprise that an administration that has rejected science again and again has, as one of its final acts, blocked a critical research project," said Aaron Houston, director of government relations for the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington, D.C.

Marijuana Leveque: 2008

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Pharmacologist, Toxicologist and Physician.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Some may dislike and shudder at such a name. "Marijuana Leveque". I don’t. I have been called much worse – Quack, Snake oil salesman. In Italy, I’m Dr. Pot, here I'm "most dangerous man in Oregon", etc.

After I saw “REEFER MADNESS” six times – I was forced to do so as a pharmacology instructor in medical school - I had to monitor the class to prevent them from laughing out loud or leaving the room.

Even Judge Francis Young of the DEA said it was the safest drug ever found by man. “REEFER MADNESS”, my foot!

Truck Driver Arrested for Criminally Negligent Homicide and Meth

A truck driver was struck and killed by another truck about four miles north of the Oregon / California border of the Siskiyou Pass.

(ASHLAND, Ore.) - Oregon State Police arrested a California commercial truck driver Thursday night related to an ongoing fatal traffic crash investigation.