The White House hasannounceda partial lifting of sanctions on Burma in recognition of progress in its democratic transition. Read article here: High Times
Tag: Opium
Anti-Drug Vigilantes Heat Up Burma’s Opium Zone
With the harvest season just weeks away, tensions are high in Burma's opium-producingKachinstate following a series of clashes between opium-growing peasants and a local citizen anti-drug movement. Read article here: High Times
Burma: Will Cease-Fire Wind Down Opium War?
Last week, Burma's President Thein Sein signed a cease-fire with eight armed rebel groups in a bid to bring the country's multiple ethnic insurgencies to an end before next month's general elections—the first since a nominally civilian government took ov… Read article here: High Times
Southeast Asia Becomes More Tolerant of Medicinal Opium
Laos was once a major opium producer—and now production is growing again after eradication efforts had dramatically slashed it. But this time around, authorities may take a more tolerant and realistic approach. Read article here: High Times
Guatemala Considers Legal Opium Cultivation
Guatemala has emerged as a major opium producer in recent years, and now President Otto Pérez Molina — a conservative who is increasingly breaking with the US-led "drug war" consensus — is considering legalized and regulated cultivation of the poppy as … High Times
Afghan Opium Production Hits Record High
The latest Afghanistan Opium Survey, released November 13 by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), finds that the country produced record levels of poppy in 2013. Total production reached 5,500 tons — up by nearly 50% over last year's figure of 3,700. Cultivation… High Times