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UN reports ‘alarming’ trends in drug trafficking in Africa

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this Sept. 11, 2014 file photo, a sample of marijuana is shown inside the dispensary at Collective Awakenings on in Portland, Ore. Advocates for legalizing recreational pot have been aggressively trying to get out the youth vote over the past week in the bid to legalize marijuana use in Oregon. Polls show the vote could be close. AP Photo/The Oregonian, Beth Nakamura, File) ** FILE **

Marijuana: U.N. says state-by-state legalization violates international law

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

An Afghan farmer works on a poppy field in the Khogyani district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul. Last May's harvest produced a staggering 6,000 tons of opium, 49 percent higher than the previous year and more than the combined output of the rest of the world, according to a report issued Wednesday. (Associated Press)

U.S. drug fighters see Afghan opium skyrocketing as troops pack up

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, Princess of Thailand, waits April 23, 2012, for the start of the 21st session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at the International Center in Vienna, Austria. She is chairman of the committee. (Associated Press)

U.N.: Crime generates trillions of dollars each year

By George Jahn - Associated Press