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Drug Activists Slam Obama's "New" Drug Policy

Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story. April 18, 2012.

The administration is prioritizing drug arrests and trampling on state medical marijuana laws while not doing enough to reduce the harms of drug addiction and misuse.

Black Market Birth Control? How Undocumented Immigrants Access Contraception Without Health Care

Valeria Fernández, New America Media. March 23, 2012.

Undocumented immigrant women must travel to Mexico, where no prescription is required, or buy them from the underground market in Phoenix, without seeing a doctor first.

Kids, Minivans, and Drug-Dealing: How the Recession Pulls Ordinary Families Into the Weed Game

Tony D'Souza, Mother Jones. January 1, 2012.

Struggling to keep their house and feed their kids, a California family goes from typical to criminal.

Despite Documentation of Rampant Black Market for Bluefin Tuna, International Commission Barely Reduces Catch Quota

Environment News ServiceNovember 29, 2010.

Bluefin tuna will be wiped out unless drastic action is taken to stop overfishing at the world summit right now. Without these magnificent fish, oceanic ecosystems could collapse.

Border Patrol & Mexican Police Unleash First-Ever Joint Attack on Border Violence, Crime

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica. February 18, 2010.

The Border Patrol and Mexican police are training together and sharing intelligence for the first time. The goal: a joint attack on cross-border flows of drugs, guns, and migrants.

Endangered Species on the Grill: The Black Market in Illegal Meat Flourishes in the US

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. February 15, 2010.

Millions of fork-twirling gourmands -- many of them in the U.S. -- are eating endangered wildlife trafficked by international criminal networks.

The Great Afghan Gem Heist: How the War Led to the Pillaging of Afghanistan's Precious Stones

Lal Aqa Sherin, IPS News. December 23, 2009.

In the last eight years, Afghanistan's precious stones and artifacts have been stolen at record levels.