Time Magazine has more on America’s love affair with pot.
From Time:
Why the high numbers? Jim Anthony, chair of the department of epidemiology at Michigan State University and an author of the study, says U.S. drug habits have to do, in part, with the country’s affluence — many Americans can afford to spend their income on [...]

Cell Phone trafficking is creating losses in the millions of dollars for cell phone carriers.
From the AP (via Google News):
For less than $15, you can buy a cell phone loaded with minutes. You can buy more as you go whenever those minutes run out. Best of all, you aren’t locked into a long-term contract.
But in [...]

In an attempt to contact victims of human smugglers, the United States Government is advertising in high traffic areas to spread its message.
From the San Diego Union Tribune:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are trying to reach out to human smuggling victims through advertisements featured in major cities, including San Diego.
Advertisements posted on billboards and [...]

John Miller, Former US Ambassador at Large for Trafficking, wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times that is highly critical of the US Justice Department.
From the piece in the New York Times:
Should the State Department’s annual report on trafficking, which grades governments on how well they are combating modern slavery, consider whether governments [...]

Gangs from California are moving into Southern Arizona to grab a piece of the human smuggling pie.
From Reuters:
Walls get tagged with graffiti. Cars get shot up in drive-by shootings. Youngsters flash gang signs and battle with bricks, sticks, bats and pipes in the local park over turf.
Once a sleepy smelter town on the Mexico border, [...]

The New York Times has a report on a strange case in the state of Missouri where a man was pretending to be a Federal Agent as he went on drug raids with local agents.
From the New York Times:
Mr. Jakob, 36, is now the subject of a criminal investigation by federal authorities, and he is [...]

The United States leads the world with the highest levels of use in cocaine and marijuana.
From Web MD (Via CBS News):
Despite tough anti-drug laws, a new survey shows the U.S. has the highest level of illegal drug use in the world.
The World Health Organization’s survey of legal and illegal drug use in 17 countries, including [...]

The border fence between the United States and Mexico will now be able to proceed after the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case regarding the waiver of environmental impact studies.
From the LA Times:
Three years ago, Congress gave Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff an unusual power to “waive all legal requirements” that could [...]

Drug users in the United States are helping to finance the ongoing drug war in Mexico by continuing to purchase illegal drugs.
From MSNBC:
In seeking more help from the United States, Mexican officials point out that most of the financing for the Mexican traffickers comes from the American users of cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin smuggled [...]

Due to the increasing cost of fuel, the United States Navy and Coast Guard will begin testing a helium filled blimp to patrol the coastal waters off of Florida.
From Reuters:
With oil prices rising sky-high, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard will test a helium-filled blimp to see if it can supplement the fuel-hungry aircraft that [...]