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Roc-a-Fella Co-Founder Kareem Burke Busted in Multistate Pot Ring

(Oct. 15) -- Law enforcement officials busted a major wholesale marijuana ring based in Florida and New York today, hauling in 45 people, including Kareem Burke, a rap mogul who founded the Roc-a-Fella record label with rapper Jay-Z and label executive Damon Dash in the '90s. Burke was allegedly caught on a wiretap...

Study: Love Is Like Cocaine, Codeine

(Oct. 13) -- Over the centuries, countless poets and songwriters have compared the power of romantic love to the transformative effects of any number of therapeutic or recreational drugs. According to a new study, such writerly claims are not the stuff of fiction. In fact, love is akin to a pain killer, like codeine,...

Jack T. Camp's Woes Include Stripper Prostitute, Drug Use, Illegal Guns

(Oct. 4) -- Is he a judge or a gangsta rapper? U.S. District Court Judge Jack T. Camp Jr. finds himself charged with an array of crimes decidedly unbecoming of his profession and more befitting the lifestyle boasted about in hip-hop lyrics. Police arrested Camp, who was appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan,...

Ecstasy Makes a Comeback, Via Canada

(Oct. 4) -- Ecstasy was so hot in the 1990s. And now the rave-favorite drug is making a major comeback, as Canadian purveyors ship loads of the euphoria-enhancing substance across the U.S. border. One a drug that circulated in baggies via small dealers, ecstasy is now being packed up by the box-load and driven into the...

Illicit Drug Use Hits Highest Levels in a Decade

(Sept. 16) -- Illicit drug use spiked to 9 percent among Americans last year, according to a new national survey that blames the increase on "eroding attitudes" about the potential hazards. The growing popularity of marijuana was chiefly responsible for the rise, along with Ecstasy and methamphetamines. Drug use is now...

Background on illicit drugs

The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of drugs, which are subject to drug prohibition laws.

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