76 Items Tagged

Drugs

The catapult.

Found: A Drug Catapult at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Have a look at this thing.

Erik Shilling February 16, 2017

Pharmaceutical drug paraphernalia.

Arlington, Virginia

DEA Museum

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

Permanently Closed

Looking out from the ruins of a cocaine kingpin’s vacation home.

Barú, Colombia

Pablo Escobar's Abandoned Secret Island Mansion

Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.

Well-Preserved, 2,500-Year-Old Marijuana Found at Chinese Tomb

Weed has been popular for awhile.

Eric Grundhauser October 5, 2016

In the 1900s, Being a 'Cigarette Fiend' Was a Legitimate Defense for Murder

Jennifer Redmond October 5, 2016

Hitler Probably Spent WWII High on Cocaine and Oxycodone

How the Nazis waged war with the help of illegal drugs.

Erik Shilling September 26, 2016

Permanently Closed

The House

Guatape, Colombia

La Manuela Hacienda Ruins

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

In 2016, the 'First Legal Ayahuasca Church' Got Shut Down. Was It a Scam—or a New Religion?

A Canadian and a Brit had a vision to serve mind-expanding drugs in America.

Sarah Laskow September 16, 2016

If You Want to Live in a Copenhagen Commune, Get Ready for Red Tape

It's surprisingly tricky to nab a spot in the world’s largest autonomous commune, Freetown Christiania.

Angela Wang September 14, 2016

A Massive Amount of Cocaine Was Found at a French Coca-Cola Plant

The original recipe, as it were.

Erik Shilling August 31, 2016

Found: Pot (Lots of Pot) in a Porta-Potty

It's not clear how it got there.

Sarah Laskow August 12, 2016

Found: An Underground Meth Lab in a Walmart Parking Lot

The Walmart stayed open while police dove down in.

Sarah Laskow August 10, 2016

A 51-Foot Joint Will Be in Philly for the Democratic National Convention

It's the work of some activists.

Eric Grundhauser July 21, 2016

Police Find Marijuana, Give Facebook Instructions on How Its Owner Can Retrieve It

As the Republican National Convention rages on, police in one Cleveland suburb have some jokes.

Eric Grundhauser July 19, 2016

A Vacant California Prison Was Approved to Be a Massive Marijuana Farm

It's solving a lot of problems.

Erik Shilling July 11, 2016

A stuffed black bear that is not Cocaine Bear, but likely resembles him.

Gather 'Round for the Ballad of Cocaine Bear

A Kentucky company has tracked down the surprising casualty of a drug trafficker's bizarre death.

Jessie Guy-Ryan July 10, 2016

Read the DEA's Guide to Raves

It's descriptive.

JPat Brown June 29, 2016

Sop Ruak, Thailand

House of Opium

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.