The Very Best of VICE News Reporting

If you had to sum up our news coverage: Awards. Emmys, Pulitzers, Peabodys – you name it, we won it. VICE News and VICE World News transported audiences to the frontlines of stories all over the world and trained a critical eye on what was happening in our own back yards, too.  Our journalists went deep […]

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Everything Netflix’s ‘Griselda’ Left Out About the Narca’s Violent History

Eric Newman and Sofia Vergara attend Netflix’s Griselda US Premiere on January 23, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for Netflix) There is a scene in the recently-released megahit Netflix series Griselda in which the notorious female drug trafficker, played here by Colombian actress Sofia Vergara (Modern Family), sits in the passenger seat of […]

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Pablo Escobar’s Invasive ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Are Now Apparently Attacking People

The environmentally invasive descendants of four “cocaine hippos” from Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s private zoo now have their eyes set on a new target: People. There have been reports of hippos invading a school yard, as well as terrorizing local fishing communities with some residents requiring hospital care after ferocious attacks, according to local […]

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These Academics Went Public About Using Drugs

UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al’s Jean-SĂ©bastien Fallu, 50, has “come out” about his drug use. Supplied photo.  When drug policy researcher Jean-SĂ©bastien Fallu saw a recent op-ed in the Atlantic argue that destigmatizing drug use has been “a profound mistake,” he was furious.  The piece said “cultural disapproval of harmful behavior can be a potent force for […]

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Oregon Is Poised to Make Drug Possession a Crime Again

Three years after Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize low-level drug possession, the state is on track to reverse parts of its groundbreaking measure.  On Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers unveiled a proposal that would recriminalize possessing small amounts of drugs—a move that’s been criticized by harm reduction and criminal justice reform advocates.  The proposed […]

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Lawmakers Are Urging the FDA to Take ‘Action’ on ‘Gas Station Heroin’

A WOMAN HOLDS BOTTLES OF TIANEPTINE, ALSO KNOWN AS “GAS STATION HEROIN,” AT A CONVENIENCE STORE IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. (OCTAVIO JONES/VICE NEWS) A bipartisan group of lawmakers are calling for the Food and Drug Administration to take “immediate action” on tianeptine, an unapproved drug nicknamed “gas station heroin” because of its opioid-like effects.  Five members […]

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‘It Starts Bombing You in the Head’: The Mystery of the Super Strong ‘Creepy’ Weed

SANTIAGO, Chile—Underground Chilean rapper Wolf 707 sat in a park in Santiago, smirking at the question—what is “creepy” marijuana? Wolf 707 is as good an expert as any on the subject, often rapping about creepy, telling VICE News he smokes weed “everyday, all day.” Sometimes “every 10, 20 minutes.” In one hypnotic song called “Blunts”, […]

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