Patients who use medical marijuana for pain and other chronic symptoms can take an unwanted hit: Insurers don’t cover the...
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U.S. drug ‘mule’ gets 3-year prison sentence on his 90th birthday
A 90-year-old Indiana man who admitted serving as a cocaine courier for a Mexican drug cartel was sentenced on Wednesday...
Uruguay is struggling to make legal weed that can compete with the illegal stuff
As the government sketches out its new pot paradigm, the streets of Montevideo tell a parallel story: Weed — especially...
Will “smart” drugs really make us smarter? Or just ruin our lives?
If we start providing cognitive enhancers to children, we may be narrowing their future capabilities, prioritising their functionality over their...
‘Crystal Methodist’ and former Co-op boss Paul Flowers pleads guilty to drugs offences
The minister, who has been dubbed the Crystal Methodist, was also ordered to pay £125 costs. He pleaded guilty to...
Drug crimes in Sweden
In 2012, approximately 94,400 drug crimes were reported in Sweden, which is 6 percent more than the previous year. Over...
Colorado approves financial system for marijuana industry
Colorado lawmakers have voted to create the a financial system for the state’s burgeoning legal marijuana industry.Further reading More international...
UK: Biggest ever cannabis factories found in Coventry and Warwickshire
Coventry police seized a haul of cannabis plants potentially work £4.5million in a raid on an industrial estate in Stoke...
Australia: Ice harm spikes, especially in Victoria regions
Acute health problems caused by crystal methamphetamine use have spiked sharply across Victoria in recent years, but especially in regional...
Hundreds arrested for drugs on U.S. Capitol grounds since 2010
More than 400 people have been arrested for drug possession inside the U.S. Capitol or the nearby grounds since 2010,...