A report by the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS on harm reduction programs and Insite released last month is...
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Turkey destroys massive amount of cannabis
A large amount of cannabis plants, valued at some 130 million U.S. dollars, were destroyed in a recent anti-narcotics operation...
Dairy owner praised for banning synthetic drug
A dairy owner, who says his former synthetic cannabis customers have been getting hostile and violent with him since he...
Marijuana pipe found in 4-year-old’s Kid’s Burger King meal
Talk about a happy meal. A Michigan family was surprised to find a marijuana pipe, rather than the traditional toy,...
Zetas drug cartel heir ‘equally ruthless’
The captured leader of Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel is a tough act to follow, a man feared for his penchant...
Nigeria: Young adults highest users of marijuana
Teenagers and young adults aged between 15 and 29 years are the highest abusers of marijuana, codeine, alcohol and other...
Study estimates that 4,3 million prescriptions for painkillers were diverted to illicit use by doctor shoppers
Almost one percent of all buyers of addictive pain medications in the U.S. were estimated to be “doctor shoppers” who...
Amanda Taylor sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for running day care in same house as meth lab
A Davenport, Iowa, woman who operated a licensed day care in the same home where her boyfriend ran a meth...
Legalization: To what end?
When it comes to radical shifts in public policy, this is the single most important question that must be asked,...
Nordic countries score high on social justice
Scandinavian countries have the most equitable societies in Europe, according to research by the Bertelsmann Foundation, a German-based think tank.Further...