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USA: Cannabis legalization sees opposition from unlikely source
The American states of Washington and Colorado made international news last November, when voters from both states passed initiatives to...
UK: £2m heroin haul in Manchester Airport’s ‘biggest-ever’ drugs swoop
Officers have made Manchester Airport’s biggest-ever drugs bust – after finding heroin worth £2.3m hidden in a chapatti-making machine. Drugs...
Attention, cool parents: cannabis is no joke
Ageing festivalgoers still treat smoking weed as harmless fun. But its mind-destroying effects can no longer be denied.Further reading
Australia temporarily bans 19 synthetic drugs
A temporary ban has been imposed by the Australian government on sales of 19 synthetic drugs in the wake of...
U.S.-Mexico border drug world unveiled after alleged cartel bodyguard’s arrest
The former bodyguard of a high-ranking leader in a Mexican drug cartel offered insight into border drug smuggling after his...
Cleaning up Brazil´s most dangerous favelas
For the millions of people living in Rio de Janeiro’s notoriously dangerous favelas, the Brazilian government’s bold crackdown on drug...
Girl, 11, gave cannabis to pupil
Police have arrested a man after an 11-year-old girl took drugs to her school and gave them to another pupil.Officers,...
Southampton cocaine seizure yacht sold off at auction
A luxury yacht which was at the centre of Britain’s largest drugs seizure has sold for £176,000 at auction. The Louise...
Prosecutors are targeting more than 100 marijuana shops in Los Angeles
Federal prosecutors are targeting more than 100 marijuana shops in Los Angeles County, threatening prosecution if dispensary owners stay in...