The teenage son of a Taranaki police officer lost his job and came close to losing his family after developing...
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European Drug Report 2013
Today the EMCDDA presented its annual overview of the European drug situation.
Legalising cannabis: America’s reefer madness
Colorado is shortly going to make it legal for anyone over 21 to possess an ounce of cannabis. As big...
Pediatric marijuana exposures in a medical marijuana State – study
An increasing number of states are decriminalizing the use of medical marijuana, and the effect on the pediatric population has...
Czeched Out: The losers of Prague’s drug liberalization
The Czech Republic’s 2010 decision to lower drug possession from a criminal to misdemeanor offense has turned the country into...
Kids poisoned by medical marijuana, study finds
Legalizing marijuana may have unintended consequences. Since medical marijuana was legalized in Colorado, more than a dozen young children have...
New Zealand: Legalising drugs a wrong step
One of the more hidden dangers of a relaxed attitude to cannabis, and the use of legal highs, is the...
Ireland: Ecstasy and cannabis worth about €1.8m seized in Dublin
About 100,000 tablets — with an estimated street value of up to €1m — were seized on Thursday by the...
Idaho lawmakers take a moral, ethical stand against legalizing dangerous drug
Vincent Kituku: I commend Idaho legislators for taking a firm stand against legalizing marijuana. It is ironic that there are...
Dubai: UAE Ministry of Health moves to ban synthetic marijuana
Plans are being put in place to ban more than 40 new drugs. Nine of these have already been found...