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Drug dealers threatened to burn down heroin addict’s house
Drug dealers threatened to burn a man’s house down if he didn’t sell heroin and crack cocaine, a court heard....
“Craze” supplement investigated in Sweden
Craze, a supplement available in Sweden and elsewhere is under investigation after the Swedish National Laboratory of Forensic Science (SKL)...
Costa Rica cops seize 900 kilos of cocaine at Pacific port
Costa Rican anti-drug police on Sunday seized 901 kilograms of cocaine and arrested nine members of a drug trafficking crew,...
Russia: Wikipedia edits cannabis article
Russian Wikipedia edited an article on cannabis smoking on Monday, after being told that it could be shut down under...
Maryland lawmakers approve medical marijuana
The Maryland legislature approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes on Monday, and Governor Martin O’Malley has said he...
Use of illegal substances and America’s high school dropout crisis
Lower high school grades and motivation and higher risk of dropping out are associated with use of illegal substances. A...
Florida’s crackdown makes big dent in ‘pill mills’
In 2010, Florida drug czar Bruce Grant called the prescription-drug epidemic the single greatest challenge to the state’s public health...
Ecstasy is poisoning the Netherlands’ forests
With its liberal stance on the best type of drugs, the Netherlands has been one of the top producers of...
Indonesia: Lindsay Sandiford set to face firing squad after Bali appeal fails
Lindsay Sandiford, the 56-year-old British grandmother facing the death sentence in Indonesia for drug trafficking, has had her appeal rejected...