Advocates for medical marijuana legalization are seeing their legislative ambitions go up in smoke, as the fourth week of Florida’s...
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New Zealand: Wellington council staff fired over drug tests
Ten council employees working in “safety-sensitive roles” have been fired after repeatedly failing drug tests.Wellington City Council has confirmed that...
Marijuana DUI bill advances in Colorado after delay
Marijuana blood limits for Colorado drivers are closer to approval. A House committee approved the bill Monday after a month-long...
Experts debate ethics of refusing to hire smokers
As a growing number of employers institute policies that ban hiring smokers, medical ethicists debated the policy in the New...
South African woman held for bid to smuggle drugs at airport
A South African woman was today arrested from Mumbai International airport for allegedly trying to smuggle out seven kg of...
Egypt: Drug abuse on the rise
Freedom of expression has no limits in Egypt after January 25 Revolution. Everyone could protest everywhere. But the revolution has...
Colorado pot accidents spur call for childproof packaging
From early 2005 to late 2009, Children’s Hospital Colorado had exactly zero emergency-room visits by kids who had ingested marijuana....
Hong Kong anti-drug efforts
Commissioner for Narcotics Erika Hui has pledged to boost the Government’s anti-drug efforts, saying the hidden nature of youth drug...
California weed leaking into Minnesota: Large bust made
For the second time in less than a month, Moorhead Police in Minnesota have seized a large quantity of medicinal...
Statement from FBI Assistant Director George Venizelos on public corruption arrests of New York State Senator Malcolm Smith, New York City Council Member Daniel Halloran, and others
FBI New York Assistant Director in Charge George Venizelos made the following comments on the arrests of New York State...