Medical marijuana is said to relieve anxiety, alleviate pain, prevent epileptic seizures and increase appetite for some patients, but many...
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Rwanda: Police steps up anti-drugs campaign in schools
The Rwanda National Police has started a five-day awareness campaign against drug abuse in secondary schools as the force heightens...
Pot clinic president has started serving 10-year prison sentence
While Aaron Sandusky begins to serve his 10-year prison sentence for violating federal marijuana laws, he will continue to fight...
Denmark: Addicts find that their state-funded fixes leave them bored
Drug addicts accustomed to spending their time scuffling and hunting for their fix wind up with too much time on...
Nepal police crack down on festival cannabis smokers
Nepalese police said Sunday they have arrested more than 60 pilgrims for smoking cannabis and disturbing the peace at a...
California doctors report prescription drug company payments for speaking engagements
Drug money runs deep in the Golden State. In fact, hundreds of physicians, psychiatrists, and medical school faculty members across...
Addressing global scourge of illicit drugs
Addressing global scourge of illicit drugs (by Yury Fedotov)
Remarks by Yury Fedotov at the CND Side Event: EU Drug Strategy
Remarks by Yury Fedotov at the CND Side Event: EU Drug Strategy
New Zealand: Work tests show more cannabis
Increased drug-testing in Wellington workplaces shows cannabis is the preferred drug among those testing positive. Statistics from the New Zealand...
Russia’s top drug cop warns on Afghan opiates
The head of Russia’s Federal Service for Narcotics Control has told a UN commission that poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has...