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04.062012June 4, 2012

Italy: Dozens of mafia suspects arrested in international drugs bust

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Police in Italy and six other European countries (Bulgaria, Slovenia, Spain, the Netherlands, Finland, Croatia) Monday arrested dozens of mafia...

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04.062012June 4, 2012

Venezuela arrests “sinister” Colombian cocaine boss

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Diego Perez Henao, a Colombian for whose capture the U.S. government has offered a $5 million reward, was arrested near...

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04.062012June 4, 2012

Arizona prisons struggle with drugs

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The presence of illegal drugs inside what are supposed to be the most secure buildings in the state has led...

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04.062012June 4, 2012

Australia: Drug users bought ‘legal highs’ online

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A national survey of users of ecstasy and other drugs has found almost half of them bought ‘legal highs’ online...

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04.062012June 4, 2012

Child, 11, among youngsters in Norfolk caught with cannabis

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A child aged just 11 was among more than 3,500 people hit with police street cautions for cannabis possession in...

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04.062012June 4, 2012

Teenagers in Mumbai are getting cannabis home-delivered

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What started out as an occasional ‘flavoured puff’, when a man bought his 18-year-old daughter a hookah, progressed into a...

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04.062012June 4, 2012

Colorado: Join the fight to defeat Amendment 64

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Join The Fight To Defeat Amendment 64!

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03.062012June 3, 2012

Say NO to snake oil medicine in Massachusetts!

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Opposition to a ballot question that would ask Massachusetts residents to vote on the legalization of medical marijuana is mobilizing...

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03.062012June 3, 2012

They all named marijuana their gateway drug

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The students interviewed for the documentary — some not afraid to speak directly into the camera, others hiding behind goofy...

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03.062012June 3, 2012

Over 4 tonnes of drugs destroyed in China

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A total of 4.2 tonnes of drugs and precursor chemicals were destroyed by law enforcement officers in southeast China’s Fujian...

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