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Category: News Archive

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29.052012May 29, 2012

US: National study links alcohol intoxication and suicide

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A team of researchers led by Portland State University Professor Mark Kaplan has found that 22 percent of suicide victims...

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29.052012May 29, 2012

Cannabis fails to slow progress of multiple sclerosis in UK study

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Cannabis capsules failed to slow the progression of multiple sclerosis in a large British study, dealing a blow to hopes...

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28.052012May 28, 2012

Drug decriminalization in Brazil?

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The Senate Commission of experts in Law, appointed to reformulate the Brazilian Penal Law (Code) has decided today for the...

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27.052012May 27, 2012

Australia´s top drug kingpin Pasquale Barbaro jailed for life

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He was the mastermind behind the world’s biggest ecstasy haul – 15 million pills worth $122 million concealed within 3000...

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27.052012May 27, 2012

Scotland “drying out” centre for cannabis grown elsewhere in the UK

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According to Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Whitelock, head of intelligence at SCDEA (Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency), “our intelligence...

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27.052012May 27, 2012

Inmates, corruption rule Honduras’ deadly prisons

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Inside one of Honduras’ most dangerous and overcrowded prisons, inmates operate a free-market bazaar, selling everything from iPhones to prostitutes....

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27.052012May 27, 2012

A 7-year-old, two 9-year-olds, an 11-year-old, and a 13-year-old on snake oil “medicine”

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44 Michigan residents younger than 18 have received a snake oil “medical” marijuana card. Any doctor recommending a 7-year-old to...

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26.052012May 26, 2012

Do as South Dakotans – Say no to snake oil “medical” marijuana

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Medical professionals and law-enforcement officers urge South Dakotans to remain conservative and keep medical marijuana out of their state. Further...

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26.052012May 26, 2012

Third phase III Sativex cancer pain trial commences

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GW Pharmaceuticals plc has announced the initiation of a third Phase III Sativex® clinical trial in the treatment of pain...

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26.052012May 26, 2012

More than 44 000 South Africans die each year from tobacco-related diseases

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May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, and the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa) has put the spotlight on...

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