A team of researchers led by Portland State University Professor Mark Kaplan has found that 22 percent of suicide victims...
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Cannabis fails to slow progress of multiple sclerosis in UK study
Cannabis capsules failed to slow the progression of multiple sclerosis in a large British study, dealing a blow to hopes...
Drug decriminalization in Brazil?
The Senate Commission of experts in Law, appointed to reformulate the Brazilian Penal Law (Code) has decided today for the...
Australia´s top drug kingpin Pasquale Barbaro jailed for life
He was the mastermind behind the world’s biggest ecstasy haul – 15 million pills worth $122 million concealed within 3000...
Scotland “drying out” centre for cannabis grown elsewhere in the UK
According to Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Whitelock, head of intelligence at SCDEA (Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency), “our intelligence...
Inmates, corruption rule Honduras’ deadly prisons
Inside one of Honduras’ most dangerous and overcrowded prisons, inmates operate a free-market bazaar, selling everything from iPhones to prostitutes....
A 7-year-old, two 9-year-olds, an 11-year-old, and a 13-year-old on snake oil “medicine”
44 Michigan residents younger than 18 have received a snake oil “medical” marijuana card. Any doctor recommending a 7-year-old to...
Do as South Dakotans – Say no to snake oil “medical” marijuana
Medical professionals and law-enforcement officers urge South Dakotans to remain conservative and keep medical marijuana out of their state. Further...
Third phase III Sativex cancer pain trial commences
GW Pharmaceuticals plc has announced the initiation of a third Phase III Sativex® clinical trial in the treatment of pain...
More than 44 000 South Africans die each year from tobacco-related diseases
May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, and the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa) has put the spotlight on...