Nearly half the people detained by police tested positive for cannabis, an Australian Institute of Criminology survey has found. Read...
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08.032012March 8, 2012
WFAD at the 55th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
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WFAD will be present at the 55th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria. During a side...
07.032012March 7, 2012
Medical marijuana laws make a farce of medicine
By WFADIn News Archive
Legislation under consideration in Maryland would treat the drug differently from all others. Read more
07.032012March 7, 2012
U.S. says Iranian general key in Afghan heroin trade
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Washington on Wednesday named a general in Iran’s elite al-Quds force as a key figure in trafficking heroin from Afghanistan....
06.032012March 6, 2012
In Mexico, Joe Biden shoots down talk of drug legalization
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Vice President Joseph Biden said Monday that “there is no possibility” that Washington would heed a growing call by some...
06.032012March 6, 2012
An international drugs control system is inevitable and necessary
By WFADIn News Archive
The challenge for the international community has been to establish a regulatory system that ensures that the legitimate medical and...
05.032012March 5, 2012
Drug tests for public assistance recipients
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In a new commentary, IBH President and WFAD Board Member Robert L. DuPont, M.D. discusses the issue of drug testing...
05.032012March 5, 2012
02.032012March 2, 2012
Prescription drug diversion: Combatting the scourge
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John Coleman, President , Drug Watch International attended a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Commerce,...
02.032012March 2, 2012
Ban appoints veteran Swedish diplomat as new UN Deputy Secretary-General
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Jan Eliasson of Sweden, a veteran in the fields of diplomacy and...