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05.122011December 5, 2011

The U.S. Administration´s view on ”medical” marijuana

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In a letter to the editor (New York Times Nov 14) Rafael Lemaitre, Associate Director for Public Affairs at the...

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05.122011December 5, 2011

Sierra Leone: Unprecedented increase in youth violence

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FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVES AND DEVELOPMENT-SL (FDID-SL) PRESS RELEASE UNPRECECENTED INCREASE IN YOUTH VIOLENCE IN THE COUNTRY FDID—SL wishes to...

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05.122011December 5, 2011
New broadcast about  prevention in Norway

New broadcast about prevention in Norway

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Interview with Kjell Adolfsen, Advisor at the unit for social and preventive services, Kristiansand commune, Norway. Topic: prevention in Norway

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03.122011December 3, 2011

‘Only take Ritalin as a final resort’

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About 600 Oxfordshire children are on controversial drugs costing the NHS £270,000 a year for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)....

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02.122011December 2, 2011

Second major cross-border drug tunnel discovered

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Agencies with the San Diego Tunnel Task Force announced the arrest of six suspects and a record 32-ton marijuana seizure...

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02.122011July 4, 2020

The case against medical marijuana

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Yesterday, two leading governors called on the Feds to reclassify marijuana for medical use.The Fix‘s newest columnist, Kevin A. Sabet,...

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30.112011November 30, 2011

Russia´s Afghan drug problem

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Interview with Russia’s drug czar, Viktor Ivanov, who was recently in Chicago to meet with U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske.

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29.112011November 29, 2011

Welcome to the Congress of the World Federation Against Drugs

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Welcome to participate in the second Congress of the World Federation Against Drugs! » It will take place on May...

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28.112011November 28, 2011

”Medical” marijuana bu$ine$$ uses “bikini budtenders” to promote bu$ine$$

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The sexual marketing of medical marijuana is at the center of an uncomfortable debate in the so called “medicinal” cannabis...

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28.112011November 28, 2011

Federal officials looking to seize marijuana properties

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Federal prosecutors are stepping up efforts to seize property from landowners who lease space to medical marijuana operators amid a...

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