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Category: News Archive

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12.112011November 12, 2011
New broadcast about “medical” marijuana in Italy

New broadcast about “medical” marijuana in Italy

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Interview with Fabio Bernabei, Investigative Journalist and President of Italian NGO OsservatorioDroga. Topic: “Medical” marijuana in Italy.

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11.112011November 11, 2011

Speaking out against drug legalization

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DEA has published excellent information to help in speaking out against drug legalization. The material, Speaking out against drug legalization,...

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11.112011November 11, 2011

No painkillers please, we´re British

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In Britain, the popular U.S. painkiller OxyContin is considered similar to morphine and used sparingly. Vicodin isn’t even licensed. And...

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10.112011November 10, 2011

Ireland: Cannabis to remain illegal

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Legalising cannabis has been firmly ruled out by Minister of State for Health Róisín Shortall. The Government has strong concerns...

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09.112011November 9, 2011

Cannabis use and risk of lung cancer: a case–control study

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The aim of the present study was to determine the risk of lung cancer associated with cannabis smoking. A case–control...

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08.112011November 8, 2011

A counter-legalisation tool

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Have you been looking for arguments against legalisation of marijuana? If that is the case you will benefit from the...

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08.112011November 8, 2011

Dutch drug tourism is coming to an end

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According to Charlotte Menten at the Dutch Ministry of Justice, foreign nationals will be banned from Dutch coffee shops in...

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08.112011November 8, 2011

Study suggests increased risk of schizophrenia in heavy methamphetamine users

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In the first worldwide study of its kind, scientists from Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) found evidence...

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08.112011November 8, 2011

Racial/ethnic variations in substance-related disorders among adolescents in the United States

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According to research published in Archives of General Psychiatry, black and Asian teenagers are less likely to use alcohol or...

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07.112011November 7, 2011

Top Arellano Felix cartel member arrested

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According to the Mexican Defense Ministry Mexican authorities have arrested Juan Francisco Sillas Rocha, a top member of the Arellano...

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