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Category: News Archive

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03.062014June 3, 2014

China and Mekong officials commit to counter rising drug threats

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Faced with a rapid expansion of illicit drug markets and seizures in China and Southeast Asia, regional drug control officials...

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03.062014June 3, 2014

Marijuana use linked to impaired sleep quality

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New research in the journal Sleep and being presented Wednesday, June 4th in Minneapolis at SLEEP 2014 suggests that marijuana...

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03.062014June 3, 2014

Obama’s DOJ spent over $330 million on ‘drugs and biologicals’ in five years

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The Department of Justice has spent more than $330 million on “drugs and biologicals” for the federal prison system during...

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02.062014June 2, 2014

California dirty bu$ine$$

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Voters who cast a ballot in San Jose’s municipal election on Tuesday could receive free marijuana from the city’s medical...

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02.062014June 2, 2014

Study finds medical pot farms draining streams dry

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Some drought-stricken rivers and streams in Northern California’s coastal forests are being polluted and sucked dry by water-guzzling medical marijuana...

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02.062014June 2, 2014

How Antwerp turned into Europe’s go-to city for cocaine

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Antwerp, Belgium’s genteel port city, is now revealed as a global drugs gateway and the cocaine capital of EuropeFurther reading ...

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02.062014June 2, 2014

After 5 months of sales, Colorado sees the downside of a legal high

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Five months after Colorado became the first state to allow recreational marijuana sales, the battle over legalization is still raging....

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02.062014June 2, 2014

SAM applauds unprecedented agreement between Georgia, manufacturer of CBD medicine

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The State of Georgia and GW Pharmaceuticals have forged an unprecedented agreement that is a smart, compassionate way to ensure...

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28.052014May 28, 2014

U.S: A law degree and a judicial robe is not necessarily evidence of wisdom

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A federal appeals court judge, Richard Posner, nominated by former President Ronald Reagan believes that all illegal drugs should be...

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27.052014May 27, 2014

High-ranking Guatemalan drug trafficker extradited to face federal drug charges

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United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Juan Alberto Ortiz-Lopez, a/k/a “Chamale,” a/k/a “Juanito,” (43, San Marcos, Guatemala)...

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