A man who killed his girlfriend when he crashed his car after smoking cannabis walked free from court after the...
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Don’t fall for the sham of medical marijuana
If you think the medical marijuana initiative was intended to truly help those debilitated by serious diseases, think again. If...
Good news from Canada: Petition campaign to decriminalize pot likely to go up in smoke
There is just one week to go in SensibleBC’s crusade to decriminalize pot possession in British Columbia and the group...
Cyprus: ‘No magic bullet for battling organised crime’
There is no magic formula to deal with organised crime and police can only limit its scope, Justice Minister Ionas...
Drones are being used to smuggle drugs into Canadian prisons
Hull jail in the city of Gatineau in Quebec is having to tighten its security after a small helicopter drone...
UK: Coalition split on cannabis legalisation as Chris Grayling slaps down new Lib Dem minister
Tory MP rejected suggestions from new minister for drugs Norman Baker that legalisation of cannabis ‘should be considered’Further reading More...
Peru breaks coca eradication record
Peru has eradicated a record amount of coca in 2013, surpassing the country’s goal for the year of 22,000 hectares,...
The Global Epidemiology and Contribution of Cannabis Use and Dependence to the Global Burden of Disease: Results from the GBD 2010 Study
The Global Epidemiology and Contribution of Cannabis Use and Dependence to the Global Burden of Disease: Results from the GBD...
Political finance and organized crime in Latin America
On October 15, the Latin America Initiative at Brookings hosted a discussion on the intersection of politics, campaign financing and...
New Zealand: Cannabis ‘hikes schizophrenia risk’
Some heavy cannabis users are up to 11 times more likely to develop schizophrenia, a drug symposium in Auckland has...