The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has noted with concern a draft law under consideration in Uruguay which, if adopted,...
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In U.S., support for complete smoking ban increases to 22%
More Americans than ever want to ban smoking outright: 22% say so today, up from 12% in 2007. Separately, 55%...
Uruguay Congress debates bill to regulate legal marijuana use
Legislators in Uruguay hotly debated on Wednesday a measure backed by leftist President Jose Mujica that would create a government...
Marijuana most commonly detected drug among male arrestees
Marijuana continues to be the most commonly detected drug among U.S. male arrestees; the percentage of arrestees testing positive for...
California: Teens claim they were used as fake rehab clients
Thousands of pages of government records and dozens of interviews with counselors, patients and regulators reveal a widespread scheme to...
High levels of THC in Australian cannabis: new study
The first systematic analysis of the potency of Australian cannabis has found high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – the main...
Marijuana distribution in C. Java reaches 60 tons per year
Marijuana distribution in Central Java province reaches 60 tons a year, according to the head of data and information research...
Ireland: Two Vietnamese men jailed over 428 000 euro cannabis crop
Two Vietnamese men have been jailed for three years after they were caught working in a cannabis growing factory which...
Marijuana withdrawal added to DSM 5
Cannabis withdrawal, one of the cannabis-related disorders listed in the 2013 edition of the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of...
United States Air Force plane picked up nearly 24 tons of cocaine at Liberia airport
Under tight security and in complete secrecy, the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) transported nearly 24 tons of cocaine to the...