The ringleader behind an international multi-million-pound drugs trafficking and money-laundering ring in South Yorkshire has been sentenced to 27 years...
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Northern Ireland: Man charged over £100,000 Belfast cannabis haul
A man has been remanded in custody in connection with the seizure in Belfast of an estimated £100,000 worth of...
Justin Bieber: Cannabis found on tour bus
Police have found cannabis on one of Justin Bieber’s tour buses as it crossed from Canada to the US. The...
Q&A with Dr. Gilberto Gerra, Chief of Drug Prevention and Health Branch, Division for Operations, UNODC, Vienna
Dr. Gilberto Gerra Protecting human rights and human health The Law, the Politics, and the Rhetoric of Illicit Drugs Preventing...
How Americans said no to cocaine after years-long addiction
Cocaine use in America has dropped by almost half since 2006, The Christian Science Monitor reports. The National Survey on...
Obama signals retreat in the war on drugs
A proposed 21% cut in the budget for international drug control could set back progress already achieved.Further reading
Washington faces marijuana legalization roadblocks
When more than 1.7 million Washington residents voted to make marijuana legal for adults last November, most probably didn’t give...
California: Major drug bust in Santa Cruz
There was a major drug bust on a beach in Santa Cruz Saturday morning ending with the seizure of almost...
Ottawa: Medical marijuana shop closed after police started to investigate
Operators of a controversial medical marijuana store on Somerset Street have closed up shop amid an Ottawa police investigation into...
DEA raids marijuana dispensaries in Seattle area
The Drug Enforcement Administration raided medical marijuana dispensaries this week in the Seattle area, a lawyer and clinic operators said.Further...