Many adults believe that legalizing marijuana will bring in increased tax revenue and lesser emphasis on criminalizing its users, allowing...
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Colorado Springs poised to ban retail pot
Colorado’s second-largest city is poised to ban recreational marijuana stores.Further reading
WARNING: E-cigarettes used for illegal purposes
Even though most people use them as what they believe is a safer alternative to cigarettes, I-Team investigator Adam Walser...
Ireland: Gardaí and customs net €45m drugs in 40 operations
More than 40 top-secret “controlled delivery operations” were conducted by gardaí and Customs last year, netting drugs worth over €45...
U.S: Legal drugs lead to majority of overdose deaths in the United States
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that drug overdose is the leading cause of sudden...
Tackling drugs, crime must be part of post-2015 development agenda, says UN official
The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today stressed the links between combating these two...
UK: 24-year-old drug dealer admits supplying amphetamine-style paste to 16-year-old student who collapsed and died
24-year old Luke Carey has pleaded guilty to supplying a Class A ‘designer’ drug to a teenage girl who later...
Australia at odds with cigarette makers over plain packaging impact
Australian laws requiring cigarettes to be sold in drab olive-green packets with graphic health warnings are making smokers think more...
U.S: 2013 National Marijuana Policy and Strategy Conference
The Coalition for a Drug Free California, in partnership with the Drug Free America Foundation, is hostingthe 1st Annual National...
Coast Guard busts boat with $35 million of cocaine off Florida coast
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered offloaded approximately 2,300 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated wholesale value of...