Acute kidney injury associated with synthetic cannabinoid use–multiple states, 2012
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California: 16 Medi-Cal substance abuse treatment centers are under investigation
Substance abuse treatment centers for Medi-Cal patients are suspected of fraud and hiring providers with felonies on their records.Further reading
Bolivia seizes 11 tons of cocaine in first half of 2013
More than 11 tons of cocaine were seized and over 64 tons of marijuana destroyed in Bolivia in the first...
GW Pharmaceuticals files new regulatory application to expand Sativex approval to France
GW Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform, announced...
Alcohol-related deaths for British women soaring
Rising numbers of British are dying from alcohol-related illnesses, according to a new study by the Glasgow Centre for Population,...
South Africa: Schools should be drug-free zones
In order for effective learning and teaching to take place in schools, parents must assist government to make schools drug-free...
Colorado cities banning retail pot sales
Greeley is the seat of Colorado’s Weld County, the third-largest U.S. agricultural region, yet its lawmakers want nothing to do...
Vancouver: Little evidence harm reduction reduces harm
A report by the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS on harm reduction programs and Insite released last month is...
Turkey destroys massive amount of cannabis
A large amount of cannabis plants, valued at some 130 million U.S. dollars, were destroyed in a recent anti-narcotics operation...
Dairy owner praised for banning synthetic drug
A dairy owner, who says his former synthetic cannabis customers have been getting hostile and violent with him since he...