GW Pharmaceuticals says the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a ‘notice of allowance’ for a patent which protects...
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More men ending their marriages over women’s excessive drinking
More men filing for divorce as result of wives’ excessive drinking. So-called Sex and the City drinking and women turning...
Italy mafia probe nets 1.3bn euros in clean energy assets
Italian police on Wednesday said they had seized assets worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.7 billion) from a Sicilian renewable energy...
UK: Council helps smokers quit while investing millions in tobacco
The Croydon Council has come under fire for refusing to turn its back on profitable ties with the tobacco industry...
Zimbabwe: Tobacco exports gross U.S.$86 million
Zimbabwe has so far earned more than US$86 million from the sale of 21,4 million kilogrammes of tobacco at an...
Former Zambian President faces corruption trial
Zambia’s former president is set to face trial Wednesday for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from the nation while he...
Medical marijuana bill in Florida goes up in smoke
HB 1139 is a bill that would legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes, but after Monday’s senate vote,...
Priest pleads guilty to charges involving methamphetamine sales
A suspended Roman Catholic priest who was accused of selling more than $300,000 worth of methamphetamine from his apartment pleaded...
Nigeria: Army hands over 124 bags of cannabis, suspect to NDLEA
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday handed over 124 bags of suspected cannabis and a suspect to the National Drug Law...
Canada: Nearly 1,200 cancer patients given diluted chemo drugs
Nearly 1,200 cancer patients in Ontario and New Brunswick have been given lower than intended doses of certain chemotherapy drugs,...