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U.S. Embassy in Kabul and Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs sign agreement to support counternarcotics and law enforcement programs in Afghanistan
Ambassador Stephen G. McFarland, Coordinating Director for Rule of Law and Law Enforcement at Embassy Kabul, and Afghan Foreign Deputy...
The Portuguese fallacy and the absurd medicalization of Europe
Manuel Pinto Coelho, M.D, Ph. D Drug decriminalization in Portugal is a failure, despite several published articles claiming exactly the...
Scotland: Grandmother gives children as young as 13 cannabis and cake mix to bake drug-laced brownies in her home
A grandmother gave five schoolchildren drugs from her own stash to make cannabis cakes, a court heard.The teenagers, one aged...
South Africa: ‘Over 25% of schoolgirls HIV positive’
At least 28% of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive compared with 4% of boys because “sugar daddies” are exploiting...
INCB President calls on the United States Government to address initiatives aimed at permitting recreational drug use
Allowing for the recreational use of cannabis “would be a violation of international law, namely the United Nations Single Convention...
INCB President presents the INCB Annual Report to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD – STATEMENT BY MR. RAYMOND YANS, PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD Fifty-sixth session...
Colorado task force makes recommendations on marijuana regulations
A task force in Colorado has issued recommendations on how to regulate marijuana, now that recreational use of the drug...
Medical group warns against giving ADHD to healthy teens
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest professional association of neurologists, is releasing a position paper on how...
Good news from New Hampshire: NH House rejects bill to legalize marijuana
The House has killed a bill that would have legalized marijuana in New Hampshire. The House voted 239-112 Wednesday. Further...