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Paraguay seizes more cocaine along Brazil border
Paraguayan officials say they have arrested a Bolivian drug lord and seized more than a ton of cocaine in a...
Australia: Dozens arrested in drugs blitz on Gold Coast ahead of annual Schoolies event
A pre-schoolies drug blitz on Saturday night has resulted in 48 people being arrested for a range of offences from...
ADHD medicine affects the brain’s reward system
A group of scientists from the University of Copenhagen has created a model that shows how some types of ADHD...
Arizona: 24 doctors certify most in state pot program
Health officials in Arizona say a small number of doctors have given the go-ahead for about 75 percent of medical...
There are smarter ways of dealing with drugs than legalising them
Kathy Gyngell: ‘Let ’em use’ or ‘lock ’em up’. Recent demands for drug legalisation suggest that drugs policy is a...
Brazil police kill 6 in operations in Rio slum
Brazilian police killed at least six suspected drug-gang members in two operations early Saturday in Rio de Janeiro slums. Further...
What no one is telling you about Washington’s marijuana legalization
The web is flooded with celebration and images of foggy Seattle streets portrayed as some sort of marijuana Valhalla, but...
States’ legalization of marijuana sales fails to address legal quandary for banks
Although Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize the recreational use and sale of marijuana with the passage...
An fMRI study of neuronal activation in schizophrenia patients with and without previous cannabis use
Previous studies have mostly shown positive effects of cannabis use on cognition in patients with schizophrenia, which could reflect lower...