Bolivian President Evo Morales has been re-elected head of Bolivia’s coca growers union, a post he has held since 1996....
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Singapore to soften death penalty for drugs
Singapore announced plans to amend laws that dictate a mandatory death penalty for drug traffickers, a surprise move that signaled...
Malaysia makes biggest drug bust in a decade
Malaysian custom authorities have seized 58 million ringgit ($18 million) worth of illegal drugs from a shipping container from India...
Brave Louise, and Britain’s collective drug-damaged brain
The Conservative MP Louise Mensch raised eyebrows last week when she talked candidly on BBC’s Question Time about the effects...
U.S: Teens more likely to try cigarettes or marijuana in June or July
Teenagers are more likely to start smoking cigarettes or marijuana in June or July than in any other month, according...
U.S. – Prescription tourists
Prescription tourists thwart local efforts to combat the illegal sale of painkillers and to treat addicts by bringing huge volumes...
Three tons of marijuana seized in Arizona
Authorities in Tempe, Arizona, dismantled a drug trafficking cell associated with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, arresting 20 people and seizing three...
Fake rocks containing cocaine found in Chile
According to officials, Customs agents discovered 350 kilograms of cocaine hidden in fake rocks packed into a container coming from...
U.S. – Good news from Nebraska
Both petitions to legalize marijuana have failed to gain enough signatures to put the issues on the November ballot. One...
UK: Drugs messed with my head, says UK MP Louise Mensch
“I have used Class A drugs in the past. It is something I regret incredibly in my youth that I...