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Kofi Annan steps down from the Global Commission on Drug Policy
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has stepped down with immediate effect from the Global Commission on Drug Policy.
Adverse health consequences of cannabis use
This report, published in 2010, is a survey of the harmful effects – mental as well as physical – which...
A guide to quitting marijuana and hashish
This is a guide for those who seriously want to quit using marijuana and hashish.
UK: ”The more I smoked cannabis, the more paranoid I became”
A mother who stabbed her two young sons to death has told how she had believed she was being pursued...
Colorado Senate affirms vote setting stoned-driving limits
A one-vote majority for a bill making it easier to convict people of driving stoned on marijuana held up today...
“I’m mad as hell, and I intend to do something about it”
For years, I have been witness to the increasing availability of drugs to teenagers in the U.S. I have gone...
Social determinants of health and well-being among young people in 43 countries
Through this international report on the results of its most recent survey, the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study...
US: One in ten teens reports using marijuana at least 20 times a month
New, nationally projectable survey results released today by The Partnership at Drugfree.org andMetLife Foundation found that past-month marijuana use –...
UK: Commercial cultivation of cannabis continues to pose a significant risk
A national problem profile published April 30 by the Association of Chief Police Officers shows the commercial cultivation of cannabis...