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21.012012January 21, 2012

Bolivia signs anti-drug deal with US and Brazil

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Bolivia has signed an agreement with the US and Brazil to help reduce the production of illegal cocaine. The US...

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21.012012January 21, 2012

Five Australians arrested in Vancouver-Sydney drug bust

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Five Australians have been charged after allegedly smuggling $8-million worth of cocaine, ecstasy and crystal meth out of Vancouver and...

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20.012012January 20, 2012

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie calls for mandatory treatment for all low-level drug offenders

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This week New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called for mandatory treatment for all low-level drug offenders. Read more Further reading:Governor...

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18.012012January 18, 2012

Positive news: Bad times for pot shops in southern California

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Dispensary operators in Long Beach were recently convicted for selling weed L.A. City Hall’s move to ban them outright is...

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18.012012January 18, 2012

Evaluation of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)

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The European Commission, Directorate-General Justice, has asked the Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services (CSES) to carry out an evaluation...

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18.012012January 18, 2012

U.S. to force drug firms to report money paid to doctors

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To head off medical conflicts of interest, the Obama administration is poised to require drug companies to disclose the payments...

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18.012012January 18, 2012

Cannabis use stages as predictors of subsequent initiation with other illicit drugs

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The aim of this study was to confirm the influence of cannabis use patterns on the probability of initiation with...

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16.012012January 16, 2012

Drug legalization chic

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Every so often, alas, the subject of drug legalization reappears. This time it is back as one of many bad...

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15.012012January 15, 2012

Smoking ban announced on UC campuses

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It’s a huge step in the fight against smoking, and it’s coming from the campuses of California. By 2014, the...

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15.012012January 15, 2012

Brain response to cannabis

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Brain imaging studies have allowed scientists to differentiate the effect on the brain of specific chemicals found in cannabis. The...

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