The European Commission has today given a fresh impetus to anti-drugs policy by announcing an overhaul of the EU rules...
Category: News Archive
Consideration of the novel psychoactive substances
The British ACMD (Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs) has published an interesting report, Consideration of the Novel Psychoactive...
Corrupt money: using legal entities to conceal ownership
According to a new report, released today, most large-scale corruption cases involve the use of legal entities to conceal ownership...
New broadcast about Swedish strategy on alcohol, narcotics, doping, tobacco, gambling and social services
Interview with Maria Renström, Director, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Topic: Swedish strategy on alcohol, narcotics, doping, tobacco, gambling...
Fed threat gets results as California pot shops close
Two weeks after California’s four U.S. attorneys announced they were cracking down on dozens of operations across the state growing...
The Gallup poll on the legalization of marijuana
Recently Gallup published a poll, Record-High 50% of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana Use, claiming, as the title indicates that 50%...
Should marijuana be made legal?
A record-level of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, results from a new Gallup poll show. David Evans, special advisor to...
Rand removes report on crime and pot dispensaries
Rand Corp.’s website has removed a controversial study that suggested medical marijuanadispensaries may help reduce crime in their neighborhoods, a...
New broadcast about current perspectives on the treatment of heroin addicts
Interview with Professor Mary Jeanne Creek, Rockefeller University in NY, USA. Topic: current perspectives on the treatment of heroin addicts
Opium production in Afghanistan shows increase, prices set to rise
Opium poppy-crop cultivation in Afghanistan reached 131,000 hectares in 2011, 7 per cent higher than in 2010, due to insecurity...