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Category: News Archive

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26.082011August 26, 2011
New broadcast about cannabis and the developing brain

New broadcast about cannabis and the developing brain

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Interview with Associate Professor Thomas Lundqvist at Lund University, Sweden. Topic: How cannabis interferes with the development of the young...

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26.082011August 26, 2011

Facebook, Myspace and the use of alcohol and other drugs

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For the first time, CASA Columbia’s 2011 annual teen survey explores teen social network use in relation to teen substance...

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25.082011August 25, 2011

Tracing dirty money – an expert on the trail

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More than one trillion dollars: this is the staggering amount of money probably laundered annually in recent years, says Pierre...

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23.082011August 23, 2011

Judge: Marijuana act does not protect dispensaries

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Daily Tribune serving southeastern Oakland County reports that a local judge has said that Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act does not...

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23.082011August 23, 2011

High-ranking member of Mexican drug cartel extradited to the United States

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Aurelio Cano-Flores, aka “Yankee” and “Yeyo,” a high-ranking member of the Mexican Gulf Cartel, has been extradited to the United...

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21.082011August 21, 2011

The Portuguese drug problem

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Interview with Dr. Manuel Pinto Coelho about the drug problem in Portugal (in Portuguese). More on the same theme: Consumo...

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21.082011August 21, 2011

No medical records? No problem. Got my pot card at Hempfest

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Another example of the “medical” marijuana scam. This time from the recent Hempfest in Seattle. The Seattle Times reports, The...

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17.082011August 17, 2011

New definition of addiction

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The American Society of Addiction Medicine has published a definition of addiction. According to the definition, Addiction is a primary,...

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15.082011August 15, 2011

The ”medical” marijuana scam

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14.082011August 14, 2011

A guide to quitting marihuana and hashish

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This is a guide for those who seriously want to quit using marijuana and hashish. The guide is available in...

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