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Category: News Archive

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25.062011June 25, 2011

Retired Bolivian general pleads guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy

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Rene Sanabria-Oropeza, a Bolivian national and retired Bolivian General, and Marcelo Foronda-Azero, also a Bolivian national, pled guilty 23 June...

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24.062011June 24, 2011

One-quarter of in single-vehicle crashes test positive for drugs

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A new study finds that one-quarter of drivers who died in single-vehicle crashes between 1999 and 2009 tested positive for...

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24.062011June 24, 2011

Europol’s new headquarters in The Hague

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On 1 July, Europol’s new headquarters in The Hague will be officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the...

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24.062011June 24, 2011

Cannabis – a “hard” drug

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Cannabis with 15 percent THC-content or higher should fall under the heading ‘hard drugs’. That is the advice of the...

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23.062011June 23, 2011

World Drug Report 2011

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The UNODC World Drug Report 2011 was released today. While global markets for cocaine, heroin and cannabis declined or remained...

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22.062011June 22, 2011

Mexico nabs leader of cult-like La Familia cartel

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AP reports that federal authorities apprehended the leader of the cult-like, pseudo-Christian La Familia cartel on Tuesday, saying they had...

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20.062011June 20, 2011

Inconsistent approach re. so-called “medical” marijuana

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Last week the U.S. House Judiciary Committee issued a letter to AG Eric Holder requesting clarification on the enforcement of...

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20.062011June 20, 2011

Why the state should stop dealing drugs and start doing rehab

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Kathy Gyngell at the Centre for Policy Studies in UK has published a new, interesting report, Breaking the habit –...

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19.062011June 19, 2011

Crime up because of medical pot, state official says

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The head of the Montana Department of Justice’s narcotics bureau said Wednesday that crime has increased in 78 percent of...

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18.062011June 18, 2011

First international multidisciplinary forum on new drugs

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Leading European and international experts on new drugs met in Lisbon from 11–12 May at the First international multidisciplinary forum...

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