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Category: News Archive

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21.072010July 21, 2010

Experts call new strategies on AIDS prevention ineffective!

By WFADIn News Archive

Experts call new strategies on AIDS prevention ineffective! Immediate Release St. Petersburg, FL (07/21/10) – On Tuesday, July 20th 2010,...

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20.072010July 20, 2010

Joint Statement in opposition to the Vienna Declaration

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Several international organisations, including WFAD, have issued a Joint Statement in opposition to the Vienna Declaration today.

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19.072010July 19, 2010

Britain ‘floundering’ in online mephedrone crackdown

By WFADIn News Archive

The government’s chief drugs adviser says the UK is “floundering” in its attempts to control the online mephedrone market, BBC...

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16.072010July 16, 2010

The Netherlands might ban sale of cannabis to foreigners

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According to Yves Bot, senior adviser to the European Court of Justice, the Netherlands can ban over-the-counter sales of marijuana...

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14.072010July 14, 2010

California´s senior senator supports campaign to defeat marijuana legalisation

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California´s senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, now supports the campaign to defeat marijuana legalisation in California. In a statement, published on...

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14.072010July 14, 2010

”When you have a pig and dress it up it is still a pig”

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Dave Evans, special advisor to WFAD, debated so called “medical” marijuana with Senator Nicholas Scutari on Fox News. When you...

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13.072010July 13, 2010

Secretary-General appoints Yuri Fedotov of Russian Federation Executive Director of UNODC

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Yuri Fedotov (Russian Federation) as the new Executive Director of UNODC....

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08.072010July 8, 2010

Examination of University of California San Diego’s medical cannabis research finds lack of evidence in smoked marijuana treatment

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In the latest edition of the Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice, Dr. Andrea Barthwell examines the findings of...

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01.072010July 1, 2010

Banks financing Mexico gangs admitted in Wells Fargo deal

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Wells Fargo & Co., which bought Wachovia in 2008, has admitted in court that its unit failed to monitor and...

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01.072010July 1, 2010

Prescription drug related deaths soar in Florida

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Prescription drug related deaths soar in Florida Press release from Drug Free America Foundation According to the 2009 Medical Examiners...

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