Belgium takes on the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union on 1 July with a caretaker government in charge,...
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Supervisor proposes ban on pot dispensaries in unincorporated areas
An aide says Mike Antonovich is concerned about crime and the outlets’ effect on residents and businesses. Last week, two...
Russian drug czar: Kyrgyzstan violence “A power struggle between domestic drug clans”
Russia‟s RIA Novosti (6/29) reports, “The current political crisis in Kyrgyzstan was caused by a power struggle between domestic drug...
Study: Chicago area has the worst heroin problem in the US
WBBM-TV Chicago (6/29) reports, “A new study finds that Chicago has the worst heroin problem in the country.” The Chicago...
Candidate for governor murdered by drug cartel
In Mexico the leading candidate for governor of the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, Rodolfo Torre Cantu, was gunned down...
Tel Aviv forbids marijuana legalization rally
After a previous rally ended in 14 arrests, a notice from Tel Aviv Municipality official Ruby Zelof reading, “I hereby...
Claims and facts about marijuana and medicine
Press release from National Drug Prevention Alliance, United KingdomYesterday, 26th June was International Anti-Narcotics Day – always a provocation to...
“Medical” marijuana is bad medicine and bad policy
Press release from NCADD (National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.) Medical marijuana is bad medicine and bad policy...
Developmental consequences of perinatal cannabis exposure: behavioral and neuroendocrine effects in adult rodents
Abstract Rationale Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug among pregnant women. Since the endocannabinoid system plays a crucial...
World Drug Report 2010
Today UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) launched the World Drug Report 2010. The report shows that drug...