During the high-level UN meeting in Vienna, the U.S. Administration and the Swedish Government convened a meeting with a group...
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Global drug issues to be focus of high-level UN meeting in Vienna starting on 13 March
The current world situation regarding the use and trafficking of drugs will be addressed at a series of meetings and...
Attorney General Holder urges changes in Federal Sentencing Guidelines to reserve harshest penalties for most serious drug traffickers
In testimony delivered before the U.S. Sentencing Commission Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder endorsed a proposed change to the Federal...
U.S: Teen sentenced to 40 years for murder
A teen was sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder Wednesday for his role in a drug deal near...
Report says medication use is rising for adults with attention disorder
The number of young American adults taking medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder nearly doubled from 2008 to 2012, according...
Drug trafficking organization manager sentenced to 12 years for heroin overdose of Milwaukie man
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon sentenced Charly Aguayo-Caro to 12 years in prison for his role in distributing heroin...
U.S: House passes ‘Enforce the Law’ Act
The House of Representatives passed the “Enforce the Law Act” Wednesday, a bill designed to push back against the numerous...
SAM featured in CNN’s Sanjay Gupta’s documentary, “Weed 2”
Today, Smart Approaches to Marijuana Co-Founder, Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy released the following statement about “Weed 2,” Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s...
Caribbean: The legalization of marijuana would have more disadvantages than advantages
We learnt from several press reports that the Caribbean heads of states are now meeting in St Vincent and one...
10-year sentence for cocaine mule upheld at Dubai Court of Appeal
A man sentenced to 10 years in jail for trying to smuggle more than one kilogram of cocaine inside his...