A Delaware doctor charged with illegally selling drugs on the underground website Silk Road has a serious drug habit herself,...
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“Medical” marijuana: More states legalizing, but scientific evidence lacking
Dr. Margaret Haney is the director of the Marijuana Research Laboratory at Columbia University in New York. Her lab is...
Family of top Mafia ‘godfather’ arrested in Sicily
Family members of Italy’s most-wanted Sicilian Mafia suspect, Matteo Messina Denaro, have been arrested in a police swoop in western...
Sharp increase in Dutch production of ecstasy
According to Nos television, there has been a sharp increase in Dutch production of ecstasy. So far this year police...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for Epidiolex
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for Epidiolex® – that contains plant-derived Cannabidiol (CBD) as...
Venezuela arranged drug trafficking access for Salvadoran FMLN
José Luis Merino, a leader of the left-wing Salvadoran political party, arranged a drug lord’s meeting with the Colombian FARC...
UK: Warning issued as man dies after drinking fruit juice laced with cocaine
Consumers have been warned about a rogue batch of a Caribbean-produced fruit drink which may contain lethal amounts of cocaine.Further...
Mother sentenced to 4 years in son’s death in meth explosion
An Indianapolis woman will serve four years in prison on a child neglect charge after a methamphetamine explosion killed her...
Fresno County pursuing a total ban on medical marijuana growing
On Tuesday the Fresno County, CA Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to enact a preliminary ban on all marijuana growing...
UNODC stresses the health dimension of drug use as Uruguay parliament passes legislation to legalize cannabis
On December 11, the parliament of Uruguay passed legislation to legalize the production, sale and consumption of marijuana for non-medical...