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SAN FRANCISCO TO DISMISS THOUSANDS OF MARIJUANA CONVICTIONS


Thousands of San Francisco residents convicted of marijuana offenses since 1975 will see those convictions dismissed or reduced under an effort announced o... READ MORE

1st February, 2018 0

ANALYSIS | CANADA'S FIX TO THE OPIOID CRISIS: VENDING MACHINES THAT DISTRIBUTE PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS TO ADDICTS


Death rates from drug overdoses in British Columbia are almost as high as those in the states hardest-hit by the opioid epidemic in the United States... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 947

CHINA: U.S. SHOULD CURB DEMAND FOR DRUGS FUELING ITS OPIOID EPIDEMIC


China and the U.S. have worked to build a close working relationship to fight global flows of illicit synthetic drugs, but their collaboration remains fraught... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 62

'RULE OF LAW' FOR PHILIPPINE DRUG WAR


Rights groups say Mr Duterte has sanctioned extrajudicial killings by vigilantes and by police... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 77

WHY HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES TO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS CHANGED? SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS


But secondary school children in England are now more likely to have tried illegal drugs than cigarettes, according to NHS Digital... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 165

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SESSIONS ISSUES SWEEPING NEW CRIMINAL CHARGING POLICY


Attorney General Sessions' new policy will accentuate that injustice... READ MORE

12th May, 2017 103661

TRUMP 'SNORTED HIS WAY THROUGH' DEBATES


Trump suggested Saturday that his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, has been getting pumped up with performance-enhancing drugs... READ MORE

18th October, 2016 25043

TRUDEAU SAYS MARIJUANA LEGISLATION EXPECTED BY SUMMER


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says new marijuana legislation should be ready by summer, but his government is not considering the legalization of any other drugs... READ MORE

3rd March, 2017 20464

RODRIGO DUTERTE'S NEXT TARGET: 9-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN


Human rights groups and advocates for child welfare counter that the lives of children living at the margins of the drug trade are anything but pampered... READ MORE

26th February, 2017 15967

'EL CHAPO' ARREST SPARKS HOMICIDE SURGE AS FACTIONS FIGHT TO FILL VACUUM


Mexico had just started emerging from its bloody battle with drug cartels, with murder rates dropping for four consecutive years from 2011 to 2014... READ MORE

31st March, 2017 13396

PHILIPPINES SENATOR WHO BRANDED PRESIDENT DUTERTE 'SERIAL KILLER' ARRESTED


I will face all these charges, a tearful De Lima told reporters at the Senate on Thursday evening after a Manila court issued the arrest warrant... READ MORE

24th February, 2017 11624

PHILIPPINE POLICE 'DUMPING BODIES' OF DRUG WAR VICTIMS


Human rights organisations cast doubt over the police reporting, saying more than 7,000 people have been killed in connection to the drug war... READ MORE

28th July, 2017 10853

'GUN THEM DOWN. GIVE NO MERCY'


Indonesia has executed 18 people for drug trafficking since Widodo assumed office in 2014... READ MORE

22nd July, 2017 10247

A RARE SURVIVOR OF A PHILIPPINE DRUG RAID TAKES THE POLICE TO COURT


As he lay on the floor bleeding, he said, he overheard the police officers talking about planting guns and drugs because they had found none there... READ MORE

10th February, 2017 9408

FILIPINO MAYOR SHOT DEAD IN CLASH WITH ANTI-DRUG POLICE


Mayor of Saudi Ampatuan was part of a list identified by President Duterte as being involved in the illegal drug trade... READ MORE

28th October, 2016 7920

PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE SAYS HE PERSONALLY KILLED CRIMINALS


Rights groups have previously accused Duterte of running vigilante death squads in Davao that killed more than 1,000 suspected criminals... READ MORE

14th December, 2016 7810

CITY URGING NYE PARTYGOERS TO PICK UP OVERDOSE KITS


Ottawa health officials are urging partygoers who recreationally use drugs to carry naloxone kits with them on New Year's Eve to prevent fentanyl deaths... READ MORE

31st December, 2016 6237

JOKO WIDODO: POLICE SHOULD SHOOT SUSPECTED DRUG DEALERS


Joko Jokowi Widodo, Indonesia's president, has instructed police to shoot suspected drug dealers to combat what he considers a narcotics emergency facing the country... READ MORE

22nd July, 2017 5444

THESE ARE THE WORLD'S CHEAPEST PLACES TO BUY DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND CIGARETTES


Bloomberg mined its own research, the annual World Drug Report published by the United Nations along with data from the World Health Organization... READ MORE

15th January, 2017 4527

MDMA MAY POSE GREATER DANGER TO WOMEN THAN MEN, SAY SCIENTISTS


Global Drugs Survey says there has been four-fold increase in female ecstasy users seeking emergency care in last three years... READ MORE

5th November, 2016 4434

TED CRUZ WANTS EL CHAPO TO PAY FOR TRUMP'S BORDER WALL


Ted Cruz wants to build the border wall using a different kind of brick... READ MORE

26th April, 2017 4059

PHILIPPINE MAYOR ACCUSED OF DRUG TIES BY DUTERTE DIES IN POLICE RAID


Mr. Parojinog's daughter, Nova Princess Parojinog-Echavez, the deputy mayor of Ozamiz, was among scores of people arrested, according to Ernesto Abella, a spokesman for Mr. Duterte... READ MORE

30th July, 2017 3727

THREE MEN ADMIT CONVERTING NUCLEAR BUNKER INTO HUGE CANNABIS FACTORY


Three men have admitted their part in running a large-scale cannabis factory from an underground nuclear bunker... READ MORE

10th June, 2017 2757

'THIS IS WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE DYING'


'This is why so many people are dying' Data show dramatic rise in street drugs testing positive for fentanyl... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 2499

DRUG CZAR NOMINEE COULD BE IN LIMBO AFTER REPORT ON DRUG INDUSTRY TIES


Manchin calls on Trump to withdraw drug czar nomination, saying Marino is unfit for job and can't be trusted to confront opioid epidemic... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 2433

COMMENT: PILL TESTING COULD HAVE SAVED MY SON'S LIFE.


Adriana created a Change.org petition calling on the NSW and Victorian premiers to allow pill testing at music festivals... READ MORE

17th April, 2017 2423

CANNABIS DRUG CUTS SEIZURES IN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE EPILEPSY IN TRIAL


On average, the seizures experienced by the children were reduced by nearly 40 percent and 43 percent of those taking cannabidiol saw their seizures cut by half... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 2339

OTTAWA HOSPITAL SEES SPIKE IN SUSPECTED FENTANYL OVERDOSES


Ottawa public health recorded 15 suspected cases recorded in 72 hours... READ MORE

22nd April, 2017 2161

DUTERTE SUPPORT TUMBLES AS MINORS DIE IN PHILIPPINE DRUG WAR


Duterte's son has denied involvement in drug smuggling as part of a Senate probe... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 2145

TRUMP'S PICK FOR DRUG CZAR HAULED IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM DRUG DISTRIBUTORS HE WROTE BILL TO PROTECT


Rep. Tom Marino, who wrote legislation to protect opioid distributors, is expected to be named as the Trump administration's drug czar... READ MORE

14th April, 2017 2045

KETAMINE SHOULD BE KEPT OFF WORLDWIDE ILLEGAL DRUGS LIST, DOCTORS SAY


But China and some other Asian countries, including Thailand, have problems with ketamine abuse... READ MORE

3rd September, 2016 1928

'I'M SMARTER THAN THEY ARE': UNDERGROUND CHEMIST SAYS POLICE LOSING FENTANYL BATTLE


Drug producer known as Beeker says underground chemists are steps ahead of the police when it comes to the movement of illicit drugs on the streets... READ MORE

28th November, 2016 1895

DUTERTE LAUDS BLOODY DRUG RAIDS IN BULACAN STATE


Philippine president showers praise on police, who killed 32 suspects in the bloodiest drug raids near capital Manila... READ MORE

16th August, 2017 1712

'THERE IS LIFE AFTER DRUGS': A MESSAGE FOR TEENS ADDICTED TO FENTANYL


And Smith has some advice for the Kanata teens who have recently spoken out about their own fentanyl addictions... READ MORE

22nd February, 2017 1705

JEFF SESSIONS, DONALD TRUMP'S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL, SAID THE KU KLUX KLAN 'WAS OK UNTIL I FOUND OUT THEY SMOKED POT'


But Jeff Sessions, the attorney general-in-waiting, is expected to dismantle those laws, impose harsher punishments and completely reverse the national momentum towards decriminalisation... READ MORE

18th November, 2016 1641


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