Supreme Court Ruling Imminent in Medical ...
28-March-2005, United States, commondreams
A Supreme Court ruling is imminent in the medical marijuana case Raich v. Ashcroft. Experts from the nation’s leading drug policy reform organization will be available for comment on the ruling.
The Drug Policy Alliance has fought and ...
'No hike in prices of essential drugs'
26-March-2005, India, The Economic Times
CHENNAI: There would be no increase in the prices of essential drugs in view of the passing of the third amendment to the Patents Act, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said here on Saturday.
"The third amendment to the Patent Act was ...
US steps up war on Afghan opium
26-March-2005, Afghanistan, Guardian Unlimited
The Pentagon, frustrated by the failure of the British-led battle against opium production in Afghanistan, plans to quadruple the spending on its anti-narcotics campaign, and deploy its troops in a full-scale war on the country's drug lords.
"We ...
House rejects idea of taxing illegal drugs
25-March-2005, United States, The Clarion-Ledger
A tax on illegal drugs?
Mississippi lawmakers are scrounging for ways to put new money into the state budget before Saturday night. But the idea of requiring dealers to buy tax stamps for cocaine or other illegal drugs was just too much for some ...
JADAKISS TAKES PLEA AGREEMENT IN GUNS + DRUGS ...
25-March-2005, United States, contactmusic.com
Rapper JADAKISS has reached a plea agreement in his ongoing marijuana and gun possession case, allowing him to walk free if he abides by the law for the next three months.
The hip-hop star, real name JASON PHILLIPS, will have all the charges ...
Teacher admits trying to buy drugs from student
25-March-2005, United States, Newsday.com
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) _ A substitute teacher admitted trying to buy marijuana from a student and could be sentenced to up to a year in jail.
Todd Christensen, 34, of Penn Yan, pleaded guilty Wednesday to endangering the welfare of a child, a ...
Whitney Houston Back to Rehab
25-March-2005, United States, Toronto Sun
A YEAR after her first reported stay in rehab, Whitney Houston has again checked in. "Whitney Houston has re-entered a rehabilitation facility today," her publicist, Nancy Seltzer, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. She declined to provide ...
GOP adviser died of drug overdose in Carrie ...
24-March-2005, United States, The Mercury News
Republican media adviser R. Gregory Stevens, recent co-chairman of the Bush/Cheney Entertainment Task Force who died at actress Carrie Fisher's home, died from an overdose of cocaine and a painkiller, a coroner's autopsy showed.
"The cause of ...
Sizemore Sentenced for Drug-Related Charge
24-March-2005, United States, ABC News
Actor Tom Sizemore was sentenced Thursday to 17 months in jail and four months in a drug treatment facility for repeatedly failing drug tests while on probation.
Later in the day, he was sentenced in a separate felony methamphetamine case to ...
Solvent Abuse Deadlier than Ecstasy
24-March-2005, United Kingdom, The Cheers Magazine
Life - Imagine a drug that can, potentially, be as dangerous as heroin and cocaine. Imagine that drug being legal. Now imagine that 10% of 14 to 18 year olds are, or have, misused this drug and that one-person dies every week in the United Kingdom ...
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