Marijuana Abuse Is Up Among U.S. Adults
05-May-2004, United States, Associated Press
CHICAGO - Habitual marijuana use increased among U.S. adults over the past decade, particularly among young minorities and baby boomers, government figures show.
The prevalence of marijuana abuse or dependence climbed from 1.2 percent of adults ...
Feds confiscate 42,000 bongs and other drug ...
04-May-2004, United States, Miami Herald
Federal agents confiscated 42,000 bongs, pipes and other drug paraphernalia, worth $1 million, from a Miami warehouse that officials said Monday is run by one of the largest distributors of such items in the United States.
No one was ...
Dutch drug policies do not increase marijuana ...
03-May-2004, Netherlands, UC Santa Cruz - Currents Online
In the first rigorous study comparing marijuana use in the Netherlands and the United States, researchers have found no evidence that decriminalization of marijuana leads to increased drug use. The results suggest that drug policies may have less ...
Dutch authorities oppose tighter drugs law
28-April-2004, Netherlands, The Scotsman
Plans to tighten up the Netherlands's famously liberal attitude towards cannabis have met with strong resistance by local authorities across the country.
The ruling conservative coalition drafted the new tougher drugs policy in the face of ...
Lollipop drug hitting the streets
28-April-2004, United States, CNN
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- A narcotic painkiller that looks like a lollipop -- designed to speed relief to cancer patients -- is starting to show up in illegal sales with the nickname "perc-a-pop."
The drug's ease of use and sweet taste have law ...
Make Peace With Pot
26-April-2004, United States, The New York Times
Starting in the fall, pharmacies in British Columbia will sell marijuana for medicinal purposes, without a prescription, under a pilot project devised by Canada's national health service. The plan follows a 2002 report by a Canadian Senate committee ...
Manslaughter Charge in `Ecstasy' Death
26-April-2004, United States, The Mercury News
The 17-year-old boy who allegedly supplied the drug ``ecstasy'' to a Belmont girl who died in April after taking the drug will face an additional charge of involuntary manslaughter.
San Mateo County prosecutors filed the amended petition Friday ...
All drugs should be legalised - detective
21-April-2004, New Zealand, www.stuff.co.nz
All drugs should be legalised - detective
21 April 2004
A visiting former Scotland Yard drugs boss is calling for all drugs, from marijuana and methamphetamines to cocaine and opiates, to be legalised.
And the retired detective chief ...
Study: Chocolate, BBQ addiction may be real
21-April-2004, United States, Reuters
WASHINGTON -- People who say they are addicted to chocolate or pizza may not be exaggerating, U.S.-based scientists said Tuesday.
A brain scan study of normal, hungry people showed their brains lit up when they saw and smelled their favorite ...
Xanax - The new
17-April-2004, United States, Star-Telegraph
FORT WORTH - Xanax is the new "gateway drug" for North Texas teen-agers, police said Friday, after a raid this week netted more than 1,000 grams of the drug.
A man at a house on Whitewood Drive was arrested and accused of supplying alprazolam to ...
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