drugs

Brazen drug dealers are increasingly using the post to send huge of consignments of cannabis into Northern Ireland, a police detective has warned. Criminals are turning to standard mail services in the hope their illicit packages go undetected among the millions of other deliveries...

Norway's Parliament is set to decriminalize illicit drugs and divert people found with small quantities into treatment options rather than pursuing criminal prosecution. Drug use, from marijuana to cocaine and heroin, would be decriminalized under the plan, similar to the system in Portugal...

A man who was caught transporting almost €60,000 worth of cannabis in Limerick told gardai he had intended selling the drugs to clear a €10,000 debt he owed. Patrick Foley, aged 28, who has an address at Brookville Avenue, Tipperary Town has pleaded guilty to possession of around 3kgs of...

When police saw a car with Texas plates and no lights, driving through heavy fog on Tuesday morning, they knew something was wrong. An officer from the 18th Judicial Drug Task Force working on Interstate 65 pulled over the car, a white Ford, with two men inside. Task Force Officer Jason...

Gardaí in Dublin are questioning a 48-year-old man following a cannabis seizure which they estimate to be worth up to €5 million. The man was arrested yesterday afternoon in Lucan during a routine traffic stop as he was driving into Dublin. He is being detained at Lucan Garda Station...

Under the new regulations, cannabis from imported plants can be used to make prescription drugs at Polish pharmacies. This kind of medicine will, however, have to be first registered with the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products. The Polish Pharmaceutical Chamber said that...

I used to smoke loads in my youth, and I was fine. Now it makes me feel kinda crazy. Fucking hell... I've used drugs and/or alcohol all my life, and it's hard to let them go. Pretty much my whole existence has been one non-stop epic fail. Crazy mother, absent father, sister in care...

Meet Sue Cox: Former police officer, grandmother... and committed cannabis user. The 64-year-old said the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis have left her dependent on the illegal drug for the pain relief she feels it gives her. Mrs Cox, from Cwmbran, Torfaen, served with Gwent...

If the recent reports in the media are correct, New Zealand may have a referendum on legalizing cannabis for personal use by 2020. Such a move would be consistent with recent polls suggesting that many Kiwis desire change in this area, with 65 per cent of those questioned believing...

So we have a new Labor-led government and while they keep saying they will release policy soon their coalition partners keep letting details out. Winston Peters, in his remarkable crowning speech, said Jacinda Ardern will release policy soon and then promptly mentioned the building of 10,000...

Some medical marijuana patients in Illinois say the drug has allowed them to reduce or eliminate their use of other prescription medication, a new study reports. The study by DePaul and Rush universities was small, with 30 participants, and involved only those who volunteered to respond to...

House Bill (HB) 6517, otherwise known as the "Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act", was unanimously endorsed by the House Committee on Health on October 2. Originally authored by Rep. Rodolfo T. Albano III of the First District, Isabela, the bill seeks to legalize and regulate the...

Marijuana stores will eventually be in Snohomish. The question of how soon will be on the November ballot. Democracy is great, and if the majority of my neighbors feel uneasy about the stores, I'm OK with that. But I do think such fears are unreasonable. People like drugs. Almost everybody...

Cannabis might still be illegal in the UK, but new research has found that the leafy substance might not be the vilified "gateway drug" it's widely thought to be. In fact, in might be the key to discouraging users from progressing to "harder" drugs, such as cocaine and ecstasy, claim...

Cannabis is often considered a "gateway drug" likely to send users on a downward spiral of substance abuse — inevitably leading midnight tokers to much harder forms of pain relief. It is such a common belief, state-funded research generally supports the notion that marijuana is a risk factor for...

A mid-morning raid by police uncovered a cannabis factory in Cambridgeshire with drugs valued at £250,000 after a tip-off. The latest raid of a cannabis factory comes as police target drugs lords in a bid to smash associated crime including human trafficking and modern-day slavery...

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., has seen the light! Maybe. The Democratic senator criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week after he announced he would recommit the Justice Department to the so-called War on Drugs. "Attorney General Jeff Sessions says we need to bring back the War on...

A cannabis farm worth around £4,000 was uncovered during a raid in Middlesbrough. A 25-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of the production of cannabis and abstracting electricity after a drugs warrant was executed at Crossfell Road, in Berwick Hills on Wednesday...

An operation involving the Revenue's Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs & Organized Crime Bureau and the Finglas / Blanchardstown Drugs Unit took place yesterday morning, targeting drug importations. During this operation, at a house on Blakestown Road, Blanchardstown, a package was...

Last month, the Georgia Straight broke the story about an activist-led initiative that was providing residents of the Downtown Eastside with natural alternatives to hard drugs. Yesterday (August 28), Overdose Prevention Society co-founder Sarah Blyth held a press conference at the Downtown...