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New Zealand Becomes First Country in the World to Legally Regulate New Drugs
New Zealandu2019s Parliament enacted a landmark law two weeks ago that will regulate and control u2013 rather than criminalize u2013 so-called u201cbath saltsu201d and other new synthetic drugs.
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DEA Using NSA Surveillance to Crack Down on Drug Crimes?
A new report reveals that a secretive DEA unit funnels surveillance info from gov't agencies to law enforcement — and tells them to hide it.
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Myths About Illicit Drugs Perpetuate Destructive Policy
The war on drugs is often more harmful to the users than the illicit substances that they use.
There Is No Good Drug War
“It wasn't true that most cocaine users would do anything for another hit,” Neuroscientist Carl Hart tells Truthout.
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Society of Addiction: Capitalism, Dopamine and the Consumer Junkie
Are we capitalism junkies?
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How Big Pharma Is Killing Americans
While drug companies have been largely able to get away with robbing Americans left and right for the past several decades, more and more people are speaking up about …
International Intervention in Afghanistan Has Led to Heroin Resurgence
After a decade of US and NATO occupation, opium cultivation is again on the rise in Afghanistan.
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Britain Says Equine Drug May Have Entered Food Chain
A crisis over horse meat in European food products deepened on Thursday when British officials said tests showed that a powerful equine drug, potentially harmful to human health, may …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Decriminalization of Marijuana Possession Is one of New York Governor’s Top Legislative Priorities, and More
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that decriminalization of marijuana possession is one of his top legislative priorities
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Corrections Corporation of America Used in Drug Sweeps of Public School Students
Recent events in the central Arizona town of Casa Grande show the hand of private corrections corporations reaching into the classroom.