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United Nations says changing U.S. marijuana laws violate international drug conventions
International Narcotics Control Board criticises decision by some US states to legalise use of cannabis Cannabis decriminalisation measures across the United States, including the medical use of marijuana in California, have been sharply criticised by the United Nations, which has warned Washington they violate the international drug conventions. The International Narcotics Control…
Report: ‘Designer drug’ use, abuse and production surging
Designer drugs are multiplying at a worrying rate and increasingly sending users to hospital, a UN-affiliated report said Tuesday, calling for international efforts to stem the spread of these substances. “In recent years, there has been an unprecedented surge in the abuse of new psychoactive substances,” often called “legal highs”…
Social media used to sell pharma drugs to youth, report says
VIENNA (Reuters) – Illegal “Internet pharmacies” are using social media to market drugs to young people, an international report said on Tuesday. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), which monitors the implementation of U.N. drug control conventions, said illicit drugs as well as prescription medicines were being ordered online from…
Study: Marijuana compound helps mitigate cocaine addiction in mice
Researchers in Maryland and Beijing have learned that a component marijuana helps mitigate cocaine addiction in mice, leading some to hope that marijuana may one day become the next big anti-addiction therapy. The discovery was announced in the July 2011 edition of Nature Neuroscience. The study found that cannabidiol, an…
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