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Cocaine in Your Mailbox: Traffickers Increasingly Using Mail to Ship Drugs
More than 3,368 pounds of marijuana were found in the mail in Florida from January to June this year.blogs.miaminewtimes.com
10 Biggest Drug Busts in College History
No one likes to admit it, but drugs on college campuses are more prevalent than you’d think. In addition to marijuana and the study drug Adderal, you can find cocaine, LSD, and even meth.www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com
Marijuana Dispensary Was a Front For a Cocaine Ring
A Northridge medical marijuana dispensary that was the site of an attempted murder last year was raided this week by cops, who allege it was used as a front for an L.A.-to-Cleveland cocaine operation. In fact, they say, they came upon a huge cocaine tr…
Ecstasy Rising (part 1/3)
On a special edition of ‘Primetime Thursday’ from Thursday, April 1 2004, Peter Jennings tells the epic story of Ecstasy……
In the 1990s, Ecstasy seemed to come out of nowhere to join marijuana, cocaine and heroin as one of the four most widely used…
Oldest drug dealer in the world? 72-year-old indicted for drug trafficking
David Osborne was cruising along Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, when the Kansas Highway Patrol stopped his vehicle, which allegedly was packed with pounds of marijuana and cocaine. The indictment doesn’t say whether the 72-year-old was driv…
Wall Street Drug Use: Employees Giving Up Cocaine for Pot.
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on August 22, 2010
The credit crisis appears to have sobered up Wall Street in more ways than one.
A review of drug-test data compiled by drug testing firm Sterling Infosystems Inc., shows that cocaine is losing its favor among investment professionals. What drug is the…
Anti-Prop 19 Group Claims Marijuana Leads To Meth, Cocaine
Posted by admin in Educational on August 12, 2010
A far-right conservative political group called SaveCalifornia.com is turning its unwholesome attention from anti-gay marriage legislation, Prop 8, to fighting this year’s pro-marijuana legislation, Prop 19, the legalization measure on November’s Calif…
The 10 Biggest Black Markets (Infographic)
If you were to venture a guess, which of the following would top your list as the most lucrative black market in the world? Cocaine, Opium, Prescription Drugs, Marijuana, Cigarettes, or Prostitution? Stop guessing for a second and take a look at the gr…
Police seize 18 tons of drugs in San Bernardino County CA
Posted by admin in World News on June 25, 2010
Luevano consented to a search of the truck, during which the officer smelled marijuana, sheriff’s officials said in a statement. He discovered 92 pallets containing thousands of heat-sealed packages of drugs: 2,750 pounds of cocaine, 67 pounds of metha…
I used pot to kick cocaine – Drugs – Salon.com
Posted by admin in World News on June 11, 2010
To me, weed is pretty harmless — and can even do some good.
By smoking a lot of pot I was able to cut out coke entirely. I just wish that people would quit lumping marijuana and hard drugs like cocaine and heroin together. Hopefully, a massive education campaign will do the trick.
4 in 5 poker players use drugs to stay sharp at table – USAT
Four out of five poker players use any one of a number of legal and illicit drugs to improve their game, a new study suggests. Researchers from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Fort Lauderdale, found that alongside caffeine, energy drinks and guarana, professional and amateur players all over the world are turning to marijuana, cocaine, amphet
Mexico’s New Drug Law May Set an Example
Posted by admin in Political News on May 13, 2010
With barely a peep from Washington, Mexico decriminalizes the use of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and crystal meth. Where’s the drug war?
Forget Taxing Marijuana; The Real Money’s In Cocaine
A Harvard economist has estimated how much money states would raise by legalizing and taxing marijuana and cocaine.
Prescription drug abuse is out of control
Abuse of controlled prescription drugs is becoming a growing problem in the United States and our region. Unintentional deaths involving abuse of prescription pain relievers have increased 114 percent. Street gangs and dealers of marijuana and cocaine are now also trafficking in controlled prescription drugs. Criminals are also going high-tech…
Solutions to Mexico’s Drug Crisis
Posted by admin in World News on December 30, 2009
To weaken the cartels, some argue the U.S. should legalize marijuana, let cocaine pass through the Caribbean and take the profit motive out of the drug trade.
New drug policy in Czech as of new year – all drugs legal
Posted by admin in World News on December 26, 2009
The Czech government set the drug possession limits under which the possession of up to 15 grammes of marijuana, up to 1.5 grammes of heroin, up to one gramme of cocaine and up to two grammes of methamphetamine (pervitine) will not be punishable as of New Year.
Saving Mexico By Legalizing Drugs
Posted by admin in World News on December 26, 2009
To weaken the cartels, some argue the U.S. should legalize marijuana, let cocaine pass through the Caribbean and take the profit motive out of the drug trade.
Top Mexican Officials Say Legalize Marijuana to Hurt Cartels
Posted by admin in Political News on December 25, 2009
To weaken the cartels, some top Mexican anti-drug officials argue the U.S. should legalize marijuana, let cocaine pass through the Caribbean and take the profit motive out of the drug trade.
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