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THE president of the Gold Coast chapter of the Bandidos has been arrested on drug charges as part of a 24-hour national bikie blitz. View the full article

Boosting levels of a naturally occurring compound in the brain could prevent people who abuse marijuana but are trying to quit from relapsing, a new study suggests. View the full article

There are still another 600,000 Bitcoin that the Feds can't seem to get. Fascinating, isn't it? One year ago, governments were laughing at this digital currency. View the full article

MEDICAL marijuana shops are being shut down in Los Angeles in line with a new law approved by voters. View the full article

Sept. 30, 2013, 8:02 a.m. Tamworth's streets are awash with a powerful prescription drug dubbed “hillbilly heroin” and police have linked its rise to a spate of recent crimes. View the full article Tamworth's streets are awash with a powerful prescription drug dubbed “hillbilly heroin” and police have linked its rise to a spate of recent crimes The painkiller Oxycontin, nicknamed “hillbilly heroin” because its effects in high doses mirror those of the illegal drug, has spawned a booming black market in Tamworth. The market is being fuelled by the ready availability of the drug, with police saying dealers – some legitimate pain sufferers – are “doctor shopping” for pr…

Three men are facing drug charges after a police seizure of ecstasy and marijuana. View the full article

Dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles have closed, and the city attorney says more will be shutting their doors soon, following a voter-approved crackdown. Thirty-eight pot shops that ... View the full article

More than P2 million worth of marijuana plants were destroyed in Maguindanao while Bicol region's top drug trader was nabbed in Legazpi City after two separate raids, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Saturday.PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo Cacdac Jr., said that the marijuana plants were destroyed during an eradication operation last Wednesday. ... View the full article

Southeast Colorado farmer Ryan Loflin tried an illegal crop this year. He didn't hide it from neighbors, and he never feared law enforcement would come asking about it. Loflin is among about two dozen ... View the full article

Police have allegedly found two kilograms of cannabis in a car north of Adelaide after noticing a large plastic bag during a random roadside stop. View the full article

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - The use of recreational marijuana is now legal in Colorado, but if a proposed ordinance becomes law in the state's largest city, pot smokers could face jail time and fines if smoke wafts onto a neighbor's property. A measure under consideration by the Denver City Council would impose up to $999 in fines and a maximum one-year jail sentence for anyone caught ... View the full article

the fbi have taken down the silk road and arrested the creator of it. had to happen at some point i guess. http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/10/02/end-of-the-silk-road-fbi-busts-the-webs-biggest-anonymous-drug-black-market/ more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/silk-road--black-market-online-drugs-site-seized-fbi-arrests-owner-dread-pirate-roberts-20131003-2utgv.html this was the most sophisicated online drug trading website ever. yet for all the anonymity the fbi still cracked it. i wonder how long until something similar crops up?

Increased police pressure on Queensland and Victorian bikies could cause an influx of young, single outlaws into NSW, based on the theory of ‘‘crime displacement’’. View the full article

SAN DIEGO -- Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC Pink:MJNA) is pleased to inform shareholders and the general public that HempMedsPX -- a corporate portfolio company of Medical Marijuana Inc. and the exclusive ... View the full article

In an Oct. 10 story about protesters dumping bags of cash in a Senate office building, The Associated Press misidentified in the headlines the people who were protesting and arrested. The protesters were ... View the full article