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SYDNEY (Reuters) - A landmark study suggesting a link between cannabis use and a drop in teenage IQ may not have gone far enough in its research, with any falls in IQ more likely due to lower socioeconomic status than marijuana, according to a Norwegian study. The latest work, which appears in the journal PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, also ... View the full article

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) - Drug syndicates are using Westerners to smuggle drugs into Bali in new tactics, Indonesian authorities said Wednesday as a British grandmother became the latest to face the firing squad for trafficking. View the full article

Washington state officials are dealing with new issues as they discuss a resolution to that state’s conflict with the federal government over legalized marijuana. View the full article

SYDNEY, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A landmark study suggesting alink between cannabis use and a drop in teenage IQ may not havegone far enough in its research, with any falls in IQ morelikely due to lower socioeconomic status than marijuana,according to a Norwegian study. The latest work, which appears in the journal PNAS,Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the UnitedStates of America ... View the full article

London, Jan 23(ANI): Kevin Pietersen's brother in law, Samuel Taylor, has been arrested by the Brit police for possessing sawn-off shotgun, imitation firearms and drug cannabis. View the full article

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson met with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday, but came away no further enlightened about how the federal government will respond to ... View the full article

Jan. 23, 2013, 8:24 a.m. A former mine worker in the NSW Hunter said he smoked synthetic cannabis while at work last year and knew of others who used the product to escape mine drug tests. View the full article

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Supporters of medicalmarijuana may have some evidence to back up their claims of itshealth benefits, but not enough to overrule the U.S.government's judgment that the drug should be tightlycontrolled, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The ruling means the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrationcan keep marijuana on its list of the most dangerous ... View the full article

From: http://ofsubstance.o...gs-is-over.html 15 November 2012 The US has long been known for its tough approach to drug use, with its prisons overcrowded with people arrested on drug-related matters. However, there are now clear signs that the country's 'war on drugs' approach has ended. US Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske has been in Australia this week for high-level meetings with government officials, drug policy advisors, researchers and advocates. Kerlikowske's visit highlighted the significant shift in the US's drug policy approach which has occurred since his appointment by President Barak Obama in 2009. Kerilowske coordinat…

A GUNNEDAH family is fighting to get synthetic cannabis off shelves after their 20-year-old son was left “clinically dead” after an overdose. View the full article Gunnedah man was 'clinically dead' after synthetic cannabis overdose A GUNNEDAH family is fighting to get synthetic cannabis off shelves after their 20-year-old son was left “clinically dead” after an overdose. View the full article Over-the-counter cannabis leaves man 'clinically dead' Jan. 22, 2013, 9:49 a.m. A NSW family is fighting to get synthetic cannabis off shelves after their 20-year-old son was left “clinically dead” after an overdose. View the full article

Police have raided homes and arrested several people in connection with an alleged drug ring trafficking cannabis into New South Wales and amphetamines back to South Australia. View the full article

Four people have been arrested over an alleged drug ring operating between New South Wales and South Australia, police say. View the full article