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Cocaine
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Report Reveals Europe’s Cannabis and Cocaine Capitals, Dutch Cities Reign Supreme
The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction collected sewage samples to determine which cities had the highest drug use.
March 21, 2024
From the Archives: Fassbinder & His Friends (1983)
The darling of the film festivals; a director of genius — He died of a barbiturate/cocaine overdose at age 36. Sex, drugs, sadism and Weltschmerz: The orgiastic life and tragic death of Germany's greatest filmmaker.
March 3, 2024
Lawyers Suggest Prince Harry Could Have Exaggerated Drug Use Claims in Memoir ‘Spare’ To Boost Sales
His admission of drug use could affect his ability to become a U.S. citizen.
February 28, 2024
Ex-President of Honduras Stands Trial, Accused of Taking Millions from Drug Cartels
President Juan Orlando Hernandez, once an outspoken advocate of stamping out drug crime now accused of corruption and taking piles of money from cartels for police protection, began trial in the United States last week.
February 26, 2024
Study: Cannabis May Be Effective Harm Reduction Tool To Ease Stimulant Cravings
Gateway or a way out?
February 20, 2024
Man Dies at Tokyo Airport With Kilo of Drugs in His Stomach
A man has been confirmed dead after attempting to smuggle a large amount of drugs through an airport in Tokyo through a process known as “body packing.”
February 12, 2024
Cannabeginners: What are Cannabis Alkaloids?
These lesser known compounds may have a big impact.
February 1, 2024
19 Charged in Connection to Southern California Drug Trafficking Organization
Canada doesn’t often come to mind in regard to giant drug trafficking busts, but an exception to this rule made headlines this week when multiple arrests were made in the U.S. and Canada, including an Italian organized crime figure, in connection to massive quantities of drugs moving over the northern border.
February 1, 2024
Amsterdam Mayor Advocates for Legal Cocaine Sales
Shortly after the capital of Switzerland announced consideration of a pilot program for adult recreational cocaine sales, the Mayor of Amsterdam has tossed her own hat into the legal cocaine ring in an attempt to reign in widespread organized crime in the Netherlands.
January 29, 2024
Liquid Cocaine Disguised as White Wine Seized in Hong Kong
A cocaine trafficking operation discovered by authorities in Hong Kong netted two arrests and revealed a particularly creative smuggling method: liquid cocaine substituted for boxed wine.
January 24, 2024