Topic: DRUGS - on July 28, 2004 at 9:32:00 AM CEST
Marijuana, Alcohol Added to School Lunches
In central India, a state run school had been adding alcohol and marijuana in the school's lunches to help keep the meals tasty.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 27, 2004 at 9:01:00 AM CEST
Bush to Target Marijuana
The US government is concerned that marijuana has double the potency the drug had two decades ago. This led President Bush to order that resources used to fight hard drugs like cocaine and heroin be diverted against pot.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 24, 2004 at 6:59:00 PM CEST
"Kiffen" immer gefährlicher
Das niedersächsische Landeskriminalamt warnt: Kiffen wird immer gefährlicher.
Im Gegensatz zu den vergangenen Jahren sei der THC-Gehalt der Cannabis-Produkte so sehr angestiegen, dass eine noch höhere Gefährdung vorliege, mit psychischen Problemen und Nebenwirkungen konfrontiert zu werden.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 22, 2004 at 8:05:00 PM CEST
Canadian Pot Use Doubled Over Past 13 Years
A new report released by Statistics Canada shows that marijuana use has doubled over the past 13 years. The highest rates of use were found be among teens. Higher usage of harder drugs such as heroin and and LSD is also on the up.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 22, 2004 at 8:49:00 AM CEST
British Couple Smuggled Cocaine Inside Dogs
A Brtish couple were convicted of trying to smuggle cocaine using the stomachs of two dogs. Gregory Graham and Kaye Chapman were found guilty of conspiracy to import drugs. The two dogs flew in from Colombia, and were supposed to fly out to London.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 20, 2004 at 10:22:00 AM CEST
Marijuana Stronger, More Addictive For Teens
While overall drug usage among US teens is on the decline, US drug officials are faced with a new concern - studies showing increased strengths and addiction levels of marijuana, coupled with an alarming lower age of users.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 14, 2004 at 4:11:00 PM CEST
Users bash gov't pot
Seed quality, grower's know-how to blame?
Complaints from patients about the second batch of government-certified marijuana to come out of Flin Flon has prompted Winnipeg pot advocates to blame poor quality seeds and inexperienced growers. Health Canada made changes in its grow operation after authorized medicinal marijuana users grumbled about the quality and potency of the initial harvest last summer.
Yet the second batch is also receiving bad reviews.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 13, 2004 at 11:36:00 AM CEST
Stoned Student Steals Car From LGA, Gets Lost In Connecticut
A Delaware college student ate a bag of hallucinogenic mushrooms and drove around in a pair of stolen cars before arriving, confused, on a mountain in northwest Connecticut police said.
Paul Cunningham, 21, hiked to a nearby home Thursday night and asked to call 911, police said.
"I think I stole a car," Cunningham told a dispatcher. "I'm not sure."
wnbc Hallucinating student went on stolen-car joyride wbz1030
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 13, 2004 at 11:32:00 AM CEST
If you're carrying over 800 pounds of marijuana, don't use fake license plates
Thursday afternoon a police unit stopped an 18-wheeler on Highway 77 for having a fake license plate. Police say the driver became nervous, so they asked for consent to search the trailer.
Inside they found 52 bundles of marijuana weighing more than 800 pounds, hidden in a load of skateboards.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 13, 2004 at 10:39:00 AM CEST
Pot plot uncovered during Olympic torch relay
Greek police say they stumbled across a cannabis plantation during the Olympic torch relay through the island of Crete at the weekend.
The plantation, covering 185 metres, was spotted at the base of a gully in the north-east of the island from a police helicopter which was carrying out an aerial surveillance of the relay on Sunday.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 12, 2004 at 5:21:00 PM CEST
2,407 pounds of pot taken in three busts
Bridge inspectors found 1,875 pounds of marijuana Wednesday hidden behind a false wall of an empty tractor-trailer at the cargo facility of the Bridge of the Americas, Customs and Border Protection officials said.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 11, 2004 at 10:44:00 AM CEST
Österreicher mit 22,5 kg Heroin im Auto erwischt
Die kroatische Polizei erwischte am Freitag einen Österreicher (25 Jahre) an der serbischen Grenze mit 22,5 Kilogramm Heroin.
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