Topic: DRUGS - on November 11, 2003 at 11:00:05 AM CET
Afghan poppies sprout again
At the entrance to this thriving village in Nangahar province is an old, bent metal sign that reads: “Drug abuse is the greatest evil of society. Let us save ourselves, our children and our society.” BUT IN the surrounding fields, farmers feverishly plowing the rich dark earth for winter planting season have only one crop in mind: opium poppy. Some have already agreed to sell their future crop to smugglers from Pakistan, who are eager to front them seed and fertilizer money in return for a guaranteed low price at harvest time.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 11, 2003 at 9:00:10 AM CET
"Light-Version" als Modegetränk
Lange hat der Geist in der Flasche geruht, verboten, angefeindet, verfemt. Jetzt gilt die "grüne Fee", wie der Absinth genannt wird, auch in Österreichs Bars als Kultgetränk. Vor 80 Jahren wurde der Wermutextrakt in ganz Europa verboten, weil der Inhaltsstoff Thujon Halluzinationen, Psychosen und epileptische Anfälle auslösen soll. Als Kunstmotiv blieb das Getränk aber Legende. Erst seit wenigen Jahren und in abgeschwächter Form darf der Absinth wieder erzeugt werden; die "Light-Version" ist aber nicht weniger umstritten.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 9, 2003 at 7:13:21 AM CET
1,1 Kilogramm Suchtgift in Wien sicher gestellt
Die Polizei am Flughafen Wien-Schwechat hat bei einer Routinekontrolle vor zwei Wochen im Gepäck einer Passagierin 1,1 Kilogramm Suchtgift gefunden. Zwei Personen wurden festgenommen.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 8, 2003 at 1:51:05 AM CET
India's scenic drug haven
Nestling among snow-capped mountains and surrounded by apple orchards, Manali is a pleasant north-western Indian hill town. But in recent years, the idyllic hill town at the north of what is known as the Kullu valley, has gained a notorious reputation as a centre of the cannabis trade.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 7, 2003 at 11:16:19 AM CET
New Study Explains How Pot Kills Cancer Cells
A new study published in Nature Reviews-Cancer provides an historic and detailed explanation about how THC and natural cannabinoids counteract cancer, but preserve normal cells.
¬> sierratimes ¬> pubmed ¬> study (pdf) ¬> bbc
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 6, 2003 at 1:30:11 PM CET
Rizla releases papers lighter than human hair
The firm, which spent 26,208 man hours developing the Silver Slim King Size papers, says each of the leaves measures 20 microns and features a watermark.
A spokesman for Rizla said the ultra-thin papers which have been exhaustively tested for strength, can be smoked outside.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 4, 2003 at 1:01:46 PM CET
Marijuana 'Canada's most valuable agricultural product'
Investors who rely for advice on Forbes, the highly regarded American business magazine, will be tipped off this month about the industry that is now outpacing many others in North America: marijuana growing.
The magazine's cover story focuses on "the unstoppable economics of a booming business" and claims marijuana is now Canada's most valuable agricultural product, ahead of wheat, cattle and timber.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 3, 2003 at 9:25:11 PM CET
Massive Cocaine Shipment Dumped
A British navy ship has forced Caribbean drug smugglers to ditch cocaine worth around $50 million at street prices.
Britain's Ministry of Defence says the HMS Manchester, which was on patrol in the central Caribbean, chased the traffickers' vessel, forcing the smugglers to jettison their cargo of 100 percent pure cocaine and race back to Colombian waters.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 28, 2003 at 10:53:24 PM CET
Cannabis 'doubles chances of psychosis'
Cannabis doubles the risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions, an expert at the Trimbos addiction institute has claimed.
The Institute's Harald Wychgel told current affairs programme Nova claimed that cannabis use leads to 200 additional cases of schizophrenia each year in the Netherlands. He said that about 400,000 young Dutch people regularly smoke cannabis and of these 400 fall victim to psychiatric difficulties or schizophrenia.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 28, 2003 at 12:46:08 AM CET
LSD sickens three children at elementary school
LSD mixed with a commercial breath freshener sickened at least three students at an elementary school in Los Angeles on Wednesday, police said Friday. Police said they do not know why the breath freshener was spiked with LSD, but they are investigating.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 26, 2003 at 8:19:51 PM CET
Confiscation of marijuana plants in forest sets record
State officials seized a record number of marijuana plants in national parks and forests this year, confiscating more than 450,000 plants as the growing season winds down.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 24, 2003 at 9:52:56 PM CEST
HASCHISCHPFLANZE BEI FDP-GENERALSEKRETÄRIN
Hätte sie im Botanik-Unterricht mal besser aufgepasst. Dann wäre Cornelia Pieper peinlicher Ärger erspart geblieben. Polizisten fanden bei der Durchsuchung des Hauses der FDP-Generalsekretärin Reste einer Cannabis-Pflanze. Die FDP stellte hastig klar, der Sohn und nicht die Politikerin habe die Pflanze gezüchtet.
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