Topic: DRUGS - on November 7, 2013 at 3:21:00 PM CET
The Silk Road Is Back
Silk Road is rising from the dead. After the FBI seized the deep web's favourite illegal drug market and arrested its alleged founder Ross Ulbricht last month (for, among other things, ordering a hit through his own website), the online-marketplace-cum-libertarian-movement has found a new home and opened for business at 16:20 GMT this afternoon. In the wake of the original Silk Road's closure, everything became a little turbulent for its users. First, they had to get used to not getting high-quality, peer-reviewed drugs delivered direct to their sofas. (Though presumably they didn't stop getting high, instead forced back to the 'mystery mix' street dealers and surly ex-Balkan war criminals who have spent years filling cities with drugs at night.) Some users were pissed off that they'd lost all the Bitcoin wealth they'd amassed, or that paid-for orders would go undelivered, while small-time dealers freaked out about how they suddenly lacked the funds to pay off debts owed to drug sellers higher up the food chain.
slashdot.org Silk Road Reborn: There's a New Dread Pirate Roberts Dark net marketplace Silk Road 'back online'
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 7, 2013 at 3:19:00 PM CET
Instagram blocks some drugs advert tags after BBC probe
Instagram has blocked searches for certain terms associated with the suspected illegal sale of drugs via its service.
The photo-themed social network took the measure after being asked to respond to an investigation by #BBCtrending - a new social media series.
The journalists had uncovered many pictures and videos of narcotics posted alongside text advertising their sale.
Instagram is owned by Facebook.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 7, 2013 at 3:17:00 PM CET
Portland, Maine, Legalizes Recreational Marijuana
Portland, Maine, voters on Tuesday approved legalizing recreational marijuana for residents 21 and older. The measure, Question 1, passed with about 70 percent of the vote, making Portland the first East Coast city to legalize recreational pot.
Adult residents of Portland -- Maine's largest city -- may possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana under the referendum. The new measure does not permit the recreational purchase or sale of marijuana, nor does it permit its use in public spaces like parks.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 7, 2013 at 3:14:00 PM CET
Cannabis in Österreich in breiter Bevölkerung angekommen
Insgesamt gab es weniger Anzeigen, und die Situation blieb stabil
Wien - Es gibt keine Hinweise auf eine Veränderung beim Konsum von Rauschmitteln. Nur Cannabis ist in der breiten Bevölkerung "angekommen". Die Zahl der Anzeigen wegen Suchtmitteldelikten ist rückläufig. Der Konsum "neuer" psychoaktiver Substanzen ist marginal. Das ist das Fazit im aktuellen österreichischen "Bericht zur Drogensituation 2013".
derstandard.at vienna.at Bericht zur Drogensituation in Österreich 2013 Bericht zur Drogensituation 2013« [Null-Fehler-PDF-File, 2,91 MB]
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 6, 2013 at 4:30:00 PM CET
Latest Updates From Idiotic War On Drugs
A couple of stories today to remind everyone that the ongoing and idiotic War on Drugs is just an attempt to waste taxpayer money dismantling basic rights and freedoms. First, New York City:
Shingles, 28, said he, his cousin and another male pal were at the cousin’s East New York home in December 2011 when the plainclothes officers arrived demanding to perform a search, the suit states.
The cousin, Tyriek Fortune, was suspected of a criminal offense, the suit says, although it’s unclear exactly what the alleged crime was.
One of the cops, David Grieco, is already under investigation for illegal entries elsewhere.</p>
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 6, 2013 at 4:25:00 PM CET
UN World Drug Report
The World Drug Report presents a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in drug markets. It covers production, trafficking, consumption and the related health consequences.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 6, 2013 at 3:22:00 PM CET
Einwohner von Colorado sprachen sich für Cannabis-Steuer aus
65 Prozent der Menschen stimmten für die Steuer
Denver (Colorado) - Kiffen im US-Bundesstaat Colorado wird ab dem 1. Jänner legal - und es wird besteuert. Bei einem Volksentscheid am Dienstag stimmten laut offiziellen Angaben 65 Prozent der Einwohner dafür, den Marihuana-Verkauf mit einer Abgabe zu belegen.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 6, 2013 at 2:50:00 PM CET
Cannabis farm accidentally photographed in Rightmove estate agent advert
An estate agent accidentally advertised a property on Rightmove with pictures of a cannabis farm in one of the bedrooms.
The host of drug-making paraphernalia had not been removed before estate agency Besley Hill took promotional photographs for the sale.
The two-bedroomed Victorian home, which has been put on the market for £130,000, was raided by the police following a tip-off.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 6, 2013 at 2:49:00 PM CET
Marihuana-Handel wächst schneller als Smartphone-Markt
Der legale Handel mit Marihuana gehört zu den am schnellsten wachsenden Märkten in den USA. Nach einem Bericht, der der Huffington Post exklusiv vorliegt, wächst dieser Sektor sogar schneller als der weltweite Smartphone-Markt.
Die Forscher haben in den ersten sechs Monaten hunderte Menschen befragt, die mit medizinischem Cannabis zu tun haben: Händler, Verarbeiter, Apotheker und Branchenführer. Sie schätzen, dass 2013 legales Marihuana im Wert von 1,43 Milliarden Dollar verkauft werden wird. Der Bericht geht außerdem davon aus, dass diese Zahl nächstes Jahr um 64 % auf 2,34 Milliarden Dollar ansteigen wird. Im Vergleich dazu ist der Smartphone-Markt jüngsten Studien zufolge zwischen 2012 und 2013 nur um 46 % gewachsen.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 6, 2013 at 2:48:00 PM CET
Jerry Garcia on The Acid Tests
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 5, 2013 at 2:19:00 PM CET
Drugs legislation is hampering clinical research, warns David Nutt
The UK's drug laws are preventing scientists from carrying out vital research to unlock our understanding of the brain and find new treatments for conditions such as depression and Parkinson's disease, according to Professor David Nutt, a leading neuroscientist and former government drug adviser.
"Things are actually getting worse," said Nutt, referring to the restrictions placed on research. "It's the dark ages beginning to descend in this field. [The UK] led the world in discovering the constituents of cannabis – about 100 individual substances, all of which can have therapeutic value – and we've exploited virtually none of it because it's too difficult."
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 5, 2013 at 2:18:00 PM CET
Drogenbericht: Cannabis-Konsum leicht zurückgegangen
In Deutschland sind neuartige synthetische Drogen zwar relativ wenig verbreitet, doch Experten warnen vor den Risiken unbekannter Chemikalien-Mischungen. Laut dem Jahresbericht der Beobachtungsstelle für Drogen ist außerdem der Cannabis-Konsum leicht rückläufig.
Berlin/München - Cannabis bleibt zwar die am häufigsten konsumierte illegale Droge in Deutschland, doch der Konsum ist leicht rückläufig. Wie die deutsche Beobachtungsstelle für Drogen und Drogensucht (DBDD) in ihrem Jahresbericht mitteilt, gaben 4,5 Prozent der befragten Erwachsenen an, sie hätten in den vergangenen zwölf Monaten Cannabis konsumiert.
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