Topic: DRUGS - on July 10, 2013 at 12:58:00 PM CEST
Fahnder kamen Internet-Drogenring auf die Spur
Drogenfahnder in Wien und Salzburg haben die Zerschlagung eines über das Internet agierenden Drogenrings ermöglicht. Bei einer Razzia in der vergangenen Woche wurden in mehreren deutschen Bundesländern vier Verdächtige festgenommen.
Bei einem dieser Verdächtigen soll es sich um die Nummer eins eines weltweit agierenden Internet-Dealerrings handeln. Die Verhaftung von Kontaktpersonen in Wien im Juli 2012 und beinahe zeitgleich in Salzburg brachten die Fahnder auf die Spur des Deutschen. Drogenfahnder des Landeskriminalamtes Wien zogen laut einer Polizeisprecherin am 2. Juli 2012 den 25-jährigen Albert A. aus dem Verkehr. Der Wiener hatte einen schwunghaften Internethandel für Ecstasy bzw. MDMA, Kokain und Amphetaminen aufgezogen. In drei Monaten hatte er - allein arbeitend - etwa 400 Transaktionen durchgezogen, bis nach Indien, Australien und Südafrika. Knapp 350 davon konnten ihm nachgewiesen werden. Der 25-Jährige wurde verurteilt.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 9, 2013 at 5:35:00 PM CEST
Colombia extradites drug lord Daniel Barrera to US
Colombia has extradited one of the country's most notorious drug lords to the US, officials have said.
Daniel Barrera, known as "El Loco" (The Madman), was caught last year in Venezuela, and sent back to Colombia.
While on the run he had cosmetic surgery and tried to burn his fingerprints to conceal his identity.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 5, 2013 at 1:40:00 PM CEST
Tod durch CO-Vergiftung: Cannabisplantagen-Besitzer verurteilt
Ein 35-jähriger Pflegehelfer ist am Freitag am Wiener Straflandesgericht rechtskräftig zu einer Haftstrafe von einem Jahr, davon drei Monate unbedingt, verurteilt worden. Er wurde der fahrlässigen Tötung unter besonders gefährlichen Umständen für schuldig befunden. Der Mann hatte für seine Cannabis-Plantage eine starke Abluftanlage installiert und den Abgaswächter der Kombi-Therme verhängt. Seine 26-jährige Mitbewohnerin ist deswegen beim Duschen erstickt.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 4, 2013 at 5:50:00 PM CEST
High hopes for new pot laws
California led the nation in allowing marijuana to be used for medical purposes, but last month residents of Los Angeles said enough is enough.
Tired of a proliferation of lightly regulated marijuana dispensaries that made pot available to any "patient," voters approved a measure to drastically scale back the number of shops allowed -- to 135 from 805.
In Colorado, state officials had trouble keeping up with -- and collecting taxes from -- many of the 1,000-plus marijuana farms, while people who were not sick easily obtained pot registration cards. The widespread availability of medical cannabis accelerated the movement toward full legalization of the iconic weed, which was approved last year.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 3, 2013 at 6:14:00 PM CEST
The UK Government bans khat, ignores advice of its own experts
The UK government has today announced it will go against the recommendations of its own drugs experts (again) and ban khat, a plant mostly used by the UK’s Somali and Yemeni communities, that produces a mild stimulant effect when chewed.
Earlier this year, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, the body responsible for providing the government with expert advice on drugs, produced a detailed review of the evidence (PDF) on the social and health harms of khat and offered recommendations on responses to the drug in the UK.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 3, 2013 at 3:42:00 PM CEST
Colorado will fly 100% hemp American flag over the Capitol this 4th of July
The flag flying over the Capitol building on the Fourth of July might look like your typical Old Glory. But you probably won’t notice the fibers that make it special. It’s believed to be the first hemp flag to flutter over the dome since the government began outlawing marijuana’s less-recreational cousin back in the 1930s.
Colorado hemp advocate Michael Bowman is the man responsible for getting the flag, made from Colorado-raised hemp and screen-printed with the stars and stripes, up there.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 3, 2013 at 2:28:00 PM CEST
30 Tonnen Drogen bei internationaler Polizeiaktion beschlagnahmt
Bei einer internationalen Polizeiaktion haben Drogenfahnder knapp 30 Tonnen Kokain, Heroin und Marihuana im Wert von rund 631 Millionen Euro beschlagnahmt. Das teilte die EU-Polizeibehörde Europol am Dienstag in Den Haag mit.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 29, 2013 at 6:46:00 PM CEST
Marijuana hits mainstream, perceptions change
It took 50 years for American attitudes about marijuana to zigzag from the paranoia of "Reefer Madness" to the excesses of Woodstock back to the hard line of "Just Say No."
The next 25 years took the nation from Bill Clinton, who famously "didn't inhale," to Barack Obama, who most emphatically did.
Now, in just a few short years, public opinion has moved so dramatically toward general acceptance that even those who champion legalization are surprised at how quickly attitudes are changing and states are moving to approve the drug — for medical use and just for fun.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 22, 2013 at 12:07:00 PM CEST
Cannabispatienten belagern Bundesopiumstelle
Am 20. Juni 2013 versammelten sich 150 Patienten und Unterstützer vor der Bundesopiumstelle in Bonn. Damit machten sie auf die schwierige Lage von Schwerkranken, die aus medizinischen Gründen auf die Einnahme von Medikamenten auf Cannabisbasis angewiesen sind, aufmerksam. Unter dem Motto "Menschenrechte von Cannabispatienten achten" forderten sie legalen Zugang zu medizinischen Cannabisprodukten
"In Kanada, den Niederlanden, Spanien und Israel ist eine adäquate Versorgung der Bevölkerung mit Medikamenten auf Cannabisbasis längst möglich. Dies sollte auch in Deutschland endlich gegeben sein.", erklärt Dr. Franjo Grotenhermen, Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Cannabis als Medizin (ACM), im Vorfeld der Veranstaltung.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 19, 2013 at 2:44:00 PM CEST
Litauen verzeichnet neuen Rekord bei Alkoholkonsum
Erstmals pro Kopf über 15 Liter reiner Alkohol im Jahr - Spitzenreiter vor zwei Jahren war Moldawien mit 18,22 Litern
Spitzenreiter war vor zwei Jahren Moldawien mit 18,22 Litern. Österreich lag im WHO-Vergleich mit 13,24 Litern ebenfalls über dem EU- und Europadurchschnitt.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 18, 2013 at 2:37:00 PM CEST
Marijuana Legislation: How Legal Is Cannabis Consumption In Each US State?
Medical marijuana use is currently legal in 18 states and Washington, DC, and six more states seem to be following suit. However, the market for legally produced and distributed marijuana is largely untapped, and is expected to explode into a multimillion dollar industry, especially after more states make the move to legalize the drug.
And that’s what entrepreneurs and investors came together to discuss at at the ArcView Group’s quarterly forum on Friday.
Though potentially lucrative, the legal marijuana industry cannot truly mature before laws favoring the responsible distribution of marijuana are passed on local, state and federal levels.
Here is an interactive map that charts out where every American state currently stands on the marijuana use. Click on any state for details. Refer to the key provided below the map.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 14, 2013 at 3:25:00 PM CEST
Flatulent cop helps bust cannabis farm
Police officers in Leicester sniffed out a cannabis farm - after opening their patrol car windows because one officer kept breaking wind.
The team noticed a strong smell of cannabis as they sucked in the welcome fresh air, and tracked it to a nearby house, reports the Police Federation's magazine.
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