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Honduras child killings: Probe into 'gang links'

Sunday, 04 May 2014 15:24 CEST

Honduran authorities are investigating the deaths of at least seven children who may have been murdered after refusing to join criminal gangs.
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California’s zany ‘pot doc’ scene may be headed to Florida

Friday, 02 May 2014 14:24 CEST

The green doctor was in. Well, not exactly in. The sign out front suggesting the presence of a physician, printed against a large green depiction of a marijuana leaf, was slightly misleading. The doc was off taking a break from what must be an exhausting procession of we ... well... patients, lured off the Venice Beach boardwalk by the large "$40" printed on a green leaf cutout over the doorway of the little shop.
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Connecting alcohol use in adolescence with risky behavior in adulthood

Friday, 02 May 2014 14:03 CEST

A new study conducted in rats offers clues about how teen drinking alters brain chemistry, suggesting early alcohol use has long-term effects on decision making.
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Good news from Louisiana: Medical marijuana bill killed by Louisiana Senate committee

Friday, 02 May 2014 11:34 CEST

Hope for medical marijuana legislation getting through the Louisiana Legislature this year is not dead, but a Senate committee quashed on Wednesday (April 30) the best shot of setting up a medical marijuana industry in the state.
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Psychiatric drugs can be reason of school attacks in US - expert

Friday, 02 May 2014 11:27 CEST

Alex Hribal, 16 year old suspect in the stabbing spree at a Pennsylvania high school, has been charged as an adult with four counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of aggravated assault. Ten students injured in the rampage — including three in critical condition — remain hospitalized. "It is too early to judge what caused this particular school attack, but what we know is that there have been 31 school shootings or related acts of violence of which 6 of those were stabbings. And all 31 of those were either on psychiatric drugs or withdrawing from psychiatric drugs at the time of the incident," Kelly Patricia O'Meara from Citizens Commission on Human Rights, the mental health watchdog based in Los Angeles, told The Voice of Russia.
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Australia: How to spot a drug house

Friday, 02 May 2014 14:50 CEST

Just this week almost 100 kilograms of amphetamine-type substances, manufacturing equipment and $2.5 million in cash were found in eight search warrants executed across Perth, Sydney and the Gold Coast.
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Silk Road drug sales going strong after 'Dread Pirate Roberts' arrest

Friday, 02 May 2014 14:18 CEST

The illicit underground marketplace has bounced back from last year's high-profile shutdown, according to an Internet safety report.
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U.S: DEA Head warns of risks of marijuana legalization

Friday, 02 May 2014 11:41 CEST

In her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart warned of the dangers of marijuana legalization.
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First million-dollar drug near after prices double on dozens of treatments

Friday, 02 May 2014 11:31 CEST

Earl Harford, a retired professor, recently bought a month's worth of the pills he needs to keep his leukemia at bay. The cost: $7,676, or three times more than when he first began taking the pills in 2001. Over the years, he has paid more than $140,000 from his retirement savings to cover his share of the drug's price.
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Young Americans not high on legalizing marijuana

Friday, 02 May 2014 11:21 CEST

Support for the legalization of marijuana among young Americans is not as high as many perceive. According to a poll by the Harvard Public Opinion Project released Tuesday morning, 44 percent of 18-to-29-year olds support the legalization of marijuana, while 34 percent oppose it and 22 percent remain unsure. This recent data deviates greatly from a recent Pew poll released March 7, which reports 69 percent of young Americans support legalizing marijuana.
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