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Cocaine use in Britain so high it has contaminated drinking water, report shows

Monday, 12 May 2014 12:00 CEST

Cocaine use in Britain so widespread it can be found in drinking water. Inspections of tap water discovered metabolised form of the illegal drug. Researchers said the levels were so low they posed no danger to health, but they demonstrate how widespread the use of cocaine has become. Nearly 700,000 people aged 16 to 59 estimated to take drug every year
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Colorado: Food inspections flag health threats in edible marijuana products

Monday, 12 May 2014 10:43 CEST

Food safety inspections of businesses that manufacture and sell marijuana edibles in Denver have found products that should be refrigerated sitting out on shelves and preparation methods insufficient to kill bacteria that can cause serious food-borne illness.
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New Zealand: Eleven people killed - Balloon pilot may have smoked dope'

Monday, 12 May 2014 10:37 CEST

Eleven people were killed in the fiery disaster during the early morning sightseeing trip over the Wairarapa near Carterton on January 7, 2012. It was, at the time, the second most deadly balloon accident in history.
Transport investigators say experienced balloon pilot Lance Hopping, 53, had traces of cannabis in his system, which may have affected his judgment.
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Colorado: "I won’t be skiing on your slopes anytime soon"

Friday, 09 May 2014 19:23 CEST

I don't want my kids or my family to have to see or come in contact with the stoners and the culture that your state is breeding. I'm sad about that. And I'm sad for all of Colorado's people who are victims of a billion dollar industry that capitalizes on human addiction.
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Marijuana 'edibles' pack a wallop

Friday, 09 May 2014 16:15 CEST

A casual marijuana smoker, Kyle Naylor figured he'd give edible marijuana products a try to see if they'd curb his anxiety and insomnia. It didn't go well.
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U.S: Forcing change in forensic science

Monday, 12 May 2014 10:47 CEST

Scandals in labs across the country illustrate the need to reform the discipline, but change has been slow in coming. Five years ago, the National Academy of Sciences put out a report condemning the state of forensic science. It concluded that many common forensic techniques—the analysis of fingerprints, bite marks, blood splatter, and ballistics, for example—lack sufficient scientific underpinnings. Thousands of convictions were thrown into question.
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Methamphetamine at centre of fatal friendship

Monday, 12 May 2014 10:41 CEST

A young man high on the drug ice fatally shot his childhood friend in broad daylight because he feared for his life, a court has heard.
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Marijuana on the move from Colorado; official says Centennial State now pot source much like Mexico

Sunday, 11 May 2014 19:01 CEST

From edibles, to buds, to hash oil, marijuana from Colorado is on the move. "It's absolutely getting worse," said Tom Gorman, head of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area -- the agency that helps to halt drug transactions. Drug officers believe they are only seizing about 10 percent of the pot, being pushed across state lines.
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California: Fire victims may sue Santa Cruz County over pot grow

Friday, 09 May 2014 18:53 CEST

An Aptos couple who lost their home in an October blaze have filed a novel claim against Santa Cruz County, saying it should have shut down a neighboring marijuana grow.
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Health insurers just say no to marijuana coverage

Thursday, 08 May 2014 21:34 CEST

Patients who use medical marijuana for pain and other chronic symptoms can take an unwanted hit: Insurers don't cover the treatment, which costs as much as $1,000 a month. Insurers are reluctant to cover it, in part because of conflicting laws. While 21 U.S. states have passed laws approving it for medical use, the drug still is illegal federally and in most states.
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