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Mar 03
India: Punjab Sets 3-Month Deadline To Make State Free From Drug Problem

Bhagwant Mann also said that the state government will set up special courts to ensure speedy trial of drug cases and ensure the conviction of the culprits. New Delhi: Punjab has set a deadline of three months to declare the state free from drugs, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann terming it “a historic moment […]

Mar 03
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives: A Conversation with Drug Policy Alliance

6:30–7:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Hall, Smart Classroom 206 40 Washington Square South NY ,10012 (view map) Add to Google Calendar Please join NYU Law SAFER (Student Advocates for Empowerment through Harm Reduction) for an insightful dialogue on Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs) with Drug Policy Alliance. OPCs have been critical to reducing the fatal overdose rate in […]

Mar 03
India: ‘Maharashtra Adopts Zero-Tolerance Policy On Drugs’, Says CM Devendra Fadnavis; Warns Dismissal Of Cops Involved

The Chief Minister at the conference said that the government will not tolerate any trouble for industries, especially the extortion that would be dealt with seriously. Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday that there will be a zero tolerance policy of the state government regarding drugs. He announced that the […]

Mar 03
Rafael Caro Quintero pleads not guilty in 1985 killing of DEA agent

NBC New York After years as one of U.S. authorities’ most wanted men, Mexican drug cartel boss Rafael Caro Quintero was brought into a New York courtroom Friday to answer charges that include orchestrating the 1985 killing of a U.S. federal agent. The White House called Caro Quintero “one of the most evil cartel bosses […]

Mar 02
Australia: Police Will Still Deploy Sniffer Dogs At Music Festival That Has Been Allowed To Undertake Pill Testing

The definition of stoopid….is.. The Guardian NSW police drug detection dogs were being used away from the testing facility despite known effects on risk-taking, a contrast to Victoria where police did not use sniffer dogs when the state rolled out its trial. Police agreed to stay away from the pill testing and medical precinct but not […]

Mar 02
Qatari police arrest drug dealer and seize 16kg of hashish

The Qatari police arrested a drug dealer and seized 16 kilograms of hashish from him. The Ministry of Interior, on its official account on X, shared a footage of the security operation carried out by the General Directorate for Drug Control, which resulted in the arrest of the suspect. Legal procedures have been initiated and […]

Mar 02
Arrest of Gandolf In New Zealand Is Causing Medicinal Cannabis Political Ripples

Radio NZ reports.. Chlöe Swarbrick and more speak out for Gandalf, the arrested green fairy Police allege he’s a criminal. But politicians, his patients and even a former police officer who once helped bust “Gandalf” are describing him as a hero. Gandalf is one of New Zealand’s most well-known “green fairies”, a term used to […]

Mar 02
Korea: Ruling party lawmaker’s son charged for trying to buy cannabis

The son of a ruling party lawmaker is under police investigation for allegedly trying to obtain marijuana in a residential area. The Seoul Seocho Police Station said Friday that a 30-year-old man, who was found to be the son of a lawmaker of the ruling People Power Party, was charged but not held in custody […]