Mohanad Hage Ali is the deputy director for research at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, where his work focuses on the shifting geopolitics and Islamist groups after the Arab uprisings. He has just published a paper at Carnegie, titled “Double Dealers: Lebanon and the Risks of Captagon Trafficking,” and Diwan […]

The Police Force is currently in the process of drafting a drug testing policy, aimed at addressing the growing concerns around substance abuse within the organization.   Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu highlighted that drug testing for recruits before they enter the force is already a mandatory process. He adds that the focus is now to extend […]

France on Wednesday formally notified the European Commission of its regulations on the production and authorisation of medical cannabis, a key administrative step towards finally fully legalising its use. “It is a new step towards the development of a regulated access to medical cannabis in France,” the Health Ministry said in a statement in which […]

Gaize’s impairment detection technology, a driving simulator and DRE evaluations will study cannabis edible impairment at the University of Saskatchewan Cannabis legalization has outpaced our understanding of its effects on driving. This study represents a significant step forward in closing that gap.” — Ken Fichtler, CEO, Gaize MISSOULA, MT, UNITED STATES, March 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ […]

ABC News The Queensland government will close two pill testing sites next month, despite new evidence a lethal synthetic opioid is spreading in Australia. For the first time nitazenes, which are stronger than fentanyl and hundreds of times more potent than heroin, have been detected in Australian wastewater. The drug has been found in illicit […]

Green Left The Australian Greens have launched their latest effort to legalise recreational cannabis. When Senator David Shoebridge, the Green’s justice spokesperson, took the Greens’ Legalising Cannabis Bill to a vote last November, Labor joined forces with the Coalition to vote it down. Shoebridge said on March 13: “Labor had the chance to vote for legalisation last year and blew it”, […]