Drugs
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The Random Darknet Shopper, with bitcoin to burn, has purchased counterfeit jeans, dodgy cigs and even a bag of ecstasy tablets. Who is legally liable?
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The family spending survey looks at how much living in the UK costs. Some regions put much more money into smoking than others
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Three young British tourists are among those who have died snorting a drug they thought was cocaine
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Paul Scott, 32, from Liverpool, is wanted over killing of 25-year-old Francis Brennan in Alicante earlier this year
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Massacres are not unusual in Mexico. But protests have spread across the country since 43 student teachers disappeared
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The NSW Greens say up to 500 innocent people a year are being put through strip searches on the basis of wrong drug indications from sniffer dogs
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Prosecutors said he transported 1,575 pounds of cannabis from Mexico to North Carolina as part of conspiracy between Mennonites and drug cartel
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Leftwing Tabaré Vázquez won clear victory in Sunday’s presidential poll, and will stand by legislation to introduce world’s first state-run marijuana marketplace
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State’s overall crime rate up 3.3%, police reveal, with vehicle theft boosting the numbers
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Shaun Brotherston and Bradley Price, who were found dead in a hotel on Tuesday, believed to have thought powder was cocaine
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Tests show average pill now has 100mg of active ingredient MDMA, compared with 20-30mg seen a few years ago
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Pyongyang actively produced and trafficked drugs for years, say experts, but there has been a shift towards tolerating smaller scale, privatised operations
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50kg haul of drug in container of furniture in commercial premises in County Tyrone is one of largest found in territory
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Help us in this scientific research to find out the world’s drug consumption patterns. See what we learned from last year’s study and what we hope to find out in this one
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Paul Hayes: Handing the reins to the Department of Health might seem a liberal minded approach, but it could mean less is spent on treatment
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National drug survey finds smoking on the decline and methamphetamine use stable, but people in remote areas much more likely to use drugs
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In sentencing Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, judge said he wanted to send a stern message to Hernandez and other Mexican cartel traffickers
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Mexico ‘categorically’ demands explanation from Uruguayan ambassador after president says disappearance of 43 students suggests authorities have lost control
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People could be denied citizenship or in some cases have their citizenship revoked over drug abuse or mental illness
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From new marijuana strains for the holidays to gift sets and pot-and-pumpkin pies, the burgeoning cannabis industry in Colorado is scrambling to get a piece of the holiday shopping action.
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A brave and important book that charts the rise of one of the most successful drugs barons of all time and the shocking cost to Mexico, writes PD Smith
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An interim parliamentary report calls for immediate decriminalisation of medicinal cannabis, but government says no
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Dotun Adebayo: The king of reggae’s majestic music has long battled the ‘bong beats’ tag but now he will be best known as a standard-bearer for dopeheads worldwide
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Laws should be changed on compassionate grounds so current users are not prosecuted, parliamentary report recommends
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Doctors removed 104 capsules containing narcotics from the girl who is believed to be the youngest ‘drug mule’ ever detected –police are now searching for her father
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Nagio Bealum: Futuristic smoke sticks seem cool now, but will they last? Will they ever be healthy? Can we land one on the moon?!
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Mike Sugarman purchased the pot legally with his marijuana medical card from 12 different dispensaries, in order to have potency of each tested
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Family of late reggae superstar teams up with private equity firm to launch Marley Natural, which will offer ‘heirloom Jamaican cannabis strains’
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Audit of 300 people showed one in three had used crystal methamphetamine in previous six months
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State agency fails to agree to rules for regulation of marijuana-laced food and drink but cites their growing attractiveness to children as cause for oversight
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49ers, Seahawks and Buccaneers staff checked after games as part of investigation into former players’ claims on prescription drugs
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Discover some of the surprising facts we found out from the results of previous years’ surveys and take part in 2015’s Global Drug Survey
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Tom Ireland visits the UK’s only licensed cannabis farm and meets the man responsible for breeding a plant that might be of benefit to millions
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Danish group offers London addicts a crime-free income, Big Issue-style
Mexico’s student massacre has unravelled the federal government