Making Mushrooms Legal | The Nation
Tuning in: A relaxation therapy session at the Cannabis and Psychedelic Expo at the Miami Airport Convention Center. (Chandan Khanna/AFP) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for The Nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nationcheck out our […]
General church overseer arrested with drugs at Lagos airport –
National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers arrested the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos as he was traveling to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya with 54 rods of drugs wrapped around his body. The director of the anti-drug agency, Media and […]
P500M marijuana plants seized, 3 men arrested
More than 500 million pesos worth of marijuana plants and products were seized and three plantation staff were arrested by authorities during a recent anti-narcotics operation in Kalinga and Benguet, the head of the PNP, General Dionardo Carlos. Citing a report from the Cordillera Administrative Region Police Director, Brig. General Ronald Oliver Lee last Saturday, […]
Manipur assembly elections | IMFL stores will be reopened if BJP returns to power, says CM Biren Singh
A controversial statement is likely to draw a strong backlash from anti-alcohol organizations and insurgents. A controversial statement is likely to draw a strong backlash from anti-alcohol organizations and insurgents. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh made another controversial statement, saying that if the BJP returns to power, the state government will reopen Indian Made […]
Hyderabad Police launches campaign to sensitize youths about drug use
Telangana Minister of Fisheries and Cinematography, Talasani Srinivas Yadav, on Thursday launched an anti-drug awareness campaign by Hyderabad City North Zone Police at Begumpet Classical Gardens. Speaking on the occasion, Srinivas Yadav said, “There is a drastic change in the culture and way of life. Drug prevention must be part of the school curriculum to […]
998 arrests in January for drug-related offenses, up 31%
Fatimah presents a letter of appointment to Mohammad Razi as vice president of the CSO, as Zufar looks on. KUCHING (February 24): A total of 998 arrests were made in Sarawak in January this year for drug offences, a 31% increase from the same month in 2021 with 760 arrests, the secretary said Executive of […]
Neil Diamond’s “Brooklyn Roads”, his most personal song – The Forward
Inspired in part by all the Rolling Stone Jewish artists listing of the 500 greatest songs, The Forward decided it was time to rank the best Jewish pop songs of all time. You can find the full list and accompanying essays here. “Velvet Gloves and Spit”, Neil Diamond’s third album, generally gets a bad rap, […]
Jerry Moore: American moralists prefer drunks to smokers | A second opinion
A recent article in the Watertown Daily Times reiterated to readers that Mary Jane is an abysmal traveling companion. “U.S. Customs and Border Protection reminds travelers that the possession and transportation of marijuana across the international border remains illegal under federal law. Although medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in Canada and in many […]
20,000 coconuts filled with liquid cocaine seized by shocked officials
Thousands of coconuts filled with liquid cocaine have been seized in Cartagena, Colombia. Photo: Colombian National Prosecutor’s Office A huge shipment of 20,000 coconuts filled with liquid cocaine has been discovered in a Colombian port en route to Italy. An anti-drug unit from Colombia’s national prosecutor’s office working with a special police team found the […]
Embracing Change, Transforming Lives Through Community-Based Detox
Jennifer Alejandro, MD, is Chief of the Anti-Drug Council for the City of Pateros, a USAID RenewHealth project site of the URC – Project to Expand Access to Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation (CBDR) for Philippines. Doc Jen, as she is known, is accredited with the Department of Health to perform drug addiction examinations to determine the […]
Anti-drug operation traps eight people in Lucena and Torremolinos
An anti-drug operation carried out in the Malaga resort of Torremolinos and in the Cordoba municipality of Lucena resulted in eight arrests and the seizure of nine kilos of cocaine. These drugs would have been bought in the big cities, then cut to be distributed to other sellers, or even to consumers. Five of those […]
Six Suicide Cases Reported in Two Months in Tribal Areas | Thiruvananthapuram News
Thiruvananthapuram: Law enforcement authorities in the district have noted the increase in suspected suicides among victims of sexual abuse in tribal settlements in the rural district. While the new rural SP Divya V Gopinath requested a report on these deaths from her concerned subordinates, the excise department started talks to start an awareness campaign among […]
Casey DeSantis and Joe Ladapo carry an anti-drug message on the road
On Thursday evening, the First Lady and the Surgeon General worked to bring a major problem to light: drug overdoses. At a “mini-assembly” roundtable in Pinellas County, they talked about a campaign that could do something to stop them. So-called “assembly tool kits” will be available from the state for schools that want Tallahassee’s help […]
10 Mandaue City Hall employees tested positive for illegal drug use
(File photo: SunStar Davao) AT LEAST 10 employees of Mandaue’s two town hall offices have tested positive for drug use following random drug tests carried out last week. The test samples were subjected to confirmatory testing and only eight of the employees completed the testing. The two employees of the Department of General Services (DGS) […]
Drug suspect arrested – SUNSTAR
A DRUG suspect was arrested during an anti-drug operation in the city of Zamboanga, police reported on Friday, December 31, 2021. Police Lieutenant Marry Agnes Miro, Information Officer of the Zamboanga City Police Bureau (ZCPO), identified the arrested suspect as Arnold John Bacabis, 23, a resident of Santa Maria village, Zamboanga city . Miro said […]
Drug informant gets cash reward | Daily Express Online
Drug informant gets cash reward Posted on: Thursday, December 30, 2021 By: ANP Text size: Simbrio (right) hands the award to the informant. CITY OF ZAMBOANGA: The Zamboanga Peninsula Regional Police Office (PRO-9) on Tuesday presented a cash reward to an informant who provided vital information that led to the confiscation of PHP 6.8million from […]
Netflix’s All Star Saturday Morning Hits! Strongimals explained
Netflix’s All Star Saturday Morning Hits! has a deeper meaning. It’s a story of politics, nostalgia, and classic cartoons from the ’80s and’ 90s. A recent addition to the Netflix show library Featured successes of Saturday morning! is a strange story of a family explained through the cartoon in the universe Strong animals. While the […]
Ghana: FDA and MUSIGA launch campaign against drug addiction
The Food and Drug Authority (FDA), in partnership with the Musicians’ Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), has launched an anti-drug campaign to alleviate drug addiction among the country’s youth. The campaign, which is a music video featuring top musicians including Kwame Eugene, Article Wan, Eno Brony and Bogo Blay, was released yesterday. This was contained in […]
Provisional prison for three police officers from Cadiz who collaborated with drug traffickers
Three police officers from Cadiz who collaborated with drug traffickers were sentenced to provisional prison terms. A judge ordered provisional prison for three officers of the Civil Guard, two active and one retired, who were arrested for their connection with drug trafficking networks in the province of Cadiz. Judicial sources have reported that the three […]
DEA launches awareness campaign on illegal fentanyl
Drug overdose deaths topped 100,000 this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a grim number that exceeds the number of people who have died from car crashes and gun violence combined. The main culprit is illegally manufactured fentanyl, which experts say can be 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 […]
Ace Attorney characters are used to prevent Japanese children from smoking weed
Police in Osaka Prefecture in Japan are using the Ace Attorney figures in a campaign to tackle the use of marijuana among children. In one Capcom press release, the company revealed that it was working with the Osaka Police Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Awareness Program to produce 6,000 posters and 4,000 flyers featuring characters from The […]
Ganja Worth Crores seized from truck bound for Maharashtra in Hyderabad
Telangana police on Thursday arrested another interstate drug smuggling ring, seizing 1,820 kg of marijuana (ganja) from a truck in Abdullapurmet, a suburb of Hyderabad. Rachakonda Police Station Special Operations Team (SOT) arrested five hawkers and seized contraband goods from Sileru in Andhra Pradesh to Maharashtra. The ganja was moved from Sileru to Maharashtra via […]
Mayor’s office takes action to potentially open supervised consumption center
The London Breed Mayor’s Office is taking action to potentially open a supervised consumption center – a victory for advocates who pushed it to declare a state of emergency around the drug overdose crisis in San Francisco. The Chronicle of San Francisco broke history on November 16. Subsequently, Breed spokesman Jordan Wilson told the Bay […]
4 suspects under drug surveillance arrested in Zamboanga
CITY OF ZAMBOANGA – Four suspects on the police drug watch list were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in the southern port city over the weekend, a senior police official said on Monday. Colonel Rexmel Reyes, director of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), identified the arrested suspects as Jawawe Halil, 33; Alkan Gonzague, 29; […]
The anti-drug agency “hides” behind his son-in-law’s case: Nawab Malik responds
Nawab Malik said that “Over thousands of crores have been extorted from the city of Mumbai”. New Delhi: Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik told NDTV today that the anti-drug agency Narcotics Control Bureau is “hiding” behind the case of his son-in-law who was arrested in a drug case, describing his criticism of the agency as a […]
“DOJ’s initial report will not deter ICC from investigating EJKs”
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) initial report into suspicious deaths of suspected suspects at the hands of police officers during drug operations is not enough to deter the impending International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into thousands of extrajudicial killings across the country, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said yesterday. Drilon, a former […]
Tuscarawas Ministry of Health receives funding for road safety
The Tuscarawas County Department of Health recently received $ 35,000 in federal funding for road safety from the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Road Safety. The Tuscarawas County Department of Health will use grant funds to raise awareness and educate the public about road safety issues. Funds are channeled through the National Highway […]
Nampa Man pleads guilty to distributing methamphetamine | USAO-ID
BOISE – A Nampa man has pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine. According to court records, Allen Eugene McLean, 20, of Nampa, sold methamphetamine to another person on two separate occasions. On June 23, 2020, McLean sold 4.5 grams of methamphetamine and on August 13, 2020, he sold 26.7 grams of methamphetamine. As part of the […]
Addiction Can Happen to Anyone, According to Former Users at Red Ribbon Event
October 8 – SOMERSET – Childhood hasn’t always been easy for Jace Updyke. As the child of an alcoholic father, Updyke said he turned to football to escape his own problems. Sara Hoover grew up in a loving home, with strong ties to family, classmates, and church. But in the years after school, both found […]
Latin America – US-Mexico High Level Security Meeting tomorrow
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C), United States Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield (L) and Under Secretary of State for Emergency Preparedness, Democracy and human rights Uzra Zeya met with the foreign ministers of the nations of Central America and Mexico on the sidelines of the 76th session of the […]
Shah Rukh Khan’s son arrested after drug raid on ship
Mumbai Cruise Party: Aryan, son of Shah Rukh Khan, was seen in NCB custody. Bombay / New Delhi: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s 23-year-old son Aryan Khan was arrested on Sunday following a raid at a party on a cruise ship off Mumbai last night by the Bureau of narcotics control or NCB. Three others […]
Drug use increases in Colombia after pandemic
In Colombia, the problem against the trafficking and consumption of illegal drugs has not stopped even with the Covid-19 pandemic and the strict quarantine the country has known for more than three months. Since 1920, the marketing and consumption of cocaine, heroin and laudanum have been banned in the country. However, since the 1960s, the […]
DEA Partnership May Add Member to Havasu Drugs Task Force | Local News
A partnership between Mohave County and the US Department of Justice this year could provide an additional officer in the Lake Havasu City anti-drug task force. Under the deal, Mohave County would provide a deputy sheriff to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency for at least two years. During the term of the agreement, the […]
5 drug suspects arrested in Albay and Camarines Sur
INQUIRER.net stock photo LEGAZPI CITY – Anti-narcotic agents arrested five drug suspects on Monday afternoon in separate drug bites in Albay and Camarines Sur, a police report said on Tuesday. According to Police Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, spokesperson for Bicol Police, the drug seizures have yielded several sachets of suspected shabu (crystal meth). In Naga […]
Indian iPhone advertising campaign connection: how ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ caught the attention of musicians around the world
When the new iPhone 13 ad hit the world last week, Indians had a field day and a reason to admire one of their own – composer RD Burman. The commercial opens with the contagious and iconic guitar riff of Pancham’s famous song “Dum maaro Dum” by Dev Anand and Zeenat Amaan-starrer Hare Krishna Hare […]
GBC – Gibraltar News – GBC TV and Radio Gibraltar
A Gibraltar-based lawyer has been arrested in a Spanish police operation aimed at cracking down on the laundering of the proceeds of drug trafficking. Police have confirmed that a 42-year-old man has been arrested in Gibraltar on suspicion of being involved in an arrangement for the acquisition or control of criminal property on behalf of […]
Julie Violette’s career led her to become a lawyer
CHILLICOTHE – She laughs remembering that she wanted to work in sports marketing. Instead, her life took a very different path. This is Julie Violette, former CEO of Big Brothers and Big Sisters who now runs the Ross County Child Protection Center. “This organization really touched me and continues my initial mission with BBBS,†she […]
Comment: Does too strong a message distract from the vaccine?
By S. Shyam Sundar/ For conversation With the FDA approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the continued rise of the delta variant, governments around the world have renewed their efforts to increase the number of people vaccinated by persuading the recalcitrant. On September 9, President Biden announced broad vaccination mandates, expressing his frustration with refractory […]
ICC needs evidence on war on drugs, lawyer says
A lawyer for an organization of victims killed in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs said the Netherlands-based International Criminal Court, which authorized a full investigation into the drug campaign, must have evidence. : What the ICC needs is evidence. Clear and simple. If they can get the evidence, other way than going to the […]
Duterte in Philippines ‘to die first’ before facing ICC – The Durango Herald
Chief legal adviser to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte blasted the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate allegations of crimes against humanity during its bloody war on drugs, accusing the body of being used as a pawn by the political opponents of the popular leader in the run-up to the elections MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine […]
In patients with AAV, 1st treatment rituximab has been shown not to trigger antibodies
A first course of rituximab is sufficient to trigger the development of anti-rituximab antibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but not in those with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), according to one study. The researchers believed that rituximab might have similar effects in patients with SLE and AAV, two autoimmune diseases. However, the results of […]
Prince’s biography tells how the rocker’s pill addiction started
For his tour in support of the album “Purple rain,” Prince had planned to sing a song while sitting in a tub 10 feet from the floor. As he was rehearsing the scene in a Minnesota arena, the tub broke, causing Prince to fall to the floor. “He fell 10 or 12 feet with him […]
Borrell’s call to reduce Russian influence in Afghanistan shows incompetence – Russian Politics & Diplomacy
MOSCOW, August 22. / TASS /. Calls by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to contain Russian and Chinese influence in Afghanistan reveal his incompetence in the matter, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said in an interview with the daily Kommersant. “Before we comment on these words, we need to cover the nuts and […]
Macrolides and fluoroquinolones reduce the risk of anti-drug antibodies in the treatment of IBD
August 09, 2021 1 minute read Source / Disclosures Published by: Disclosures: Gorelik does not report any relevant financial information. Please see the study for relevant financial information from all other authors. ADD A SUBJECT TO E-MAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an […]
HARUNA AND THE WAR ON DRUG ABUSE
The retired general’s enlistment in the fight against drug addiction is heartwarming, writes Chuks Akamadu It was with remarkable relief that I read a report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on August 1, 2021 which cited the workaholic President / CEO of the National Drug Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohammed Buba […]
Inmates released due to COVID risk returning to prison
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit E-mail To print Submitted photo Kendrick Fulton and his sister Kendrick Fulton, 48, is one of more than 24,000 federal inmates who have been allowed to serve their sentences outside prison walls after being released into home confinement amid the COVID-19 pandemic . Since his release in September 2020, Fulton has […]
Bolivia eradicates more than 2,000 hectares of coca crops in 3 months
By Eduardo Szklarz / Diálogo 03 Aug 2021 Bolivian security forces eradicated more than 2,000 hectares of coca crops between April and June 2021. “The total eradicated to date is 2,386 hectares,” Bolivian Deputy Minister of Social Defense and Controlled Substances Jaime Mamani said in an interview with Plano primer, a television program broadcast on […]
Government drug campaign has resulted in safer communities: PDEA director
DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-7 Regional Special Law Enforcement Team led by IA-I Jonar Cuayzon attends graduation of 14 people who have completed Community Drug Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP) in Barangay Sudlon 2, Cebu City in this July 17, 2021 photo. PDEA-7 chief Levi Ortiz said on Tuesday July 27, 2021 that President Rodrigo […]
Negative Police Operations Reports Deserve PNP Reflection – Eleazar
Philippine National Police Chief (PNP) Police General Guillermo Eleazar said on Wednesday that criticism from many investigative bodies of the police warranted reflection within the organization. Interviewed on the ANC, Eleazar pointed out that the PNP evaluated and improved through the experiences. “Yes of course. It still is. Lagi naman. We learned from what we […]
New data strengthen safety profile of emicizumab in patients with hemophilia A
A final analysis of data from the phase 3b STASEY study confirms the benefit and risk profile of emicizumab (Hemlibra) in patients with hemophilia A, according to a press release from Genentech. Emicizumab is a bispecific antibody against factors IXa and X that is designed to join both factors IXa and X. These proteins are […]
PNP calls Ateneo study “unfair”, says cops have no new powers in “war on drugs”
MANILA, Philippines – As with most critics, Police General Guillermo Eleazar, Chief of the Philippine National Police, dismissed claims in a recent study that the powers vested in the PNP in the conduct of its “war on drugs â€revealed weaknesses within the organization. “I think the claim that the war on drugs has led to […]
Bacolod cops arrest 3 suspects and seize P136-K shabu
DRUG TRANSPORT. An officer from the Bacolod City Police Bureau’s Drug Enforcement Unit takes an inventory of the alleged shabu seized from two suspects (standing, center) during a buyout in Barangay 19 on Saturday night (July 17). 2021). The two suspects reported five sachets of shabu weighing around 16 grams and valued at 108,800 P. […]
Featured in June: Chronic Constipation, ILC, DDW
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Nampa Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine | USAO-ID
BOISE – Cainen Bleu Johnson, 43, of Nampa, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting United States Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. Johnson was announced today today. indicted by a federal grand jury in Boise on April 14, 2021. According to court records, Johnson was arrested during a routine traffic stop […]
NJ congressman’s blue suit earns its place in (ugly) history | Editorial
US Representative Andy Kim’s bright blue suit takes a trip to the Smithsonian, rather than the trash or the Goodwill. Kim, D-3rd Dist., Wore the costume in the capital on January 6, 2021, the day six months ago that an unbalanced crowd of Donald Trump supporters fiercely tried to prevent the House from certifying the […]
P3.4-M shabu seized from 3 major drug suspects
DRUG SEIZURE. Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency staff are carrying out an inventory of illegal drugs seized from two of the three suspects arrested. Authorities arrest three suspected drug traffickers in separate drug operations in Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur on July 7 and 8, respectively. (Photo by Ely E. Dumaboc) CITY […]
Eleazar assures public there is no cover-up or neglect in war on drugs deaths
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar reiterated on Wednesday that there was no cover-up of deaths during illegal drug operations and that an investigation was underway. Eleazar responded to the latest report by international rights watchdog Investigate PH, which expressed concern over the alleged cover-up and lack of credible autopsy of murders […]
Kerry Metzger criticizes policies that encourage alcohol consumption
NEW PHILADELPHIA – Commissioner Kerry Metzger expresses concern about the impact of policies at national and local levels which he says encourage alcohol consumption. “Public officials must start to take a step back and not put in place policies that will encourage more drug use – and alcohol is one of them – that could […]
Sidhu trains his weapon against DGP, questions lack of action on STF drug report
ON One day when Chief Minister Amarinder Singh stressed the need for greater synergy between the special task force, the police and the intelligence wing to eliminate the drug threat in Punjab, former Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu denounced the state police chief accusing him of failing to act on the STF’s drug report. “At DGP… […]
Chatham County Police Chief Apologizes After Scam Warnings
Video above: Your headlines from Thursday Chatham County Police Chief apologizes days after his department sent out several notices warning the public of what officials called a scam. with CCPD went to businesses in the area trying to sell advertising to raise money for drug awareness programs. This man did not represent the department or […]
First-line treatment options for unresectable HCC
Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA: One might wonder why they chose lenvatinib. I would say this is an appropriate option. After all, it’s already approved by the FDA. This is based on the randomized clinical trial of the inferiority of sorafenib compared to lenvatinib. There is another choice: aezolizumab-bevacizumab. We may wonder why we choose […]