Mind-altering drugs like LSD, ketamine or magic mushrooms could be combined with psychotherapy to treat people suffering from depression, compulsive disorders or chronic pain, Swiss scientists suggested on Wednesday.
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Scientists suggest fresh look at psychedelic drugs
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010California city approves marijuana farming
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
The city of Oakland, California on Tuesday legalized large-scale marijuana cultivation for medical use and will issue up to four permits for “industrial” cultivation starting next year.
Mexican drug gangs ‘spread to every region of US’
Friday, March 26th, 2010
Mexican heroin production is growing
Mexican drug gangs have expanded their activities in the US with heroin production doubling in 2008, the US justice department says in a report.
Marijuana legalization will be on California ballot
Thursday, March 25th, 2010A California voter initiative that would legalize possession and sale of marijuana has qualified for the November ballot, state election officials said on Wednesday, in what supporters called a “watershed moment” for their cause.
U.S., Mexico eye new phase in drug war
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Tape used to cordon off a crime scene lies surrounded by blood in Ciudad Juarez January 31, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Alejandro Bringas
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised on Tuesday to help Mexico broaden a drug war that has failed to curb traffickers’ increasingly deadly power along the U.S.-Mexican border
Marketing Drugs to Kids: From Cheese to Strawberry Quick
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Dallas Indep. School district police dept
DALLAS, Texas — Something called “cheese” is killing kids. In August of 2005, no one had even heard of it — so much so, that when a school district police officer first saw a bag of this drug, he thought it was fake. Now officials realize cheese is all too real; at least 21 kids have died from overdosing on it.
Assembly Plants Seed for Legal Pot in California
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
The first step to legalize marijuana in California is on a roll.
Lawmakers consider bill to allow pot for pleasure
Feds to stop prosecuting medical marijuana users
Monday, October 19th, 2009WASHINGTON (AP) – Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department.
Antidepressant use doubles in U.S., study finds
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Use of antidepressant drugs in the United States doubled between 1996 and 2005, probably because of a mix of factors, researchers reported on Monday.
U.N. crime chief says drug money flowed into banks
Saturday, February 28th, 2009VIENNA: The United Nations’ crime and drug watchdog has indications that money made in illicit drug trade has been used to keep banks afloat in the global financial crisis, its head was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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