Dutch Cannabis Experiment Begins: Concerns Over Hashish Supply
Starting April 7th, a Dutch cannabis experiment in ten municipalities legalized the entire cannabis chain, replacing a decades-long policy of tolerating sales while prohibiting cultivation; concerns exist over the quality and supply of legal hashish compared to the illegal variety.
Dutch Cannabis Experiment Begins: Concerns Over Hashish Supply
Starting April 7th, a Dutch cannabis experiment in ten municipalities legalized the entire cannabis chain, replacing a decades-long policy of tolerating sales while prohibiting cultivation; concerns exist over the quality and supply of legal hashish compared to the illegal variety.
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44% Bias Score
Germany Legalizes Cannabis: Impacts on EU Drug Market and Public Health
Germany legalized recreational cannabis, becoming the third EU country to do so, sparking debate over its impact on public health and the black market. The law allows for medicinal cannabis expansion and non-profit cannabis clubs, while concerns exist about youth access and potential future repeal.
Germany Legalizes Cannabis: Impacts on EU Drug Market and Public Health
Germany legalized recreational cannabis, becoming the third EU country to do so, sparking debate over its impact on public health and the black market. The law allows for medicinal cannabis expansion and non-profit cannabis clubs, while concerns exist about youth access and potential future repeal.
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48% Bias Score
Europe's Evolving Drug Crisis: Beyond Heroin
The head of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) says that Europe's drug problem is no longer primarily heroin, but a rise in poly-substance abuse, including synthetic drugs, alongside increasing drug trafficking and violence.
Europe's Evolving Drug Crisis: Beyond Heroin
The head of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) says that Europe's drug problem is no longer primarily heroin, but a rise in poly-substance abuse, including synthetic drugs, alongside increasing drug trafficking and violence.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
On Tuesday, Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, an online drug marketplace generating over \$200 million in illicit bitcoin transactions, overturning his life sentence and aligning with the Libertarian Party's stance against government overreach.
Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
On Tuesday, Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, an online drug marketplace generating over \$200 million in illicit bitcoin transactions, overturning his life sentence and aligning with the Libertarian Party's stance against government overreach.
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Netherlands to Ban Entire Chemical Groups Used in Illegal Synthetic Drugs
The Dutch Senate is expected to pass legislation today banning three groups of chemicals used to make illegal synthetic drugs, including substances similar to MDMA, cannabis, and heroin, to counter drug manufacturers who have circumvented previous bans by slightly altering drug compounds.
Netherlands to Ban Entire Chemical Groups Used in Illegal Synthetic Drugs
The Dutch Senate is expected to pass legislation today banning three groups of chemicals used to make illegal synthetic drugs, including substances similar to MDMA, cannabis, and heroin, to counter drug manufacturers who have circumvented previous bans by slightly altering drug compounds.
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48% Bias Score
Glasgow Opens First Safer Drug Consumption Room to Combat Drug Deaths
Glasgow's first safer drug consumption facility, The Thistle, opened on Monday, offering supervised drug use and support services to combat Scotland's drug-related deaths crisis, which saw 1,172 deaths in 2023, a 12% increase from the previous year.
Glasgow Opens First Safer Drug Consumption Room to Combat Drug Deaths
Glasgow's first safer drug consumption facility, The Thistle, opened on Monday, offering supervised drug use and support services to combat Scotland's drug-related deaths crisis, which saw 1,172 deaths in 2023, a 12% increase from the previous year.
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44% Bias Score
Germany Legalizes Cannabis, Sparking EU-Wide Debate
Germany becomes the third EU country to legalize cannabis, aiming to curb the illegal market but raising concerns about youth consumption; the move also boosts the medical cannabis market, yet faces potential repeal by conservative parties.
Germany Legalizes Cannabis, Sparking EU-Wide Debate
Germany becomes the third EU country to legalize cannabis, aiming to curb the illegal market but raising concerns about youth consumption; the move also boosts the medical cannabis market, yet faces potential repeal by conservative parties.
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Netherlands Bans Hundreds of Designer Drugs"
The Netherlands banned hundreds of designer drugs on July 1st, impacting law enforcement and raising concerns about potential shifts to more harmful unregulated substances. The law, passed by a majority in the Senate, prohibits three entire chemical groups to counter the cat-and-mouse game between p...
Netherlands Bans Hundreds of Designer Drugs"
The Netherlands banned hundreds of designer drugs on July 1st, impacting law enforcement and raising concerns about potential shifts to more harmful unregulated substances. The law, passed by a majority in the Senate, prohibits three entire chemical groups to counter the cat-and-mouse game between p...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ulbricht
US President Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road, who was serving a life sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering; this follows Trump's campaign promise and coincides with the release of over 1500 participants in the January 6th Capitol riot.
Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ulbricht
US President Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road, who was serving a life sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering; this follows Trump's campaign promise and coincides with the release of over 1500 participants in the January 6th Capitol riot.
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40% Bias Score
Netherlands Launches Legal Cannabis Production Trial in Groningen
Starting April 7th, legal cannabis cultivation begins in the Netherlands with two Groningen facilities, Q-Farms (€30 million investment) and Holigram (€20 million investment), projected to produce 8,000 kg of weed and 1,000 kg of hash annually in a four-year trial to assess legal production feasibil...
Netherlands Launches Legal Cannabis Production Trial in Groningen
Starting April 7th, legal cannabis cultivation begins in the Netherlands with two Groningen facilities, Q-Farms (€30 million investment) and Holigram (€20 million investment), projected to produce 8,000 kg of weed and 1,000 kg of hash annually in a four-year trial to assess legal production feasibil...
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40% Bias Score
Glasgow Opens UK's First Safer Drug Consumption Room
Glasgow opened the UK's first safer drug consumption facility, The Thistle, on Monday, aiming to reduce Scotland's 1,172 drug-related deaths in 2023. Funded with up to £2.3 million annually, it offers supervised drug use, support services, and a legal framework that does not prosecute users within t...
Glasgow Opens UK's First Safer Drug Consumption Room
Glasgow opened the UK's first safer drug consumption facility, The Thistle, on Monday, aiming to reduce Scotland's 1,172 drug-related deaths in 2023. Funded with up to £2.3 million annually, it offers supervised drug use, support services, and a legal framework that does not prosecute users within t...
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36% Bias Score
NSW Health Crisis: Nitazene Vapes Prompt Call for Broader Drug Response
Four young adults in Sydney unknowingly became addicted to nitazene, a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than heroin, after inhaling it from vapes purchased online, prompting NSW's Chief Health Officer to urge broader drug responses beyond the planned pill testing trial.
NSW Health Crisis: Nitazene Vapes Prompt Call for Broader Drug Response
Four young adults in Sydney unknowingly became addicted to nitazene, a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than heroin, after inhaling it from vapes purchased online, prompting NSW's Chief Health Officer to urge broader drug responses beyond the planned pill testing trial.
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36% Bias Score