Order of the High Court of Rajasthan in the matter of Suo Motu Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/06/2021 regarding poppy cultivation in Rajasthan. It was brought to the attention of the court that the notification issued by the Central Government (No.1055(E) of October, 19, 2001) does no …
Order of the High Court of Rajasthan in the matter of Suo Motu Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/06/2021 regarding poppy cultivation in Rajasthan. It was brought to the attention of the court that the notification issued by the Central Government (No.1055(E) of October, 19, 2001) does no …
North America is in the midst of its most serious drug-overdose crisis in history. From 1999 through 2015, drug-overdose deaths approximately tripled in the United States, and the majority of such deaths now involve an opioid. In 2016 alone, there were 64,000 drug-overdose deaths in the United States — more …
To many, cannabis is a recreational drug; to some, it is a medicine. Now, it is increasingly seen as a crop, to be grown in quantity and engineered for better traits—not just pharmacological effects, but also fiber content and the rapid, efficient growth that makes a plant useful for biofuels. …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Bachpan Bachao Andolan Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/12/2016 regarding alarming increase in the use of drugs and alcohol among children in India. The Union Government has stated before the Supreme Court that a national policy on …
Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital dated 25/10/2016 regarding availability of Iodex, Fevi-Quick and any other adhesive solutions to children below the age of 18 years. Chief Secretary, State of Uttarakhand is directed by the Court to ensure that the Iodex, Fevi-Quick and any other adhesive solutions …
Cannabis agriculture is a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States that is changing rapidly with policy liberalization. Anecdotal observations fuel speculation about associated environmental impacts, and there is an urgent need for systematic empirical research. An example from Humboldt County California, a principal cannabis-producing region, involved digitizing 4428 grow …
Despite evidence of substantial comorbidity between psychiatric disorders and substance involvement, the extent to which common genetic factors contribute to their co-occurrence remains understudied. In the current study, we tested for associations between polygenic risk for psychiatric disorders and substance involvement (i.e., ranging from ever-use to severe dependence) among 2573 …
Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders are highly prevalent and are responsible for 14% of the global burden of disease expressed in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). The resources that have been provided in countries to tackle the huge burden are insufficient, inequitably distributed, and inefficiently used, which results in …
A report of Australia’s premier statistical agency has indicated an interesting link between drug and alcohol abuse among aboriginal people and the loss of traditional languages. The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ report notes aboriginal people who speak their mother tongue are less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol. The report, …
Municipal authorities in the Netherlands think citizens can help uncover illegal cannabis growers in Rotterdam and The Hague. They are distributing marijuana-scented scratch cards to about 30,000 households in the cities so that people can recognise smell of cannabis. This would help them report those growing marijuana. The authorities suspect …
A team of women in Myanmar have risked their lives to document the heroin-filled world they inhabit. The report exposes the spreading opium fields in the north-eastern corner of the military-ruled country. Myanmar’s military regime gives the impression that poppy cultivation continues in areas only under the control of ethnic …
patent Human genes create stir in US About 100,000 cancer patients, doctors, researchers and lawyers sued the US government for granting patents for two human genes. They said the patents deny women with breast and ovarian cancer the benefit of new tests and possible treatment. A company or an institution …
Hub of illicit drug trade: Criminal networks in Africa are setting up fake pharmaceutical companies as a front to trade in substances used to make street methamphetamines, a psychostimulant, the International Narcotics Control Board
Marijuana to cancer: Scientists in Seattle have found that young men smoking marijuana were at a higher risk of developing an aggressive form of testicular cancer called nonseminoma than those who had never tried the drug. The disease is known to strike men in there 20s and 30s and is …
The opium trade yielded enormous profits to the British imperialists during the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. While China was forcibly converted into the largest market for opium by the British from the early nineteenth century, India emerged as a fertile ground for the cultivation …
Says goodbye to burning of seized drugs in the open Vishal Joshi The Haryana police is all set to become a "green force'. Following directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the police has finally said goodbye to the highly objectionable practice of uncontrolled burning of seized narcotic drugs. …
Afghanistan's agriculture ministry has called for us $2.5- billion international aid to boost its ailing agriculture sector by 2011. The fund will help the government eliminate poppy cultivation in the country, while ensuring food security, says an adviser to the ministry. Under the plan, the government seeks us $100 million …
Tens of thousands of American families may be living in buildings once used as methamphetamine labs - most of them oblivious to the fact. Some who have learned of their home's history similarly attribute mysterious ailments to the toxic legacy of illicit drug manufacture, but like Katrina Evans they are …
US farmers appeal for commercial hemp farming Two farmers in the US state of North Dakota are appealing against a lower court's decision over commercial hemp farming. The lawsuit aims to end the US Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) ban on state-regulated commercial hemp farming. Those advocating the ban on hemp …
