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UK: Evening News 24 [text only news and sport]
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eveningnews24 - Norwich addict hid B#50000 of heroin in wheelie bin A drug addict who hid B#50000 of heroin in a recycling bin at his Norwich home was last night starting a four-year jail sentence. (Fri Nov 20 11:25:53 2009 PST) [also eveningnews2414012]

UK: Five arrested in night drug raids - News - This Is Gloucestershire
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thisisgloucestershire - (UK) Five arrested in night drug raids ! News ! This Is Gloucestershire Five arrested in night drug raids Five people were arrested after a string of drugs raids across the Stroud district last night. (Fri Nov 20 11:11:28 2009 PST) [also thisisgloucestershire12105]

UK: Asthma boy death shock - The Star
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thestar - (UK) Kind-hearted" 16-year-old son thinking he had died of a drug overdose - when actually he was killed by a sudden asthma attack. (Fri Nov 20 10:46:11 2009 PST)

Amanda Knox killed Meredith Kercher in 'unstoppable crescendo of violence' - Telegraph
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telegraph - (US) Miss Knox and Mr Sollecito deny wrongdoing, with the American saying they spent the night in question smoking marijuana, having sex and watching a film in her boyfriend’s nearby flat. ... (Fri Nov 20 10:18:37 2009 PST)

Garda uniform found in Derry house 'sinister'
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derryjournal - (UK) Police uncovered the sterling as well as $2,000, 50g of cannabis and a Garda uniform at the house at the weekend, Derry Magistrateb s Court heard on Tuesday. The court heard on November 15, police arrived at the Dunhugh Manor house and spotted... (Fri Nov 20 07:19:31 2009 PST)

Man charged as a result of multiple drug raids
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kentnews - (US) Man charged as a result of multiple drug raids Drug dealing schoolboy set to be sentenced Man charged as a result of multiple drug raids The 31-year-old was questioned at Maidstone police station before he has was charged with possession of cannabis and will appear at Maidstone magistrates on December 7. (Fri Nov 20 05:34:34 2009 PST)

12 arrested in dawn drug raids
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manchestereveningnews - (UK) News - Manchester Evening News ! 12 arrested in dawn drug raids CHESHIRE Police have arrested 12 people in an early morning swoop on suspected drug dealers. (Fri Nov 20 04:34:39 2009 PST)

breaking hemp news

US customs seize 316000 bongs shipped from China
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belfasttelegraph - (Netherlands) She said it is illegal to import or export drug paraphernalia in the United States. (Thu Nov 19 23:49:40 2009 PST)

breaking drug news

Karzai 'Wins' Runoff Elections By Default
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theyorker - Karzai is well known for harboring drug lords in his cabinet in the past. (Fri Nov 20 13:21:45 2009 PST)

Naytahwaush woman sentenced for forging prescription
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dl-online - (US) Amanda Beth Hariluk, 2847 270th St., Naytauwaush, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree controlled substance crime May 21. A pharmacist at Seip Drug inside Central Market in Detroit Lakes called the Detroit Lakes Police Department on March 15, 2008 reporting that... (Fri Nov 20 12:34:06 2009 PST)

SIX KILLED IN COLOMBIA BUS ATTACK
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express - (US) Far-right militias and drug traffickers are active in the area. (Fri Nov 20 12:05:12 2009 PST) [also teletext10129]

Afghan governor turned 3000 men over to Taliban
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telegraph - (France) He was accused of being linked to the opium trade and lost his position in 2005 to pave the way for UK soldiers to be deployed to the region. (Fri Nov 20 11:35:34 2009 PST)

UK: Rabbi Baruch Chalomish: I snorted cocaine to forget wife's death - Times Online
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timesonline - (UK) Rabbi Baruch Chalomish: I snorted cocaine to forget wife's death - Times Online Rabbi Baruch Chalomish: I snorted cocaine to forget wife's death A rabbi broke down sobbing today as he told a jury how he was arrested at the end of a five-day sex and drugs party bingeing on cocaine and prostitutes. (Fri Nov 20 11:29:40 2009 PST)

UK: Oldham News - News Headlines - Heroin smugglers' fail in appeal - Chronicle Online
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oldham-chronicle - (US) Oldham News ! News Headlines ! Heroin smugglers’ fail in appeal - Chronicle Online ; Heroin smugglers fail in appeal Heroin smugglers fail in appeal (Fri Nov 20 11:27:21 2009 PST)

UK: Oldham News - News Headlines - Coppice residents fail in alley gating appeal - Chronicle Online
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oldham-chronicle - (US) Heroin smugglers fail in appeal (Fri Nov 20 11:27:21 2009 PST)

medical marijuana news

American stockbroker sets record for cannabis consumption with 115000th joint ...
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mailonsunday - (UK) American stockbroker receives lifetime of legal cannabis - to treat rare bone disorder ! Mail Online American stockbroker sets record for cannabis consumption with 115,000th joint (and it's all legal) An American stockbroker has one of the world’s most prolific cannabis smokers – thanks to a c... (Fri Nov 20 10:39:39 2009 PST) [also dailymail13475]

Students taught how to grow marijuana in Detroit's new cannabis college - World news - guardian.co.uk
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guardian - Cook and sell it too b after "Growing pot by chucking seeds in the garden is fine for the recreational industry. There is demand for places at MedGrow Cannabis College. (Fri Nov 20 05:34:34 2009 PST)

First marijuana coffee shop opens in America
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telegraph - (US) Is the first to give people who have been prescribed marijuana by a doctor a place to get hold of the drug and smoke it. Although they have to remain out of public view. (Thu Nov 19 17:39:31 2009 PST)

Soaking up the atmosphere at America's first 'Cannabis Cafe'
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timesonline - (UK) Is America&rsquo. How long it survives is entirely up to the Obama Administration. The US is legalising marijuana On the quiet. (Thu Nov 19 14:39:48 2009 PST)

US States Searching For Ways To Cut Budget Deficit - More Tax Rises Seem ...
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egovmonitor - (UK) An opinion by the Colorado attorney general that medical marijuana b is a tangible property that is generally subject to state sales taxb could provide much-needed revenue for state and local governments. (Wed Nov 18 09:41:57 2009 PST)

Chasing the dream in a bottle of pills can be a slippery slope
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pressandjournal - There is an ongoing row over the medical use of cannabis. (Wed Nov 18 00:39:50 2009 PST)

District attorney issues sharp rebuke of LA medical pot proposal
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latimes - (US) Latimes.com District attorney issues sharp rebuke of L.A. medical pot proposal Steve Cooley insists dispensaries that sell marijuana are violating state law and will be prosecuted. (Tue Nov 17 21:34:50 2009 PST)

breaking harm reduction news

UK: Cocaine - the drugs charity (From Worcester News)
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worcesternews - (UK) Cocaine - the drugs charity (From Worcester News) Cocaine - the drugs charity PEOPLE worried about their drug use can contact Turning Point Worcester Druglink which offers a free and confidential service providing harm reduction advice and information by telephone and drop-in service. ... (Thu Nov 19 11:18:03 2009 PST)

Levamisole tainted cocaine causing severe neutropenia in Alberta and British ...
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7thspace - (UK) Levamisole tainted cocaine causing severe neutropenia in Alberta and British Columbia - 7thSpace Interactive Levamisole tainted cocaine causing severe neutropenia in Alberta and British Columbia Five cases of severe neutropenia (neutrophil counts (0.5 per 109 cells/L) associated with exposure to cocaine and levamisole, an antihelimithic agent no longer available in Canada, were identified in Albert... (Tue Nov 17 11:34:01 2009 PST)

He'll drink to that: Why isn't anyone cheering for synthetic alcohol?
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news.scotsman - (UK) Despite the fact that alcohol is both highly addictive and psychoactive. (Sun Nov 15 04:18:58 2009 PST)

Kim Eyes Rooting Out Leukemia
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koreatimes.co.kr - (Korea, Republic of) Shooting Gallery Fire Shows Lows of Tourism Initiative (Sun Nov 15 03:19:41 2009 PST)