U.S. president Donald Trump’s marijuana reclassification aims to expand medical research while stopping short of full legalization
Category: Drugs
Posted inHealth
New study suggests best way to stop taking antidepressants
Research shows the safest method on how to stop taking antidepressants is to taper slowly with psychological support
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Opioid prescriptions decline across Canada
A new study shows the number of Canadians taking prescription opioids is falling across Canada. Experts weigh in on the impact of this trend.
Posted inDrugs
Canada’s nicotine pouch paradox
Ottawa makes it harder to buy products to quit smoking than to buy cigarettes, say critics of the government’s behind-the-counter rules for Zonnic
Posted inDrugs
Canada’s latest fentanyl crackdown bears fruit
Police say they seized nearly 400 kg of fentanyl and conducted 8,000 arrests in recent months. Here are key enforcement trends.
Posted inDrugs
The harm reduction hangover
Officers say Canada’s shift toward harm reduction in its drug laws and policies complicates policing and prosecution
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Seven Canadians with ties to ex-Olympian turned drug lord arrested
Ryan Wedding is on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for allegedly engineering a drug terrorism ring; the reward for information leading to his arrest is $15 million
Posted inDrugs
Sweden has over 17,000 gang criminals: police
Sweden is experiencing almost-daily shootings and bombings in public places, with deadly shootings declining and bombings increasing
Posted inDrugs
A cannabis industrial policy?
An Ottawa event convening business and policy leaders emphasized opportunities for further growing Canada’s cannabis industry
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U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gun ownership by drug abusers
‘Habitual illegal drug users with firearms present unique dangers to society,’ Solicitor General John Sauer wrote in court filings