Experts: Zero-Tolerance on 'Cannabis Driving' Too Severe

Experts: Zero-tolerance on 'cannabis driving' too severe

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According to Henrik Rindom, a doctor specialising in drug abuse, the legal limit for cannabis use has been set so low that it amounts to harassment. “Because the authorities can't impact the cannabis trade through policing efforts, they are instead …
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Narcotics trade linked to terror network: Zardari

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He said that at the policy level a new national Anti-Narcotics Policy in 2010, a 5-year Drug Abuse Control Master Plan, and an Inter-Agency Task Force on Narcotics Control had been created. As a result, the President observed, Pakistan became a poppy …
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18/10/2012Erotic and tragic, 'Emmanuelle' actress Sylvia Kristel dies

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Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, whose iconic "Emmanuelle" role symbolised the sexual revolution of the 1970s and who spent years fighting drug addiction, has died aged 60 after a battle with cancer. "She died during the night during her sleep," agent …
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