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The Australian (illicit) drug policy timeline 1985-2013 has been updated. The timeline includes key events and policy changes at the federal and state and territory level from 1985 till 28 February 2013. To make it easier to use we now have a national timeline (including events at the federal and state/territory level) and separate timelines for each jurisdiction. Delete the scoop?
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The Australian Justice Reinvestment Project (AJR Project) is a national research project investigating the characteristics of Justice Reinvestment
Justice Reinvestment is a recent development in criminal justice enjoying a spectacular rise onto the political and policy agenda internationally. In Australia, the idea has gained traction among politicians and community advocates, with particular emphasis on its potential in the Indigenous context Delete the scoop?
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Brisbane Times Cannabis 90% of all SA drug seizures - Ninemsn Ninemsn Cannabis arrests and fines accounted for 90 per cent of all illicit drug policing action in South Australia last year, the highest proportion in any state or territory, according... Delete the scoop?
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Could tobacco be the next biofuel? - USA Today Delete the scoop?
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EurActiv EU's alcohol strategy needs further push, MEPs say EurActiv Europeans are the heaviest drinkers in the world and in some EU member states, such as Luxembourg and the Czech Republic, the alcohol consumption is 2.5 times more than what an... Delete the scoop?
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Illinois Poison Center warns about new club drugs Delete the scoop?
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Medscape New Guidelines for Alcohol Misuse in Adults Released - Medscape Medscape "If you look at behavioral risk factors, such as hazardous use of alcohol or tobacco or sedentary behavior, those are some of the root causes of a lot of preventable... Delete the scoop?
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Truckie sacking over cannabis ruled OK Delete the scoop?
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WisconsinWatch.org Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters WisconsinWatch.org Water samples from the popular Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, shown here in October 2012, contained a component of plastic, an antibacterial soap... Delete the scoop?
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Experts are frustrated that messages about the dangers of crystal methamphetamine use are still not getting through, with a massive increase in the number of ice-related ambulance call outs during 2011-12. Research found rates of attendances in regional Victoria were higher for cannabis, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, antipsychotics, opioid analgesics and other analgesics when compared with metropolitan Melbourne. However, the report shows a substantial increase in crystal methamphetamine-related ambulance attendances in metropolitan Melbourne Delete the scoop?
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Russian brown bears living on the Kronotsky Nature Reserve have taken to huffing jet fuel from old barrels until they get woozy and dig shallow holes, where they pass out. The 1,200-pound creatures are now "addicted" to the potent blend of kerosene and gasoline, which is used to power the reserve's helicopters and generators. Delete the scoop?
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“Slow implementation of health warning by tobacco companies” The Hindu A snap survey seeking to gauge the adherence by tobacco companies of the mandatory display of pictorial health warning on tobacco packages in the Capital has shown that “though... Delete the scoop?
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Straits Times Egypt faces social pressure to end alcohol sales Al-Arabiya In February, the New Urban Communities Authority said it would stop issuing alcohol licenses to new housing developments, and in March Aviation Minister Wael al-Maadawi... Delete the scoop?
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New York Daily News Retired NYPD cop Stephen McAllister defends actions of narcotics division New York Daily News During my time as a supervisor of a field team assigned to Brooklyn and Staten Island, we arrested hundreds of individuals engaged in... Delete the scoop?
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New York Daily News NYC delivery man accused of selling cocaine from pizza boxes Fox News He was taken into custody on Wednesday night after authorities said he sold a kilo of cocaine in front of the Brooklyn pizza store where he worked, using a... Delete the scoop?
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Bill recommends that terminally ill patients use cannabis Northern Star A BILL which recommends an overhaul of New South Wales drug laws to allow terminally ill patients to access cannabis for medical reasons will be tabled in the NSW parliament... Delete the scoop?
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More charges in contraband tobacco scheme Lexington Herald Leader The indictment alleges Bertram, Cooper, Tantus Tobacco conspired to commit wire fraud and money laundering, by selling cigarettes in Kentucky while falsely reporting that the... Delete the scoop?
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NSW committee recommends cannabis use be legalised for terminally ill The Australian If approved by the NSW government, patients with specific conditions, certified by their specialist doctor, would be allowed to possess and use up to 15 grams of... Delete the scoop?
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UN Links Terrorism in Africa to Organized Crime - VOA Voice of America In expressing its concern about the connection between terrorism and transnational organized crime, and with illicit activities such as drugs, arms and human trafficking, the... Delete the scoop?
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Photos showing a recovering addict's stunning transformation receive thousands of "likes." Delete the scoop?
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