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DRUGS
States Scramble to Regulate THC Drinks Amid Spike in Youth Cannabis Use
THC-infused beverages now account for 15 percent of Minnesota liquor chain sales, with daily cannabis use surpassing alcohol consumption.
DRUGS
Pro Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Throws Career and Life Away Over 4 Suitcases of Cannabis
Once a championship-winning athlete, Emmanuel-Thomas now faces up to 14 years in prison for trafficking 132 pounds of cannabis from Thailand.
DRUGS
The High Stakes and Hidden Dangers of America’s Cannabis Boom
With near-daily use now the norm for millions, the cannabis boom is fast revealing its human cost—and it’s hitting youth the hardest.
DRUGS
Drug Ring that Used Jersey Children as Mules Dismantled in Major Police Operation
More than 40 kids as young as 12 were used to smuggle drugs in a network whose ringleaders were sent to jail.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Six Convicted for Trafficking Migrants Into Forced Labor on UK Cannabis Farms
“Debt bondage” victims found themselves kidnapped and enslaved on illegal cannabis farms, servicing a pot industry that is booming in the UK.
DRUGS
Numbers Don’t Lie: New Study Confirms Cannabis Kills
A Canadian study, released this month, revealed that marijuana addicts died at almost three times the rate of non-addicts.
DRUGS
So-Called “Legal” Cannabis Often Covered in Illegal Pesticides, Tests Show
The effect of undeclared pesticides are multiplied when found in dangerous cannabis, which is combusted on use, and burrows deep into human lungs.
DRUGS
California Just Seized $350 Million Worth of Pot. But It’s a Drop in the Bucket.
Illegal pot is now stronger and easier to find than ever. And it shows no signs of slowing down. There’s only one thing that can stop it.
