Drug Laws
US envoy warns of drug cartel risks to Mexican judiciary from AMLO Bill
Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, has said the election of judges by popular vote would cut corruption in the judiciary, and prevent it from prioritizing business interests over the public good
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Govt to consider new drugs bill to regulate imports and manufacturing
India's 'pharmacy of the world' image has suffered some damage after cough syrups made there were linked to the death of at least 89 children in Gambia and Uzbekistan last year
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US lawmakers reach deal on drug policy, avoid automatic decriminalisation
Democratic and Republican leaders in the Washington Statehouse reached a tentative deal on a major new drug policy Monday, one that would avoid making the state the second to decriminalise the possession of controlled substances. Lawmakers will consider the compromise Tuesday when they return to Olympia for a special session. Gov. Jay Inslee called them back after they failed to pass a new drug policy before adjourning late last month. Under the deal, intentional possession or public use of small amounts of illegal drugs would be a gross misdemeanour, punishable by up to six months in jail for the first two offenses and up to a year after that. But police and prosecutors would be encouraged to divert cases for treatment or other services, and the measure provides millions of additional dollars for diversion programs and to provide short-term housing for people with substance use disorders. A temporary, 2-year-old law that makes intentional drug possession illegal is due to expire J
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NCB arrests drug peddler from Goa in Sushant Singh Rajput death case
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a drug peddler in Goa in connection with the drugs case linked to Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, an official said on Friday
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Cannabis referendum: Votes confirm New Zealand won't legalise marijuana
New Zealand won't be legalising marijuana after the final votes counted in a referendum failed to overturn the result from election night although it got close
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Govt to revise drugs law, draft new rules for medical devices
Revision of laws will aim to improve regulatory standards to bring the drugs industry into line with global norms
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