United Kingdom Men arrested after accidentally showing police video of cannabis farm One of the men went to open Google Translate on his phone to help him communicate with the officers but ended up showing them a video of a cannabis farm instead. 15/12/2020
USA US House of Representatives votes to decriminalise marijuana Fifteen states already authorise recreational marijuana use and 36 allow it for medical use, but federal laws banning the drug make it difficult for companies to trade 05/12/2020
no comment Inside Mexico's hidden museum of drug trafficking Mexico has a secret exhibition about drug trafficking that can only be accessed by military and intelligence agents and researchers. 02/02/2020
United Kingdom British minister who could replace Theresa May admits to cocaine use in the past Environment Minister Michael Gove said he has "deep regrets" about taking the drug on several occasions. 08/06/2019
world news Bristol and Zurich top European study into use of hard drugs High traces of cocaine and ecstacy found in the cities' wastewater 17/03/2019
Spain Spanish police bust ‘black magic’ sex trafficking ring Fifteen young Brazilian transsexuals in the southeastern city of Murcia have been rescued from a sex trafficking ring, which forced them into prostitution through physical abuse and threats of black magic. 31/10/2018
world news Price of cocaine most expensive in New Zealand, cheapest in Colombia: report New Zealand and Australia are among some of the most expensive countries to buy cocaine in, a new survey published on Wednesday has revealed, while South American users pay the least. 09/05/2018
USA President Trump calls for death penalty for drug dealers Trump says he is also considering litigation against drug companies that help fuel overprescription 20/03/2018
World Government supplied cannabis: Uruguay's controlled high Uruguay has gone further than any country in the world in the legalisation of cannabis use, not just by allowing people to use and buy it, but also by setting up and managing the supply chain 10/01/2018
Europe News Drug trafficking moves to 'darker corners' of the web: EU report 'Darknet' drug trade on the rise, say officials 28/11/2017
Europe News The Brief from Brussels The day's events in Brussels, in a nutshell : the UK election gets rough, EU drugs overdoses rise again, and laying the foundations of European defence. 06/06/2017
Europe News Drug report warning over powerful opioids The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction report warns of criminal gang links 06/06/2017
no comment Crackdown in crackland Brazilian riot police arrested 34 in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday (May 21) in the downtown Sao Paulo neighbourhood known as Cracolandia (Crackland), a notorious zone where crack cocaine users and addicts 22/05/2017
Spain Two tons of cocaine seized from Atlantic fishing boat Police in Spain have seized two point four tonnes of cocaine from a fishing boat sailing under a Venezuelan flag in the Atlantic. 15/05/2017
USA Quantities of prescription drugs found at home of Prince after his death, court documents reveal Opioid painkillers were found in the late pop star Prince’s home after his sudden death last year, unsealed court documents have revealed. 18/04/2017
United Kingdom [watch] Synthetic cannabis turning drug users into zombies A factory-made cannabis substitute called Spice is causing havoc on the streets of Manchester, north west England, leaving users resembling zombies. 10/04/2017
Sport Former All Black lock Williams fined over cocaine possession A judicial source says the New Zealand player was drunk at the time of his arrest 05/04/2017
Philippines Duterte clashes with the Catholic Church The gloves are off between the president of the Philppines and the Catholic Church as they threaten to come to blows over his hardline war on drugs. 05/02/2017
USA Marijuana legalisation advocates get on their high horses in anti-Trump protest A group of “Washingstonians” have planned a 420-themed protest on January 20: the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States. 19/01/2017
Mexico Revenge kidnapping in Mexico as druglord's mother snatched by angry wife Villager power wins release in Mexico as angry wife enlists locals to kidnap mother of drug lord as ransom for captured husband. 16/12/2016
Cinema 'Moonlight' illuminates the darker side of the American dream A gay black dancer deals with the difficulties in modern day Miami. 03/11/2016
USA Drug overdoses in US a 'public health emergency' An ambulance rushing to save a drug user is a common sight in Baltimore, Maryland. 17/10/2016
France France opens first supervised injection facility for drug addicts France has opened its first supervised injection facility for drug users. 11/10/2016
USA Actor Jim Carrey sued over the death of former girlfriend Canadian actor Jim Carrey is at the centre of a lawsuit that claims he is implicated in the death of his former girlfriend. But the 54-year-old 20/09/2016
Mexico Mexico marijuana fair pushes for drug to be made legal 'Expoweed' - a marijuana fair and conference in Mexico City aims to counter popular misconceptions about the plant and campaign to make it legal. 13/08/2016
USA Flo-Jo: a story of the Olympics, speed and dying to succeed Her name is Florence Griffiths Joyner. But everybody called her Flo-Jo. She dazzled the world with her trademark one-legged leotards and six-inch 10/08/2016