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BBC News
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bbc - (UK) Schapelle Corby: Drug trafficker deported from Bali - BBC News Schapelle Corby: Drug trafficker deported from Bali Bali police escorted Schapelle Corby (C) at an Indonesian parole office Convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby is being deported from Indonesia after nine years in prison and three years on parole. (Sat May 27 07:46:10 2017 PDT) [also bbc4385]

Daily Mail
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dailymail - (US) Case against drug-runner Schapelle Corby was open and shut ! Daily Mail Online One body board bag. A 27-year-old tourist and two customs officials: How a routine check at Bali airport set in motion the Schapelle Corby saga that has captivated Australia for 13 years Schapelle Corby was arrested at Bali's Denpasar airport in October 2008 Customs officials found 4.1kg of hydroponic cannabis in her boogie board b... (Fri May 26 21:31:15 2017 PDT)

Huddersfield Examiner
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examiner - (US) Drug dealer Kodie Lee Wilkinson tried to flee police ... but didn't get far - Huddersfield Examiner Drug dealer Kodie Lee Wilkinson tried to flee police ... but didn't get far A drug dealer from Deighton has been jailed for three years after police found crack cocaine and heroin in a hire car he was using. (Fri May 26 14:31:20 2017 PDT)

TOP: Four accused of running cocaine ring in Niagara County - The Buffalo News
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buffalonews - (UK) Four accused of running cocaine ring in Niagara County - The Buffalo News Four accused of running cocaine ring in Niagara County Four Niagara County men were arrested on federal charges B and accused ofB operating a cocaine distribution network in Niagara Falls and Lockport between April 2016 to May 2017. (Fri May 26 14:13:48 2017 PDT)

UK: Cheltenham News - Latest local news, pictures, video - Gloucestershire Live
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gloucestershirelive - (US) The cannabidiol compound reduced convulsive seizures by nearly 40 per cent in teenagers and children with Dravet syndrome Fracas outside man's flat led police to discover he was heroin dealer. (Fri May 26 10:20:44 2017 PDT)

UK: Hundreds of cannabis plants seized by police from property in Northumberland - Chronicle Live
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chroniclelive - (US) Hundreds of cannabis plants seized by police from property in Northumberland - Chronicle Live Hundreds of cannabis plants seized by police from property in Northumberland Police are appealing for witnesses after discovering around 250 cannabis plants at a house in Hadston An investigation is under way after hundreds of cannabis plants were found in a raid in Officers raided the premises and uncovered around 2... (Fri May 26 10:12:09 2017 PDT)

UK: What are the rules for having a barbecue in the North East's parks and beaches? - Chronicle Live
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chroniclelive - (US) There are parks where visitors are welcome to bring BBQs, but you must respect rules about cleaning up and taking care of the grass This will prevent any damage to the grass under the BBQ. Please donb t just tip the ashes onto the grass or into hedger... (Fri May 26 10:12:09 2017 PDT)

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Medical Marijuana, Inc. Subsidiary Kannaway . Announces New Terpene-Infused Vape to HempVAP . Product Line
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pharmiweb - (UK) The vape oil in Kannaway'sB.B new HempVAPB. atomizer cartridge combines 100 mg of CBD made from Kannaway Pureb "B hemp oil and is flavored with the terpenes alpha-Pinene. (Thu May 25 06:39:31 2017 PDT)

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Metro
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metro - (US) Addiction counsellors die of drug overdoses at rehab facility in Pennsylvania ! Metro News Addiction counsellors die of drug overdoses at rehab facility Heroin was found in these bags (Picture:B District Attorney’. (Sat May 27 08:31:08 2017 PDT)

Daily Mail
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dailymail - (US) Authorities compare the killings to Pablo Escobar's "pistol plan," a strategy the drug kingpin devised in his final years to target officers. The rash of shootings has taken place in pockets around the nation but is concentrated largely in the north and along the border with Panama, a region with a l... (Sat May 27 08:01:22 2017 PDT)

CANADA: Whitehorse Daily Star: Rural addictions services called inadequate
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whitehorsestar - (US) Whitehorse Daily Star: Rural addictions services called inadequate Rural addictions services called inadequate The Yukon Party has raised concerns about addictions services in rural Yukon. (Sat May 27 02:55:35 2017 PDT)

Isle of Man Today
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iomtoday.co.im - (UK) Fourteen out of the 23 deaths occurring in 2013-2015 were related to opioids. (Sat May 27 00:01:16 2017 PDT)

[2]: Abused woman sent to prison for 39 months to 20 years for meth - News - The Daily Reporter - Coldwater, MI - Coldwater, MI
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thedailyreporter - (US) Abused woman sent to prison for 39 months to 20 years for meth - News - The Daily Reporter - Coldwater, MI Abused woman sent to prison for 39 months to 20 years for meth COLDWATER — Siera Rodriguez, 23, tried to cook meth in her Angola Road apartment with two children present January 29. He sentenced her to 39 months ... (Fri May 26 23:14:13 2017 PDT)

[2]: 'Major' heroin, fentanyl ring busted; supplied drugs to SouthCoast region - News - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA
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southcoasttoday - (US) At least 30 people have been arrested and charged in connection with a Providence-based drug trafficking ring that authorities say funneled fentanyl and heroin into Southeastern Massachusetts. (Fri May 26 23:12:36 2017 PDT)

OR: Pit bull rescued to be drug-sniffing K-9 - KTVZ
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ktvz - (US) Who was about to be put down Police rescue pit bull to be K-9 Apollo the pit bull recently made his debut in Washington as Tukwila&rsquo. (Fri May 26 22:00:22 2017 PDT)

medical marijuana news

WLS-TV
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abc7chicago - (US) She was battling leukemia and often spoke out in support of medical marijuana. (Fri May 26 22:39:34 2017 PDT)

Yahoo News UK
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Yahoo News UK - When she was five. Both patients and researchers knew whether the child was receiving CBD or a placebo. Made it randomized and double-blindb so no one knew who was taking CBD until the end. (Thu May 25 14:01:46 2017 PDT)

Medical Marijuana, Inc. Subsidiary Kannaway . Announces New Terpene-Infused Vape to HempVAP . Product Line
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pharmiweb - (UK) The vape oil in Kannaway'sB.B new HempVAPB. atomizer cartridge combines 100 mg of CBD made from Kannaway Pureb "B hemp oil and is flavored with the terpenes alpha-Pinene. (Thu May 25 06:39:31 2017 PDT)

Salamanca Press
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salamancapress - (US) A clinical study on children in the United States, the UK and other parts of Europe claims me... (Wed May 24 16:39:16 2017 PDT) [also winchesternewsgazette12132]

Mirror.co.uk
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mirror - (US) Cannabis drug 'reduces seizure risk' in children with rare debilitating form of epilepsy - Mirror Online Cannabis drug 'reduces seizure risk' in children with rare debilitating form of epilepsy Cannabidiol reduced fits by nearly 40% in teens and kids with Dravet syndrome,which does not respond to traditional drug trea... (Wed May 24 14:17:22 2017 PDT)

Daily Mail
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dailymail - (US) Halved the seizures suffered by children with a severe form of epilepsy Cannabis could have the power to help crack cocaine addicts... (Wed May 24 14:17:22 2017 PDT)

Yahoo News UK
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Yahoo News UK - Chileans are starting to grow their own medical marijuana as the country's weed ban loosens Argentina marijuana legalization decriminalization protest rally SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans are increasingly growing their own cannabis for medical purposes as the conservative South American nation begins loosening legal prohibitions on the formerly illegal plant. (Tue May 23 08:39:36 2017 PDT)

breaking harm reduction news

SlashGear
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SlashGear - (UK) Science says magic mushrooms are the safest recreational drug - SlashGear Science says magic mushrooms are the safest recreational drug Prepare to feel vindicated. (Wed May 24 20:16:55 2017 PDT)

UK: Boomtown festival to allow drug testing in bid to prevent deaths (From Daily Echo)
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dailyecho - (UK) Boomtown festival to allow drug testing in bid to prevent deaths (From Daily Echo) Boomtown festival to allow drug testing in bid to prevent deaths BOOMTOWN is poised to allow revellers to test their illegal drugs this summer. (Tue May 23 10:16:59 2017 PDT)

Pune Mirror
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punemirror.indiatimes - (UK) Cannabis is more frequently associated with getting high than getting sober b but the directors of one rehab facility in Los Angeles say it can reduce overall harm caused by drug use. (Mon May 22 14:39:30 2017 PDT)

Slate Magazine
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slate - (US) Bottles of synthetic opioid methadone are destroyed by Russian drug officers in Simferopol in 2014. The new Russian authorities were publicly burning leftover stocks of methadone. Ruslan was nearing 20 at the time. Injected opioid drug use was flooding newly independent Ukraine and Russia. (Mon May 22 06:46:20 2017 PDT)