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Bolivia's battle to decriminalise coca leaf
Under the Radar WHO study boosts South American nation's desire to export cocaine ingredient
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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What reclassifying cannabis could change
The Explainer The Biden administration's move to change marijuana from a Schedule I narcotic to Schedule III could reshape the pot landscape even if it doesn't mean full federal legalization
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Do youth curfews work?
Today's big question Banning unaccompanied children from towns and cities is popular with some voters but is contentious politically
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Andrew Fahie: the ex-BVI premier, cocaine-filled boats and drug trafficking plot
Under the radar Fahie's defense attorney claimed the British overseas territory leader was 'acting like the fictitious CIA agent Jason Bourne'
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Echoes of thalidomide: the sodium valproate scandal
Under The Radar Epilepsy drug has caused autism, learning difficulties and physical disabilities in at least 20,000 babies in Britain
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why Thailand is set to reverse weed decriminalisation
Under the Radar Legal confusion has caused controversy over lucrative trade
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How the idyllic Galapagos Islands became staging post in world drug trade
Under the radar Ecuador's crackdown on gang violence forces drug traffickers into Pacific routes to meet cocaine demand
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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'Lives at risk': why is the NHS suffering drug shortages?
Today's Big Question Brexit exacerbates global supply issues caused by Covid-19, Ukraine war and Red Sea attacks
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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How Israel became the world leader in medical marijuana
In depth The country had an early lead in pioneering cannabis research and development
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Armed gangs, prison breaks and on-air hostages: how Ecuador was plunged into crisis
The Explainer Gangs launch deadly revenge after president declares state of emergency following escape of feared drug boss from prison
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Ecuador tips toward chaos amid prison breaks, armed TV takeover
Speed Read New President Daniel Noboa authorized the military to 'neutralize' powerful drug-linked gangs after they unleashed violence and terror across Ecuador
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Does decriminalising drugs really work?
Today's Big Question Oregon experiment labelled a 'disaster' but advocates say time is needed to embed reforms after 50 years of the war on drugs
By The Week UK Published
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Kush: the drug destroying young lives in West Africa
The Explainer There has been a sharp rise in young addicts in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia
By Flora Neville, The Week UK Published
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A drug called Captagon may have helped fuel Hamas' attack on Israel
The Explainer Officials are claiming the drug is the reason for the brutality of the attack
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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