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Irish Police Seize More Than 250 Pounds of Weed

Police in the Republic of Ireland announced this week that law enforcement officers seized more than 250 pounds of cannabis…

3 years ago

The Anthropologist Who Became a Shaman Cult Leader

Browsing through an antique bookstore in Quito, I stumbled on a book called Shabono: A Visit to a Remote and…

3 years ago

Mexico Seizes 630,000 Fentanyl Pills in Record Bust

Mexican authorities seized a massive cache of fentanyl pills this week in what they are describing as a record-setting bust. …

3 years ago

Lucy Files with Health Canada To Manufacture Cocaine, Heroin

Forget ketamine- and MDMA-assisted therapies: A psychedelics manufacturing company is moving forward with cocaine and heroin—with an end goal to…

3 years ago

Colombia Touts Major Increase in Cannabis Exports

The marijuana trade is thriving in Colombia. The South American country announced last month that its cannabis exports increased 96%…

3 years ago

Zimbabwe Increases Hemp THC Limit to 1%

Zimbabwe increased the THC limit for industrial hemp from 0.3% to 1%, making significant changes for the African country’s hemp…

3 years ago

Amsterdam Bans Cannabis Use on Streets of Red Light District

For many tourists, Amsterdam’s red light district has long been a destination to escape the laws and restrictions of their…

3 years ago

Chinese Police Enlist Drug-Sniffing Squirrels

Forget the hounds. Police in China are releasing the squirrels.  Law enforcement in the city of Chongqing reportedly announced that…

3 years ago

New Zealand Officials Seize Half a Billion Dollars Worth of Cocaine

Officials in New Zealand announced this week that they have completed a massive seizure of cocaine at sea, calling it…

3 years ago