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Know the risks, World Cup visitors warned over Canada’s toxic drug supply
Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply that could be very different from what they are used to at home. Organizers of the seven…
Three arrested over alleged online drug sales to teens in Mission, B.C.
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Three people have been arrested in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley after a months-long investigation into an operation allegedly selling illicit drugs directly to youth in the area. Mission RCMP say police began their investigation earlier…
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Pot shops have high expectations from World Cup fans, tourists
TORONTO — A week before the World Cup, a Toronto cannabis shop has already got ahold of the trophy — sort of. Cosmic Charlies is selling golden bongs that resemble the tournament’s prize and are marketed as “a true hat…
Germany seizes tons of cocaine and suspects are arrested in Spain
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Wednesday they have seized more than 8 metric tons of cocaine from a container that was supposed to be carrying cacao beans, and two suspects were later arrested in Spain. German customs investigators put…
Quebec lawyers finding creative ways to reach potential opioid class-action members
MONTREAL — When Caroline Rivest broke her ankle a few years ago, a doctor prescribed her a powerful opioid for three months to help with the pain. She was hooked in no time. After her prescription ran out, she turned…
Nigeria’s anti-drug agency shut down large meth laboratory in a raid
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said it has busted a transnational organized drug syndicate involving Nigerians and Mexicans in the southwestern region of the country. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said late Wednesday that its special operations…
Chiefs’ Rashee Rice ordered to jail after testing positive for marijuana
DALLAS (AP) — Chiefs’ Rashee Rice ordered to jail after testing positive for marijuana.
Michigan teen tobacco use ticks up as prevention funding lags
While teen tobacco use in Michigan remains far below historic highs, data shows it’s beginning to rise again, fueling renewed calls to boost prevention spending that has fallen far short of federal recommendations. Tobacco use among high school students rose…
B.C. drug deaths up in March from the month before, but down from previous years
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s coroners’ service says 135 people died in March due to suspected unregulated drug poisoning, up from 115 people the month before. The figures have been ticking down over the last two years, with drug toxicity killing…
Cannabis raids in N.S., N.B., Ontario tied to transnational organized crime, RCMP say
FREDERICTON — The RCMP say several raids last month across three provinces were linked to a wider investigation involving transnational organized crime. However, police did not give details about the operation in their statement Thursday to The Canadian Press. They…
Rapper Kodak Black arrested in Florida on felony MDMA trafficking charge and pleads not guilty
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Kodak Black was arrested this week on a drug trafficking charge in central Florida in his latest run-in with law enforcement. The rapper, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was booked into the Orange County…
Federal authorities arrest 18 for alleged drug distribution around Los Angeles park
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities said they arrested 18 people Wednesday on charges related to selling illicit drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine around a Los Angeles park. The area, called MacArthur Park, is a densely populated immigrant neighborhood west…
FBI searches Virginia Senate leader’s office as part of corruption probe, AP sources say
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader’s hometown office and her neighboring cannabis shop Wednesday, bringing into public view what two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press was a corruption investigation. One…
Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas has been vocal advocate for marijuana legalization
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas has carved out a reputation as a fierce and outspoken advocate during her political career. One issue, in particular, has been at the forefront of her agenda: legalization of marijuana, which…