Germany: Drivers on cannabis will no longer automatically lose license
[12.04.2019]
First time offenders of driving under the influence of cannabis will no longer have their driver's license revoked, a federal court in Leipzig ruled. ...
Canada approves roadside saliva test for cannabis that doesn't measure impairment
[28.08.2018]
The federal government says that "combatting impaired driving is a top priority". But today, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould approved a roadsid ...
A huge step backward on opioids
[24.01.2018]
The latest statistics on the overdose crisis -- roughly 64,000 deaths in the United States in 2016 -- also reveal that fentanyl and other synthetic o ...
Pot ban on drivers won’t work, health experts say
[07.11.2016]
It would be unrealistic to bar drivers from having any trace of marijuana in their system when it becomes legal in Canada, as B.C. has suggested, bec ...
Why Canada is no longer a leader in global drug policy
[26.02.2015]
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s statement about the failures of Canada's drug policy is mostly on point. It’s just the last bit he gets wrong: “I thi ...
Experts: Zero-tolerance on ‘cannabis driving’ too severe
[04.11.2012]
Experts are questioning the severity of a zero-tolerance policy towards those caught driving with detectable levels of illegal drugs in their bodies, ...
Is banning legal highs effective?
[19.01.2012]
New psychoactive substances (commonly known as legal highs) are spreading across Europe with growing speed. Between 1997 and 2010 the early-warning s ...
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