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06. Oktober 2020 | International

Principles for the responsible legal regulation of cannabis

Principles for the responsible legal regulation of cannabis In recent years, discussions on the legal regulation of drugs – and in particular of cannabis – have moved in from the margins of drug policy debates. As of today, over 50 countries have...

04. Oktober 2020 | International

USA. National Health Care Fraud and Opioid Takedown results in charges against 345 defendants responsible for more than $6 billion in alleged fraud losses

USA. National Health Care Fraud and Opioid Takedown results in charges against 345 defendants responsible for more than $6 billion in alleged fraud losses Largest health care fraud and opioid enforcement action in Department of Justice hist...

13. September 2020 | International

Commentary on Shi & Liang (2020): Has cannabis legalization increased acute cannabis‐related harms?.

Commentary on Shi & Liang (2020): Has cannabis legalization increased acute cannabis‐related harms?. Hall, W., and Stjepanović, D. (2020) Addiction, 115: 1900– 1901. doi.org/10.1111/add.15064 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/...

30. August 2020 | International

Kanada. How Decriminalizing Drug Possession Can Improve Public Health

Kanada. How Decriminalizing Drug Possession Can Improve Public Health Activists and police say drug addiction is a public health issue, not a criminal one. (The Runner, Kanada, 11.08.2020) https://runnermag.ca/2020/08/how-decriminalizing-drug-po...

30. August 2020 | International

Kanada. Federal prosecutors told to avoid drug possession charges when possible in new directive

Kanada. Federal prosecutors told to avoid drug possession charges when possible in new directive Charges should be sought only in 'most serious cases,' says director of public prosecutions. (CBC, Kanada, 19.08.2020) https://www.cbc.ca/news/polit...

23. August 2020 | International

USA. West Virginia Doctor Convicted of Illegal Opioid Distribution

USA. West Virginia Doctor Convicted of Illegal Opioid Distribution A federal jury has convicted a West Virginia physician of 17 counts of illegal distribution of controlled substances. Ricky L. Houdersheldt, DO, 68, of Hurricane, West Virginia, ...

09. August 2020 | International

USA. Addiction Specialist Charged in $681 Million Treatment Fraud Case

USA. Addiction Specialist Charged in $681 Million Treatment Fraud Case The federal government has charged a Florida addiction medicine specialist in what it says was a scheme to defraud Medicare and private insurers, charging them roughly $681 mi...

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