USA. Indivior Inc. Indicted for Fraudulently Marketing Prescription Opioid Company Allegedly Lied to Doctors and Public Health Care Benefit Programs About the Safety and Diversion Risks of Suboxone Film  The United States Department of Just...

Aphria, Aurora und Demecan: Die Cannabis-Anbauer in Deutschland stehen fest – vorerst  Zwei kanadische Firmen und ein deutsches Start-up bekommen den Zuschlag für den medizinischem Cannabisanbau. Noch ist die Entscheidung nicht endgültig. (H...

USA. Purdue Pharma bezahlt Millionensumme nach Schmerzmittelklage Tulsa – Der Hersteller des Schmerzmittels Oxycontin, Purdue Pharma, hat einen ersten Vergleich im Rechtsstreit um seine Rolle in der US-Drogenkrise akzeptiert. Der Konzern stimmte ...

Here’s What a Legal Market for Cocaine Could Look Like It is abundantly clear, given decades of trial and error and escalating scientific evidence, that prohibition only makes risky drug use even riskier. If we actually want to reduce mortality a...

USA. Purdue Pharma and Sacklers Reach $270 Million Settlement in Opioid Lawsuit A trial of other opioid manufacturers is still scheduled to proceed. (New York Times, 26.03.2019) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/health/opioids-purdue-pharma-okl...

USA/Kanada. Can legal weed ever beat the black market? Even in Canada and some US states where marijuana is legal, the illegal market remains a tenacious competitor. (The Guardian, UK, 18.03.2019) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/17/...