Government- Politicians Politicians, these are the people who we trust, they are the voices of the people whom elected them. Whom do they serve? How many times have they been elected only to go back on their word, with the thin defensiveness and mock apology we are used to hearing, if any at all. Who […]
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Three people shot at pro-marijuana rally in Denver
22nd April 2013 – 14:14
DENVER, April 20 (Reuters) – Three people were shot and wounded at a pro-marijuana rally on Saturday, disrupting the first celebration of a symbolic drug culture holiday since Colorado voters legalized the recreational use of pot. A man and a woman were each shot in the leg and a youth was grazed by a bullet, […]
Human trafficking victims tell of drug factory ordeal
8th April 2013 – 15:13
Call to protect those forced into crime after being held prisoner on UK cannabis farms Police examine a cannabis factory after a raid in Leyton, London. Some victims of human trafficking are put to work in such factories and can end up in jail. Photograph: David Levene In her cramped bedsit in a northern English […]
HIV baby ‘cured’ by early drug treatment
5th March 2013 – 11:05
A baby girl in the US born with HIV appears to have been cured after very early treatment with standard drug therapy, doctors say. The Mississippi child is now two-and-a-half years old and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection. More testing needs to be done to see if […]
Mexico’s Drug War Disaster
7th November 2010 – 21:33
‘The bravest woman in Mexico’ – a 20 year old mum Mexico’s drug wars isnt letting up .. but i was recently inspired by a news piece i read about . but a learned friend who i shared this with sadly remarked ‘She’ll be dead soon’ – neither of us wanted to hear that and […]