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Germany Records 2,150 Drug Deaths as Cocaine, Crack and Synthetics Rise

Officials link the increase to larger supplies and frequent multi‑drug use, prompting renewed calls to expand low‑threshold harm‑reduction services.

Andrew Gillum Arrested in Alabama on Meth and Marijuana Charges

Texas Senate Prepares New Bid to Ban Consumable Hemp THC Products

British Woman Charged After British Businessman Found Stabbed at Pattaya Villa

São Paulo Opens Praça do Triunfo on Site of Former Cracolândia

Experts Say Major Mexico Cocaine Seizures Point to World Cup Stockpiling

Drug Charge Dismissed for Former Nurse Accused of Anti‑Israel Threats

UN Report Finds Rising Drug Use and Surge in Synthetic Substances

Oireachtas Committee Urges Decriminalisation of Personal Drug Possession

Tamil Nadu Minister Denies Drug Use, Says He Was Crushing Child’s Medicine

Mexico’s Supreme Court Allows One Sanitary Permit to Cover Multiple Recreational Cannabis Users

Supreme Court Limits Federal Gun Ban For Marijuana Users

France Orders Unannounced Saliva Drug Tests for Ministers and Senior Officials

France Orders Surprise Saliva Drug Tests for Senior Public Officials

Former Japan Volleyball Player Indicted for Cannabis Possession

Justice Department Reclassifies State‑Licensed Medical Marijuana to Schedule III

Prosecutors Seek 18 Years and TBS in Leiden Dog-Chain Killing Case

Seller of THC Gummies Gets Four-Year Prison Term After Hospitalizations in Buenos Aires

Virginia Fonseca Denies Split With Vini Jr., Says Madrid Visit Is Coming

Melbourne Man Jailed 19 Years for Killing Friend After Taking Synthetic Drug