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United Nations' drug experts are worried that the collapse of opium production in Afghanistan will boost demand for new and dangerous alternative products around the world. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna warned on Wednesday in particular against the synthetic heroin substitute nitazene, which has already led to deaths in several European countries. The cultivation of opium poppy, from which the heroin raw material opium is obtained, was banned in Afghanistan by the Taliban in 2022. As a result, global opium production fell by 74% last year to just under 2,000 tons, accordin...
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On April 1, Germany joined a handful of countries worldwide where smoking weed in public is legal. But it wouldn't be Germany, if the new rules governing consumption, purchase and cultivation didn't come with a whole lotta red tape attached. Under the country's new cannabis law, introduced after decades of public debate and lengthy deliberations in parliament, adults are now able to legally smoke weed on the street. The landmark legislation allows for adult possession of up to 25 grams of cannabis for personal use in public. Three live cannabis plants will be legal in one's own home and up to ...
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A crowd of happy people lit up joints in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate just after midnight, to celebrate the beginning of Germany's new law to decriminalize cannabis. Several hundred people gathered in an exuberant mood, some dancing to reggae music, a reporter from dpa witnessed at the scene. A metre-high cannabis leaf adorned a stage in front of the Berlin landmark, and cigarette lighters were held at the ready, waiting for the clock to tick over midnight. Shortly afterwards, a strong smell of cannabis wafted across the square. "We can finally show ourselves, we don't have to hide any m...
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