Six persons were arrested by the Forest Department for possession of a young anteater at Odugathur village on the outskirts of Vellore town on Sunday. : The Forest Department arrested six persons for possession of a young Indian pangolin at Odugathur village on the outskirts of Vellore on Sunday. Forest officials said the arrested were identified … Read more
A 31-year-old man was caught in possession of 320 grams of MDMA, a potent psychedelic substance, by the Nampally police and the Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB). Police said that the accused, Shaik Amer, was targeting the LGBTQIA+ community to sell the contraband. As many as 37 consumers were identified through his contacts, said the police. … Read more
The Tiruchendur police have arrested five persons for possession of 4 kg of ganja in their car. Following a tip off, the Tiruchendur police had taken up checking of vehicles near the Shanmugapuram Railway Gate. They stopped a car and searched it. The police found 4 kg of ganja in the vehicle. The accused were … Read more
Now a class C drug, possession for recreational use will carry a prison sentence of up to two years. Source link
Those who repeatedly misuse nitrous oxide will face up to two years in prison, the Home Office said. Source link
Conservative MP Dan Poulter, an NHS doctor, opposed the law change, saying that the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs said they “did not believe that the medical harms of nitrous oxide posed anything near the significance of many other street drugs or indeed if we look at the harms of alcohol”. Source link
Scotland’s Drugs Policy Minister Elena Whitham, said: “We want to create a society where problematic drug use is treated as a health, not a criminal matter, reducing stigma and discrimination and enabling the person to recover and contribute positively to society. Source link
Policemen on Monday guarding the land recovered from the Agri Horticultural Society. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The Chennai District Collectorate on Monday evening regained possession of a prime land measuring 6.35 acres of land in the heart of the city on Cathedral Road, just a few feet away from the U.S. Consulate here. … Read more
Nov. 5, 2020 — Oregon voters have passed a measure making the state the first to decriminalize possession of hard drugs such as heroin, methamphetamine, LSD and oxycodone. The measure completely changes how Oregon’s justice system treats those who are found with personal-use amounts of hard drugs, the Associated Press reported. Under Measure … Read more