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Archived Daily News - 4th May 2008
   
 
Skunk cannabis hauls are on the rise
The vast majority of cannabis seized is 'skunk', the most potent kind of the drug, says the government [Observer, UK]
 
Hysteria over cannabis is getting in the way of truth
Gordon Brown has been a great supporter of science. It's a pity he's allowed heart to rule over head in his desire to reclassify Britain's most popular illegal drug - Colin Blakemore [Comment, Observer, UK]
 
Hippie dream, modern nightmare
With the advent of powerful new strains such as skunk, cannabis is increasingly associated with feral youth, psychosis and violent crime [Observer, UK]
 
Cannabis factories double since 2004
Cannabis factories producing large volumes of the drug are being discovered at a rate of 50 a week, police figures show [Telegraph, UK]
 
Ecstasy is the key to treating PTSD
Some doctors believe MDMA could be the key to solving previously untreatable deep-rooted traumas [Times, UK]
 
Brain boosters the drug of choice for the anxious intellectual
Associate professor Suresh Sundram, the head of psychopharmacology at the Victorian Mental Health Research Institute, says that as these drugs are relatively new, the effects of chronic use remain unknown [The Age, Australia]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

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