A scientist from Zambia who loves — LOVES! — chemistry runs a lab in South Africa that is being hailed for “extraordinary” work.
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‘We have no choice’: Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru’s Amazon
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Kakataibo Indigenous Guard patrols their ancestral land armed with spears, machetes and a drone — risking their lives to keep cocaine producers out of the forest.
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For first time in decades, U.S. says Colombia is falling short in drug war
For the first time in decades, the U.S. has decertified Colombia as a drug control partner — a symbolic blow to one of Washington’s closest allies in Latin America.
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Tribal courts can’t prosecute non-Native drug suspects. Tribes say it’s a problem
As the fentanyl crisis ravages Native American communities, some of their leaders want tribal police and courts to go after non-tribal dealers. But they can’t without getting permission from Congress.
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Communities are divided over Rhode Island’s plan for safe drug injection sites
Representative Stephen M. Casey is an unlikely crusader for supervised drug injection sites. A Democrat from Woonsocket, R.I., he’s also a Catholic and self-described conservative. He’s against abortion rights. And he supports the Second Amendment right to own a gun. “So my first reaction was like no way,’’ Casey said. “As a rescue guy I’m […]
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To Fight Addiction, Neronha Calls For Reclassifying Simple Drug Possession From Felony To A Misdemeanor
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha unveiled Monday a proposal to reclassify possession of an ounce or less of any drug for personal as a misdemeanor instead of a felony.
