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Drugs
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World’s First Magic Mushroom Trial Suggests Cure For Depression – Stalled By Authorities [VIDEO]
08 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A clinical trial designed to determine if a hallucinogen from magic mushrooms can be used to treat poeple with depression has been stalled due to European and specifically British rules for the use of illegal drugs in research.
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South Korean Newspaper Reports North Korean Diplomats Were Ordered To Sell Drugs On The Street
26 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to a published report South Korean newspaper, Chosun Ilbo, North Korea ordered diplomats from a number of foreign embassies in North Korea to sell illegal drugs on the streets, or face expulsion. A defector who spoke to South Korean Intelligence said the diplomats were each sent out of North Korea with 20 kilograms of […]
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Silk Road – The Web’s Online Drug Marketplace Of Choice
25 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Of course you can buy drugs online. The Silk Road website is an underground Ebay-esque marketplace that has become the premier destination for buying and selling drugs online – and authorities are powerless to shut it down. The website was founded in February 2011, and recent research has shown that over a six month period […]
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Police Seize R500 000 Of Weed On The N1
18 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hey, man. Everyone just chill out. Cape Town traffic officers have made a drug bust on the N1, seizing marijuana to the value of R500 000. That is a lot of cheese. The bust went down last night, when a vehicle was pulled over on the highway near Beaufort West. Traffic chief Kenny Africa reported the officers stopped a Range Rover, […]
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This Is What Happens When You Make A Web Video On MDMA [VIDEO]
06 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Tom Milsom loves his girlfriend and loves drawing. But he can’t really draw, and after this video, we’re not convinced he has a girlfriend either. What we are convinced of, however, is that he needs to lay off the ecstasy. And is it just us, or is Tom’s voice a dead-ringer for Stewie Griffin?
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When Drug Smugglers Take The Direct Approach: Presenting The Marijuana Cannon
28 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I wonder how high they were when they thought of this. Police were elated when they found a cannon that had been customised in order to fire packets of marijuana across the border into California from the city of Mexicali. The plastic pipe and metal tank was attached to a old car engine which it […]
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Buy Cocaine Online – Click Here
01 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A European Union study published recently illustrates that any illegal “recreational” drug can be bought online and can be delivered directly to you by post. No need to venture outside – front door delivery will make your accidental overdose that much more enjoyable. Europol director Rob Wainwright said, The consumers may feel that it is ‘cleaner’ […]
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National Crime Forum Warns Against Trusting Cops
14 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
So while we are advised to listen and do what cops tell us, a new statement made by national crime forum, eBlockwatch, maintains that cops might plant drugs in your car when you step out for a breathalyser. This following the Audi R8 crash in Sandton. According to EWN: JOHANNESBURG – eBlockwatch on Monday warned […]
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One-In-Three Middle-Class South Africans Use Illegal Substances For Recreation
10 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
A total of nearly 58 000 South Africans were questioned for the latest annual Anti Drug Alliance’s survey and report. And it seems a lot of people out there are doing a lot of naughty things. In fact, middle-class South Africans are indulging themselves with one-in-three using an illegal substance for recreational purposes. Anti Drug […]
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The Strangest PSA Ever: The US Navy On Bath Salts, Demonic Girlfriends and Dubstep [VIDEO]
03 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apparently bath salts and other synthetic drugs are proving to be quite a big issue for the US Navy – 11 sailors were discharged for using Spice in Novemebr. Thirteen were discharged for using the drug in April. A bizarre video will fix the problem, surely?
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Michael Douglas’ Son Gets Beaten In Prison For Being A Snitch
18 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Michael Douglas’ son, Cameron is a jailed heroin addict. He’s also a snitch, apparently. And his blabbing inside chooky earned him a date with destiny, “destiny” being an empty pillow case filled with batteries. Douglas suffered broken bones after a crime-family lieutenant put out a $100 bounty on his head for being a mouthy bitch. […]
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South African Pirates Survivor Arrested In Home Drugs Raid
10 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier this year, Debbie Calitz and her former boyfriend, Bruno Pelizzari, made international headlines after they were released from captivity in Somalia. The pair were held captive, and sold between various pirate gangs, over the course of nearly two years before that.
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Kate Winslet And Richard Branson Star In Documentary About Decriminalising Drugs [VIDEO]
03 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Releasing December 7, Breaking the Taboo is a documentary made by Sir Richard Branson’s son Sam which sets out the case for decriminalising drugs. Some big names are backing the venture, including Morgan Freeman and Kate Winslet.
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Drug Charges Dismissed After 1 600 Seized Plants Turn Out To Be Daisies
05 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well I’m certainly looking at this weekend’s Rocking The Daisies festival a little differently. A Canadian man is breathing a huge sigh of relief after police laboratory tests revealed that his grow operation was completely legal. He tried to raise this with the police during the raid, but I’d imagine that the “It’s not weed, I swear!” excuse wasn’t that effective.
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22-Year-Old South African Drug Mule Faces Death Penalty In Indonesia
29 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
A South African woman is facing the death penalty in Indonesia after she was caught with 6kg of crystal meth, locally known as tik, at Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado earlier this month.
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Scientists Can Now Block Heroin, Morphine Addiction [VIDEO]
15 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The University of Adelaide has reported a major breakthrough in opiate addiction: addiction to morphine and heroin can be blocked, while at the same time increasing pain relief.
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Hans Rausing Pleads Guilty To Preventing Wife’s Proper Burial
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s a long and gruesome story that involves a pair of incredibly wealthy individuals. Hans and Eva Rausing were happily married for 21 years, she was from a wealthy American family and he was living off the money he inherited from the Tetra Pak carton empire. Unfortunately, the couple’s marriage was marred by drug abuse, which would ultimately be the cause of Eva’s death.
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Vice Sends Reporter To Cover The Westerminster Dog Show, On Acid [VIDEO]
26 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Westminster Dog Show, which is held annually at Madison Square Garden, is an event which showcases 2 500 of the most finely groomed canine specimens alive today. The two-day affair boasts entries from just about every breed on the planet and can be overwhelming at the best of times. Unless of course you’re on acid, in which case it’s a treat.
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R100 Million Drug Bust Made In Joburg
26 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Two properties in Bryanston and Douglasdale, north of Johannesburg, have been raided by police. It is believed by the police that the syndicate produced large amounts of mandrax tablets, and a third drug laboratory is currently under investigation.
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DEA Discover Drug Tunnels Under U.S. Mexico border
13 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The DEA have discovered two tunnels constructed for smuggling drugs into the US. The one tunnel was incomplete, but the other had recently completed and was thought to be used to get meth into Arizona from Mexico.
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World Drug Report Reveals 1 in 20 People Have Used Drugs In The Last Year
09 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The United Nations has just just released the World Drugs Report for 2012. The information shared is pretty interesting. For example, what percentage of South Africans do you think smoke weed? Take a guess.
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Home Test Kit For HIV Approved, On Sale In Months
04 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
On Tuesday, the FDA approved the first ever over-the-counter, at-home test for HIV. The test will offer customers complete privacy and could be on shelves in the States as soon as October.
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Map Of World Weed Use – 2012
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Economist has surprised everybody by doing something fun, using the United Nations’ World Drug Report 2012 (released yesterday) to generate a map of the world’s heaviest weed users. The Pacific island of Palau wins easily, with nearly a quarter of people aged 15 to 64 having smoked pot in the past year. South Africa does okay, too.
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Check Out Patricia De Lille Rapping Against Drug Abuse [VIDEO]
26 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Check out Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, recording a rap tune in a bid to curb drug and alcohol abuse. Non-kids (especially those in advertising and politics) trying to be as cool a real kids normally just looks awkward. So does De Lille manage to not look like a fool doing this? Check it out and decide for yourself – after the jump!
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Comrades Marathon Winner Denies Cheating Allegations
20 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, news broke that this year’s Comrades Marathon winner, Ludwick Mamabolo, had tested positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine. It is the same substance that got Chiliboy Ralepelle and Bjorn Basson in trouble in 2010.
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Canada Health Official: Pure Ecstasy Okay
15 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Glow sticks burned brightly all over Canada yesterday as optimistic ravers partied at the thought of being able to pick up doses of MDMA at their local government run ecstasy shops. Dr Perry Kendall said that pure MDMA is “safe” when consumed responsibly by adults.
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Sportswriter Mark Keohane Denies Sex And Cocaine Abuse Scandal
03 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 11 Comments
Renowned sportswriter Mark Keohane resigned from his position as spokesperson for the South African Olympic team and stepped down as director of Highbury Safika Media (HSM) following sexual harassment and drug abuse claims.
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Russell Brand Talks To British MPs About Drug Abuse [VIDEO]
25 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday comedian Russell Brand gave evidence to British MP’s about his battle with addiction during a renewal of the government’s current drugs policy. True to his style, Brand sported a sleeveless t-shirt that showed off his heavily tattooed arm, copious jewellery, cowboy boots and hat, and a long trenchcoat. His colourful speech included a description of how emotional and psychological difficulties led to him becoming addicted to drugs.
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El Salvador Celebrates It’s First Murder-Free Day In Three Years
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You thought living in Johannesburg or Cape Town was dangerous business? Apparently not. The people of El Salvador, in Central America, have it much, much worse. With an average of 12 murders a day, peaking at 18 a day early this year, this is a much dodgier place to be texting in an alley.
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Madonna Responds To Deadmau5 [PIC]
27 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
This morning we told you about Deadmau5 taking on Madonna via Twitter. He mistook her asking the crowd at a recent concert if “they’ve seen Molly?” for disguised drug use promotion. It turns out she was actually referring to one of her new singles, “Have you seen Molly”, and took to Twitter to correct the electro artist. She even used a pic! Awkward.
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