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BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday (Jan 27) to remove kratom (mitragyna speciosa) from Thailand’s narcotics list and classify the herb as a controlled substance. The draft Narcotics Act proposed by the Justice Ministry was passed by 319 votes to seven with three abstentions. If approved by the Senate, the draft will be published in the Royal Gazette and become law within 90 days. The Cabinet in March 2019 approved the plan to align the law with widesprea...

ATC approves three-day physical remand of cops in connection with Usama murder case   Published On Five personnel of Anti-Terrorism Department had opened fire on a vehicle, leaving a youth dead ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday has approved three-day physical remand of arrested policemen in connection with student Usama Satti murder case. During the hearing, the ATC judge expressed concern over plea to extend the physical remand and said that court has already grat...

HHS Counters the 1914 Harrison Narcotics Act After 107 years of drug war-induced misery and futility, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finally reversed the legal remnants of the 1914 Harrison Narcotics Act that prohibited general medical practitioners from treating patients addicted to drugs for their addictions. The HHS made history recently by changing 21 U.S.C. § 823(g)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) so that physicians who want to prescribe buprenorphine to ...

After 107 years of drug war-induced misery and futility, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finally reversed the legal remnants of the 1914 Harrison Narcotics Act that prohibited general medical practitioners from treating patients addicted to drugs for their addictions. The HHS made history recently by changing 21 U.S.C. § 823(g)(2) of […] Recent Comments Servetus on Where is he getting his data?: “A backlash is emerging aimed at President Biden involving his previous-m...

CHINIOT: Five transpersons were released on bail a day after they were held for beating policemen. A team of the city police raided the residences of transpersons and arrested five of them for thrashing policemen who raided an event they had been performing at. Later, they were produced before the magistrate who ordered their release on bail. A number of transpersons gathered outside courts and blasted police for arresting them. They told reporters that police had not taken any action again...

Is CBD legal in Switzerland? 21st Jan 2021 12:55pm | By Editor Since CBD is obtained from hemp/cannabis, many consumers wonder whether this is legal and whether vehicles can still be driven after consumption. For Switzerland and most other countries, both questions can be answered in the affirmative. CBD is not intoxicating and is not listed in the Narcotics Act or the Road Traffic Act. It is entirely legal and may also be consumed before or while driving a vehicle. Howev...

Zulfi Bukhari, Shahryar Afridi visit slain Usamas house on PMs order   Published On Zulfi Bukhari, Shahryar Afridi visit slain Usamas house on PMs order ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari and Minister of State for Narcotics Control Shehryar Khan Afridi on Sunday have visited the house of student Usama who was shot dead by the policemen in Islamabad. According to details, Zulfi Bukhari and Shehryar Afridi met with the family o...

Interior Minister visits residence of late Usama Sati, offers fateha   Published On Interior Minister visits residence of late Usama Sati, offers fateha ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed visited Usama Sati s home in Islamabad today (Sunday) and offered Fateha. He prayed for the bereaved family and ensured them provision of justice in the case. Earlier Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari and Minister of State for Narcotics...

Post-mortem report of Usama Satti offers new details into Islamabad shooting   Published On Post-mortem report of Usama Satti offers new details regarding Islamabad shooting ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The post-mortem report of Usama Satti, the young man who was shot dead by security personnel in Islamabad, has been released. According to details, the post-mortem was conducted by senior MLO Dr Farrukh Kamal and its initial report has been handed over to the police authorities. According to PIMS ...

Drug case against Shipra: Police express ‘no confidence’ on Rab’s final report Shipra Debnath. File photo Star Online Report Star Online Report Police have expressed "no confidence" in the final report submitted by Rab in the drug case filed against Shipra Debnath, a colleague of slain (retd) Major Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan. Taking the complainants application into cognizance, the court fixed tomorrow for next hearing of the case. Accused Shipr...