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Conservative MP Corey Tochor introduced new legislation on Tuesday to legalize prescribing psychedelics like psilocybin (colloquially known as magic mushrooms), which researchers and patients say can effectively treat some mental health disorders. Under Canada’s federal drug laws, psilocybin is a controlled substance and possession, production and distribution are illegal without …
Read More »Doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine appeals sentence, arguing he was ‘nothing more than a drug dealer’
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A doctor sentenced to 30 months in prison for selling ketamine to Matthew Perry is appealling …
Read More »Meet the ‘hit doctor’: Inside an informal network of drug users trying to stay alive
WARNING: This story discusses substance use and the toxic drug crisis. Amid the ongoing toxic drug crisis, an informal network of support has emerged among drug users. Part of this network are individuals referred to by their clients as “doctors” — everyday people with no formal medical training — who …
Read More »Cross-border tunnel drug bust | About That
Andrew Chang breaks down the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s investigation of a nearly 2,000-foot-long tunnel — complete with ventilation, lighting and an electric rail system — which allegedly carried millions of dollars’ worth of drugs from Tijuana, Mexico, to a San Diego, Calif., Buy4Less storefront. (Photo credits: The Canadian …
Read More »How a $500M Cape Breton drug bust helped inspire the film Little Lorraine
In late July 1990, in the waters off Nova Scotia and at a tiny Cape Breton wharf in Baleine, smugglers looked to offload roughly two-dozen tonnes of hash worth up to $500 million. They didn’t know the RCMP, the coast guard and the military were watching. A judge later called …
Read More »Drug poisoning alert issued in Ontario city over mysterious substance sold as ‘down’
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Lakelands Public Health has issued a drug poisoning alert for the Peterborough region, warning of a yellow or beige substance being sold as “down.” The drug is reportedly being linked to an increase in overdoses and prolonged sedation, according to a release …
Read More »$1.5M bail revoked for alleged Project South drug trafficker accused of bribing Toronto cops
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An alleged drug trafficker accused of obtaining confidential information from a Toronto police officer, which investigators …
Read More »Canadian firm ignored worker complaints over drug cartel-management links at Mexican gold mine, sources say
Several workers for a Canadian-owned Mexican gold mine received no response after making complaints to the company’s workplace ethics hotline saying that local management was working with a prominent organized crime group to force out the existing union, according to two former local union members. A labour panel, triggered by …
Read More »U.S. attack on alleged drug boat kills 4 in Caribbean Sea, military says
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The U.S. military said it carried out a strike Wednesday on a boat accused of smuggling …
Read More »Ontario considers giving TTC special constables power to arrest drug users
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ontario is considering changes to legislation that could allow special constables to arrest people using drugs …
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