Drugs and Alcohol

In the last half-hour

Scammers used landlords' homes for cannabis farms worth over £4.5 million Leeds Live04:24

In the last 2 hours

Drunk drug peddler offered cannabis to off-duty police officer at family fair The Telegraph & Argus03:06

In the last 4 hours

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to offload more than $214 million of cocaine in San Diego United States Coast Guard02:29

Bristol cannabis rave slammed for 'awful music' and told it 'doesn't represent the community' The Mirror01:52

Brother and sister 'murdered man in street after being made to wait for cannabis' The Mirror01:26

New Research Uncovers Shocking Link Between Cannabis and Dementia The Tribune, California01:24

Earlier today

Cocaine-courier mum and 'concerned' boyfriend caught transporting £1.5m of drug to North East Teesside Live00:15

Why Italy’s hooligans can’t kick drugs UnHerd00:08

In the last 6 hours

Safe Opioid Supply Programs Help Reduce Overdoses Pain News Network23:20 23-Apr-25

In the last 8 hours

Bales of cocaine wash up on Texas beaches The Washington Times22:25 23-Apr-25

Yesterday

Former champion boxer unmasked as EncroChat cocaine trafficker 'Cherry Vape' Liverpool Echo20:39 23-Apr-25

Trio jailed after police uncover Scotland’s largest-ever cannabis farm Daily Record20:37 23-Apr-25

Mo. Counties, State Argue For Cannabis Tax At High Court Law36020:30 23-Apr-25

Three jailed after largest cannabis farm ever found in Scotland uncovered in Greenock Glasgow Live20:28 23-Apr-25

Cannabis Use May Alter Midbrain Dopamine Activity and Elevate Psychosis Risk Gilmore Health News19:54 23-Apr-25

Colombian ex-minister accuses the country’s president of drug abuse Yahoo! UK & Ireland19:52 23-Apr-25

Men who secured homes for cannabis farms jailed BBC19:20 23-Apr-25

Looming Medicaid cuts threaten progress made in combating opioid crisis Courthouse News19:05 23-Apr-25

Three charged after 'substantial quantity' of 'cannabis and heroin' found Yahoo! UK & Ireland18:51 23-Apr-25

Three men charged after two Aberdeen cannabis farm discovered in two days Aberdeen Live18:49 23-Apr-25

Three men charged after £266,000 cannabis farms found in Aberdeen The Press and Journal18:31 23-Apr-25

Brother and sister 'murdered man in street after being kept waiting for cannabis', court told Birmingham Live18:19 23-Apr-25

Three men jailed after police find 'Scotland's largest cannabis farm' The National, Scotland18:18 23-Apr-25

Three men jailed after Scotland's largest cannabis farm worth £3.6m found STV18:16 23-Apr-25

'Naive' County Durham drug courier caught with £1.5m worth of cocaine in car boot The Northern Echo18:02 23-Apr-25

Hit-and-run conspiracy past of driver who killed girl, 3, in van-tram horror crash after '20… Manchester Evening News17:59 23-Apr-25

Addict stabbed to death while trying to 'tax' drug dealers, murder trial told Manchester Evening News17:59 23-Apr-25

Three men jailed after cops discover 'Scotland's largest cannabis farm' Yahoo! UK & Ireland17:51 23-Apr-25

Study finds rise in teen cannabis use following edibles rollout in Canada UPI17:37 23-Apr-25

Mansfield cocaine dealer jailed after discovery in safe Nottinghamshire Live17:28 23-Apr-25

Cork man pleads guilty to having €240,000 worth of cannabis for sale or supply in his home Irish Examiner17:26 23-Apr-25

'Croydon machete gang brought knives to gun fight as they raided Albanian cannabis farm', court … My London17:18 23-Apr-25

Pietro Menga: MMA fighter 'The Italian Stallion' jailed for supplying cocaine and trafficking… National World17:13 23-Apr-25

Whistleblower Lawsuit Against METRC Raises Significant Compliance and Accountability Concerns for the Legal Cannabis… JD Supra17:05 23-Apr-25

Man fatally shot at marijuana clinic in Whittier ABC7 / KABC-TV17:03 23-Apr-25

Drug-fuelled driver who killed toddler after '20-line cocaine binge' is gang leader who was… MailOnline16:49 23-Apr-25

Cocaine and cannabis possession charges admitted The Impartial Reporter, Northern Ireland16:47 23-Apr-25

Timperley drug dealer jailed after Piccadilly Gardens undercover operation Messenger Newspapers16:45 23-Apr-25

Roadside drug tests and vans caught with too much scrap in police crackdown South Wales Argus16:43 23-Apr-25

Cumbrian man operated online shop selling 'designer cannabis' from California The Carlisle News & Star16:43 23-Apr-25

Drug dealer who fled to Spain jailed BBC16:43 23-Apr-25

South Tyneside motorist caught drug-driving two weeks after taking cocaine Shields Gazette16:41 23-Apr-25

Third man jailed over £3.6m cannabis farm found in derelict Greenock building Greenock Telegraph, Scotland16:39 23-Apr-25

Pair jailed over £4.5 million Leeds drug operation covering 75 cannabis farms Yorkshire Evening Post16:31 23-Apr-25

Former Colombian Minister Accuses President Petro Of Being a Drug-Addict, Says He 'Disappeared For Two Days In Paris… Latin Times16:29 23-Apr-25

He came to the UK to train as a barber but ended up at a cannabis factory in a Welsh town Wales Online16:28 23-Apr-25

The Scoop: Walgreens makes fiery statement after settling $300M opioid case PR Daily16:27 23-Apr-25

Moment police smash through house hiding enormous cannabis farm Yorkshire Live16:25 23-Apr-25

Women caught with £7,500 of cocaine, ketamine and cannabis that they supplied across a whole… MailOnline16:18 23-Apr-25

Bristol Cannabis Club says 420 event 'doesn't represent the community in any way' Bristol Live16:14 23-Apr-25

Cumbrian man was operating online shop selling 'designer cannabis' from California The Whitehaven News, Cumbria15:30 23-Apr-25

Milton Keynes cannabis supplier is finally jailed after extradition from Spain Milton Keynes Citizen15:28 23-Apr-25

Ipswich man, 24, admits role in drug supply Ipswich Star15:27 23-Apr-25

Police patrol searches four men for drug misuse Oxford Mail15:13 23-Apr-25

Corrections Officer Knocked After Attempt To Smuggle $150K Worth Of Drugs Into Facility Black Enterprise15:04 23-Apr-25

Motorist on cocktail of cannabis, opiates and benzodiazepines arrested by Gardai as car seized Irish Mirror14:54 23-Apr-25

Drug gang leader's 'right-hand man' who oversaw Northampton operation jailed after fleeing to… Northampton Chronicle & Echo14:36 23-Apr-25

Gardaí seize cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy and stolen motorbike after searches in Co Meath BreakingNews.ie14:11 23-Apr-25

Silly man caught selling cannabis at Todmorden's annual country fair Yorkshire Live13:53 23-Apr-25

Groundworker banned for three years after cocaine and alcohol session The Pembrokeshire Herald12:51 23-Apr-25

Man (20s) arrested after stolen motorbike and €152k worth of drugs seized Sunday World12:45 23-Apr-25

Super Okay rebrands cannabis company THC Design Design Week12:41 23-Apr-25

Million-pound home seized from £8m cocaine kingpin Liverpool Echo12:40 23-Apr-25

Bail denied for pair charged over Co Tyrone cannabis farm The Irish News12:08 23-Apr-25

Blidworth driver high on cocaine and ketamine thought cops wanted a race during pursuit Mansfield and Ashfield Chad11:49 23-Apr-25

Fentanyl Pipeline: How a Chinese Prison Helped Fuel a Deadly Drug Crisis in the United States ProPublica11:07 23-Apr-25

Dunfermline schoolkids fell ill after buying drugs from dealer Dunfermline Press10:21 23-Apr-25

Man who 'played leading role in supplying Class A and B drugs' is jailed St Helens Star, Cheshire10:10 23-Apr-25

Man who killed Lancs girl, 3, in tram crash had taken at least 20 lines of cocaine before… Blackpool Gazette09:46 23-Apr-25

Bus driver admits killing nine-year-old girl while high on drugs Metro.co.uk09:33 23-Apr-25

Man had taken ‘at least 20 lines of cocaine’ before killing toddler in tram-van crash The Manc09:07 23-Apr-25

Two men remanded in custody after drugs seized in Trillick We Are Tyrone09:00 23-Apr-25

Nottingham drug dealer was selling to provide support for his young daughter Nottinghamshire Live08:40 23-Apr-25

Oxfordshire police patrol searches four men for drug misuse This is Oxfordshire08:37 23-Apr-25

Bus driver admits killing nine-year-old girl while high on cannabis Evening Standard08:23 23-Apr-25

Health Minister confirms work on cannabis laws but warns of resourcing challenges Jersey Evening Post08:14 23-Apr-25

Driver Rawal Rehman ‘took at least 20 lines of cocaine’ before killing Lulu Palmisano, 3, in… National World07:44 23-Apr-25

Young man (22) caught with €4k worth of heroin and cocaine following garda searches Sunday World07:29 23-Apr-25

Festivalgoer tried ketamine at Creamfields – then liver and kidney failure followed Warrington Guardian07:24 23-Apr-25

Drug dealer caught with 19 bags of cocaine in Cambridge is jailed Cambridge Independent07:09 23-Apr-25

Cocaine in a shoe, cash in a crisp packet and a runaway boss in a pink dressing gown - inside… Manchester Evening News07:07 23-Apr-25

Police seize £12k 'pure cocaine block' after raiding dad-of-two's Hanley home Stoke-On-Trent Live05:50 23-Apr-25

Walgreens Reaches Settlement with DOJ, Agrees to Pay $350 Million for its Part in the Opioid… Borderland Beat03:49 23-Apr-25

In The Dock: Man found with heroin and ketamine at golf club Bournemouth Daily Echo03:31 23-Apr-25

€4,000 worth of heroin and cocaine seized from ‘bright young man’ found loitering in stairwell The Irish Independent02:36 23-Apr-25

Cannabis farm discovered at property in Glasgow Glasgow Evening Times02:06 23-Apr-25

Former UFC Hopeful Pietro Menga Jailed 15 Years on Weapons, Drug Charges Sherdog01:43 23-Apr-25

Scotsman approached Creamfields VIP entrance with drugs hidden in Irn-Bru cans Runcorn & Widnes World, Cheshire00:26 23-Apr-25

Drug dealer jailed after MDMA discovered inside ice cream tub East Anglian Daily Times00:19 23-Apr-25

In the last 7 days

MMA fighter known as 'The Italian Stallion' who was involved in a massive drug and firearms… MailOnline23:31 22-Apr-25

Scott + Scott To Lead Medical Cannabis REIT Securities Suit Law36023:08 22-Apr-25

Cannabis farmer jailed after ignoring judge’s warning for previous offences Ely Standard, Cambridgeshire23:06 22-Apr-25

Former UFC signee Pietro Menga receives 15 years in jail for drugs and firearms MMAFighting22:01 22-Apr-25

How the war on drugs helped stock our grocery store shelves NPR21:28 22-Apr-25

CBP says it seizes 72 grams of fentanyl-heroin mix from cruise passenger at Galveston port UPI21:10 22-Apr-25

Midlothian raver attempted to smuggle drugs inside Irn-Bru can into festival Edinburgh Live21:02 22-Apr-25

New Bipartisan Bill Calls For Federal Cannabis Legalization Plan Forbes21:02 22-Apr-25

Marijuana legalization stalls amid Trump’s hesitation, state concerns The Washington Times20:59 22-Apr-25

Mother-of-four dies days before her birthday of a heart attack after taking cocaine, inquest… MailOnline20:58 22-Apr-25

Cocaine dumped by panicked smugglers washes up on Texas beach The Independent20:54 22-Apr-25

Cannabis farm discovered after lip clinic deliberately set on fire STV20:12 22-Apr-25

Is your marijuana safe? Lack of data makes it hard to know in the long term Media News Group19:48 22-Apr-25

Raver jailed after trying to smuggle drugs into Creamfields inside Irn-Bru can Daily Record19:41 22-Apr-25

Court Voids Alabama Medical Cannabis Awards: What’s Next on This Far Too Long, Too Strange Trip? National Law Review19:36 22-Apr-25

Needle finds in Belfast show ‘drug crisis’ and urgent need for overdose prevention centre, says … Belfast Telegraph19:35 22-Apr-25

Anti-Inflammatory Drug Tackles Alcohol Addiction and Pain Science Blog (Weblog)19:13 22-Apr-25

West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner welcomes ruling on nitrous oxide Bromsgrove Standard, Worcestershire19:06 22-Apr-25

Packages of cocaine wash up on Texas beach after ship is raided CBS News18:56 22-Apr-25

Man, 20, tried to sneak MDMA and cocaine into Creamfields Festival hidden inside Irn-Bru cans Cheshire Live18:43 22-Apr-25

Georgia House Announces New Study Committees on Elections, Medical Marijuana/Hemp and Insurance Rates JD Supra18:29 22-Apr-25

Rubbish piled up after pro-cannabis event in park BBC18:27 22-Apr-25

The Vivienne’s sister questions if drug use ‘stigma’ stopped them seeking help Chester First18:10 22-Apr-25

Manchester tram crash: Driver 'took at least 20 lines of cocaine' before killing girl, 3 The Mirror18:07 22-Apr-25

Garda chase ends in court date for man arrested with crack cocaine and heroin in Limerick City Limerick Post18:05 22-Apr-25

Double-decker bus driver admits killing nine-year-old girl after ploughing into her while high… MailOnline18:05 22-Apr-25

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