[Link] 2 Drug Companies Can Legally Start Selling Cocaine, Heroin, and MDMA

Read: 3/3/2023 www.vice.com

But it’s not clear under what circumstances the companies will be able to sell the drugs, and B.C. Premier David Eby said he was “astonished” to hear the announcement. 

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[Link] New Zealand Becomes First Country in the World To Fully Legalise Drug Checking

Read: 30/11/2021 www.vice.com

New Zealand has become the first country in the world to permanently legalise drug checking services, which will allow individuals to test the safety of illicit substances at festivals and other locations without the fear of legal repercussions.

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[Link] Why Are Presidential Candidates in This Country Getting Tested for Cocaine?

Read: 26/11/2021 www.vice.com

No one asked them to do it, it probably shouldn’t have been necessary either, but politicians running for president and vice president in the Philippines have clambered over one another this week to take drug tests.

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