Legalisierung in Sicht. Diese Firmen stehen bereit für den deutschen Cannabis-Markt  Die Aussicht auf eine Ampelkoalition in Berlin weckt Hoffnungen in der Cannabis-Branche. Vor allem kanadische Konzerne haben mit Marihuana als Medizin schon e…

Predatory publishers’ latest scam: bootlegged and rebranded papers To thwart publishing rackets that undermine scholars and scholarly publishing, legitimate journals should show their workings.  Nature 598, 563-565 (2021), doi: doi…

Bolivien. Bolivian police and coca farmers clash again during day of protests This is already the eighth day of protests by coca growers to demand control of the market of the Departmental Association of Coca Producers (Adepcoca) after a change in…

Bolivien. Bolivian coca leaf growers storm market after week-long dispute Bolivian coca farmers seized control of the country’s main coca market after clashes with police in the capital, La Paz. (Al Jazeera, 05.10.2021) https://www.aljazeera.com/g…

USA. Author Ryan Hampton on the inside story of the Purdue Pharma settlement and looking beyond the Sackler family (Podcast) In the early 2000s, Ryan Hampton was homeless and struggling with an opioid addiction, wondering how he had gone from worki…

USA. Trial Against Pharmacy Chains' Opioid Sales Set to Begin CLEVELAND (AP) — Opening statements are scheduled for Monday afternoon in Cleveland in a federal court trial to determine whether retail pharmacy chains created a public nuisance in how…