Jerusalem – Israel könnte bald medizinisches Marihuana exportieren. Ein gemeinsamer Ausschuss von Gesundheits- und Finanzministerium überprüft laut israelischen Medienberichten die Genehmigung solcher Exporte. Den Angaben zufolg…

Mike Moore, a pioneer of cigarette litigation, is encouraging states to sue drug companies over the painkiller epidemic. (Washington Post, 23.07.2017) https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawyers-hope-to-do-to-opioid-makers-what-they-did-to-big-tobacco-150…

One in twelve physicians - and nearly one in five family medicine physicians - accepted payments from pharmaceutical companies related to opioids, according to a new study out of Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine. This is…

A question remains: Will the new owners rename the place Potsylvania? (The Independent, UK, 03.08.2017) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/marijuana-company-buy-nipton-town-california-pot-paradise-american-green-us-roxanne-lang-cannabi…

UK tobacco firm British American Tobacco (BAT) says it is under official investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over allegations it paid bribes in East Africa. (BBC, 01.08.2017) http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40787784

The makers of Vivitrol have mounted an aggressive campaign to push this narrative to the government and law enforcement. (The Fix, 21.07.2017) https://www.thefix.com/vivitrol-more-effective-suboxone-and-methadone