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China
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China Warns Citizens Living In Canada Against Consuming Legal Cannabis
According to Chinese officials, marijuana legalization in North America has caused an increase of cannabis use in China.
October 21, 2019
China Preparing To Impose Controls On Vaping E-Cigarettes
China has the most tobacco users in the world.
September 24, 2019
Chinese Authorities Say Cannabis Legalization in Canada, US Poses Threat to China
Meanwhile, President Trump maintains that China is "flooding" the US with fentanyl.
June 17, 2019
Researchers Find Evidence of Ancient Cannabis Use in China
The evidence suggests that cannabis was used religiously and ritualistically.
June 13, 2019
Canadian Citizen Sentenced to Death in China for Alleged Role in Drug Ring
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg's sentence has just been changed from 15 years in a Chinese prison to execution.
January 15, 2019
American Student Facing Death Penalty in China for Cannabis Distribution Released
An American student spent eight months in a Chinese prison after being falsely accused of sharing cannabis.
November 13, 2018
China’s Drug Control Agency Denies Trump’s Allegations of Supplying Fentanyl to US
The White House and Beijing remain at odds over the source of fentanyl entering the United States.
August 30, 2018
Public Death Sentences Kick Off China’s Anti-Drug Campaign
Ten people were executed in front of thousands last week.
December 19, 2017
Politician Believes Legal Weed Will Spur A Communist Revolution
Anti-weed red-baiting? Retro!
November 30, 2017
Trump Continues To Blame China For Opioid Crisis
After a meeting with the Chinese President, Trump continues to blame China for the opioid crisis. You know, rather than getting to the root of the issue.
November 22, 2017
How China Quietly Became a Legal Hemp Powerhouse
When thinking of the booming legal cannabis industry, the majority of analysts are following the developments in the…
August 31, 2017
U.S. Health Chief Lauds China for Help with Opioid Control
BEIJING (AP) — China has been an “incredible partner” in cracking down on synthetic opioids seen as fueling…
August 21, 2017
Chinese Schools Are Using Psychedelic VR to Scare Kids off Drugs
One thing that strikes me, when reading international news about drug use, is how alike all we humans…
July 5, 2017
China Bans More Synthetic Opioids Blamed for U.S. Drug Deaths
BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday it would ban a designer drug called U-47700 and three others, following…
June 20, 2017
China: The Philippines’ Drug War is Good And You Should Support It
China and the United States are locked in a sort of cold war for influence in the Philippines,…
May 18, 2017
Marijuana Seizures Surge in Hong Kong
You can make an argument for Hong Kong, the former British colony turned international banking and cultural center,…
April 12, 2017
China Launches First CBD Research Firm
China is to get its first company dedicated to research, development and marketing of medicinal products based on…
March 21, 2017
Philippines to Turn to China for Drug War Aid?
The Philippines’ ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in China this week for a high-profile visit that western media accounts are portraying as a tilt away…
October 20, 2016
Archeologists Discover First-Ever Ancient Cannabis ‘Burial Shroud’
A Chinese archaeologist and his colleagues unearthed the remains of a man, buried approximately 2,400 to 2,800 years…
October 7, 2016
China: Synthetic Drug Use Is Rising at an Alarming Rate
Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported Tuesday that Chinese authorities are warning of a rapid rise in abuse of…
May 13, 2015