Welcome to The World Federation Against Drugs
WFAD is a multilateral community of non-governmental organisations and individuals. We share a common concern that illicit drug use is undercutting traditional values and threatening the existence of stable families, communities, and government institutions throughout the world. Our aim is to work for a drug-free world.
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Turkey debates alcohol sales and ad restrictions
2013-05-23
Written by: News Editor
Turkish lawmakers on Thursday began debating a bill that bans all alcohol advertising and tightens restrictions on sales of such beverages a proposal the government insists is aimed at protecting the young from the ills of spirits but which secularists say is an example of the Islamic-based ruling party's encroachment on personal freedoms.
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Michigan: Watch out for patients driving with marijuana in system
2013-05-23
Written by: Torgny Peterson
According to the Michigan Supreme Court driving with marijuana in your system is not necessarily illegal if you're a medical marijuana patient in Michigan.
A Word of warning: If in Michigan, watch out for potheads DUI. It's illegal for Michigan drivers to consume marijuana, but the state high...[Continue]
A Word of warning: If in Michigan, watch out for potheads DUI. It's illegal for Michigan drivers to consume marijuana, but the state high...[Continue]
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Emerging trend of abusing bhang in Kenya
2013-05-22
Written by: Slum Child Foundation
I am so saddened by the emerging trend being put in place by drug cartels with the worse hit victims being children and youths especially from the slums. According to Kenyan local daily Newspaper, the Nairobian I have been able to note that drug barons especially in the field of marijuana have emerged with a new trick for...[Continue]
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