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US changes tack on Afghan poppies
" The United States is to change the way it deals with the massive poppy growing industry in Afghanistan. Instead of destroying the crops it will spend money encouraging Afghan farmers to grow different ones. US... Food handlers at Red Lobster are banned from wearing Remembrance Day poppies
The employees at a Red Lobster restaurant in Calgary, Alberta, are not allowed to wear Remembrance Day poppies while working in the kitchen because of safety concerns that parts of them might lend in someone’s... 90 Years On from World War One
90 years onfrom World War Onea bee leaving a poppyVideo Installation 'Where The Bee Sucks' by Paul ConneallyRemembrance Sunday 2008I originally made this installation 3 years ago to commemorate the 90 years on... Why do we wear poppies on Remembrance Day?
Why do we wear red poppies on Remembrance Day, November 11? Where did that tradition come from?The poppy worn on Remembrance Day is the red-corn poppy, which grows abundantly in Europe, including Flanders... Nato to target Afghan drugs trade
Concerned with growth in drug trade in Afghanistan, NATO forces have been empowered to target opium factories. The UN said in August that poppy production in Afghanistan was down this year after a record-breaking...Strange Bedfellows
"According to CBC: The federal New Democrats have lost a candidate over a very public love of cannabis. The NDP has confirmed that Dana Larsen submitted his resignation to the party’s provincial campaign manager. Party spokesman Brad Lavigne said information came to light...US Can’t Stop Afghan Heroin Problem
The United Nations recent drugs report claims that 93% of the world’s opium comes from Afghanistan and that massive drug trade has provided $100 million to the Taliban terrorists last year. Since 2004 the US has...
created by dailynewsus.com | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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B.C. drug foe faces hashish charges in Dubai
Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor You know all legal and scientific logic has gone out the window, when a anti drug advocate is arrested for minute traces of hashish on his clothing. Granted he may...
created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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A better way to deal with Afghanistan's poppy crop
"Afghanistan provides more than 90% of the world's heroin, which is made from poppies. The amount has skyrocketed since the Taliban regime that sheltered
Osama bin Laden was toppled in 2001.
The poppy boom feeds... Potent Afghan Heroin Causing Big Problems in the US
Hmmm, What other war does this remind you of in America's history. The LA Times cited figures showing that heroin related fatalities have risen by 75 percent. That is a staggering number in light of...The Red Poppy
" The Red Poppy On and around 11 November each year, the RSL sells millions of red cloth poppies for Australians to pin on their lapels. Proceeds go to the RSL welfare work. Why a red poppy? Colonel John McCrae, who was Professor of Medicine at...The Red Poppy
" The Red Poppy On and around 11 November each year, the RSL sells millions of red cloth poppies for Australians to pin on their lapels. Proceeds go to the RSL welfare work. Why a red poppy? Colonel John McCrae, who was Professor of Medicine at...Afghanistan Opium Crop Is 1.5 Times The Size Of Hong Kong - And The US Cannot...
"Afghanistan's opium production will increase by nearly 50 percent this year to a record 6,100 tonnes after an "alarming" jump in cultivation in the lawless south, the UN drugs office announced."
created by Winstons Myth | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Canadians dying over U.S. drug policy in Afghanistan
"Canadian soldiers are dying for U.S. ambitions of stomping out the illegal opium trade in Afghanistan, a report from a French drug policy think-tank charges. The Senlis Council said on Wednesday that...
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