Anti-drug activists talk with users about the synthetic substance in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital. Charities are calling for international efforts to stop the distribution of illegal drugs across ...

Kush, a synthetic cannabinoid, is spreading quickly for the promise of a stress-relieving high. But what's the impact on users — and Sierra... It's barely 9 a.m. but the cramped alleyways of Kaduna in ...

The proposed name “Kush” refers to a landrace strain of marijuana originating from the Amu Darya River Valley, located on the border between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. According to Weedmaps MAPS, this ...

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Charities are calling for international efforts to stop the distribution of illegal drugs across African borders amid growing concern over a substance called kush. The cheap synthetic drug is claiming ...

It's barely 9 a.m. but the cramped alleyways of Kaduna in the western end of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, are already packed with young men. They sit hunched over on low wooden benches, their ...