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Recreational Cannabis "No Problem" Say Boston Police Bill Stone PR Cannazine 4 January 2009 http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/content/view/799/1/ On January 26th 2009 the British government is set to increase the penalties for simple cannabis possession, up from 2 years jail time, to 5 years. According to the Home Office this action is being taken to "send a message" that cannabis is dangerous, and is therefore unacceptable in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States of America, State police have today announced they will no longer ticket people caught in possession of cannabis, and regardless of whether they are actually caught smoking …

Disabled man grew cannabis for pain relief Andrew Pugh Jan 1 2009 Port Talbot Guardian http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wa...91466-22568976/ A WHEELCHAIR- BOUND Sandfields man grew 17 cannabis plants at his home to use as pain relief for his chronic back pain. Desmond Humphrey, 43, admitted cultivating the plants when he appeared before Port Talbot Magistrates on Tuesday, December 23. The court heard that at 9.42am on December 16, police executed a search warrant at his home in Sandpiper Court, Seaward Avenue. On their arrival Humphrey indicated where the drugs were, directing them to a wardrobe. There, police found three stashes of the plants. In total,…

Author : Samantha DeWitt Posted: January 2, 2009 http://www.inquisitr.com/14068/your-breath...arijuana-fresh/ All content and source © 2008 The Inquisitr Would you buy marijuana flavored Listerine breath freshener? Fancy a hit of THC or marijuana goodness with your breath freshner? Then Med-Strips is for you. This herbal, keep fresh and smiling past the sniffer dogs treat, are like the Listerine breath strips you buy at the supermarket, except that each one of strips comes loaded with 625mg of mind altering, munchie inducing THC. The label claims the strips will be “like totally effective, discreet and convenient, man.” Results may vary. You can get them in …

Farm has high hopes for homes made with hemp By Alexandra Wood 31 December 2008 Yorkshire Post http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Farm-h...-for.4833626.jp ONCE farmers had to grow it by Royal decree to ensure Britain ruled the waves. Hemp, the plant said to have 25,000 uses, including making ropes and sails, has long since fallen out of fashion. But a Yorkshire family farming business is now not only cultivating hemp but are turning it into modern-day eco-building materials. Martin and Nick Voase, who farm near Leven, started growing hemp six years ago to supply a Suffolk-based company called Hemcore. But the contract fell through because of prohibitive haulage …

Cannabinoid Science Research Group Head of laboratory: Dr Jonathon Arnold Bosch Institute http://www.bosch.org.au/research/NervousSy...ience/index.php The Cannabinoid Science Research Group, headed by Dr Jonathon Arnold, conducts a diverse range of research related to cannabis and the cannabinoids. Anticancer actions of cannabinoids One of this group's primary research interests is studying the anticancer effects of plant-derived, endogenous and synthetic cannabinoid compounds. This group is investigating the antiproliferative effects of cannabinoids on a range of human cancer cell lines. In addition, with the increasing use cannabis by chemotherapy patients as a p…

(Reporting by Lamine Ghanmi; editing by Sami Aboudi) Wed 31 Dec 2008, 14:49 GMT http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnLV543831.html © Reuters 2008. All Rights Reserved RABAT, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Morocco, the world's top cannabis grower after Afghanistan, has managed to halve the cultivation area of the illicit crop, slashing production by 65 percent, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. Cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit drug globally. Security officials in Morocco and other Maghreb countries fear militants linked to al Qaeda could join hands with drug traffickers to carry out more violence in North Africa. "The target is to bring the cannabis cultiva…

Gotcha! Radley Balko Reason .. Free Minds and Free Markets http://www.reason.com/blog/show/130429.html?success=1 Like Mark Draughn, I've been somewhat skeptical of Barry Cooper, the former drug cop turned pitchman for how-to-beat-the-cops videos. He comes off as more of a huckster than a principled whistle-blower, which I think does the good ideas he stands for (police reform) more harm than good. But damn. I have to hand it to him. This might be one of the ballsiest moves I've ever seen. http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Fu4YVH8nA http://nevergetbusted.com/node/178 KopBusters rented a house in Odessa, Texas and began growing two small Christmas trees under a gro…

I know this sounds very dramatic, but I had an idea last night that really got me thinking. I'm sure your all aware of the governments idea to genetically isolate the pain killing attributes of pot as a form of pain killers. As i was munching into a salad my friend made whilst stoned, I realised how friggen awesome it tasted. Now I'm not the guy who typically eats salad unless I'm forced too. haha. So then it struck me. Why can't they isolate the component of pot that makes stuff taste so good. Pot makes things taste good, I've never met a person who have said food tastes 'worse' while stoned. I shared this with the group i was with and one of them posed a question,…

Nigeria: Pharmacists Advocate Capital Punishment for Drug Traffickers Yemi Bamidele 28 December 2008 http://allafrica.com/stories/200812290904.html As the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) staged a five-kilometre walk round Oyo State capital in support of its anti-drug awareness campaign, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has advocated capital punishment for hard drug traffickers and peddlers in the country. PSN specifically wants drastic measures to be taken against the cultivators of cannabis sativa otherwise known as Indian hemp and their barons saying they were murderers and silent killers. Speaking at the awareness rally organised by the ND…

Army seizes cars, drugs, weapons, suspects in Bekaa Daily Star staff Wednesday, December 31, 2008 The Daily Star http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?ed...rticle_id=98766 BEIRUT: The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) made a series of arrests on Monday evening, cracking down on wanted criminals such as car thieves, as well as arms and drug smugglers in the Bekaa Valley. "The army arrested wanted criminals, seized 22 stolen cars and unlicensed medium-size weapons, as well as mines and hand grenades," according to a statement issued by the Lebanese Army Command. "The army also seized huge quantities of cannabis, enough to fill 10 trucks, and 100 kilograms of cocaine," it …

Barnett admits failing timetable for election pledges 31 December 2008 ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/31/2457301.htm Colin Barnett says work is underway to meet the remaining election pledges as soon as possible. (ABC) The West Australian Premier, Colin Barnett, says he has not broken any pre-election promises despite failing to meet a self imposed deadline to implement key party policies. On the eve of the September state election, the Liberals released a 45 point plan outlining action they would take in the first 100 days in office if elected. The plan included repealing Labor's cannabis laws and introducing legislation for fixed parliamentar…

December 20, 2008 - 9:54AM http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cannab...9189924853.html Copyright © 2008. The Sydney Morning Herald An elaborate hydroponic cannabis set-up has been uncovered in an inner-Sydney house, with drugs worth an estimated $200,000. Police raided the house in Ripon Way, Rosebery, about 3.30pm (AEDT) on Friday and arrested a 41-year-old woman who was hiding in a cupboard. Officers found an indoor cannabis plantation with 68 plants and a quantity of cannabis head being prepared for distribution. They also seized chemicals, filters, fans and heating lamps. Three first floor rooms were dedicated to cannabis cultivation, a fourth was used as…