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Written by Imperial Valley News Saturday, 20 December 2008 http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.ph...65&Itemid=1 Sterling, Virginia - Some people enjoy consuming tea for its antioxidant health benefits while others enjoy tea for the caffeine rush, but for one international traveler, his tea was more the mind altering kind. Unfortunately for him, it couldn’t alter an outstanding New York City arrest charge that abruptly ended his return trip home late Wednesday night. Jeffrey Cannon, 20, of Huntington, Md., was arrested by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Police after Customs and Border Protection officers confirmed Cannon’s identity a…

Warning about new, stronger strain of marijuana in VN 19/12/2008 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2008/12/819426/ A new, more potent marijuana is being sold to adolescents in northern and southern Viet Nam, Ha Noi police have reported. Smoked like a normal cigarette, marihuana excites the nervous system, but less than opiates. It is being sold in Hai Phong and HCM City as well as Ha Noi. HCM City police believe it will be a precursor to the use of harder drugs. It was difficult to confirm suspected users because spot tests were ineffective, said Dr Tran Phuoc Dung of HCM City's Go Vap Hospital. "This kind of cannabis is addictive li…

By Aaron Houston, AlterNet. Posted December 18, 2008 A new survey reveals 13% of 10th-graders reported smoking marijuana in the past 30 days, while just 12.3 smoked cigarettes. AlterNet Buried in the latest Monitoring the Future survey -- the major annual, federally funded survey of teen drug use -- is an astonishing finding: More 10th-graders now smoke marijuana than smoke cigarettes. Strangely, in announcing the results, White House drug czar John Walters failed to mention this evidence that our current drug policies constitute an utter train wreck. In the just-released survey, 13.8 percent of 10th-graders reported smoking marijuana in the past 30 days (consider…

Medical Marijuana and the Physician/Pharmacologists of the U.S. Supreme Court Dr. Phillip Leveque Salem-News.com Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Pharmacologist, Toxicologist and Physician. 18 December 2008 http://www.salem-news.com/articles/decembe...al-12-19-08.php Those of you who read my articles on the Web know that almost nothing surprises me anymore. I said almost nothing! Last week I saw the final TV show of Boston Legal which I thoroughly enjoy. In this show Alan Shore was pleading before the U.S. Supreme Court to get a new drug released for Denny Crane to treat his Alzheimers disease. The Boston Legal episode is based around t…

20/12/08 http://www.nisnews.nl/public/201208_2.htm THE HAGUE, - People with five cannabis plants in their home will not be prosecuted, no matter how much cannabis the plants produce, the appeal court in Den Bosch has ruled. The police have for years maintained a policy of not considering five plants at home an offence, because they can be seen as ornamental plants or for personal use of cannabis and not for commercial cultivation. The Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) did not consider those criteria relevant in this case because 6,712 grams of cannabis was found in the home of the suspects, a couple from Uden. The policy of toleration, created by jurisprudence and …

standard.co.uk Terry Kirby 17.12.08 They have criminal records for drug dealing, robbery, driving offences, assault and theft. And all are serving police officers. Essex police have admitted that 25 officers have convictions. A total of 10 offences were committed while the officers were serving and include dangerous driving, criminal damage and battery as well as common assault. The remainder were employed in the full knowledge of previous convictions. The details were released after a Freedom of Information request. One sergeant has a record for possession and supply of cannabis. Tony Rayner, chairman of the Essex branch of the Police Federation, said: "If th…

Police officers due in court 18 December 2008 Press Association http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/a...HKfijgaPI8lrBlw Three police officers are due to appear in court accused of perverting the course of justice, the police watchdog said. Sergeant Marcus Garvey, 44, and Pc Wayne Campbell, 40, were summonsed over the arrest of a man in January for possessing cannabis. The arrested man was charged and appeared in court in Greenwich, south-east London, but the case was dismissed after a digital recording from the time of the arrest was played in court.

Drug Czar of My Dreams Matt Elrod 18 December 2008 Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-elrod/d...s_b_152044.html For over 35 years America's war at home, the Drug War, has been raging. Owing in large part to drug war excesses, the United States now locks up more of its citizens than any nation on earth -- more than 2.3 million, with half a million of them behind bars for nonviolent drug offenses alone. That is more than Western Europe, with a much higher population, incarcerates for all crimes combined. The historic election of Barack Obama signals a unique opportunity to begin to heal one of America's worst open sores and end the drug war, but that is …

Cannabis crisis shows Japan’s drug allergy Reuters 18 December 2008 Daiy News and Analysis http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1215162 TOKYO: First a sumo wrestler, then an actor, now students at elite universities and a tennis player — the list of people caught using marijuana has sparked fears of reefer madness in Japan. Over 2,000 people were arrested on dope charges between January and October this year, a 19% increase on the same period last year, according to the National Police Agency. “(The) increase in marijuana abusers, as well as tightening regulations, are both factors that pushed up the number of arrests,” Shingo Katsuno, vice president and an ex…

Dope helps memory Grainger Laffan 15th December 2008 Sunshine Coast Daily http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2008/dec/1...mproves-memory/ Research suggests that a legal drug derived from marijuana could be used to slow down the effects of Alzheimer's disease. Elements found in marijuana can be beneficial to ageing brains and can even stimulate the growth of new brain cells - according to Ohio State University scientists. Their research suggests that a legal drug derived from marijuana could even be used to slow down the effects of Alzheimer's disease. The medicinal properties of cannabis is contained in tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC, which is the main…

Mark Thompson 18 December 2008 http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/34The...m-in.4805066.jp ©2008 Johnston Press Digital Publishing HAPLESS John Allison tried to set up his own cannabis farm in yoghurt pots – but forgot to put the bulb in the lamp he bought to help them grow. Allison's attempt was labelled "the poorest cannabis farm in town" after police raided his home and stumbled across 10 drooping plants in tiny pots, which were dying because there was no light. But his "laughable" attempts still landed him in court where he was slapped with a fine for cultivating cannabis. Hartlepool magistrates heard how police discovered the plants by chance as they c…

16/12/08 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/16/2447563.htm © 2008 ABC Police have charged an Angle Vale man with cultivating cannabis after his hydroponic crop sparked a fire this morning. The 39-year-old has also been charged with possessing illegal equipment. The fire at the man's Huon Road property destroyed a shed and two old cars. A firefighter was hurt while fighting the blaze and was taken to the Gawler Hospital with minor injuries.

Wed, Dec 10, 2008 11:27 am http://hightimes.com/video/ht_admin/4879 Host of "Red Eye" censored by own network for joking about Bill O'Reilly's secret stash On Tuesday night, HIGH TIMES Senior Editor David Bienenstock appeared as a guest on the Fox News Channel to promote his new book, The Official High Times Pot Smoker's Handbook. At one point, he jokingly claimed that Fox News' green room was stocked with the best weed in the world. Regular Fox News panelist, writer and producer Bill Schulz then countered, on the air, with "Mr. Bill O'Reilly doesn't like it when you get into his personal stash." A very funny joke. But when the show aired, the clip ran thusly: …

Tue, Dec 09, 2008 1:45 pm http://hightimes.com/news/ht_admin/4877 Source: pinknews.co.uk A woman from Hull has been convicted of drug dealing after admitting to police that she was selling cannabis to pay for her civil partnership ceremony. When her home was searched by officers in September they discovered 174 grams of cannabis resin and more than £300 in cash. Lisa Nicholson, 25, of De La Pole Avenue in West Hull, claimed some of the money was gifts from friends towards the cost of the ceremony. The Hull Daily Mail reports that she was given nine months, suspended for two years, and 150 hours community service at Hull Crown Court yesterday. Her partner Emm…