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Politician sorry for not smoking pot Thursday, 18 September, 2008 World News Australia http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/...king_pot_557957 The leader of Canada's Green Party has apologised for never having tried marijuana while unveiling plans to call for the legalisation of cannabis. "I am not a fan of marijuana use," politician Elizabeth May explained at a campaign rally in Halifax, ahead of next month's election. "I've never used marijuana. I apologize." In its election manifesto, the Green party said the country's decades-old marijuana prohibition had "utterly failed and has not led to reduced drug use". Rather, prohibition has led to costly policing…

14/10/08 http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/261124 copyright © 1998-2008 digitaljournal.com A drive-thru cashier at a McDonald's in Florida called 911 when a customer offered up the wrong kind of "green" as payment. Shawn Alexander Pannullo, 27, allegedly tried to pay for his food using pot. His meal cost him $500 US in bond money. A Florida man was arrested today after a drive-thru cashier called police because the customer allegedly tried to pay for his meal using pot. According to the news report: The Indian River County Sheriff's Office said the cashier called Monday with a description of the vehicle the suspect had been riding in. A deputy spotted the ve…

By Rob Young October 13, 2008 http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/mariju...bers_house.html Copyright © 2008 Freedom Communications Two robbers impersonating law enforcement officers took marijuana valued at $30,000 or more from Oregon House residents who were growing it legally for a co-op, Yuba County Sheriff Steve Durfor said Monday. The incident at a house in the 9000 block of Sweetwater Trail was reported at 9:04 p.m. Sunday. After identifying themselves as officers, the armed men bound the homeowner and four roommates, then ransacked the house, taking about four pounds of processed marijuana and 15 mature plants from an outdoor garden, Durfor said. The robber…

Sorry for getting your hopes up http://cardhouse.com/drcliff/office/goodideas.htm Dr Cliff ? "The psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). A couple other plants make THC in smaller amounts, most notably the Szechuan peppercorn, hwa-jhou. THC is also being studied for its useful pharmaceutical properties. I'm not talking about the buzz you get from it, I'm talking about the anti-nausea and appetite-stimulant effects you also get from it. So, a lot is known about THC. It's structurally close to several plant hormones, so it stands to reason that all these molecules may be made from a common precursor. Follow along here- that means two thing…

Brisbane Times Louise Hall, Health Reporter October 11, 2008 The only worthwhile comment to note in that piece is the last line . . . although it appears to affect healthy people differently from people who have a genetic or environmental predisposition to schizophrenia . . .

October 13, 2008 - 3:50PM http://news.theage.com.au/national/nine-ar...81013-4znf.html Copyright © 2008. The Age Company Ltd Police have arrested nine people in South Australia and Queensland after cracking an alleged drug trafficking operation involving large quantities of cannabis. Police allege that cannabis grown hydroponically in South Australia had been shipped to Queensland over the past two years. Since Friday, police have arrested four people in SA and charged them with trafficking a commercial quantity of cannabis. Queensland police arrested five people and charged them with various drug offences. Three men arrested in Adelaide have been bailed to ap…

10:00 PM PDT on Saturday, October 11, 2008 By JULISSA McKINNON The Press-Enterprise A pot grower who advertised marijuana for sale on the classified advertising Web site Craigslist thought he was exchanging e-mails with a potential buyer earlier this week. He later discovered he had been chatting with Hemet police investigators all along. After several e-mails and phone calls, undercover agents from the Hemet Police Department's Crime Suppression Unit struck a deal with the grower to buy two ounces of high-grade marijuana, according to a police news release. "It's kind of a free-for-all site, you can advertise for anything," Hemet police Sgt. Matt Hess said of …

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Source: Livingston County Daily Press & Argus (MI) Author: Jim Totten, Daily Press & Argus Published: October 5, 2008 Copyright: 2008 Livingston Daily Press & Argus Cannabis News

Researchers explore marijuana and mental health 8 October 2008 physorg.com http://www.physorg.com/news142694179.html A team of mental health experts from the University of Western Sydney say young people who have developed a dependence on cannabis are likely to continue using the drug following the diagnosis of a mental illness. To find out their reasons why, the Social Justice Social Change Research Centre (SJSC) at UWS will commence a study of the links between marijuana and mental health in 2009. Cannabis is one of the most widely used drugs in the world. In Australia, forty to fifty percent of young people admit to trying cannabis at least once. Associate Pr…

Forensic 'backlog' delays drugs case ANDREW DOWDELL, COURT REPORTER October 10, 2008 02:40pm Adelaide Now http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0...11-2682,00.html A MAJOR South Australian drug case has been adjourned for more than five months because of the continuing backlog at the state's Forensic Science Centre. Prosecutors were to have handed over police statements and drugs analysis data today in Adelaide Magistrates Court, over what police described as the state's biggest cannabis haul in six years. Beau Trent Hunt, 29, Craig Arthur Stevens, 28, Stephen Lee Yeates, 33, and Shelley Abbott, 32, were all arrested and charged in July. Police allegedly foun…

Police raids net 90 cannabis plants in Adelaide houses MICHAEL MILNES, POLICE REPORTER October 09, 2008 01:24pm AdelaideNow http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0...12-2682,00.html NEIGHBOURS of a "grow house" are concerned that cannabis was grown in their northern suburbs street which is full of children. Police found 40 mature cannabis plants and 15kg of dried product in the Justinian St, Elizabeth Downs this morning and took a 33-year-old woman away for questioning. Residents of the street said the woman would come and go from the house all the time. "This is not good this is a very kid orientated area,'' a neighbour said. "It's a bonus that this cannabi…

AlterNet DrugReporter Bruce Mirken Marijuana Policy Project 9 October, 2008