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Ok im shocked that nimbin got raided.... im heartbroken.... I didnt even hear about it, its upsetting to see these defenceless hippies being parted from their dear buds...... http://www.nimbinhempbar.com/april-fools-raid/

Personally I am just fine with natural cannabis ... but I will keep an open mind about cannabis in pharmaceutical forms as many people I know would prefer a pill over smoking or vaping the herb .... it's all a matter of making an informed decision about what's best for one's own health and quality of life. Marijuana's Potential Exciting Researchers in Treatment of ALS, Parkinson's Disease http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/content/view/553/27/ 23 August 2008 A Legal Mood Lifter: Researchers are investigating a new antidepressant and pain reliever that works like cannabis (marijuana), without the illegal side effects. A decade ago, when Daniele Piomelli went to scientif…

Cannabis legalisation: Will Poland be next? 23 August 2008 PRCannazine News http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/content/view/554/27/ According to Polish Radio, a campaign to loosen the marijuana laws is underway in Poland. A petition to the Ministry of Justice requesting the legalization of marijuana for personal use has already been signed by hundreds of people, including drug rehab specialists and members of Monar, a nonprofit group that works with addicts, the HIV/AIDS positive, and the homeless. Now, would-be legalizers are trying a new tack: direct contact with members of parliament (MPs). "Cannabis canvassers" recruited via the Internet have been paying visits to po…

Drug pipes charges August 24, 2008 Sydney Mornig Herald http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/drug-p...9262608892.html A TOBACCONIST has been charged after police allegedly seized hundreds of drug-smoking pipes from his store. Police went to the shop in Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, after an investigation into the supply of illegal drug paraphernalia in the area. They allegedly seized 504 ice pipes, 114 water (cannabis) pipes and 279 other assorted pipes. The 39-year-old owner was charged with the possession and supply of ice and cannabis pipes under the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act.

Cannabis 'Scrips to Calm Kids? By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos Tuesday , April 20, 2004 Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_st...,117541,00.html As a California pediatrician and 49-year-old mother of two teenage daughters, Claudia Jensen says pot might prove to be the preferred medical treatment for attention deficit disorder (search) — even in adolescents. "Why would anyone want to give their child an expensive pill … with unacceptable side effects, when he or she could just go into the backyard, pick a few leaves off a plant and make tea for him or her instead?" Jensen asked the Drug Policy Subcommittee of the House Government Reform Committee earlier this m…

Feature: Seattle's Hempfest Again Draws Multitudes in Celebration of Cannabis Culture Drug War Chronicle, Issue #548, 8/22/08 <http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/548/seattle_hempfest_2008> Last Saturday and Sunday, Seattle's Myrtle Edwards Park, a mile-long strip of land fronting Puget Sound just north of downtown, once again played host to the Seattle Hempfest. And once again, the Hempfest lived up to its reputation as the world's largest marijuana "protestival." With a core staff of around a hundred, led by the indefatigable Vivian McPeak, and about a thousand volunteers who worked to set up the event, keep it running smoothly, and tear it all down at the …

Cannabis as a Substitute for Alcohol Written by Tod Mikuriya, MD 18 August 2008 http://pr.cannazine.co.uk More and more people are finding themselves able to kick sometimes long-term, damaging and expensive alcohol habits without any of the uncomfortable symptoms of withdrawal which normally comes with long-term addictions, and they are doing it thanks to cannabis. Ninety-two Northern Californians using cannabis as an alternative to alcohol obtained letters of approval from the author - Physician Tod Mikuriya MD. Their records were reviewed to determine characteristics of the cohort and efficacy of the treatment —defined as reduced harm to the patient. All pa…

Cannabis clubs in Spain legal - Belgium forms 1st club recently PR Cannazine 18 August 2008 http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/content/view/531/27/ Recently several charitable "cannabis clubs" were founded in Spain. The lawfulness of which are now confirmed, and sanctioned by courts in Catalonia and the Basque region. People join the cannabis clubs to grow cannabis together and distribute it to members of the club at cost price. Only members have access to the growing rooms and the cannabis. In Spain trade with cannabis is prohibited, but possession for personal use is legal. Its a European Dis-Union so far as cannabis is concerned. In Spain you may grow your own su…

Still No Right to Holy Smoke Jacob Sullum August 11, 2008, 4:32pm reason ... free minds and free markets http://reason.com/blog/show/128038.html Church of Cognizance founders Dan and Mary Quaintance, whose case I discussed in my June 2007 reason story about religious use of drugs, are scheduled to be tried in Albuquerque this month on federal marijuana charges. The Quaintances, who were caught near Lordsburg, New Mexico, in 2006 with 172 pounds of marijuana, tried to get the charges against them dismissed by arguing that prosecuting them for possessing cannabis, their church's sacrament, violates the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). A federal judge…