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Hemp use facilitates schizophrenia This story will get the legal hemp movement spitting hemp chips , I might email it around the "hemp traps" to rev them up and to get them to re-think there position of distancing themselves from the MMJ and Cannabis Law Reform Movements -the RATS ...Jess BERLIN 02-May-07 STUDIES show that regularly smoking hashish or marijuana doubles the risk of developing schizophrenia, said Prof Peter Falkai of the Berlin-based German Society of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neurology (DGPPN). Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive substance in hemp, is said to be responsible for the psychotic effect of cannabis. Adolescents ca…

Ban bongs!No its a smokescreen to protect the tobacco industry. Check out this article-click on the image for the original , in case it "disappears" accidently of course . article

More drivers test for drugs than drink-so say the police ALMOST three times as many NSW drivers have tested positive to illegal drugs as those caught with alcohol in their systems, a new police random drug testing unit has found. Of the 1600 drivers stopped and given a swab test by the unit since it was established in January, one in 46 were discovered to have taken illegal drugs. In some areas, one in eight long haul truck drivers tested were caught using illegal drugs, chiefly amphetamines. By comparison, random breath testing catches one driver in 130 for driving over their alcohol limit.(.... ah-ha over the limit but how many drivers have alcohol in their …

Check this out.... not sure why this didn't post the first time... Lemme try this again... Ali xx Seems the Seniors are finding what REALLY works... Good on' em... Love and stuff, Alison xx Small but growing number of seniors using drugs Updated Sun. May. 13 2007 10:01 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff Seniors constitute the fastest growing population group in Canada, and some of them use illicit drugs. Researchers say older adults tend to be an under-recognized group of drug users but it's a trend that needs study and attention. Mavis Becker is a senior who enjoys drugs. The Vancouverite, who's about to turn 65, says she has a lot o…

Lawyers should be drug tested: QC A prominent Melbourne lawyer says there is a drug problem in the legal profession and random drug testing should be introduced. Melbourne QC and former chairman of the National Crime Authority, Peter Faris, says he has information suggesting there is a drug problem in the legal profession in Victoria and NSW. "The information I get from other lawyers, and anecdotally, is that there has been quite a problem with high flyers in the legal profession in NSW and Victoria using cocaine for a number of years," Mr Faris told ABC Radio. Mr Faris said he had seen the effect of drugs on some lawyers he had faced across the bar in court. …

This week is dedicated to those who suffer from Autism or ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) so please donate if you see a collection. MJ is one drug that can help adult sufferers with anxiety associated with ASD's, most of you probably know or are related to somebody that has an ASD. 1 in every 160 Australians are now born with an ASD (as my son has just been diagnosed with moderate Autism), which is massive odds, it's increased 10 fold in the last decade and has gone 'under the radar' so to speak. So keep it in mind this week guys and please donate if you can!

Thought this was interesting... Check t out... Love and a squish, Alison xx Illicit drug report shows traffickers using new tactics AM - Friday, 11 May , 2007 08:29:00 Reporter: Barney Porter TONY EASTLEY: The amount of drugs seized by Australian police and customs officials has dropped significantly according to the latest Illicit Drug Data Report. In the last financial year, six tonnes of drugs were seized compared to 13 tonnes in the year before. The report is being released later today by the Australian Crime Commission. But the Australian National Council on Drugs says while the amount of drugs has dropped, the number of seizures ha…