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In the quiet countryside just outside Vancouver, B.C. an ambitious young entrepreneur surveys a blindingly bright room filled with lovely plants--dozens of stalks of high-power marijuana. Almost ready for harvest, they hold threadlike, resin-frosted pot flowers, rust-and-white "buds" thickening in a base of green-and-purple leaves. The room reeks of citrus and menthol, a drug-rich musk lingering on fingertips and clothes. "There's no way I won't make a million dollars," says the entrepreneur, David (one-name sources throughout this story are pseudonymous). He runs several other sites like this one, reaping upwards of $80,000 in a ten-week cycle. Says he: "Even if they …

Authors: Lenton, S; Humeniuk, R; Heale, P; Christie, P Title: Infringement versus conviction: the social impact of a minor cannabis offence in South Australia and Western Australia Source: DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 19 (3): 257-264 SEP 2000 Keywords: cannabis offences; conviction; expiation; prohibition; decriminalization; deterrence Abstract: Quantitative data is reported from a study of 68 South Australians who had received an infringement notice or 'cannabis expiation notice' (CEN) and 68 West Australians who received a criminal conviction for a minor cannabis offence not more than 10 years ago to compare impact of the infringement notice and the conviction on t…

I keep getting a strange effect on my pc, where it changes my internet settings. It makes it so when I start up the pc, and open internet explorer, it tells me I haven't got a connection! Then I open internet tools, connections, and my connection box is ticked as "never dial a connection" instead of the normal "always dial a connection"... why does this keep switching back to the never dial one every now and again....? It's an easy fix of course, but it's really got me stumped as to what might be doing it... I recently installed ICQ, but I'm not sure if this is the culprit... if anyone can advise me on why my computer doesn't want me to connect out to the internet, pl…

hey guys ages i ago came accross sum online weed growing games dose any1 know where i can find any these days.. all the links r old an not working anymore..? cheers Ele

SYDNEY'S first cannabis clinic will be established to help heavy users quit the drug and curb its use by young people, the NSW government announced today. NSW Special Minister of State John Della Bosca said the clinic, aimed to help people highly dependent on cannabis, is part of a $2.4 million state government program. The clinic, to be set up in Parramatta, is the flagship for more planned on Sydney's west and south, the NSW central coast and central west. Mr Della Bosca said the latest government initiative highlighted the serious health consequences of cannabis use, particularly to young people. "The people coming to this clinic will be seeking treatment for s…

Bust seizes 67 drug plants SIXTY-seven cannabis plants with a potential street value of $2500 each have been seized in the Lockyer Valley. A man and a woman were charged in relation to the drug bust on Monday, part of the Toowoomba Tactical Crime Unit’s (TTCU) latest drug-focused operation — Operation Croodle. Denis John Land, 54, appeared in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on charges of possessing and producing a dangerous drug, exceeding the schedule limit and possessing property suspected of being used in the commission of a crime. A 64-year-old woman is yet to appear on the same charges. TTCU officer-incharge Senior Sergeant Mark Kelly said a 12-metre shipping container, …

Sup Peeps thought i might post this.. For the peeps outside sydney.. theres a huge asain growing ring... where they chem the fuck out of there plants for commecial use.. this is the story

Britain's most senior coroner is warning that hundreds of young people are dying in accidents caused by their prolonged use of cannabis. Hamish Turner, the president of the Coroners' Society, said that the drug, which is often portrayed as harmless, has increasingly been behind deaths that have been recorded as accidents or suicides. In the past year, he estimated that cannabis was a significant contributory factor in about 10 per cent of the 100 cases that he had dealt with in south Devon, where he works. Conversations with his colleagues led him to believe that the scale of the problem elsewhere in the country was equally bad. "Cannabis is as dangerous as any oth…

I've been a regular smoker for nearly a year now (previous use was scattered and rare), and I've definately paid a price for it. I've found that, not only are my anxiety levels increasing, but I'm finding it harder and harder to experience new situations, I'm withdrawing into my own mind too often. I've always been a quiet and shy person, and ever since I learnt enough about myself to understand, I've been trying to be more confident, and build more self-esteem. As much as I love my weed, I think it is the worst thing for me right now! I know I should stop smoking, or at least reduce my intake. I don't smoke very much, but only because I don't need much to get stoned. I…

Paracetamol overdoses need study http://ninemsn.com.au/ Paracetamol poisoning is common in Australasia and not enough is being done to minimise its effects, a new study has found. The survey of emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand found varied responses to cases of Paracetamol overdose, which can cause permanent liver damage or death. The study by two New Zealand doctors was published in the latest issue of the journal of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. The director of emergency medicine at Austin Health in Victoria, Associate Professor George Braitberg, said the results of the study were worrying. "Paracetamol toxicity is a well-r…

Authors Stepanov GS. Sytnik VP. Title [ineffectiveness of the back cross method in selecting hemp for heterosis]. [Russian] Source Tsitologiia i Genetika. 12(5):424-7, 1978 Sep-Oct. Abstract In the back crossings the heretability caused by the additive effect of the genes predominates. The selection on the characters controlled by the additive genes leads to the homozygosis increase of the population and to the reduced vitality of the plants. The repeated crossing of the heterozygous hybrid plants with the parental form homozygous according to the recessive gene increases the quota of the genes of the latter. It results in the intermediate type of inheritance for al…

GOOSE CREEK--As police struggled to calm a growing firestorm over their drug raid at Stratford High School, state investigators Friday began probing why officers charged into a crowded hallway with guns drawn while students cowered in fear. After watching a surveillance videotape of the Wednesday raid, Solicitor Ralph Hoisington asked the State Law Enforcement Division to look into possible police misconduct in the operation. He called for the probe after consulting with Berkeley County Sheriff Wayne DeWitt. "I don't think there's anything wrong at all with law enforcement addressing a problem in a high school, but I have serious concerns about the need for restrainin…

Marijuana prohibition…a thesis on The laws of oppression , the laws of regression If you have not tried it … how can you decide it ? Introduction It's all about freedom of choice , now really , isn't it ? I tried smokes in my teens through peer group pressure , I don't like cigarettes , I gave them up after a couple of years puffing away , about 25 years ago , the toxins were making me sick , & I only occasionally socially drink alcohol ( the of the biggest drug killers in our society ). I won’t even drink Caffeine containing products…although Chocolate is the exception Would you change your opinion on caffiene if you knew it could kill you in large enough quanit…

FIVE children have been suspended from a Queensland primary school for smoking marijuana The incident has stunned Premier Peter Beattie and sparked a police investigation into how they acquired the drugs. Detectives attached to the Logan juvenile aid bureau will interview the children and their parents. A bureau spokesman told The Sunday Mail that charges "could be laid against adults" over the matter. Teachers discovered the Year 5 boys ? aged 9 and 10 ? in the toilets of Shailer Park State School in Brisbane's south with cannabis and home-made bongs. Education Queensland was notified and immediately launched an investigation. Three of the boys have sinc…