Cannabis Law and Politics

Author: Cindy Holden Date: 19 February 2009 Source: California Newswire Copyright: 1983 - 2009 Neotrope® http://californianewswire.com/2009/02/19/CNW3381_233621.php

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Hey all BJ Here again. As i posted some time ago with my dramas of getting busted growing and getting off with the great result of No Conviction Recorded, i now have another dilemma. Basically i am going for a computer job. I have a long history of working in computers and am currently shortlisted for a new job. The question on the forms asks me to disclose anything charges i have been found guilty of or had a conviction for in the past. I called QLD police and they said that my recent charges from last year of No Conviction Recorded for growing / posession etc will not show up as no conviction was recorded. However i have read conflicting information online a…

Author: By ROBYN BLUMNER Date: 18 February 2009 Source: Green County Dailies http://xeniagazette.1upmonitor.com/main.as...amp;TM=5320.781

Ever wonder why, despite all the evidence to support the value of Cannabis and Cannabis derivatives to health and the welfare of the seriously ill, that our government still considers us stoners to be outlaws, and still criminalises the consumption of pot? Read this. I know it's wikipedia, but the external sources link to primary source documentation. This is similar to other international agreements that our successive parliaments have signed us up to without referendum. It makes for very interesting reading. Apologies if this is not the correct thread, but the Belladonna I'm curently smoking has my brain doing circus tricks! Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

I found this interesting and while I new about it I didnt know the specific details of what happened. This should be widely known! If people knew the real story behind the demonizing of pot they would be outraged. Way back when, cannibis hemp was the new cash crop. It was being hailed by everyone as the miracle plant, including the AMA. It was so successful that it was going to replace wood as the main ingredient in paper. It was easily renewable and didn't require the vast amounts of water to produce paper like wood does. It also didn't pollute nearly as much. Lots of rich people had a huge stake in wood and paper, the Duponts, etc. Eventually, a banker and influential…

Author: Patrick Gower Date: 16 February 2009 Source: The New Zealand Herald Copyright: Copyright 2009, APN Holdings NZ Limited http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article....6944&pnum=0

ninemsn.com.au 10:31 AEST Mon Jan 19 2009 by Larine Statham Australia's only sitting Democrat says she is pleased the man she voted for will replace her when she retires. David Winderlich worked as Sandra Kanck's policy adviser for several years, before being elected to replace her in the legislative council of the South Australian Parliament in a party vote that took place last week. "He has an excellent understanding of parliament and knows all the laws that are up in the air at the moment and he'll be able to slip right into it," Ms Kanck said. Richard Way and Craig Bossie also contended the seat, but were defeated by the father of five. "All I know was tha…

Author: Dorsett Bennett Date: 8 February 2009 Source: Salem-News.com Copyright: © 2008 Salem-News.com

Author: Dorsett Bennett Date: 3 February 2009 Source: Salem News Copyright: © 2008 Salem-News.com

SOURCE: Email response from, The National Drugs and Poisons Scheduling Committee Regarding cannabis and cannabis products The National Drugs and Poisons Scheduling Committee (NDPSC) is responsible for the scheduling of drugs and poisons, at the Commonwealth Government level. The NDPSC is a statutory committee established under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 and is responsible for determining the classification or scheduling of medicines, as well as agricultural, veterinary and domestic chemicals in Australia. The NDPSC’s authority is described in the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. However, while the work of the NDPSC is conducted under that Act, the NDPSC Secreta…

SOURCE: http://www.maps.org/ Professor Craker responds to Bush Administration’s Eleventh Hour Blow To Scientific Freedom On January 30, 2009, lawyers for Professor Lyle Craker filed a motion of reconsideration in response to the DEA’s final ruling, which was the Bush Adminstration's final blow to medical marijuana research. The Bush administration struck a parting shot to legitimate science on January 14th, as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) refused to end the government monopoly over the supply of marijuana available for Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-sanctioned research. DEA’s final ruling rejected the nearly 2-year-old recommendation of DEA Adminis…