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The sad news has been confirmed. Jack Herer, author of Emperor Wears No Clothes and renowned around the world for hemp activism, has died at 11:17 a.m. today, in Eugene, Oregon. Jack Herer suffered a heart attack last September just after speaking on stage at the Portland HempStalk festival. The last seven months have proven to be a huge challenge to the man, with several health issues making his recovery complicated. Jack Herer's health has been poor lately, this last week there have been reports of the severity, and an outpouring of prayers on his behalf. "It's shocking news, even after these last seven, trying months," said Paul Stanford, THCF Executive Director. …

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Hi all. For those it may interest, I have found a pretty balanced review of the literature around cannabis use. This was commissioned by the Keating government in 1994 (since rescinded) and represents, I believe, the last attempt by an Australian government to get all the facts around the dangers and impacts of cannabis use. It's an important document for that reason. It's also pretty encouraging in its assessment of cannabis use and makes the following points, among others. Note that these are accurate findings at the time of the report, in 1994, and are to be understood in that context. That said, as the last survey of its kind, this document still represents the mo…

On 22 March 2010 in Radzewicach, Poland, Police raided an industrial building and discovered a secret floor of approximately 1000 m2 with 10 000 cannabis plants. The police also found 150 kilograms of dried plants and 40 kilograms packaged and prepared ready for sale. Slick looking operation, guess the guys arrested can't plead it they were growing for personal use only. police video at link http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f35_1269805357

Normally i copy and paste articles into the thread but this one has a lot of images and graphs so i recommend entering the link to read the article. link: http://stash.norml.org/christian-science-m...r-madness-redux Peace, Crunch

Video of guy who uses a telescope eyepiece on his digital camera to get good closeups of trichomes. The guys a bit of an annoying prick but his method gets some great pics. Video :- http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d9e_1270439909

From the Sydney Morning Herald : http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/sti...-rinr.html#poll DARE are government funded pigz who "Just Say No" ... a total failure on all accounts over the last 25 years or so ... so it is THEY who misunderstand the matter and THEY who have been the ones making irresponsible statements all these years. Just Say Know This 1998 article from Playboy Magazine sums it up : Just say No - Why DARE doesn't work Didn't work then and doesn't work now ... so many Billion$$$ wasted on this propaganda. I forgot to put this up the other day so the Poll has closed but check out the votes ... As with nearly every poll I've seen on Decrim/Legalize…

Mark Dodd From: The Australian March 31, 2010 6:08PM http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world...o-1225848182331 Copyright 2010 News Limited WAR-battered Afghanistan, the world's biggest producer of opium can now claim the title of world leader in hashish production as well, a key UN report has found. The farm-gate value of Afghanistan's illicit opium production was estimated at $438 million last year compared to $39-94 million for cannabis resin or hashish, a report by the UN Office of Drugs and Crime said today. But in its first survey of cannabis production in Afghanistan, UNODC said the resin yield from Afghan cannabis is the highest in the world. "While…

Anyone got any info about this one? http://www.smh.com.au/national/wakeup-call...00227-pa3o.html

"ARGUABLY the tallest cannabis plants found in suburban Queensland were seized in a Chermside backyard. About 50 of the huge plants were found on Monday, some up to 4.5m tall. To the surprise of police who raided the property, no attempts had been made to conceal the drugs from neighbours or pedestrians peering down the side of the house. "I've never seen a crop this size and this quality in suburban Queensland," former Drugs Squad officer Det Insp Graham Clark said from the scene. "We estimate at this stage there's a quarter to half-a-million dollars (of cannabis). They're very well attended plants." Police swooped on the Mylne St home in the morning and took a…

Peter Fitzsimmons, noted author, after dinner speaker, sports commentator and former Wallaby wrote this in his column: Halt this Pointless War (note the final sentence in the article below) ANOTHER week, another massive drug bust. This one was on Thursday in Hinchinbrook, where the police found a drug laboratory said to be capable of producing $10million worth of ecstasy. Sigh. All power to the courageous men and women of the NSW Police Force who do this stuff but, truly, hands up who thinks all this effort will make a blind bit of difference in the long run, any more than it ever has? Hands up who thinks there is any way around the laws of supply and demand, whi…