Cannabis Hemp News

For those who missed it here's the video of me speaking at the Medical Marijuana Benefit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada last nite: Enjoy! Love and a squish, Alison xx

Cannabis Has Always Played an Important Role in Religion I read Jacob Sullum's article 'Can Smoking Marijuana be Considered a Religion?!' with some interest, as I myself currently have a case against the Canadian Government in response to their refusal to grant me an exemption for my own spiritual use of cannabis. As well, the historical role of the religious use of cannabis has been a subject I have personally researched for 20 years, having written 3 books on the subject, Green Gold the Tree of Life: Marijuana in Magic and Religion (1995); Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible (2001); and the forthcoming Cannabis and the Soma Solution (2010); as well as dozens of publish…

Found this little piece on the interweb thing Why the unlikeliest of states—ours—should legalize marijuana. by William Martin/ http://www.texasmonthly.com IN THE EARLY YEARS of the twentieth century, as they poured across the border into Texas, Mexican immigrants brought with them a familiar and cheap intoxicant: cannabis, which they called marihuana (in those days, it was spelled with an h instead of a j). Perhaps because they were young, predominantly male, and away from home—strong correlates of troublesome behavior—they were seen as lacking appropriate inhibition, especially when they came to town on weekends. Cerveza may have been more culpable, but cannabis made…

museummouse Cannabisculture Internationally known cannabis activist and businessman Marc Emery turned himself over to the British Columbia Provincial courts today waiting extradition to the US for pleading guilty to conspiracy to manufacture cannabis. Marc will be serving a five year sentence in a deal struck with the DEA which also had co-defendants Micheal Rainey and Greg Williams receive 5 years probation but no jail time. The Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has yet to sign the extradition order and supporters are hoping that he refuses but that is unlikely since Canada has never refused to sign an order for the US. http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss213/muse…

By HEATHER RIVERS, SUN MEDIA Sat, September 26, 2009 http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/200...128741-sun.html Copyright © 2008, Canoe Inc WOODSTOCK -- It may look and smell just like marijuana, but there's a good chance it's not. Police say several hemp plants stolen from a Stratford-area research plot have been recovered in Woodstock. Gordon Scheifele, a plant breeder and retired University of Guelph researcher, said thieves this week raided his legal 0.8 hectare (two-acre) plot licensed by Health Canada. Although it was labelled hemp, Scheifele, a former president of the Ontario Hemp Alliance, said thieves still stole about half a garbage bag of hemp …

(AP) – 4 hours ago http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...NmWYEAD9APR9S00 Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece — A man has been arrested in northern Greece for allegedly growing marijuana in the median strip of the country's main, um, highway. The pot plants weren't little seedlings, either, nor were they well-concealed. Police say the 35-year-old was caught Thursday in the middle of a six-lane highway linking Athens with Thessaloniki, harvesting 42 marijuana plants up to 5.9 feet (1.8 meters) tall. A small quantity of dried pot was found in his home, as well. Police said the marijuana had been planted in a 1-meter-wide wide median …

Drug bus will swoop 'anytime, anywhere' http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26098774-29277,00.html TWO new drug buses will hit NSW roads next month as part of a blitz aimed at high-risk parolees. The buses will be used to conduct 30,000 random urine tests across the state each year, randomly turning up at workplaces, parolees' homes or parole offices to make sure offenders are meeting the conditions of their release. Each bus will be staffed by a team of 10 Corrective Services officers, who will test up to 40 high-risk offenders each day for drug or alcohol use. The initiative will boost testing capacity tenfold, with just 3000 tests undertaken last year…

http://www.altmedia.net.au/the-global-tide...-on-drugs/10869 Author: Michael Gormly Posted: Thursday, 3 September 2009 OPINION Except for the occasional glimmer of light, consumers of Australian media can be forgiven for thinking the dark age of drug prohibition is not only justified but securely incumbent. While our media, most politicians and even some health experts continue to regurgitate an evolving panoply of drug myths usually traceable to ultra-conservative US elements, truth will out and the international tide is on the turn against prohibition. One of these myths is the one about cannabis and psychosis. New strains of ‘skunk’ are X times strong…

Matthew Schulz September 01, 2009 02:33pm http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...39-2862,00.html © Herald and Weekly Times POLICE have seized nearly 1500 marijuana plants hidden in factories in Melbourne's west following raids on four properties yesterday. Sunshine detectives raided the first factory in Sunshine North about 1.45pm on Monday, uncovering 129 plants. That discovery led to further raids on two more Sunshine North factories and a house at Kings Park - uncovering another 1282 plants and $55,000 cash. Police said a 50-year-old Sunshine woman, 47-year-old St Albans woman, and 57-year-old Sydney man have been charged with various offences, in…