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Pot-battle double-amputee Marilyn Holsten loses her last fight Heart attack fells woman who contested eviction for smoking pot by Andy Ivens, The Province Marilyn Holsten's last days on Earth were a living hell, according to her sister, Moira O'Neill. In frail health, the almost-blind, diabetic double-amputee was ordered evicted from her apartment because of her need to smoke marijuana to control her pain. Holsten, 48, died earlier this month from a heart attack. "For a whole year, it went on. It was an unbelievable way to treat someone in her health," said O'Neill. Holsten lived in a building operated by Anavets Senior Citizens Housing Society in the 900-block East 8th A…

Herd this on the radio today Thought i might post it up Brothers charged with growing $600,000 crop Kieran Campbell | 29th July 2009 Print larger | smaller THREE brothers, armed with 18 weapons, are alleged to have grown a major cannabis crop worth $600,000 at Mount Morgan, south of Rockhampton. Two properties were raided and the three brothers charged on Monday afternoon. As well as the weapons and drugs, the brothers allegedly had 2½ tonnes of stolen cement powder and a stolen trailer generator worth $40,000. Most of the 206 plants seized have been burned. A few have been kept at the police station as a sample. haha The bust was a result of detectives from…

In the wacky world of Republicans who love liberty almost as much as they love prisons, an Illinois congressman named Mark Kirk has proposed a competing law to make selling “this new potent marijuana” punishable by $1 million in fines and 25 years in prison. Apparently Kirk is talking about something called “kush,” which I cannot personally evaluate since I am A) not currently a pot-smoker, and too crippled by college bills to afford anything that costs $600 an ounce. But for those old-fashioned reality-based types who care about scientific evidence, here’s what the guys in white lab coats say. http://blog.norml.org/ 15 - 7 - 09

Argentina court ruling would allow personal use of pot (CNN) -- Argentina's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday it is unconstitutional to punish an adult for private use of marijuana as long as it doesn't harm anyone else. The unanimous ruling makes Argentina the second Latin American country in the past four days to allow personal use of a formerly illegal drug. The case in question involved five young men who were arrested for having a few marijuana cigarettes in their pockets. Supreme Court Justice Carlos Fayt, who at one time supported laws that make personal use of marijuana illegal, told the state-run Telam news agency that "reality" changed his mind. Argentina's …

Author: Adelaide Advertiser Date: August 22nd Source: Adelaide Advertiser Copyright: News Limited A Mallala man, 32, suffered life threatening burns to 30% of his body after an explosion in a clandestine drug lab........ ....... The force of the blast blew out most of the windows and buckled the outer walls of the rented transportable style home. Drug investigation officers later collected 16kg of cannabis leaf they suspect was being converted into hashish oil. An unknown quantity of what is believed to be hashish oil was also removed from the house. A word to the wise::::: Highly flammable pure alcohol and heat are not a good mix people. Unless you know what you…

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...13-2862,00.html Now this is one of my pet peeves Really sick of journo's calling hydro gear "drug making equiptment", just shows how ignorant these people are, and how they are just quoting from the vicpigs media releases. also Cannabis in caps?? this guy needs some drug re-education.

August 19, 2009 11:00am http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,27...09-2761,00.html Copyright 2009 The Sunday Times. TWO Broome women are facing drug charges after police intercepted packages allegedly containing cannabis which were sent to a post office box in the Kimberley town. It will be alleged the packages, seized on August 14, contained 910 grams of high quality cannabis. The find led police to search a house in Broome were similar packages, a smaller amount of the drug and $33,000 in cash were allegedly discovered. A 60-year-old woman from Cable Beach was yesterday charged with possessing cannabis, attempting to possessing cannabis with intent to …

ANKARA, Turkey -- The gendarmerie destroyed a record 2 billion cannabis plants in eastern Turkey on Monday (August 10th). The drugs were seized last week near the town of Baskale in Van province, near the border with Iran. Several hundred soldiers helped authorities clear the area. The amount seized could have produced around 50 tonnes of hashish, worth an estimated $34m on the street. (Cumhurriyet - 11/08/09; Anadolu news agency, BTA - 10/08/09) Date: 11 August 2009 Source: SETimes.com http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtm...009/08/11/nb-10

More than 200 cannabis plants were seized by police from houses in Malvern and Yarrambat on Tuesday, July 28. Police from Melbourne and Greensbourough Regional Response Units conducted simultaneous drug raids in Wheatland Rd, Yarrambat, about 7:30a.m. Offices seized more than 100 plants from each address. A 41 year old Malvern man and 41 year old Yarrambat woman were charged with cultivating a commercial and trafficking a commercial quantity of cannabis. Stonnington Leader, page10, August 11, 2009 Oh nooooooo. Do you think we are going to be dry soon? Ah, and be careful: somebody is “watching” for sure.

Hey, First time poster on the site so hello all Most of you may of seen this documentary, it was on foxtel a few years back and I know it's an american doco on american drug policy but since they shaped most of the world's drug policies I thought i'd chuck it here anyway. Have a cone before you watch it because when you see the bullshit that has gone on in the US you may get a little angry (I did) Anyway, Enjoy and thanks for having me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CyuBuT_7I4

Cannabis blunts prostate cancer threat: study Posted Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:01pm AEST Updated Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:00pm AEST Chemicals in cannabis have been found to stop prostate cancer cells from growing in the laboratory, suggesting marijuana-based medicines could one day help fight the disease, scientists said. After working initially with human cancer cell lines, Ines Diaz-Laviada and colleagues from the University of Alcala in Madrid also tested one compound on mice and discovered it produced a significant reduction in tumour growth. Their research, published in the British Journal of Cancer, underlines the growing interest in the medical use of active chemical…

Author: Mark Schliebs Date: 28 January 2009 Source: heraldsun.com Copyright: Herald and Weekly Times http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...441-662,00.html

What is going on in our world when Canadian Church of the Universe Reverends, among others, have their home taken from under them due to proceeds of crime for selling $60.00 worth of cannabis? And when Marc Emery, Canada's Prince of Pot, is given a minimum five year sentence for selling cannabis SEEDS? I remember years ago sitting in court while working, waiting for all of the trials of the day to get under way, wondering just who would lose what that day and who if anyone would go home. I can`t imagine how the good Reverends felt having no home to go to. And what it's like for Marc Emery, who will not be allowed to go home for the next while. Maybe years.... For the …