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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 …

Author: Katherine Spackman Date: 6 August 2009 ABC http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08...tm?site=widebay

It’s true story: these are three talented farmers are perched atop pile of Amsterdam’s finest weed. This big bags of buds are their ticket to early retirement – or jail. It is not paranoia, the Dutch state has unleashed a high tech war against the cannabis industry which has a major impact on growers and consumers alike. AS an result of the Christian government’s cannabis crackdown, coffee shop prices in Amsterdam almost doubled in the past two years. It’s impossible for growers not to be paranoid when the Dutch government has commissioned a company specifically to root out weed plantations. The private firm is called SEON. They have the power to use devices like an elect…

Date: 14 August 2009 Source: AFP http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/artic...-WeMg2hqrhS-zaw

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/19/2496117.htm Oh Dear why do they warn against cannabis because of 2 already majorly floored reasons my god even the UN is in to Human Injustice it never ends. Hmm AFP that must mean Australian Federal Police if im not mistaken. They simply ignore the fact that iregardless of any dangers it still should be our choice to make no one elses.

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1m bust Good example of why you don't steal power, $50 says that's what got him busted.

California has three initiatives filed to legalize marijuana Previous articles compared two marijuana legalization initiatives filed in California and discussed the California initiative process and the relationship of initiatives to laws passed by the state legislature. One of these initiatives has been amended and a third filed. The newest addition to California's marijuana legalization initiatives is the Common Sense Act of 2010 by Common Sense California. This initiative, which was filed 4 Aug 09, repeals marijuana prohibition in California, gives the legislature a year to pass laws to regulate and tax marijuana, and calls for California members of Congress to …