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http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8973/kalpennl.jpg Kal Penn gets political This is one of the celebs I contacted requesting help for cannabis legalisation over here in Australia. Can't blame him for going into US politics instead though. Sorry I haven't been back in awhile. I live a long way from civilisation and rarely visit towns nowadays. I haven't forgotten about trying to create a grassroots movement for queensland. I've just been doing what I do best and buying up high traffic domain names. Just thought I'd ask if you wanted any free advertising. I have a funny feeling that I might be just about to make a headline or two. There is a new ICANN Preside…

Published: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 09:53 in Health & Medicine http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/06/1...n.dna.new.study so does it cure it or make it worse. It reminds me of when i saw on Today Tonight how bad everything we eat if for us even if it was picked fresh of the vine.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-p...g-cannabis.html The19 year-old, who plays Hogwarts bully Vincent Crabbe, will appear in court later this month accused of growing ten cannabis plants. He was first arrested in April after cops stopped his Audi car in Westminster, central London, and allegedly found eight bags of the Class B drug. The actor, who has appeared as a tubby villain in all six of the smash hit Harry Potter films, and a 19-year-old friend were taken to a nearby police station. After questioning, a team of officers raided his mother's three-storey home in Camden, north London, several hours later. It is alleged further drugs were found at th…

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/13/2624142.htm Sorry, this isn't quite Cannabis related but I know a few people that no longer drink because they prefer to smoke (me included). When's the last time you heard of someone stoned murdering someone?

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/0kIO4w3IJ7k/1.jpgWatch the News Segment Host Aaron Klein brings you the story of operation Green RX. An effort by local law enforcement and DEA to entrap and arrest all the collective grows who would deliver medicine to a valid patient in San Diego. A navy house was set up with surveillance so federal jurisdiction could be included. In November of 2008 a series of medical marijuana patients were filmed delivering medicine. Watch a collective member deliver medicine to an undercover cop on surveillance video! In February the DEA dropped out of the investigation after federal policy on medical marijuana made an abrupt 180 degree turn. The SDPD…

read this this morn was horrified at the quantity http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/x737357940 One big drug bust took place in the first hour of Monday when troopers from District 6 State Police arrested two persons for possession of more than 2,000 pounds of cannabis. Lt. Fred Winterroth of District 6 said Monday afternoon that the arrested subject was driving northbound on Interstate 55 near Bloomington at 12:30 a.m. Monday when they were stopped for a routine motor carrier safety inspection of their semi. Winterroth said during the course of the inspection, inconsistencies aroused suspicions of officers. “A search of the semi-trailer revealed more than 1…

Author: Martin Bentham, Home Affairs Editor Date: 6 July 2009 Source: London Evening Standard http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/art...ines/article.do

06/07/09 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/06/2617595.htm © 2009 ABC A police raid has uncovered a cannabis growing operation inside a house in north Canberra. A search of the house in Knaggs Street in Page found about 40 mature cannabis plants and about 40 seedlings. Police also seized about 30 kilograms of cannabis in vacuum sealed bags and specialised cultivation equipment. Detectives say the electricity supply to the house had been diverted around the meter box. The estimated value of the haul is around $200,000. A 25-year-old man has been charged with drug cultivation and trafficking offences. Police are urging anyone who has witnessed susp…

Medical marijuana transforms into big business in Israel By Haim Shadmi, Haaretz Correspondent http://ale-yarok.org/files2/logos/sidebarlogo.png How did Yohai Golan-Gild go from being an organizer of psychedelic drug parties to being a provider of medicinal marijuana in Israel - with the full approval of the Health Ministry? "The 90s were the golden age of chemicals," Golan-Gild said. "In every forest clearing there were people taking ecstasy and LSD and dancing themselves silly. People didn't get married unless pills were promised to the guests. Thousands protested at Rabin Square urging us to 'give trance a chance.' There was a feeling that something was about to …

Ok, I would never usually post a story like this. The reason I am is because this goose john english from the examiner is writing rants like this every few days and I'm just hoping to get more people on to him and comment on his anti-cannabis rants. Anyone can leave a comment, you don't need to log in or anything. Addiction to cannabis and mental disorders Marijuana users: Just picture them as lemmings, rushing toward the cliff … “Drugs are modern slavery, just ask any addict! Then ask them what was their first illegal drug. Nearly every time they will tell you marijuana. Mere coincidence? Yeah right!” Dan Bent, Former U.S. Attorney for Hawaii Users’ anti-s…

Author: ROBERT TAYLOR STATE POLITICAL EDITOR Date: 13 June 2009 Source: The West Australian http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?Men...ontentID=147875 Date: 16th June 2009 Source: The West Australian http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?Men...ontentID=148430

Arjun Ramachandran July 2, 2009 - 7:03AM http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/s...90702-d5gs.html Copyright © 2009. Fairfax Digital The stench of cannabis from a van that was stopped during a random breath test has allegedly led officers to the discovery $450,000 worth of drugs. Highway patrol officers stopped the Toyota Hi-Ace van in Frederick Street at Fairfield about 9.10pm yesterday for the random breath test. "When officers approached the van they allegedly noticed a strong smell emanating from the vehicle," police said. Officers searched the van and allegedly found a large number of bags containing cannabis. Police allege they found 46 cannabis pl…

Date: 2 July 2009 Source: AFP http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/artic...Drx1O7C7EOeqRag

Author: By Mohammed Gherbaoui for Magharebia in Rabat Date: 02/07/09 http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml...7/02/feature-02