Cannabis Hemp News

Published: Thursday April 2, 2009 AFP http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Marijuana_hel...against_c_04022 More and more evidence is coming out relating to Cannabis being useful for many different types of medical purposes, including cancer. I just with these damned politicians would stop being so up themselves and admit it then when can set about getting something done.

GEORGIA LONEY 28th February 2009, 10:45 WST http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?Men...ontentID=127245 ‘The West Australian’ is a trademark of West Australian Newspapers Limited 2008. All Rights Reserved Detectives have seized more than $8 million worth of cannabis plants from hidden plantations throughout the South-West after a week-long series of aerial raids. Det-Sgt. Paul Ford said police seized about 2800 plants from 100 sites stretching from Pemberton to Busselton as part of the “Tall Timbers” operation. The haul was on top of more than 3000 plants taken from covert plantations before Christmas in the first phase of the operation. Police officers wer…

Author: Rick Wallace Date: 6 March 2009 Source: Adelaide Now http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0...865-911,00.html

April 02, 2009 12:04pm http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0...27-2682,00.html Copyright 2009 News Limited. A LARGE cannabis haul was allegedly found in luggage belonging to a northern suburbs woman about to fly interstate from Adelaide Airport yesterday. Detectives from the Drug Investigation Branch and Australian Federal Police seized the cannabis from the Salisbury East woman, 33, who was due to board an early morning Adelaide to Sydney flight. The cannabis was allegedly sorted into 15 individual packages and hidden in her luggage. The woman was arrested and charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of a controlled drug. As a result of her arrest…

by Scott Colothan Friday, April 03, 2009 http://www.festivalwise.com/news/50298/Car...galise-Cannabis © Festivalwise 2001-2009 Carlos Santanta has urged President Barack Obama to legalise cannabis. The 61-year-old guitar legend believes that by making the drug legal, it could transform the flagging American economy. Speaking at the promotional launch of his Hard Rock Hotel residency in Las Vegas, Santana used the platform to spread his views on the contentious subject. According to the Associated Press, he said: "Legalize marijuana and take all that money and invest it in teachers and in education. You will see a transformation in America. (Legalisation…

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Author: John Agar - E-mail John Agar: jagar@grpress.com DATE: 18 March 2009 Source: Grand Rapid Press http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/ind...at_adverti.html

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Author: Carlito Pablo Date: 19 March 2009 Source: straight.com http://www.straight.com/article-206649/cop...-legalize-drugs

By MICHELLE DUFF - Manawatu Standard 28/03/2009 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2301...uproot-cannabis © 2009 Fairfax New Zealand Limited A cannabis swoop by Central Districts police has netted more than 1800 plants and seen 12 people arrested for drug-related offences. Operation Christie is a yearly drug crackdown by a 25-strong police team, who join with Air Force personnel to wipe out drug growing in the region. In a two-day "recovery" phase using Iroquois helicopters and a separate ground force team, police seized 1834 plants across the Manawatu, Horowhenua and Tararua regions. Of these, 852 plants were pulled from a clandestine spot on the Puketoi r…

In the West Aus yesterday there was a spread that mentioned that MJ growing will be criminalised again and possession allowed for fines will be reduced from 30g to 10g. Anyone heard of this?

27/03/09 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...wKNmEAD975OIB81 ©2009 Google JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they have seized thousands of marijuana water pipes in a raid on a factory in northern Israel. Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says police entered the building in Haifa this week and confiscated 15,000 bongs that were planned for distribution. He says the factory's 60-year-old owner was arrested. Pipes and other drug paraphernalia are a common sight at Israeli kiosks. But Rosenfeld said Thursday that these items were banned a few weeks ago and police are cracking down. The majority of marijuana is smuggled into Israel by Bedouin across the porous b…

Author: CTV Ottawa Date: 27/03/2009 Source: http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVN...?hub=OttawaHome Copyright: CTV Ottawa