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Associated Press December 22, 2008 3:14 AM ET http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S=956...nav=menu613_2_6 © Copyright 2000 - 2008 WorldNow and KSWT. All Rights Reserved TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - An ultralight pilot who flew a bit too low crashed his marijuana-stuffed aircraft southwest of Tucson. The unnamed pilot sustained serious back injuries following Friday night's crash near the Casino Del Sol. Federal officials think the single-engine plane may have been overloaded with about 350 pounds of marijuana when it clipped electrical lines and crashed. A spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection says smugglers have been using ultralights to avoid radar. Th…

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:27:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/24...han-school.html Copyright, respective author or news agency Kabul - Soldiers discovered 2.5 tons of cannabis inside a classroom in southern Afghanistan, while four militants were killed elsewhere in the country, officials said Sunday. The plants were found in a school in the Arghestan district of Kandahar province on Friday, the US military said in a statement. "The building contained an estimated two-and-a-half tons of marijuana and a large room filled with marijuana seeds," it said. "No students or faculty were at the schoolhouse at the time of the discovery. The school's furniture had …

Written by Imperial Valley News Saturday, 20 December 2008 http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.ph...65&Itemid=1 Sterling, Virginia - Some people enjoy consuming tea for its antioxidant health benefits while others enjoy tea for the caffeine rush, but for one international traveler, his tea was more the mind altering kind. Unfortunately for him, it couldn’t alter an outstanding New York City arrest charge that abruptly ended his return trip home late Wednesday night. Jeffrey Cannon, 20, of Huntington, Md., was arrested by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Police after Customs and Border Protection officers confirmed Cannon’s identity a…

Warning about new, stronger strain of marijuana in VN 19/12/2008 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2008/12/819426/ A new, more potent marijuana is being sold to adolescents in northern and southern Viet Nam, Ha Noi police have reported. Smoked like a normal cigarette, marihuana excites the nervous system, but less than opiates. It is being sold in Hai Phong and HCM City as well as Ha Noi. HCM City police believe it will be a precursor to the use of harder drugs. It was difficult to confirm suspected users because spot tests were ineffective, said Dr Tran Phuoc Dung of HCM City's Go Vap Hospital. "This kind of cannabis is addictive li…

By Aaron Houston, AlterNet. Posted December 18, 2008 A new survey reveals 13% of 10th-graders reported smoking marijuana in the past 30 days, while just 12.3 smoked cigarettes. AlterNet Buried in the latest Monitoring the Future survey -- the major annual, federally funded survey of teen drug use -- is an astonishing finding: More 10th-graders now smoke marijuana than smoke cigarettes. Strangely, in announcing the results, White House drug czar John Walters failed to mention this evidence that our current drug policies constitute an utter train wreck. In the just-released survey, 13.8 percent of 10th-graders reported smoking marijuana in the past 30 days (consider…

20/12/08 http://www.nisnews.nl/public/201208_2.htm THE HAGUE, - People with five cannabis plants in their home will not be prosecuted, no matter how much cannabis the plants produce, the appeal court in Den Bosch has ruled. The police have for years maintained a policy of not considering five plants at home an offence, because they can be seen as ornamental plants or for personal use of cannabis and not for commercial cultivation. The Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) did not consider those criteria relevant in this case because 6,712 grams of cannabis was found in the home of the suspects, a couple from Uden. The policy of toleration, created by jurisprudence and …

standard.co.uk Terry Kirby 17.12.08 They have criminal records for drug dealing, robbery, driving offences, assault and theft. And all are serving police officers. Essex police have admitted that 25 officers have convictions. A total of 10 offences were committed while the officers were serving and include dangerous driving, criminal damage and battery as well as common assault. The remainder were employed in the full knowledge of previous convictions. The details were released after a Freedom of Information request. One sergeant has a record for possession and supply of cannabis. Tony Rayner, chairman of the Essex branch of the Police Federation, said: "If th…

Police officers due in court 18 December 2008 Press Association http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/a...HKfijgaPI8lrBlw Three police officers are due to appear in court accused of perverting the course of justice, the police watchdog said. Sergeant Marcus Garvey, 44, and Pc Wayne Campbell, 40, were summonsed over the arrest of a man in January for possessing cannabis. The arrested man was charged and appeared in court in Greenwich, south-east London, but the case was dismissed after a digital recording from the time of the arrest was played in court.

Cannabis crisis shows Japan’s drug allergy Reuters 18 December 2008 Daiy News and Analysis http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1215162 TOKYO: First a sumo wrestler, then an actor, now students at elite universities and a tennis player — the list of people caught using marijuana has sparked fears of reefer madness in Japan. Over 2,000 people were arrested on dope charges between January and October this year, a 19% increase on the same period last year, according to the National Police Agency. “(The) increase in marijuana abusers, as well as tightening regulations, are both factors that pushed up the number of arrests,” Shingo Katsuno, vice president and an ex…

Mark Thompson 18 December 2008 http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/34The...m-in.4805066.jp ©2008 Johnston Press Digital Publishing HAPLESS John Allison tried to set up his own cannabis farm in yoghurt pots – but forgot to put the bulb in the lamp he bought to help them grow. Allison's attempt was labelled "the poorest cannabis farm in town" after police raided his home and stumbled across 10 drooping plants in tiny pots, which were dying because there was no light. But his "laughable" attempts still landed him in court where he was slapped with a fine for cultivating cannabis. Hartlepool magistrates heard how police discovered the plants by chance as they c…

16/12/08 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/16/2447563.htm © 2008 ABC Police have charged an Angle Vale man with cultivating cannabis after his hydroponic crop sparked a fire this morning. The 39-year-old has also been charged with possessing illegal equipment. The fire at the man's Huon Road property destroyed a shed and two old cars. A firefighter was hurt while fighting the blaze and was taken to the Gawler Hospital with minor injuries.

Wed, Dec 10, 2008 11:27 am http://hightimes.com/video/ht_admin/4879 Host of "Red Eye" censored by own network for joking about Bill O'Reilly's secret stash On Tuesday night, HIGH TIMES Senior Editor David Bienenstock appeared as a guest on the Fox News Channel to promote his new book, The Official High Times Pot Smoker's Handbook. At one point, he jokingly claimed that Fox News' green room was stocked with the best weed in the world. Regular Fox News panelist, writer and producer Bill Schulz then countered, on the air, with "Mr. Bill O'Reilly doesn't like it when you get into his personal stash." A very funny joke. But when the show aired, the clip ran thusly: …

Tue, Dec 09, 2008 1:45 pm http://hightimes.com/news/ht_admin/4877 Source: pinknews.co.uk A woman from Hull has been convicted of drug dealing after admitting to police that she was selling cannabis to pay for her civil partnership ceremony. When her home was searched by officers in September they discovered 174 grams of cannabis resin and more than £300 in cash. Lisa Nicholson, 25, of De La Pole Avenue in West Hull, claimed some of the money was gifts from friends towards the cost of the ceremony. The Hull Daily Mail reports that she was given nine months, suspended for two years, and 150 hours community service at Hull Crown Court yesterday. Her partner Emm…

NZ's worst drug 15 December 2008 The Nelson Mail http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/nelsonmail/4793670a23218.html It is difficult to argue with the logic in a call over the weekend by Wellington doctors for tough and urgent action over the nation's main problem drug - alcohol, the Nelson Mail said in an editorial on Monday. However, more than logic will be required to prompt even greater efforts to combat a situation which is essentially of epidemic proportions. As with dealing with any problem, the first step is in recognising it exists. The evidence against booze is overwhelming. Researchers say on average, around three people a day die of alcohol-related illnesses or a…

Grow your own hemp industry By Andy Parks
andyp@echonews.com The Northern Rivers Echo http://www.echonews.com/index.php?page=New...4&issue=375 Hemp researchers and growers Keith Bolton (pictured with a trial hemp crop) and Klara Marosszeky (pictured with bricks made from hemp masonry) are excited about the potential for a hemp industry on the Northern Rivers. China’s insatiable demand for iron ore has been the basis for Western Australia’s booming export industry, but another natural resource has been making its way to the East. According to Nimbin-based hemp researcher and grower Klara Marosszeky, a Western Australian hemp grower is exporting all of his crop to…