Cannabis Hemp News

Cannabis Culture by Mike Adams, Natural News (24 Sept, 2008) If you like using natural, raw, organic products, you will find this story quite bizarre and distressing This story is just insane! Noted that Cannabis Culture comment that this story is indeed another example of insane Drug War nonsense . . . no apologies from the Police either for their interrogation of these innocent people [not once but twice!?!?!] And yet law enforcement the world over it seems insists on using 'testing' devices that are proven to be totally unreliable over and over again . . . I'm just gob-smacked that the powers that be continue to sink SO LOW . . . sad, sad state of aff…

Dustin Walker September 30, 2008 http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonis...7e-bc76885bdfb9 © Times Colonist (Victoria) 2008 NANAIMO -- After a couple years of dismal outdoor marijuana harvests due to rainy weather, Vancouver Island could see a bumper crop this fall. Some growers have already harvested their pot plants, often hidden deep in the woods. But the optimal time to harvest marijuana is normally the first week of October, said Ted Smith, who teaches a free course about hemp and cannabis -- called Hempology 101 -- at the University of Victoria. He thinks if current weather holds for the next few weeks, this season will mark the start of the crop's recovery o…

Karen Matthews September 30th, 2008 http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/articl...20151_news.html The Geelong Advertiser Pty. Ltd. Copyright © January 2006 A POLICE raid on a Norlane home has uncovered 374 grams of cannabis and a quantity of cash. Robert Golightly, 22, of Camelia Cres, appeared in Geelong Magistrates' Court late yesterday charged with trafficking, possessing and using cannabis and possessing the proceeds of crime. Senior Constable Matthew Sims said that about 9.55am yesterday Geelong Regional Response officers executed a drugs search warrant at Mr Golightly's home in Camelia Cres. He said that during the search police found a bag containin…

Green Party plan for marijuana reform unworkable: Libertarian Party 26 September 2008 Western Standard http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2...-party-pla.html Libertarian Party candidate Krista Zoobkoff today launched her campaign in the federal riding of Wild Rose with a press conference with party leader Dennis Young. Zoobkoff and Young released the party’s strategy for marijuana policy reform at a Canmore hemp store owned by 29-year-old entrepreneur Zoobkoff, who also owns businesses in Banff and Airdrie. The party’s three-part strategy for reforming Canada’s approach to marijuana policy includes: Legalize the cultivation, sale and use of marijuana by adul…

Author: Date: September 26, 2008 01:11pm Source: News.com.au Copyright: © 2008 Davies Brothers Pty Limited. ACTING Prime Minister Julia Gillard has admitted she smoked dope while at university, but didn't like it. After federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull last night admitted he had smoked marijuana in the past, Ms Gillard admitted she too had tried it. "At university, tried it, didn't like it," she said on the Fairfax Radio Network. "I think probably many Australian adults would be able to make the same statement so I don't think it matters one way or the other." Ms Gillard said she did not think it mattered that Mr Turnbull had confessed to smoking d…

Drug Squad must concentrate on big boys 27 September 2008 Cyprus Mail http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?i...17&cat_id=1 THIS MUST be the most successful year ever in the police’s drive to combat drug trafficking. Unprecedented quantities of drugs have been seized and dozens of suspects are currently awaiting trial on a variety of drug-related charges. A week rarely goes by without a major drugs bust being made and the Drug Squad is earning a glowing reputation for it effectiveness. This had not always been the case. Until a few years ago, most drug-busts involved young users found in possession of a few grams of cannabis. The police would make a big song a…

Study puts illicit drug trade at $12b a year Mark O'Brien and Nick McKenzie September 27, 2008 Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/study-...2217517586.html UP TO $12 billion in illicit drug money is flowing out of Australia annually - an amount 10 to 30 times times greater than official estimates - according to the nation's most powerful and secretive crime-fighting agency. The Australian Crime Commission's estimates suggest authorities are drastically underestimating the quantity of drugs passing over the nation's borders without detection. It is expected that senior law enforcement officials will brief the Federal Government in the coming wee…

Submitted by SHNS on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 11:57. By HELEN ANNE TRAVIS, St. Petersburg Times SPRING HILL, Fla. -- John Consoli wants to get rid of drugs in the workplace, one telephone handset at a time. Consoli, 67, is the president of On Site, a Spring Hill, Fla. company marketing DrugWipe, a handheld narcotic detector. Just swipe the DrugWipe against a keyboard or any other surface, Consoli said, and the toothbrush-size detector can tell whether anyone who has touched the surface in the past 72 hours had drugs in his or her system. "It is 100 percent accurate," Consoli said. "It is the only product that I know of that is defensible in court." The technology com…

Anti-depressants linked to male fertility problems Updated Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:52am AEST ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09...m?section=world Fertility experts say one in six Australian couples experience delays when they are trying to conceive. (Reuters: Alessandro Bianchi) Researchers in the United States claim they have found evidence that certain anti-depressant drugs can harm sperm DNA. But psychiatrists are urging caution, warning men not to suddenly drop their medication. Many things have been blamed for causing male infertility. Now researchers at the Cornell Medical Centre in New York believe they have stumbled upon another. The team …

Sniffer dog detects ecstasy on man 25/09/2008 4:12:00 PM Mudgee Guardian http://mudgee.yourguide.com.au/news/local/...an/1282811.aspx A man who was found with three and a half ecstasy tablets in his possession after detection by a sniffer dog was fined $3,500 in Mudgee Local Court on September 17. Shortly after midnight on July 27, police entered a Mudgee hotel with a drug detection dog, which went straight up to John Gillespie of Mudgee. The dog positioned himself beside Gillespie on his right hand side, which police evidence stated meant this action by the dog indicated that it had scented drugs. When spoken to by police Gillespie at first told police he did not…

Open letter to the business community of Nimbin The Northern Rivers Echo 25 September 2008 http://www.echonews.com/index.php?page=New...8&issue=363 In recent times, the village of Nimbin has been highlighted in the media due to ongoing operations of Police targetting prohibited drug dealing within the community. The township of Nimbin has a strong and caring community. The drug culture within the township has been around for many years, my focus in targetting the open drug market is to provide a town that is not only safe, but has the feeling of safety by its own community. I want the mums and dads to be able to walk the streets of Nimbin with their kids and not…