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DPA report... Report Criticizes Governments Over Consumption of Coca Leaf Wednesday, March 5, 2008 In a culturally insensitive and irrational move, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has called for the governments of Bolivia and Peru to abolish all uses of the coca leaf, including coca leaf chewing. In its 2007 annual report, the INCB asks Bolivia and Peru to make possessing and using coca leaf criminal offenses--a move that would affect millions of people in the Andes and Amazon, according to the Transnational Institute (TNI), a group that studies drugs and conflict in the region. Coca leaf is widely consumed in both countries, both as a part of dai…

This is a big story going around Canada these last few weeks that is causing great controversy and huge back lash... Check it out.. Alison xx http://www.burlingtonpost.com/news/article/155545 Newshawk: http://www.NoExtradition.net Pubdate: 17 Feb 2008 Source: Burlington Post (CN ON) Email: letters@... Website: http://www.burlingtonpost.com/ Address: 5040 Mainway, Burlington On L7L 7G5 Copyright: 2008 Burlington Post Author: Tim Whitnell Regulate public use of medical marijuana: Halton MP Garth Turner pleased with health minister's reply to recent letter By Tim Whitnell Halton's Member of Parliament has convinced Canada's health minister to re-exami…

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iS0vraN...BlPmBAD8VBEAEG0 'Gilligan's' Mary Ann Caught With Dope 7 hours ago DRIGGS, Idaho (AP) — Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car. She was sentenced Feb. 29 to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving. Under a plea agreement, three misdemeanor counts — driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance — were dropped. On Oct. 18, Teton County sheriff's Deputy Joseph Gutierrez arrested…

Source: www.news.com.au i feel sorry for the guy, but no stoner should ever step foot in bali and intend on scoring. you might as well just walk into the local cop shop and admit to killing a dozen people as the punishment would be less in the end

This is from the DPA (Drug Policy Alliance) I'm posting it because it should be kept in mind when drafting a similar medical marijuana bill. It seems to be something they over looked. And it is very important. California State Supreme Court Favors Employer in Medical Marijuana Employment Discrimination Case Friday, January 25, 2008 On January 24, the California Supreme Court ruled that an employer can fire a medical marijuana patient for a positive drug test, even if the patient is using medical marijuana legally under state law. The ruling did not affect California’s medical marijuana laws, but clarified that the laws do not cover employment discrimination. The…

More enlightening media from the UK. Be afraid - be very very afraid!!! Majority of teen psychosis cases used cannabis As many as 60 per cent of young people in east Kent suffering from their first episode of psychosis smoke or have a history of smoking cannabis. 
 
The new figures, provided by the NHS, reveal that in mental health patients aged 14 to 35, half had taken or were taking the drug. 
 
For younger service users, aged 14 to 25, the rate is 63 per cent. 
 
Karen White, medical director of Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, said: “That gives you an idea of the relationship between its use and psychosis. 
 
“The youngest group th…

Source: www.news.com.au

Seems Cannabis activist Marc Emery has cut a deal with Canadian authorities that would see him serve a 5 year prison term in a Canadian jail instead of a US prison, for pleading guilty to seed selling and money laundering charges in the US. His extradition hearing is scheduled for Jan 21 and he was 99% certain to be handed over to the US thugs. Like him or not, he has done more for Cannabis law reform than anyone else I can remember. He is a champion in my book http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.h...d89&k=19587

Date:January 24th, 2008 Source: http://health.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=372124 The privately-held Dutch drug company Echo Pharmaceuticals expects to sell the world's first cannabis pill within five years, targeting a 4 billion euro ($5.85 billion) global market, its chief executive said. Echo said it will start clinical studies and trials of its pill, to be marketed as Namisol, in the first half of 2008. He said studies showed that cannabis-based drugs may be effective for diseases like Parkinson's, MS and migraine and could also help patients with Alzheimer's. The Netherlands has tolerated the sale of cannabis in coffee shops for decades and in 2003…