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Let's Decriminalize the Marijuana Fiasco by Hal Sisson, Q.C., Canadian Correspondent in Law As I purchased a mocha latte at a coffee shop in the Cook Street village area of Victoria, I noticed two senior citizen ladies wearing red jackets with ‘Crime Watch’ - Volunteer -- emblazoned both back and front. Because I was writing a novel, whose content involved the decriminalization of marijuana, I entered into conversation with them. “Do you find there is any significant amount of marijuana dealing or smoking around the village?” I asked politely. They invited me to sit at their table. “Not that we’ve noticed,” was the joint reply. “What kind of crime do you wat…

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This was posted at LEAP on January 2, 2008. My first LEAP Blog this year! Happy New Year! Please check it out and pass it on... Enjoy! Thank you. Ali xx The Drug War Gets Personal ( 94 reads) Wednesday, January 02, 2008 Hi everyone. Seeing as this is Christmas and the coming New Year, I thought I would tell heart-warming story of an American trustee and his courageous wife who know the magic of cannabis as medicine and recognize the value of legalizing and regulating all drugs. This week I would like to introduce you to this gentleman and his wife, whom I would love to meet one day. I will let him do most of my speaking, as he seems to be ready to take …

New marijuana law not catching on with local authorities Dec. 31, 2007, 9:47AM © 2007 The Associated Press DALLAS — Many Texans busted for misdemeanor marijuana possession are still being jailed despite a new state law that allows police to issue a citation instead of making an arrest, according to a newspaper report. Texas lawmakers hoped to ease jail crowding with the new legislation, which took effect Sept. 1, but some local prosecutors worry what message getting a mere ticket for pot might send. "It may...lead some people to believe that drug use is no more serious than double parking," Collin County prosecutor Greg Davis said in Tuesday's editions of The Dal…

Police bust international drug ring operating out of Vancouver http://canadianpress.google.com/article/AL...Mh8HxeMN5gDzCqw THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec 12, 2007 VANCOUVER - Police have broken up an international crime ring operating mostly out of Metro Vancouver and put the alleged ringleader behind bars. Investigators from B.C.'s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit worked with police agencies in the U.S., Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, India and China to unearth the drug smuggling network. More than 100 people are being arrested and charged with drug-related offences, police told a news conference Wednesday. "The distribution of illegal drugs is not j…

Doesnt top the last post in weight but you've got to give the little dirty mexicans some credit , apparently they've got a strain that can grow and flower all year in any fucking climate, and it spreads like blackberry bushes, I heard once that the mexican government had to burn and entire area to the ground to stop it from spreading.... "DAY OF THE TRIFFADS!" Heres the Mexican Report: Mexico seizes nearly 3 tons of marijuana 2007-12-27 09:13:44 MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican army seized 2.95 tons of marijuana in the northern state of Sonora on Tuesday night, the National Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. The capture took place in the town of A…

http://www.mdcoastdispatch.com/article.php...=30&id=2236 Cash, Charge or Pot? A Bel Air man found out in May cash, not marijuana, is the currency of choice in Ocean City after attempting to purchase items from a resort convenience store with a bag of dope. Michael Autry, 27, of Bel Air in May walked into the 7-Eleven on 94th Street and grabbed a bag of chips and three bottles of Gatorade. When the clerk rang Autry up, he fumbled around in his pocket and was only able to produce a $1 bill. The clerk told him that wouldn’t cover it and Autry went back to his pockets again, this time producing a baggie of marijuana. The now frustrated Autry reached into the baggi…

from:smh.com.au http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/illici...7740183595.html Firstly, I don't think teens should take drugs, including alcohol. I started at 14 and think it was way too young. Funny that this article seems to suggest alcohol as a gateway drug. Personally I think alcohol is probably the most serious drug problem of all. I still have problems thinking of cannabis as a drug of addiction as my own experience is that it is ridiculously easy to give up. 14% there for cannabis addiction! I guess everyones different.

http://news14.com/content/headlines/591038...nd/Default.aspx GREENSBORO -- More than a ton of marijuana is off the streets in Greensboro this weekend. The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office teamed up with Greensboro and Winston-Salem Police for the drug bust. They found over 2,000 pounds of the drug, a number of guns and other drug paraphernalia at a home on Greensboro’s Summit Avenue. Deputies arrested 20-year-old Jose Valdez of High Point, who now faces various drug charges and has been jailed on $160,000 bail http://images.news14.com/media/2007/12/22/images/02drugs2.jpg