Cannabis Hemp News

Author: The Australian Newspaper Date: December 5, 2007 Source: The Australian Copyright: 2007 Yeah right, the Nun's knew what was going on, I bet they just kept quiet so they could share the spoils....

here is what the UN has to say about marijuana: in short that reads if you want cannabis to be legally grown in your country, you have to treat it like opium unless you are growing hemp in which case you can grow as much as you want. but point number 3 blows all that out of the water because it says you have to adopt measures that will decrease the mis-use and illegal traffic in the leaves of the cannabis plant. now why leaf is so special i'll never know, but as point 1 says you have to treat cannabis exactly the same as opium so here is what the UN has to say about growing opium: so if a nation were to make it possible to legally grow your own, it would be requ…

Friday, November 23, 2007 Harper's misguided war on pot Editorial The National Post We are glad to see the Conservative government using the excess lifespan donated by Her Majesty's Opposition to get tough on crime. But was it really necessary to include victimless acts among the list of crimes being targeted? Justice Minister Rob Nicholson's new package of mandatory sentences for marijuana dealers, announced on Tuesday, seems to involve some perverse incentives. Under the bill, a grower who is caught with between one and 200 plants and is found to have the intention of trafficking will receive a non-negotiable minimum of six months in prison, unless he can show t…

hey guys found this this smorning whilst reading a few of the days top storys Plant City, Florida - The Florida Highway Patrol found approximately 60 pounds of marijuana on I-4 in the area of McIntosh Road. The two large garbage bags full of marijuana plants -- valued at over $54,000 -- apparently fell out or were thrown out of a passing vehicle. The FHP asks if anyone is missing their bags of marijuana or knows how these bags made their way onto the interstate to contact them at 813-631-4020. origianal article here http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/arti...x?storyid=68565

LEAP Blog November 20th, 2007 The Possession Law has fallen in Ontario, Canada! Hi everyone... This week I thought I would fill you all in on my latest videos from Youtube that were placed there this past few weeks by two Sheridan College Journalism Students http://www.youtube.com Two incredibly bright Journalism students I might add, Mike Terry and Evan Buchanan (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) filmed me recently for their Journalism Course and put it up on Youtube... Here are the two very different results (both very well done I thought)... many thanx to these talented and compassionate young men. On another note, some big very big news came down in Ontar…

AMSTERDAM (Reuters Life!) - Cannabis connoisseurs in their thousands have descended on the Dutch capital of Amsterdam this week to sample and select the winners of the 20th annual Cannabis Cup competition. "There's a lot of good competition this year," said 'Herbal Santa' a longtime marijuana smoker from Orange Country, California, who, when asked for his name only offered 'Jim'. Organizers said they expected about 3,500 participants. The week-long Cannabis Cup is spread out at various coffee shops throughout Amsterdam, although the main events are held in a club on the outskirts of the city, tucked behind a McDonald's fast-food restaurant and a…

There are quite a few celebrities who are going to be for the interest of legalizing cannabis as medicine for an array of reasons, starting with freedom and going all the way to the fact that severely sick and dying people tend to find relief while using this plant. This week I will introduce you to some of the more noteworthy celebrities who have spoken out. First of course I will mention Montel Williams, as he and I suffer from the same disease, multiple sclerosis. Cannabis has been proven to help this and other chronic illnesses. The proof is out there. Here is a sample: http://ccicnewsletter.com/index.php?custom...A07_Revie\ ws_Clinica This is a great example of…

Rowdy drunks put end to weekly smoke-ins Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist ©Times Colonist (Victoria) 2007 Young, drunken rowdies, disrupting peaceful pot smokers, have killed the Victoria tradition of weekly marijuana rallies. The pungent smell of pot, drifting over Ted Smith's Wednesday smoke-ins, has been part of Victoria culture for 12 years. But yesterday, the last one was held on the steps of the Ministry of Health building on Blanshard Street. "Drunken kids have ruined it," said Smith, a marijuana crusader and founder of the Cannabis Buyers Club. "If we are going to hold a pot rally it has to be safe. Any Wednesday night can now be explosive because young k…

I might be moving to Adeliade in a year and was wondering what the cannabis scene was like there, I am in QLD now and its very uptight here and there is even a law against water pipes. In fact I am more curious what the glass scene is like there, does anyone know any local blowers / lamp workers ? Are there any on here ? I'd really be into meeting up with you, especially if I move into the area.

Well as I've alluded to over the last 5 years, cannabis is now legal in Canada. Commercial production and trafficking aren't explicitly covered, yet - but legal experts believe the legality of this side of the industry can also be successfully argued based on the same sequence of case law. The Government is kicking and screaming and pretending that it isn't true, but it is. Coming to a newswire near you! OH CANADA http://thepotlawhasfallen.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE http://thepotlawhasfallen.ca/PR1/index.html 2007 November 14 Canada's prohibition of the possession of marijuana has once again been declared to be constitutionally invalid and of no legal force o…