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A substance found in the cannabis plant helps the body’s natural protective system clear dry, scaly skin rashes caused by allergic dermatitis, according to researchers from the U.S., Germany, Israel, Italy and Switzerland. Allergic dermatitis commonly causes acne-like rashes on the cheeks, eyelids and neck, as well as on areas of the elbow and the back of knees. Prolonged episodes can lead to facial wrinkles, thickening of the skin and facial pigmentation. The problem begins in youth and can continue through adulthood. Allergic contact dermatitis affects about 5 percent of men and 11 percent of women in industrialized countries, according to an article published in th…

Hemp Activists Get the Joint Jumping 2007-09-17 >> news category >> exclusive Source: BostonHerald.com Two of the nation’s leading advocates for legalized marijuana were arrested on Boston Common yesterday for lighting up a joint during the Boston Freedom Rally, a pro-hemp event that promotes decriminalizing the drug. R. Keith Stroup, 63, founder of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, and Rick Cusick, 53, an editor at High Times magazine, were charged with possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor. “We were smoking a joint behind the booth here,” Stroup said. “I’m sure the police would rather be chasing real criminals. We’re …

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Just passing this on from another List serve I'm on... Fabulous news for those afflicted! Love and stuff, Alison xx FYI Colleagues, A just published study appearing in the September 5th edition of the Journal of Neuroscience adds to the growing body of evidence that cannabinoids may halt the progression of certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, ALS, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's. In this study, French investigators reported that the in vitro (in a petri dish) and in vivo (in animals) administration of the nonpsychoactive cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) inhibits prion accumulation in the brain and protects neurons against prion…

High prices From Economist.com THE costliest place in the world to get high is Japan, according to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime's annual World Drug Report. The street price of a gram of cannabis weed was $58.30 in 2005, over twice as much as in the next most expensive nation, Australia. Americans pay nearly twice as much as Canadians. Similar disparities occur in Europe. Although the Netherlands is the only Western country where cannabis can be bought legally, punters pay more there than in Germany or France. Prices are cheapest in developing countries, where enforcement is less strict. Author: The Economist Date:Sep 12th 2007 Source: h…

This is our latest in Canada. Please be aware. Alison xx NEWS New dosage limits for medical marijuana: But where's the science? Pauline Comeau Ottawa, Canada New evidence-based guidelines are urgently needed to help doctors negotiate Canada's hazy medical marijuana landscape, particularly in light of Health Canada's efforts to impose new dose limits, say the nation's leading cannabis researcher and doctors who have been queried about their marijuana authorizations. Canada should also re-establish a formal process for developing responsible dosing strategies, says Mark Ware of McGill's University Health Centre, the sole researcher funded under the now def…

KUCHING: Two labourers were arrested on Monday for cultivating cannabis plants in their backyards. Acting on a tip off, narcotics police raided a house in Semariang Baru here at 10.40am, arresting a 28-year-old man and seizing a cannabis plant measuring 168cm tall. In a follow-up operation the same afternoon, police went to a nearby house and arrested a 22-year-old man. Two cannabis plants, 154cm and 180cm tall, were seized from his backyard. State narcotics chief Supt Moses Agat said the two men, believed to be friends, tested positive for drugs. "We believe the plants were cultivated for their personal consumption," he told reporters after the handover of du…

The Advanced Nutients Medical Forum has closed apparently. Advanced Nutrients has SHUT DOWN the Advanced Nutrients Medical Website and Medical Forum. http://www.advancednutrientsmedical.ca/ We started this website only for Canadians who had federal government licenses to grow or possess medical marijuana. The Canadian government has been chipping away at the licensing program, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has stated he is going to end the program next year. We were being criticized by hydroponics retailers and others who accused us of running a website that was possibly used by people engaging in illegal activity in violation of the user agreement that…

source: www.news.com.au I suppose on the bright side of things the police didnt end up arresting him and aree now chasing the thieves, but how much of an idiot do you have to be to call the police because your deal didnt go as expected

...and you thought Aus laws were mad... Facing a minimum 5 years and 5 stokes of the cane, he skips bail. Everyone act shocked. Gotta be a moron to be trading in any kind of anything in .sg, including free speech. What a hole.

Date: 19/07/07 Source: ABC News Online Copyright: © 2007 ABC

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A Japanese prison is scrambling to eradicate marijuana plants that keep sprouting up on its exercise ground, officials said. The marijuana plants started sprouting at Abashiri Prison on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido about a year ago, said prison official Takeshi Okamura. He said officials plucked out as many as 300 marijuana plants and treated the ground last year, but several more sprouted again this year. Prisoners reported them to the guards. Officials believe the plants are wild. "Apparently, somebody knew how to tell marijuana from other plants," Okamura said. Local botanical experts concluded the marijuana seeds were inadvertently brought in with…