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Smokeless zoned A SMOKELESS, nontoxic way to inhale cannabis has been invented by doctors at the University of California, San Francisco. Their vaporising device heats cannabis resin to about 190C, just short of the point of combustion but hot enough to produce fumes of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the active cannabis ingredient. Tests on 18 volunteers found that the method “gives patients the same effects, but without the toxic products in smoke”. Health-conscious hippies need not cheer, though: it’s aimed solely at patients with chronic pain. Author: John Naish Date: May 19, 2007 Source: The Times - http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_an...icle1807708.ece C…

SOUTH Australian police have found more than 1,000 bags of cannabis in a car they stopped for a routine traffic check, after they were alerted by the smell. The 61-year-old driver from the Mintabie opal fields was arrested and charged with unlawful possession and possessing a controlled substance for sale. The car was pulled over by a Marla police patrol earlier this week about 15km south of the town on the Stuart Highway. "Police could smell cannabis coming from the car and a search allegedly found 12 bags in the boot each containing 100 smaller bags of cannabis,'' a police spokesman said. About $3,000 in cash was also seized. The man was granted police bail to…

Cannabis smokers are unwittingly funding Islamist extremists linked to terror attacks in Spain, Morocco and Algeria, according to a joint investigation by the Spanish and French secret services. The finding will be seized on both by campaigners for a harsher clampdown on cannabis and by those who argue that legalization is the only way to end a petty dealing trend that is dragging growing numbers of teenagers into crime. The investigation by the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia and the Renseignements Generaux was launched after Spanish police found that the Islamists behind the March 2004 bombings in Madrid bought their explosives from former miners in return for blocks …

G'day! I run a small online cannabis news portal over in the UK, and with the news breaking regarding the Oz government planning to try to ban bongs and such like, how that would affect you guys? I would love to be able to include opinions from "on the ground" oz stoners so any opinions at all, please weigh in with them and we'll get the eyes of the world looking at ya's. Out of respect for the Oz stoners admin I wont post a link to the portal unless invited. I look forward to hearing from you guys. All the best cannazine

Article by The Age: Source: The Age Author: AAP Date: May 16, 2007 - 11:51AM Copyright: © 2007

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Space will be the final frontier for busting marijuana grow operations in Canada now that police researchers are backing satellite technology that can uncover hidden cannabis plantations. While RCMP weren't hot about the idea a few years ago, a study just completed by the Canadian Police Research Centre shows that police forces would be crazy not to use the technology, if they can afford it. Staff Sgt. Brian Thiessen, who led the recent study in British Columbia, said he was initially told not to bother with the research since it had already been attempted and failed. Using satellite and airborne imagery in the summer of 2006, police researchers were able to find th…

CANNABIS seizures have more than doubled in South Australia, but arrests have increased by only 6 per cent. The national Illicit Drug Data Report released yesterday also shows a massive increase in the amount of amphetamines seized by police, from about 5kg in 2004-05 to more than 66kg in 2005-06. The report from the Australian Crime Commission shows there were more than 500 cannabis seizures in the 2005-06 financial year, compared to 251 the year before. The weight of cannabis seized has also doubled, to almost 8000kg. However, there was only a 6 per cent increase in arrests and a 15 per cent increase in the number of cannabis expiation notices. The overall lev…

Author: ABC Date: 05/05/07 Source: ABC News Online Copyright: © 2007 ABC