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FDA Rejects Marijuana for Medical Uses By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press Writer Fri Apr 21, 12:07 AM ET WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it does not support the use of marijuana for medical purposes. ADVERTISEMENT The FDA said in a statement that it and other agencies with the Health and Human Services Department had "concluded that no sound scientific studies supported medical use of marijuana for treatment in the United States, and no animal or human data supported the safety or efficacy of marijuana for general medical use." A number of states have passed legislation allowing marijuana use for medical purposes, but the FDA said, "T…

read this http://abc.net.au/news/australia/wa/bunbur...03/s1604504.htm how long do you think his sentence will be ??? he is 67 and second offence for cultivation

was speaking with a friend that resides in qld,and he reckons he saw on the news that government trying to pass HYDROPONIC MJ GROWING the same as a class offence under the drugs misuse act australia wide..this is in the same category as producing amphetamines.. can this be true? has anyone else heard talk of this?? take care and peace out...

April 3, 2006: Police crack down on marijuana users Author: PETER EDWARDS Date: Apr. 3, 2006 Source: The Toronto Star Copyright: © 2006. Oh, Canada!

TEENAGERS are more likely to smoke cannabis than cigarettes, it was claimed yesterday. And nearly twice as many youths are using cocaine than ever before, according to a study. The annual survey by Edinburgh sex-and-drugs advice group Crew 2000 said under-16s are most likely to take drugs at home or in a friend's house. They found 67 per cent of those who took part in their questionnaire had taken cannabis while 52 per cent had used tobacco. Crew 2000 manager John Arthur said: "Cannabis is so widely used now that people shouldn't really be surprised. "Cannabis has been around in youth culture for more than 40 years and it's pretty much normalised in large sectio…

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/st...55E2862,00.html Bathroom blitz Geoff Wilkinson 28mar06 Pulling the plug on a drug dungeon A SECRET witness under police protection was involved in a sophisticated hydroponic marijuana crop growing under a suburban house, a court heard yesterday. The court was told the 134kg crop was grown in an underground room reached only through a trapdoor hidden under a bathtub. Police who raided the house in Yellow Gum Blvd, Sunbury, knew there was a crop on the property but took 2 1/2 hours to find it. The court heard the discovery was made only after a sharp-eyed officer, who had recently renovated his home, noticed…

George Michael has been given a police caution for possession of cannabis. The superstar singer admitted the offence and accepted the punishment at an early morning meeting with police in London yesterday (29.03.06). The caution could be problematic for the star's career in the US - where officials can refuse visas for drug arrests. Michael was originally arrested for two drug offences after being found slumped over the steering wheel of his car in London's West End last month. But the second drug - initially thought to be popular clubbers' drug GHB, also known as liquid ecstasy - turned out to be legal substance amyl nitrate. A police spokesman said at the time…

POLICE closed down two more cannabis factories last week - using thermal imaging equipment - and seized an estimated £140,000 worth of the drug. In an attempt to get on top of the problem of cannabis production, bobbies on the beat are now being given handheld cameras - which show the heat emanating from the factories. Last Thursday drugs officers swooped on two addresses - one in Braemar Road and the other in Roslyn Road, South Tottenham - and seized large amounts of plants and growing paraphernalia. It is estimated the haul was worth more than £140,000. Binh Van Dong, 48, of Braemar Road, was arrested and charged with cultivation of cannabis, possession with int…

A LARGE cannabis crop has been found at Samsonvale in Brisbane's outer northwest.A Queensland Water worker stumbled upon more than 90 illegal cannabis plants growing in bushland off Gold Scrub Lane at 1pm yesterday,police said. No arrests had been made and investigations were continuing,a police spokeswoman said. The crop was destroyed yesterday afternoon. The Sunday Mail March 26,2006

Saturday, March 25, 2006. 8:13am (AEDT), Marijuana linked to early onset lung disease Author: www.abc.net.auDate: 25 March 2006. Source: ABC news Copyright: © 2006 ABC (Removed line here about "latest propaganda").

Marijuana: Poll Finds Alaskans Just Say No to Recriminalization 24 March 2006, Alaska, United States: Author: stopthedrugwar.comDate: 24 March, 2006. Source: The Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet) Copyright: © 2006. See full poll results here: http://www.mpp.org/pdf/AKpollresults.pdf. Quoted from the Marijuana Policy Project article © MPP, 2006.

A 69-year-old man has been charged with cultivating cannabis after a raid on a Sydney home. Police searched a house on Belmore Road, Riverwood, in Sydney's southwest, yesterday following an anonymous tip off. Officers seized 160 cannabis plants, with a street value of $320,000, from a home they say was modified to grow hydroponic cannabis. The man, facing charges of cultivating and possessing a prohibited plant, will appear in Sutherland Local Court today. Author:Herald and Weekly Times Date:23mar06 Source:Herald and Weekly Times Copyright:© Herald and Weekly Times

Author: Rebecca Hewett Date: 20 mar 06 Source: http://www.themercury.news.com.au/common/s...255E421,00.html Copyright: © Davies Bros 383 clip bags containing 222g?? thats only just over .5 of a gram in each one

23 March, 2006, United Kingdom: Dope dealer's compo win Author: By VICTORIA RAYMONDDate: 23 March 2006. Source: The Sun. Copyright: ©, 2006.