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Placing "high potency" plants into the community could be viewed by the court as being more serious than the selling of dried cannabis.
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' After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation' is a booklet released worldwide just a couple of days ago , its a 200-odd page PDF linked here ; http://www.tdpf.org.uk/Transform_Drugs_Blueprint.pdf "This book is truly groundbreaking. In years to come we'll look back at prohibition, and the only question we'll ask is why it lasted so long." Jack Cole, Executive Director, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition It contains 'Five models for regulating drug supply' and' The practical detail of regulation' more info on the pple who put this report together can be found here ; http://www.tdpf.org.uk/blueprint%20download.htm#
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The first weed cafe to open in USA, in Portland, Maine - theres some great resposes and other stories included in the forum following the story. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/13/c...a_n_357722.html
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Three more scientists on the UK govts drugs advisory panel resign - there soon wont be any left! http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/D...Misuse_Of_Drugs
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I subscribe to this magazine and i love it because it always offers balanced articles even if it is potentially confronting. I found this article on weed no exception. I found it was honest, balanced, and very interesting. By the way did anybody else work up a sweat plants guerilla style in the bush on cup weekend ? (VIC) Scientific American MIND Title - Inhale or Don't?: Marijuana Hurts Some, Helps Others Sub - Cannabis can kill or rescue neurons--children are at risk, whereas adults may benefit Clinton didn’t inhale, Obama did—and maybe Reagan should have. New research suggests that THC, the chemical that gives marijuana its mind-bending properties, kill…
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Interesting/amusing story about USA CNN presenter - link includes vid clip and forum responses: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/09/c...a_n_351634.html
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WEDNESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- New research out of Spain suggests that THC -- the active ingredient in marijuana -- appears to prompt the death of brain cancer cells. The finding is based on work with mice designed to carry human cancer tumors, as well as from an analysis of THC's impact on tumor cells extracted from two patients coping with a highly aggressive form of brain cancer. Explaining that the introduction of THC into the brain triggers a cellular self-digestion process known as "autophagy," study co-author Guillermo Velasco said his team has isolated the specific pathway by which this process unfolds, and noted that it appears "to kill cancer cells, …
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Hey guys, came across this article, its really good as it has a positive approach to pot and pot users. source: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world...x-1225793333588
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This was one interesting fact if you've been following what's happening in the UK. The latest figures, which date from before the government's decision to reclassify cannabis as a class B drug, show this has now fallen to 29%. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/nov...cline-teenagers
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ABC Radio's the World Today included a big feature on the UK drug advisor soap: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/04/2733285.htm They included a brilliant interview with Prof David Nutt, hopefully the full audio and transcript will be available on the ABC site.
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From little things big things grow - excellent legalization story from Denver Colarado: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/04/b...h_n_344815.html
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6902240.ece This just keeps getting better. Science v Political Wankers. Finally, finally, finally these fuckers are being made to pay attention. The best answer the Government has is "We don't want to send mixed messages" does that mean it's happy to maintain a lie???? This is gold I tell ya, I smell blood Edit, this also http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/poli...icle6900121.ece
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Further news from Sky UK, scientist sacking leads to new push for decriminalisation: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/...criminalisation And this from Channel 4 News UK, I just love the headline! THE DRUGS ADVISER DON'T WORK The row about the sacking of the Home Office drugs adviser continues, though quite where it will be hard to tell until seven. Nutt - 'Scientists know the facts': http://bit.ly/ZQvI3 Blog - On drugs policy, crime is the element in the room: http://bit.ly/3GJ0U0
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The fall-out from Prof Nutts sacking continues as more drugs/science advisors to UK govt resign in support. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8336884.stm
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So the UK govt sacks their govt advisor whilst over in America Denver is voting to legalize weed for adult use: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/30/b...e_n_340634.html
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