Posts Tagged ‘ Cannabis ’

Despite the Netherlands liberal reputation for allowing ‘coffee shops’ the small scale cannabis growers who supply them are being threatened with extinction due to increased police harassment. The result is that coffee shops in Amsterdam and elsewhere in the Netherlands are now selling lower quality, and even dangerously adulterated merchandise sourced from major criminals,...
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More 12-year-olds in the U.S. get high by sniffing inhalants than by using marijuana, cocaine or hallucinogens combined, according to a US Government report published this week. Data from the latest ‘National Survey on Drug Use and Health’ shows a rate of lifetime inhalant use among 12 year olds of 6.9 percent, compared to a...
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The latest version of ‘Firefox’ (3.6) allows users to ‘Choose a Persona’ for the look of their browser by picking from 30,000 designs including two weed designs which feature enough marijuana leaves to get you executed in Malaysia or busted for growing in Sutton:  ‘Reggae’ (created by ‘Jesus’) and ‘Marijuana Leaves’. So far 1181 Firefox...
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A jury in Texas has found a man guilty of possession of less than five pounds but more than four ounces of marijuana in a ‘drug-free zone’. The jury in the 7th District Court with Judge Kerry Russell presiding then sentenced Henry Walter Wooten, 54, to 35 years confinement in prison. They did not...
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A hemp farmer in Halland in western Sweden has won a 10 year battle in the Swedish and European courts, thanks to court ruling stating that his crop of Hemp was illegally seized by the Swedish state. The story is an example of the ignorance still surrounding cannabis and hemp which are closely related...
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Possession of small amounts of marijuana would be decriminalized under legislation advancing through the Hawaii state Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee has already passed a measure capping the penalty for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana at $100. A separate bill that has just cleared its final Senate committee would permit medical marijuana...
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The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has voted unanimously to recommend legislators reclassify marijuana in a way that could open the door to medical uses. The board recommended that legislators reclassify the drug from Schedule I, for which there are no permitted uses, to Schedule II, which could allow medical uses. The board also recommended the...
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Robbie Williams has spoken about his love for Weed in an interview with Radio Times magazine. He said; “Weed, it’s such a lovely drug.” The only problem apparently was that he got the raving munchies and ended up fat. He said: “Did you see me last year? Have a look at last year. Yep. Year...
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As over 300 people sit on death row in Malaysia, many of them for relatively minor cannabis dealing charges, a delegation of protesters against the death penalty, especially for social drug offences such as cannabis dealing, had a brief but friendly meeting with Malaysian Embassy officials today in London. A statement from ENCOD which is...
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The Dub Pistols embark on their Ganja Tour of the UK this month, culminating in a headline show at Londons KOKO. They will also be playing at Glastonbury Festival and a lot of other festivals during the summer. Their latest single ‘Ganja’ is taken from their fourth album ‘Rum and Coke’ and will be...
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