EU "Cannabis Reader" Study Promises Straight Dope on Marijuana
PARIS -- Dutch dope-selling coffee shops, hash smoking in 1960s London, and Moroccan marijuana production all come under the spotlight in a mammoth new study Thursday on the use and abuse of cannabis in Europe. "Over 13 million Europeans have consumed it in the past month," said the 700-page report by the EU drugs agency European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). "An estimated one in five European adults have tried it at some time in their lives."
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Mandatory Body Fluid Samples Loom for Drivers Suspected of Being High
OTTAWA - Drivers who get behind the wheel while high on drugs will face roadside testing and they could be ordered to surrender urine, blood or saliva samples at the police station under a controversial new law that takes effect July 2. Drivers who refuse to comply will be subject to a minimum $1,000 fine -- the same penalty for refusing the breathalyzer. Police will be given their new powers to nab drug-impaired drivers after almost five years of intense debate in the federal Parliament.
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Legal Drugs Kill Far More Than Illegal, Florida Says
MIAMI -- From "Scarface" to "Miami Vice," Florida's drug problem has been portrayed as the story of a single narcotic: cocaine. But for Floridians, prescription drugs are increasingly a far more lethal habit. An analysis of autopsies in 2007 released this week by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission found that the rate of deaths caused by prescription drugs was three times the rate of deaths caused by all illicit drugs combined.
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"Legalize Every Drug" says John Stossel
The other day, reading the New York Post's Page Six gossip page, I was surprised to find a picture of me, followed by the lines: "ABC's John Stossel wants the government to stop interfering with your right to get high ... The crowd went silent at his call to legalize hard drugs." I had attended a Marijuana Policy Project event celebrating the New York State Assembly's passage of a medical-marijuana bill. (The bill hasn't yet passed the Senate.) I told the audience I thought it pathetic that the mere half passage of a bill to allow sick people to try a possible remedy would merit such a celebration. Of course medical marijuana should be legal. For adults, everything should be legal.
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Teen Marijuana Use Down in States With Medical Marijuana Laws
A newly updated analysis co-authored by Dr. Mitch Earleywine, associate professor of psychology at the Albany campus of the State University of New York, shows that state medical marijuana laws have not increased teen marijuana use despite fears that have been raised when such measures are considered. Teen marijuana use has consistently declined in states with medical marijuana laws, and generally more markedly than national averages. The report, based entirely on data from federal and state government-funded drug use surveys, is available at www.mpp.org/teens/.
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"PRINCE OF POT: The US vs. Marc Emery" on CBC Newsworld for the third time
CBC Newsworld's weekly documentary show The Lens launched its 2007 fall season with "Prince of Pot: The US vs. Marc Emery", director Nick Wilson's provocative, entertaining and hard-hitting documentary about Marc Emery's current extradition battle. "Prince of Pot" re-aired on January 22 and again on Tuesday, June 10th.
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Hemp for Vermont Bill Becomes Law
Vote Hemp, a grassroots advocacy organization working to give farmers the right to grow non-drug industrial hemp, is extremely pleased that Vermont Governor Jim Douglas allowed H.267, the Hemp for Vermont Bill, to become law without his signature May 29th. The bill overwhelmingly passed both the House (126 to 9) and the Senate (25 to 1). The new law sets up a state-regulated program for farmers to grow non-drug industrial hemp, which is used in a wide variety of products, including nutritious foods, cosmetics, body care, clothing, tree-free paper, auto parts, building materials and much more.
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No Extradition for Marc Emery, Michelle Rainey, or Greg Williams
Canadians Marc Emery, Michelle Rainey and Greg Williams are fighting extradition to the USA. The Canadian Government decided to not go along with the plea deal even though the USA and Marc Emery were in agreement, so the extradition hearing has been rescheduled. Emery, Rainey and Williams (collectively known as the BC3) appeared in the BC Supreme Court on April 9th and set dates for the extradition hearing. The extradition hearing is now scheduled for February 9th through 17th, 2009. See the No Extradition forum in the CC Forums for more information and discussion.
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Canadians will have an American-style Drug War if Bill C-26 passes. This Bill must be killed.
These unique pieces of art might be just what a huge fan or super-supporter is looking for!
April 20th is known as 420; May 3rd is this year's Global Marijuana March; and July 1st is Canada Day, but in Vancouver we call it Cannabis Day!
"Therapeutic products" will be treated like "drugs". Canada's Heath Minister owns 25% of a Pharmaceutical company; could that explain this new legislation?
Cannabis sativa hemp, the miracle plant, contains the cure for cancer and other ailments
The Conservative Government's Bill C-26 includes mandatory minimum prison sentences for marijuana
Even FOX News has to admit that cannabis holds the cure for cancer!
BC Supreme Court judge rules Insite, the safe injection site, can remain open as it would be unconstitutional for the federal government to shut it down
Report on the Libertarian Party convention; ex-cop/military man Dennis Young wins Libertarian Party leadership race, and endorsed by Marc Emery
Cannabis users aren't your stereotyped "stoners" or "potheads"!
Marc looks into the RCMP's history
Cannabis cures cancer - how many more studies are needed?
The federal health minister has a grim view of Canada's current approach to drug policy. How accurate is it?
Mandatory Minimums DO NOT WORK! Protest this legislation!
Parents blame Tallahassee police in death of 23-year-old Pinellas woman made to act as an informant following a marijuana arrest
Isn't it time to stop arresting marijuana growers and users by ending prohibition?
A lifelong libertarian seeking the Oval Office as a Republican, and a determined anti-war, peace candidate for the Democratic Party give the cannabis culture two important candidates to support in 2007
The US will ban all "admitted drug users", even legal ones. Here is a horrifying story from the Newsletter of the West Kootenay Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Regular anti-prohibitionist journalist Dan Gardner gives Canada's pharmaceutical-company-owning Health Minister a smack-down on drug police
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Student Members of AMA Endorse Access to Medical Marijuana
Resolution Goes to Full American Medical Association for November Vote
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First, please save the dates of October 17-19, 2008 and make plans to join us for NORML's 37th . . .
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