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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007Seattle Times, WA
19 Aug 2007
Kyung M. Song
HEMPFEST TURNS “SWEET” 16
Hempfest celebrates all things cannabis, but that didn’t stop strollers and toddlers Saturday from outnumbering aging hippies.
In fact, the marijuana “protestival” that began 16 years ago in Seattle has acquired a patina of convention, with vendors peddling organic doughnuts and fretting about an influx of cheaper [...]
Unlike marijuana, Sativex effect is not immediate
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007Toronto Sun, ON
19 Aug 2007
Marilyn Linton
PAIN, PAIN GO AWAY
We’ve Made Advances, but There’s Room for Improvement
People with advanced cancer pray that their pain be well-controlled.
But despite the advances in pain management over the years, significant cancer pain is still present in more than 70% of patients. “In good centres, pain is well managed,” says Dr. [...]
Law enforcement continues using tactics to spread fear
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, CA
19 Aug 2007
Harrison Sheppard
CITIES RACING TO SET RULES
State Sees Boom in Medical Pot
SACRAMENTO – More than a decade after California voters passed legalization of medical marijuana, an explosion of dispensaries and patients has cities and counties scrambling to regulate the operations.
Hundreds of other cities up and down California have no regulations [...]
Cops patrol with helicopers to spot outdoor grow-ops
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007Victoria Times Colonist, BC
August 22, 2007
Matthew Gauk
Police going green with pot eradication program
Police are going green with this year’s helicopter-aided marijuana eradication operation, which began across Vancouver Island yesterday.
Illicit backwoods grow-ops damage the environment, said Cpl. Greg Cox, Island District RCMP communications officer.
For example, streams are often diverted to the grow-ops to provide for convenient [...]