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Rick Simpson produces documentary about cannabis as a cure for cancer

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Run From The Cure: How Cannabis Cures Cancer And Why No One Knows, by Rick Simpson (07 Mar, 2008) Cannabis sativa hemp, the miracle plant, contains the cure for cancer and other ailments My name is Rick Simpson. I have been providing people with Hemp Oil medicines, at no cost, for about three years. The [...]

Toronto Drug Strategy officials co-host community forum on new federal drug strategy

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

National Anti-Drug Strategy Community Forum, Toronto, Wednesday March 26th by Press Release (25 Mar, 2008) Toronto Drug Strategy officials co-host community forum on new federal drug strategy Toronto Mayor David Miller will open a community forum on the federal government’s National Anti-Drug Strategy tomorrow, Wednesday March 26. The forum, co-hosted by the Toronto Drug Strategy [...]

Councilwoman says she’s against the program because police are using violence in drug raids

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 West Hawaii Today (HI) Jim Quirk DEA SAYS IT MAY ASSUME POT PROGRAM HILO — Should Hawaii County refuse to accept a $282,000 federal Drug Enforcement Administration grant for the island’s marijuana eradication program, there is a possibility federal authorities will initiate their own eradication program, a DEA official said Friday. [...]

Pot-smokers need to steer clear of Dubai

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 Times, The (UK) Murad Ahmed ENDEMOL EXEC SENT TO DUBAI JAIL AFTER POLICE FIND ‘SPECK OF DIRT’ A speck of dirt invisible to the human eye was all it took to land Cat Le Huy in a Dubai jail. Officials at Dubai airport claimed they had found 0.03 grams of hashish [...]

Hemp Workers’ Cooperative film debut is now online at YouTube

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 Barry’s Bay This Week (CN ON) Kate Weldon HEMP EDUCATION 101 Did you know hemp played a vital role in the settlement of North America and helped win the Second World War? Many people don’t, but now with the help of a new video on YouTube more than 1,400 do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxd64t6H3_4 [...]

Physicians’ reluctance has more to do with the bureaucratic reach of Health Canada

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 Cowichan News Leader (CN BC) MARIJUANA PRESCRIPTIONS GETTING LOST IN SMOKE Since the current incarnation of Canada’s medical marijuana program was established, doctors have been forced by Health Canada to act as sentinels for a product whose complexities, methods of delivery and side effects they have little firsthand information. It’s a [...]

Mayor argued Rep. Scannell’s resignation is necessary to “help restore the integrity” of district anti-drug policies

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 Union Leader (Manchester, NH) John Whitson and Scott Brooks MARIJUANA VOTE DRAWS FIRE MANCHESTER – Mayor Frank Guinta has asked state Rep.  David Scannell to resign as spokesman for the Manchester school district after Scannell voted Tuesday to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Scannell insisted he will not resign, [...]

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Sat, 8 Mar 2008 Tuscola County Advertiser ( Caro, MI ) Dear Editor, In ref: to Keith Campbell & Bob Wood As the Executive Director of Michigan NORML ( National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws ), I am both honored and blessed to have members in our organization like these two men. Our [...]

Evidence supporting theory of pot addiction is flimsy at best

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 AlterNet (US Web) Paul Armentano CALLING B.S.  ON THE IDEA OF ‘MARIJUANA ADDICTION’ The U.S.  government believes that America is going to pot — literally.  Earlier this month, the U.S.  National Institute on Drug Abuse announced plans to spend $4 million to establish the nation’s first-ever “Center on Cannabis Addiction,” which [...]

Senate proves again they do not care about public or judicial opinion

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 Union Leader (Manchester, NH) Tom Fahey LYNCH THREATENS VETO AFTER HOUSE VOTES TO DECRIMINALIZE POT CONCORD – The New Hampshire House voted yesterday to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, ignoring advice from the House Criminal Justice Committee. The action quickly drew a rare veto threat from Gov.  John Lynch. [...]

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