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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Thu, 20 Mar 2008 Sacramento Bee (CA) Denny Walsh PAIR GET PRISON IN POT CASE Judge Hands Out Five-Year Terms, Says It’s ‘A Terrible Day.’ An El Dorado County couple — a physician and an attorney — were sentenced Wednesday in Sacramento federal court to five years in prison for conspiring to grow and distribute [...]
New Hampshire may become the 12th state to repeal crimes for marijuana possession
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Wed, 19 Mar 2008 Telegraph, The (Nashua, NH) Kevin Landrigan N.H. HOUSE OKs MARIJUANA BILL CONCORD – In a stunning development, the House of Representatives voted Tuesday to decriminalize possession of up to a quarter-ounce of marijuana. Currently, possession of this small amount equal to about seven or eight joints can result in up to [...]
Justice system has banned drugs as a way to discriminate
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Tue, 18 Mar 2008 Michigan Daily (U of MI, Edu) Jillian Berman NADELMANN SAYS DECRIMINALIZING DRUGS WOULD LOWER PRISON RATES Last night, students packed into an Angell Hall auditorium and, with eyes shut tight, raised their hands if they admitted to using drugs like marijuana, mushrooms or cocaine. The questions helped Ethan Nadelmann, the founder [...]
Bill 2865 to allow patients in Illinois (doctor’s recommendation) to medicate with cannabis,
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Tue, 18 Mar 2008 Daily Vidette (IL Edu) MEDICAL CANNABIS MAY BE LEGALIZED IN ILLINOIS In a decision on March 5, the Senate Public Health Committee voted 6-4 in favor of allowing the medical use of marijuana to become legal for those with debilitating diseases. If the law is passed, those with illnesses such as [...]
Simpson sentenced to eight days in jail for believing marijuana is a miracle cure
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Tue, 18 Mar 2008 Chronicle Herald (CN NS) Tom McCoag HEMP OIL SUPPLIER SLAMS LAWS AMHERST – A Maccan-area man who says his hemp oil cures cancer was sentenced Monday to eight days in jail after he pleaded guilty in provincial court to trafficking the drug. But Ricky Simpson, 58, won’t spend any time behind [...]
Health Canada marijuana “not as potent” as that grown by patients
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Tue, 18 Mar 2008 Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Jack Aubry MDs INCREASE DOSAGE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA Canadian doctors have been increasing daily dosages of marijuana for patients using cannabis for medical purposes, Health Canada reports. The increase in prescribed dosages is noted in a recent report on the views of physicians regarding the use of [...]
Ban on crack pipes is a hazy issue
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Mon, 17 Mar 2008 Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Michael Platt ALDERMAN WANTS TO GANJA UP ON HEAD SHOPS BUT OWNERS DOOBIEOUS Like trying to swat mosquitoes with a hammer, there’s bound to be collateral damage if city council pushes ahead with an attempt to ban crack pipes in Calgary. Ban one pipe, and you [...]
Move to criminalize is a misguided response to a very minimal problem
Saturday, March 15th, 2008Wed, 12 Mar 2008 Ledger, The (Lakeland, FL) Jessica Gresko LAWMAKERS RACE TO CRIMINALIZE DRUG PLANT Hallucinogenic Salvia Divinorum Is Touted As the “Next Marijuana.” TALLAHASSEE – On Web sites touting the mind-blowing powers of Salvia divinorum, come-ons to buy the hallucinogenic herb are accompanied by warnings: “Time is running out!” and “stock up while [...]
Warning From Otherwise Sane Senator
Saturday, March 15th, 2008Wed, 12 Mar 2008 AlterNet (US Web) Ron Fisher is Outreach Coordinator for NORML CRAZY ‘POT WILL MAKE YOU SELL YOUR CHILDREN’ Warning From Otherwise Sane Senator Here at NORML we are used to seeing some hysterical, unfounded claims made about the ills of cannabis. However, even we were shocked when a supporter from Iowa [...]
65 percent of registered voters in Rock River Valley support medical marijuana
Saturday, March 15th, 2008Tue, 11 Mar 2008 Rockford Register Star (IL) Andrea Zimmermann Poll: 65 PERCENT OF LOCAL VOTERS BACK MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR SERIOUSLY ILL A new poll shows that 65 percent of registered voters in the Rock River Valley support allowing seriously ill people to use and grow marijuana as a way to relieve their pain. The [...]
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