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Facebook Support Group Rallies For Prof. David Nutt

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:08:30 +0100

http://pr.cannazine.co.uk (http://pr.cannazine.co.uk) : A Facebook group dedicated to forcing the reinstatement of Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs Chairman Professor David Nutt is fast growing in number. (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=169748050377 ref=nf) click the image to join the Professor Nutt Facebook support group, before the UK government gets it banned.The group, set up by pro-reform campaigner Levent Akbulut from London, has already attracted over two and a half thousand members in less than 24 hours and that number is expected to rise fast as word gets out of its existence.

US Navy seizes 4 tons of hashish in Gulf of Aden

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:35:44 +0100

A U.S. warship has seized about four tons of hashish being transported aboard a boat off the Horn of Africa.The Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain said on Tuesday that guided missile cruiser USS Anzio stopped the skiff after a brief chase in the Gulf of Aden.

Unconventional crop � hemp � could sprout new industry

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:11:17 +0100

As combines mowed farmers’ fields across Canadian prairies this fall, there was a scene near Edmonton right out of a time warp: – a crew of workers actually using their hands to harvest plants.The workers were taking down three-metre-tall hemp plants at a breeding nursery outside of Vegreville, AB. The plants, which dwarfed the workers, were being bundled, numbered, bagged and transported to researchers, who see a high-tech future for the ancient plant.

Farmers try to plant hemp at DEA office, arrested

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:07:00 +0100

A 51-year-old grandfather who grows garbanzo beans and other crops in northwestern North Dakota was among the protesters arrested for planting hemp seeds on the lawn of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration offices.Wayne Hauge (left) with David MonsonWayne Hauge and five other people were arrested Tuesday for trespassing and part of a group of about 20 protesting the ban on growing hemp, said authorities in Arlington, Va. Hemp, which is used to make paper, lotion and other products, is related to the illegal drug marijuana.

Hemp Natural Protein Powder

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:58:50 +0100

Branded as the ideal supplement to support an athletic lifestyle, Hemp Natural’s Protein Powder is a new product produced in Devon, UK.Hemp protein is a naturally occurring vegetable protein that is packed with essential amino acids and rich in Omega 3, 6 and fibre. It's made using no herbicides, pesticides, additives or preservatives – so no chemical nastiness here.

Kentucky lawmaker pushes industrial hemp farming

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:54:43 +0100

A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced legislation to legalize industrial hemp as a cash crop and a source for alternative fuels.Sen. Joey Pendleton, a Democrat from Hopkinsville in southern Kentucky, said the time is right to cash in on hemp, because the plant is already legal for research purposes in Kentucky, along with seven other states, and Congress has legislation before it to decriminalize hemp.Industrial hemp is used in alternative automobile fuels and in such products as paper, cloths, cosmetics, and carpet. Currently, all hemp included in products sold in the United States must be imported.Pendleton's bill, introduced for the 2010 session, would require people wanting to grow or process industrial hemp to be licensed by the state Department of Agriculture.

Cannabis Science Vs Cannabis Politics

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:10:27 +0100

http://pr.cannazine.co.uk (http://pr.cannazine.co.uk) : Professor David Nutt, head of the UK's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, has been sacked by Home Secretary Alan Johnson. His termination comes on the back of remarks Prof. Nutt made concerning the governments policies concerning drugs in general, and cannabis specifically.Professor Nutt accused ministers of 'devaluing' and 'distorting' the evidence they use to classify drugs in the United Kingdom. He also said drugs classification was being politicised, [instead of remaining a public health issue].ACMD Chairman Prof. David Nutt - Fell on his sword as a result of telling the truth in a political landscape which is not used to such candor Earlier this week Prof Nutt used a lecture at King's College, London, to attack what he called the artificial separation of alcohol and tobacco from illegal drugs.Even though alcohol and tobacco are between them responsible for upto 100,000 death's per year, as a result of the massive tax revenues they create, they remain legal, whilst cannabis, which is still to be credibly linked to a single death, is irrationally outlawed. Some believe this is as a result of the threat

UK: Take Note of Californian Cannabis Debate

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:55:09 +0100

http://pr.cannazine.co.uk (http://pr.cannazine.co.uk) : Whilst the United Kingdom weigh's up the risks between horse riding and tripping on ecstasy, or what classification cannabis should be in the eyes of the law, in the United States the debate put forward by Californian Assemblyman Tom Ammiano is a little more concentrated and far less ambiguous and conveluted.Simply put the political machine within the state of California is discussing whether cannabis should be made legal for recreational use, and taxed alongside tobacco and alcohol. Although the British law-makers would probably prefer the public never got to hear about it. Democrat Tom AmmianoAmmiano recently presided over what his office has called the first legislative consideration of the issue of cannabis legalisation since California banned the drug in 1913. Before the hearing, the San Francisco Democrat called the criminalisation of cannabis for recreational purposes a failed policy, and one that denies the state a significant revenue stream. The polar opposite of what Ammiano's political counterparts in the UK have to say on the issue.

Melissa Etheridge Pleads For Medical Marijuana Common Sense in New Hampshire: HB 648

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:38:09 +0100

http://pr.cannazine.co.uk (http://pr.cannazine.co.uk) : Once upon a time it was only the great unwashed who would dare speak out in favor of using medical cannabis. But these days thats all changed. Rock superstar and breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge is the latest in a string of high profile celebrities to add her weight to the calls for a derestricted medical marijuana market place. A market which is unmolestered by law enforcement for those medical patients who's team of medical experts (surely this is the key issue) believe marijuana is THE BEST treatment for sometimes painful, often debilitating and sadly in many instances, terminal conditions such as cancer.Praying for common sense to prevail in New Hampshire: Breast cancer survivor and medical marijuana advocate Melissa Etheridge Why not drop by and say 'high' on the first British cannabis/marijuana forum (http://cannabis-forums.cannazine.co.uk) to overtly support the decriminalization of cannabis. We have the facts on our side. Now we just have to tell the people. Join us!

Marijuana legalization bill gets a hearing in California

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:32:05 +0100

Legislation to make California the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use lit up a Capitol committee hearing Wednesday with three hours of lively but mellow debate.No joint consensus was reached.

Climate change, America, Opium and the phoney war in Afghanistan

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:27:39 +0100

When the G20 leaders met in the United States recently the hot topic of discussion was climate change. How to go about reducing the amounts of greenhouse gases which are released into the environment every single year. And whilst the worlds political spin-doctors burned the midnight oil coming up with solution after expensive solution, the sad fact is that a very real means to reduce the amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was completely ignored.Ecologists and environmental campaigners agree hemp could hold the key to climate change, so ask yourself this; why is it the politicians who make and enforce our laws refuse to see it too? The production and use of fossil fuels such as petrol (gasoline), diesel and Liquified Petroleum Gas is one of the primary culprits for the increase in greenhouse gases.

Cannabis Book Solves Growing Problems

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:53:54 +0100

Its hard to believe there are so many books readily available to buy either online or in the High Street, which are associated to a practice which for all intents and purposes, is illegal for the majority of the world. The practice? Growing cannabis.Home-grown cannabis is the safest option and regardless of what the Prime Minister might tell us

Andrew Tosh found guilty of possession

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:48:48 +0100

A son of the reggae legend who promoted the legalization of marijuana has been convicted of possessing the drug.Andrew Tosh, 42, son of the late Peter Tosh, was found guilty late Monday of possessing a small amount of marijuana. The court in St. Catherine parish ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service, according to court documents.Andrew ToshIt was not immediately known if he had a lawyer.Peter Tosh helped found The Wailers with Bob Marley in 1963 then later branched off on his own, making albums including Legalize It, whose title track about marijuana urged lawmakers to legalize it, don't criticize it.

Marijuana activist Emery awaits extradition

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:43:44 +0100

Marc Emery, Canada's self-proclaimed Prince of Pot, was taken into custody in a Vancouver courtroom Monday morning to await extradition to the United States.Before entering the B.C. Supreme Court, Emery spoke to a crowd of reporters and supporters outside, telling them he still believes Canada's drug laws prohibiting the use of marijuana are unjust and blaming the laws and the politicians who support them for creating the large criminal organizations that control the illegal trade in marijuana.

Mexican cartels growing marijuana in North Texas

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:39:40 +0100

Mexico’s nimble drug cartels are leapfrogging tightened border security and establishing sophisticated marijuana-growing operations in North Texas and Oklahoma, law enforcement officials say. There is no doubt that three big marijuana fields uncovered this month in Ellis and Navarro counties have a tie to the border and a Mexican drug cartel, said a drug investigator for the Department of Public Safety. They brought the tenders up here from Mexico to do the work.