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Giuliani – when uninformed politicians speak, the sick suffer

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

The Associated Press July 10, 2007 PHILIP ELLIOTT Giuliani Rejects Medical Marijuana Use CONCORD, N.H. — Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday that people who want to legalize marijuana for medical purposes really just want to make the drug available to everyone. “I believe the effort to try and make marijuana available for medical uses [...]

Farmers to seek licenses for the production of hemp

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

The Associated Press July 11, 2007 CHET BROKAW S.D. Farmer Struggling to Grow Hemp MANDERSON, S.D. — Alex White Plume hoped his family could make a living growing hemp when he first planted seeds on an Indian reservation here, but years of fighting with federal drug officials have left him in financial trouble. The White [...]

“Pro-charge” is the new zero tolerance in Halifax

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Chronicle Herald, NS July 10, 2007 Josh Visser Cops take ‘pro-charge’ approach Deputy chief makes no apologies for tough stance on crime Not only are arrests for marijuana possession up in Halifax, the city’s tough-talking deputy police chief said Monday, but arrests for all illegal drugs are significantly on the rise in metro. “It’s safe [...]

Nearly half of Canadians have committed a crime under existing drug laws

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Edmonton Sun, AB 09 Jul 2007 Alexander Panetta CANUCKS GOING TO WEED Arrests For Simple Possession Spike 30% Or More In Major Cities In 2006 OTTAWA — Smoking pot is as illegal in Canada as it’s ever been but some people are toking more boldly than ever before. Which makes it far easier to arrest [...]

Jump in arrests killed bill – when it should prove it’s time to legalize!

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Globe and Mail 09 Jul 2007 Canadian Press SPIKE IN POT ARRESTS LINKED TO BILL’S DEMISE OTTAWA — The number of people arrested for smoking pot rose dramatically in several Canadian cities last year after the Conservatives took office and killed a bill to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. The spike in arrests [...]

What were these cops smoking?

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI 08 Jul 2007 Daniel Bice AFTER SEARCH, MARIJUANA CASE SNUFFED OUT There are drug busts, and there are drug busts. And then there are the drug cases that go bust. On Friday, April 13, two Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies pulled over the driver of a white Oldsmobile for a driving infraction [...]

Statistics show Canadians love their cannabis

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

CanWest News Service July 10, 2007 Juliet O’Neill Canada leads world in marijuana use OTTAWA — Marijuana use in Canada is the highest in the industrialized world, far higher than in the Netherlands where it’s legal, and more than four times the global rate, a report by the United Nations contends. The report also says [...]

Synthetics do not compare with naturally grown marijuana

Monday, July 9th, 2007

BBSNews.net July 03 2007 Edited by: Michael Hess New Studies: Medical Marijuana Laws Don’t Increase Use Weak Marijuana Works as Well as High-Dose THC Pills BBSNews 2007-07-03 — (MPP) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two just-published scientific studies provide further evidence that medical marijuana laws do not increase marijuana use, and that even weak marijuana works as [...]

High time marijuana is made medicinal

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Salem-News.com July 3, 2007 Dr. Phillip Leveque Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician and Toxicologist. Medical Marijuana Medical Conditions (MOLALLA, Ore.) – The disparate medical conditions for which marijuana/cannabis is effective is astonishing. It must mean that many of the physiological and/or pharmacological effects are on cell membranes despite the [...]

Prohibition created a new industry – bootleg marijuana

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Salem-News.com Jun 07, 2007 Dr. Phillip Leveque Medical Marijuana: What It’s About If marijuana were taxed like cigarettes, it would erase the state and federal budgets financial shortfalls. We are making medical marijuana progress. About eleven states have now legalized medical marijuana. (MOLALLA, Ore.) – Many people, medical cannabis users in particular, ask themselves and [...]

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