cannabis News
LETTER TO QUEEN BEATRIX OF THE NETHERLANDS
We have the exceptionnally great honour to present you herewith a series of stamps on the hemp plant. This series has been published, in excellent co-operation with TNT Post, on 23 december by the Vereniging voor Opheffing van het Cannabisverbod (VOC - Association for the Abolition of Cannabis Prohibition), a platform for co-operation among Dutch companies and organisations that aim at preserving the hemp plant for Dutch society. - 2008MOROCCO OPENS THE DEBATE ON CANNABIS LEGALIZATION
Finally the debate on cannabis legalisation in Morocco is becoming a reality. The second TV channel of national Moroccan Television (2M) on Wednesday 3 December 2008 broadcasted a live debate on the various possible approaches towards cannabis cultivation in Morocco, entitled « Cannabis and haschisch : Which approach to take? . - 2008CZECH COURT CANCELS GUILTY VERDICT IN CASE OF HEMP GROWERS
Prague - The Czech Constitutional Court today cancelled the guilty verdict in the case of Hana Ticha and Mojmir Miklica who had grown in their garden 499 plants of hemp from which marijuana is produced as it found no proof of intended drug production. - 2008MORE THAN HALF OF DUTCH LORD MAYORS WANT TO LEGALISE CANNABIS
More than half of all Dutch lord mayors with one or more coffeeshops on their territory, want to legalise the entire soft drugs-chain. - 2008DRUG USE IN THE EU HISTORICALLY HIGH
Cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines and LSD are the most commonly used drugs across Europe, the Lisbon-based European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction said in its annual report.
It estimates 4 million Europeans use cannabis daily, or almost daily, while 12 million people have used cocaine at least once. In comparison 11 million Europeans have taken amphetamines and 9.5 million ecstasy.
New drugs gaining popularity
Newer drugs like BZP, GHP and Ketamine are fast emerging as drugs of choice. Another emerging drug is Fentanyl, which according to the report "is considerably more potent than heroin and its use can be particularly risky".
- 2008GIN, DRUGS AND THE BANK CRISIS
In 1742, Britain was involved in the Austrian war of succession, our principle enemy being France. Our navy was very powerful but if we failed to participate in the land war on the continent, our allies threatened to make peace without us. We urgently needed money to finance a force of Hanoverian troops, to be based in Flanders. Lord Carteret, secretary of state under George II, proposed a "sinking" fund of £1.8m to pay for the troops and for various other expenses, to be borrowed at 3% per year – and he also had a suggestion as to how to pay for it. - 2008NEW RESEARCH: CANNABIS DOES NOT KILL NEURONS
- 2008UK: GOVERNMENT CHALLENGED ON DRUGS LAW
PRESS RELEASE
From Legalise Cannabis Alliance
9th October 2008
Edwin Stratton, 43, of Leyton, London, is charged with production of cannabis under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (“The Act”). He has today given notice of his intention to challenge the legitimacy of this prosecution in the High Court as an abuse of process. This assertion is evidenced by the bias and discrimination inherent in the policy that equally harmful drugs and those exercising property rights in such drugs should be (...) - 2008UK: 'THREE STRIKES AND OUT' PENALTY FOR CANNABIS USERS FALLS APART
Source: The Times
Date: 14 October 2008
Author: Richard Ford, Home Correspondent
Plans for tougher penalties for cannabis possession were unravelling within hours of being announced yesterday by the Home Secretary.
Jacqui Smith outlined a tiered approach of stiffer sanctions for adult offenders repeatedly caught with cannabis after it is upgraded to a Class B drug in January.
Ms Smith said that she was backing a "three strikes and out" system of dealing with adult offenders, starting with (...) - 2008UK: REPORT URGES REGULATION TO REPLACE PROHIBITION
A report on cannabis prepared for next year's UN drug policy review will suggest that a "regulated market" would cause less harm than the current international prohibition. The report, which is likely to reopen the debate about cannabis laws, suggests that controls such as taxation, minimum age requirements and labelling could be explored. - 2008
