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THERE WERE SO MANY RAIN CLOUDS TODAY I COULDN’T SEE THE USUAL DARK CLOUD HANGING OVER NBC.

IT WAS SO WET GILBERT ARENAS PULLED A WATER PISTOL ON HIS TEAMMATES. THAT’S HOW WET.

IT WAS SO WET, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS PUT ON RUBBERS. THAT’S THE FIRST TIME THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED.

IT LOOKS LIKE CALIFORNIA IS ABOUT TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA. YOU THOUGHT GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER WAS HARD TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE! “THE PURPLE HAZE AND THINGS SUCH AS THAT.” (ARNOLD VOICE)

allyourtv.com

BALBRIGGAN gardai have succeeded in seizing a massive haul of cannabis resin worth an estimated € 1.2 million in joint operation with the divisional task force.

drogheda-independent.ie

The hearing will begin at 10am and finish around 5pm.

Dakta Green, founder of New Zealand's most prominent cannabis club will today argue that cannabis laws are a fundamental breach of his rights.

Mr Green is arguing for a stay of proceedings on charges of possession and possession for supply and will argue before Judge Keirnan that cannabis laws

discriminate against cannabis users and that the severity of the penalties breach the Bill of Rights Act.

The hearing will see the Misuse of Drugs Act challenged using the Bill of Rights Act

"Alcohol and tobacco are dangerous drugs but are legally available. Cannabis causes less harm to our community", says Green

voxy.co.nz

The Legislature in Washington state displayed a trait Wednesday for which they are becoming well known: spinelessness, especially when it comes to marijuana law reform.

Despite the fact that a majority of state voters favor legalizing pot, cowardly politicians in the State House voted down a pair of bills aimed at changing Washington's failed marijuana laws.

House Bill 2401 would have legalized and regulated the adult production, use and distribution of marijuana, in a manner similar to the regulation of alcohol.

tokeofthetown.com
apps.leg.wa.gov
State of Washington House Bill 2401 (2010 session) [scribd.com]
State House committee kills pot legalization bill [seattlepi.com]
Wash. House committee votes down marijuana bills

Despite the Obama administration’s tacit support of more liberal state medical marijuana laws, the federal government still discourages research into the medicinal uses of smoked marijuana. That may be one reason that — even though some patients swear by it — there is no good scientific evidence that legalizing marijuana’s use provides any benefits over current therapies.

nytimes.com

Eindeutig zuviel Aufsehen erregt hat am Samstagvormittag eine massive Erschütterung in einem Aschaffenburger Wohnhaus.

So dürfte zumindest der 29-jährige Drogenkonsument, der zwischenzeitlich in Haft sitzt, über den Sachverhalt denken. Der Mann hatte mit einer eher fragwürdigen Methode versucht, Cannabis herzustellen und in diesem Zusammenhang eine Explosion verursacht, bei der glücklicherweise niemand verletzt wurde. Nun wartet er im Gefängnis auf seine Gerichtsverhandlung.

revista.de

Cannabis sativa, besser bekannt als "Hanf", ist eine alte Kulturpflanze, die bis zur Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts in Europa große wirtschaftliche Bedeutung hatte: Aus ihren Fasern wurden extrem reißfeste Seile und Schiffstaue hergestellt, ohne die Columbus Amerika vermutlich nie erreicht hätte.

oe1.orf.at

Der Cannabis-Konsum soll verboten bleiben, künftig aber nicht mehr zur Anzeige gebracht werden. Nach dem Willen der Gesundheitskommissionen (SGK) von National- und Ständerat soll Kiffen im Ordnungsbussenverfahren geahndet werden.

bazonline.ch