Lebensgefährliche Nahrungsverweigerung: Der zu knapp 6 Jahren Haft verurteilte Walliser Hanfbauer Bernard Rappaz setzt seinen Hungerstreik weiter fort. Bereits seit fast 3 Monaten hält er mit kleinen Unterbrüchen an seinem Vorsatz fest. Da Rappaz' Körper nun enorm geschwächt ist, muss er an Krücken gehen.

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Im November könnte Kalifornien Haschisch und Marihuana freigeben - Eine ganze Industrie bereitet sich auf den Tag X vor

Im dunklen Hinterzimmer des Café "Bulldog" in Oakland sitzen drei Mittzwanziger rund um einen der beiden engen Tische und lassen eine kleine, mit Marihuana gefüllte Pfeife kreisen. "Hey, keine Fotos hier", herrscht Salwa Ibrahim, die neuerdings Touristen durch den boomenden Kifferbezirk der kalifornischen Hafenstadt führt, ihr Grüppchen an: "Die Patienten sollen in Ruhe ihre Medizin konsumieren können."

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Shouts to Lars Kragh Andersen, a Copenhagen police officer who refuses to fight the war on drugs because it is “useless.” I have personally talked to many police officers, who do not wish to be named on the site, who would agree with Mr. Andersen. I applaud him for having the courage to come forward and talk about how stupid the drug war is. He should consider joining LEAP.

Any substance that mimics the effects of marijuana, including a type of incense growing in popularity called K2, will be illegal in Michigan if a bipartisan package of bills overwhelmingly passed by the state House on Wednesday ultimately becomes law.

K2 is an herbal blend that is sprayed with a synthetic cannabinoid called JWH-018. Although it does not contain tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive substance found in marijuana, it gives users a similar high.

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Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) announced Wednesday afternoon that they've introduced a resolution to disapprove the city law legalizing medical marijuana.

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Medical marijuana activists and advocates are making a push this week to convince New York Gov. David Paterson and the legislature to include medical cannabis in the state’s budget. The state Senate passed a measure in March that calls for the inclusion of medical marijuana in the state budget. However, New York’s legislative session ends this week so the window for New York to become the 15th state to allow the use of medical marijuana is closing.

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An airport policeman is facing dismissal from the service after he allegedly sold some P21 million worth of cocaine to undercover agents in Pasig City on Tuesday night, authorities said Wednesday.

SPO1 Alexander Estabillo was immediately taken to the headquarters of the Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force (AIDSOTF) in Camp Crame following his arrest, said Senior Supt. Francisco Uyami, AIDSOTF deputy chief.

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The sheriff's department said Thursday that deputies pulled over a tractor-trailer for a traffic violation on Wednesday and noticed an overwhelming smell of marijuana.

They found the trailer was filled with large cardboard containers on pallets holding thousands of heat sealed packages of narcotics.

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