Im Verlaufe polizeilicher Ermittlungen ist im September 2010 an der Austrasse eine Indoor-Hanfplantage entdeckt worden. Es wurden 1500 frische Blüten sichergestellt.
Die Kantonspolizei St.Gallen räumte am 21. September eine Hanfplantage, wie sie in einer Medienmitteilung schreibt. Es wurden rund 1500 erntereife Pflanzen sowie eine professionelle Infrastruktur für den Betrieb einer Indoor-Anlage sichergestellt. Der 32-jährige, in der Region wohnhafte Schweizer, wurde durch die Staatsanwaltschaft St.Gallen, Untersuchungsamt Uznach, mittels Strafbescheid zu einer bedingten Geldstrafe von 12'000 Franken (150 Tagessätze à 80 Franken) sowie einer Busse von 24'000 Franken verurteilt. Wie es weiter heisst, muss der Angeschuldigte eine Busse von 2'400 Franken und die Verfahrenskosten von 4'690 Franken bezahlen.

tagblatt.ch

Very interesting photography project, by Erno-Erik Raitanen, documenting the designs of found drug bags and wraps from London and South East of England

ernoraitanen.com

Viele Tote, unvorstellbare Gewalt: Der Drogenkrieg in Mittelamerika ist nach Ansicht des Grünen-Politikers Koenigs für Polizei und Militär nicht zu gewinnen - der Bundestagsabgeordnete fordert ein radikales Umdenken: Alle Drogen müssten weltweit erlaubt werden. Das Verbot nähre nur die Mafia.

spiegel.de

Police in Colombia have raided the offices of the government body which controls assets seized from drug traffickers.

Officials said serious anomalies had emerged in the agency's book-keeping.

The government has taken control of the National Narcotics Office while the allegations are being investigated.

Police became suspicious after drug traffickers were found to be in possession of properties which had officially been seized by the agency.

bbc.co.uk

About 30,000 Dutch households are to receive marijuana-scented scratch cards in an effort to uncover illegal urban cannabis plantations.

Authorities in Rotterdam and The Hague say they are distributing the cards to help people recognise what cannabis smells like.

The cards also include a number to call to report suspected marijuana-growing.

bbc.co.uk

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says no one cares if you smoke a joint.

The Hollywood actor-turned-governor signed a law five weeks ago that made possession of up to an ounce of marijuana the equivalent of a traffic ticket. It carries a penalty of no more than a $100 fine and no arrest or criminal record.

He defended the law Monday, telling Jay Leno on NBC's "Tonight Show" it is a good idea.

According to a transcript of the interview, Schwarzenegger says: "No one cares if you smoke a joint or not."

Part 1: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Part 2: Arnold Schwarzenegger says, who cares?

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metronews.ca

Owners of medical marijuana businesses in unincorporated El Paso County will attend to such ho-hum business headaches after voters rejected a ban on marijuana-related businesses by a slim margin Tuesday.

tradingmarkets.com

Noted medical marijuana activist Dennis Peron was arraigned and jailed on drug and child porn charges on Nov. 4. Bail was set at $200,00. Police raided his Castro Caste bed & breakfast in Aug. 6, confiscating pot, meth, Ecstasy and a computer containing "a minor engaging or simulating sexual conduct."

celebstoner.com