Afeni Shakur-Davis, Tupac's 63-year-old mother, was arrested at her home in Lumbarton, North Carolina on Apr. 16. The State Division of Alcohol Enforcement charged her with possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a drug vehicle or dwelling. Her bail was $10,000

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Afeni, 63, wurde am 16. April in Lumberton, North Carolina verhaftet und wegen des Besitzes von Marihuana angeklagt. Um eine Zeit hinter Gittern zu umgehen, hinterlegte sie eine Kaution in Höhe von $ 10.000, allerdings hat sie am 10. Mai erneut vor Gericht zu erscheinen.

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An imaging protocol that allows scientists to visualize the activity of the brain's reward circuitry in both normal individuals and those addicted to drugs has been developed.

The technique by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory could lead to better insight into why people take recreational drugs as well as help determine which treatment strategies might be most effective.

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When it comes to marijuana policy, California has been stuck in a fairy tale for decades.

This particular fairy tale is like "The Emperor's New Clothes."

Everybody can see that marijuana prohibition has done nothing to prevent its use, and that arresting tens of thousands Californians every year for misdemeanor possession diverts police resources from violent felonies.

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The NHS should offer heroin to drug addicts and open "consumption rooms" where users can go to inject under medical supervision in order to cut crime and keep public spaces free from dirty needles, the head of Britain's biggest nursing union said today.

Dr Peter Carter, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said providing heroin on the NHS would cut crime rates and help wean addicts off the drug.

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Marihuana gilt bei der Polizei schon lange nicht mehr als „weiche Droge“. Durch modernste Anbaumethoden (u. a. Bewässerungsanlagen, UV-Beleuchtung) ist der Wirkstoffgehalt in den Cannabis-Pflanzen in den vergangenen Jahren regelrecht explodiert. Tausende sind in Hamburg abhängig vom neuen Horror-Hasch!

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Polizei warnt vor Horror-Hasch

With the marijuana movement sparking these days, one of its seminal figures was just nearly snuffed out. Dennis Peron -- a longtime pot activist and the co-author of the 1996 medical marijuana ballot initiative, Prop. 215 -- on Sunday confirmed he'd suffered a stroke.

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Colorado acupuncturist and botanist Lacy Story knew where to go in Mendocino County when she wanted advice on finding local property to grow medical pot.

She stopped in at the indoor smoking lounge and organic foods kitchen at Area 101.

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