Regierung in Prag entsprechende Höchstgrenzen fest: Beispielsweise 15 Gramm Marihuana, vier Ecstasy-Pillen oder ein Gramm Kokain. Auch Rauschmittel wie Heroin, Amphetamine oder Halluzinogene sind in der neuen Tabelle enthalten. Die Regelung soll ab 1. Januar gelten.

zeit.de

Sen. Dennis Meadows, a deputy general secretary of the Jamaica Labor Party, issued a statement on Saturday saying that relaxing laws against marijuana cigarettes - commonly referred to as "spliffs" - would free up the island's courts and police to focus on violent street crime and harder drugs.

canadianpress

When soldiers raided a drug cartel's Christmas party south of Mexico City, they found 16 automatic rifles, $280,000 in cash -- and a Latin Grammy winner.

The presence of the Texas-based norteno singer Ramon Ayala at the gathering in a wealthy, gated-community and the lavish festivities showed the audacity of Mexico's drug cartels amid a government crackdown that has sent thousands of soldiers and police to track them down.

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A bold new move with surprisingly effective results.

DEA Recruits Lil Wayne To Use Up All Drugs In Mexico

Already Four States Have Marijuana Legalization Bills In Play; Californians To Vote On Legalization in 2010

It can readily be said that 2009 was one of the busiest and most productive years in cannabis law reform since NORML’s founding in 1970. However, it appears as if 2010 is going to be an even busier year–notably marked by the increasing number of actual state legalization bills and a voter initiative in America’s most important state.

norml.org

Medical marijuana could be legalized in D.C. if a giant government funding bill passes Congress. House and Senate conferees have come up with a compromise conference agreement that would provide funding for most federal departments and agencies. But unlike past years, there is no provision that would prevent D.C. from legalizing medical marijuana.

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Ballot Initiative 59

A synthetic chemical similar to the active ingredient in marijuana makes new cells grow in rat brains. What is more, in rats this cell growth appears to be linked with reducing anxiety and depression. The results suggest that marijuana, or its derivatives, could actually be good for the brain.

newscientist.com

Neil Diamond changed the classic stoner lyric, "And smoke your marijuanica" to "Don't smoke your marijuanica" on his cover of Adam Sandler's "Chanukah Song."

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