Maastricht’s bad experience with cannabis
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Maastricht’s bad experience with cannabis
The Independent – Independent – Dec 26, 2005
“No interviews in here,” says a burly, long-haired man propping up the bar, “we don’t have anything to do with journalists. ”
One of Holland’s most popular, cannabis-selling coffee shops, the Mississippi Boat serves several hundred thousand people each year making its stream of customers the envy of many a Dutch retailer. But Holland’s famously liberal drug policy is about to confront its biggest challenge in decades. The council in Maastricht plans to make it technically illegal to serve foreigners in the city’s 16 coffee shops, a move that could drive many of them out of business. If the policy is upheld in the courts, it could, eventually, be extended nationwide. The idea is just one of three controversial – and contradictory – schemes designed to curb the social problems produced by Holland’s unique drug laws… The fact that these experiments are taking place in this, historic, city is no coincidence. Within easy driving distance of Belgium, Germany and France, Maastricht has proved a magnet for smokers eager to take advantage of liberal laws. In their wake a trade in illicit cannabis and harder drugs has grown up, accompanied by a rise in crime. Spurred on by complaints from police and residents, the Mayor of Maastricht, Geerd Leers, has decided that enough is enough. If Mr Leers gets his way, a new by-law will soon require all those who visit coffee shops to show identity cards proving that they are residents. Initially, the law will be enforced only in one coffee shop which will, if necessary, take the case all the way to the European Court of Justice. But, if it loses, foreigners could be banned for all 750 coffee shops in the Netherlands.
Machinery Of The ‘Marijuana Munchies’
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – Dec 26, 2005
26, 2005) — Marijuana–or more specifically its active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol–has a well-documented tendency to stimulate hunger. And while scientists have traced this property to cannabinoid receptors in the brain, they have had little understanding of the neural circuitry underlying this effect. See also: Mind & BrainMarijuanaDieting and Weight ControlNeuroscienceBrain InjuryNutrition ResearchIllegal Drugs Reference.
Extracts from the World Drug Report 2005, published by the United…
Calcutta Telegraph – Dec 26, 2005
In the last few years, with the exception of a dip in 2002, the number of seizures seems to have plateaued at about 1. More than half of these were cannabis seizures, about a quarter involved opiates; amphetamines were seized in 10 per cent of the cases, and cocaine in 7 per cent. In the last decade, the most significant trend has been the increase in the number of seizures of ATS. In 2003, however, this trend reversed sharply, mainly as a result of the decline in ATS seizures from Thailand following a major crackdown… It is also estimated that ATS consumption dropped globally since 2000. In contrast, the proportion of opiates seizures rose significantly in 2003, mainly reflecting the revival of Afghan opium production and more seizures in the countries surrounding Afghanistan. The number of cannabis cases has been on the rise since the early 1990s, and its rate of growth exceeded that of other drugs in 2002-2003, in line with a growth in global consumption. Cocaine has remained relatively stable.
Anonymous caller leads police to drugs
Capital News 9 – Dec 26, 2005
Neighbor Andy Hassinger said, “They come and go. There have always been students there, and it’s pretty much been the same pattern all the time. So the fact that there’s marijuana there doesn’t really surprise me all that much. “Neighbor Brittany said, “The house next door, I don’t know, I haven’t been in there for over a year, but it’s always been known for drug dealing… Police responded to 113 Concord Place Monday morning. They found no one inside and no evidence of a shooting. Instead, they discovered a small marijuana-growing operation.
CITY POLS VS. FEDS OVER MEDICAL POT
New York Daily News – Dec 26, 2005
The lawyers also question whether privately funded labs will keep the pot from the streets. Doblin is teaming with botanist Lyle Craker, a University of Massachusetts plant scientist with no history of involvement in the legalization movement. Craker argued at DEA hearings earlier this month that his project would provide researchers with multiple strains of marijuana with varying potency levels. The DEA will decide in the next several months whether to grant a license to grow research pot. kbazinet@nydailynews.
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kgw.com – Dec 26, 2005
com graphic The new tactic took flight last month, when officers seized 995 pounds of marijuana valued at almost $6 million at Burns Municipal Airport, arresting Harvey Allen Gabel, 56, and Brian Jeffrey Lindroos, 39, who had landed in Burns to refuel after a flight from British Columbia. The British Columbia residents were transferred to federal custody in Eugene last week after being held since their arrest in the Harney County Jail on $1 million bail each. They are facing federal charges of importing cocaine and marijuana and eluding U. customs inspectors, and up to 40 years behind bars if convicted. Police say it’s intuitive that smugglers would make use of rural airports for nighttime refueling runs. “It’s easy in and easy out,” said Harney County Sheriff Dave Glerup.