Post-Cold War, smoking pot commonplace among Czechs Marijuana now so…
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- Post-Cold War, smoking pot commonplace among Czechs Marijuana now so…
- Sarah Carey: The grass would be greener if cannabis were legalised
- Some say conviction shouldn’t keep students from getting federal…
- Record drug seizures in 2005
- Steve Kubby Says He Needs Better Medical Care in Jail : Indybay
- Spotsylvania County grand jury indictments
Post-Cold War, smoking pot commonplace among Czechs Marijuana now so…
San Francisco Chronicle – Jan 29, 2006
A dog sleeps on the bed; a snapping turtle floats inside a glass coffee table. A fan hums and a hot light glows in the bathroom, where 11 marijuana plants ripple like a tiny field against the porcelain. Dolezal, a Czech version of the late Hunter S. Thompson who has written books such as “How to Take Drugs” and “Stoned County… ” The Czechs do like their weed. A 2005 report by the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction found that 22 percent of Czechs between ages 15 and 34 smoked marijuana at least once during the previous year — the highest percentage in Europe. The nation’s cannabis culture is imbued with the whimsical ethos of the hippie movement: guys growing dope in fields, on balconies and in bathrooms, and sharing with friends. “I’ve never paid for pot, and I never would,” said Filip Hubacek, a university student majoring in social sciences. “I don’t mind paying for my gym, but not for my pot. ” Selling or offering marijuana is illegal here, but the law is permeable, containing a passage that could have been lifted from a novel by Franz Kafka, the country’s great surrealist writer. It’s not a crime to possess “no amount larger than a small amount,” according to the statute.
Sarah Carey: The grass would be greener if cannabis were legalised
Times Online – Jan 29, 2006
Forget about downgrading possession from a mortal to a venal sin. They did it in England and are thinking of changing their minds. The way forward is not decriminalisation but commercialisation. Brand it, market it and sell it from a licensed premises to over-18s… But it’s not addictive like harder drugs or commonly prescribed medications. On the upside, it has medical benefits. It is fully established that cannabis is effective in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, among other conditions. If the very thought of legalising cannabis frightens you, but you’re not sure why, compare it to alcohol. There are many differences between drink and cannabis; social acceptability being the main one. On a personal level, how many families do you know that have been destroyed by alcohol? Plenty, I’d say. How many do you know ruined by cannabis dependency? I can’t think of one.
Some say conviction shouldn’t keep students from getting federal…
Dallas Morning News – Dallas Morning News (subscription) – Jan 29, 2006
This month, Rhode Island became the 11th state to allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Laws in 12 states have decriminalized possession of small amounts of pot. In November, Denver voters legalized small amounts of marijuana. “What they are doing in Lawrence. it’s what’s been done on a statewide basis in other areas,” said Paul Armentano, senior policy analyst for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, based in Washington, D… it’s what’s been done on a statewide basis in other areas,” said Paul Armentano, senior policy analyst for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, based in Washington, D. “The public is becoming more in favor of this issue. Clearly, it seems to be a worldwide trend. ” In Lawrence, where prosecutors and police favor the switch, the issue is not necessarily a softening of attitudes about marijuana but a desire to keep first-time offenders from missing out on financial aid.
Record drug seizures in 2005
maltamedia.com – Jan 29, 2006
A further 333 persons were charged with drug possession. Statistics obtained by The Sunday Times also reveled how a total of 475 drug raids were held and 731 people were arrested for drug-related offences. 2005’s total cannabis haul was the third largest in the past ten years. In 2003 59 kilograms of cannabis were seized, followed by 35 kilograms seized in 2004. Justice Minister Tonio Borg stated earlier this month that in the first 11 months of 2005, the police seized 15 kilos of heroin drug and 6. 4 kilograms of cocaine.
Steve Kubby Says He Needs Better Medical Care in Jail : Indybay
Bay Area Indymedia – Jan 29, 2006
He is not being given his special diet, and his blood pressure is not being monitored as regularly as is necessary. Steve has said that Placer deputies coerced him into signing a waiver that states that he absolves Placer County of any responsibility if he dies in their care, because he has refused to take “conventional” alpha and beta blocker blood pressure medication. Medical marijuana activist Cris Ericson suggests that. Steve is scheduled to have an arraignment hearing in Placer
at 1 pm on Tuesday, January 31st. This hearing is going to address Steve’s alleged misdemeanor
violation of probation.
Spotsylvania County grand jury indictments
fredericksburg.com – Jan 29, 2006
Burton, 25, Spotsylvania, felony shoplifting. Carrasquillo, 23, Stafford, two counts felony distribution of marijuana. Chohan, 21, Spotsylvania, felony possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Cooper, 22, unknown address, possess marijuana with intent to distribute, distribute marijuana to a minor.