Cannabis adds to Aboriginal drug woes
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- Cannabis adds to Aboriginal drug woes
- Medical pot in Washington state: legal, but still under wraps.
- Advocates for legalizing marijuana tout the benefits at Hempfest
- Medical marijuana shown at AIDS meet.(HEALTH)
- … enrolling in second pivotal Ph III Sativex trial.(cannabis…
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Cannabis adds to Aboriginal drug woes
The Age – Aug 21, 2006
A survey of police has also found that amphetamines areavailable and commonly used in most of the communities. Cannabis is now flowing into remote areas at an alarming rate, atrade fuelled by high demand and extreme profits but increasinglyfacilitated by profiteers from outside the community rather thanresident user-dealers, a report by the National Drug LawEnforcement Fund said. “This new wave of cannabis use is in addition to — notinstead of — alcohol and other substances,” the reportsaid. Most of 792 police who were surveyed in the Northern Territory,Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia said thatcannabis was commonly used in communities… A survey of police has also found that amphetamines areavailable and commonly used in most of the communities. Cannabis is now flowing into remote areas at an alarming rate, atrade fuelled by high demand and extreme profits but increasinglyfacilitated by profiteers from outside the community rather thanresident user-dealers, a report by the National Drug LawEnforcement Fund said. “This new wave of cannabis use is in addition to — notinstead of — alcohol and other substances,” the reportsaid. Most of 792 police who were surveyed in the Northern Territory,Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia said thatcannabis was commonly used in communities. Many of the police who were asked also said use of the drug hadincreased or greatly increased in the past three years. Some of the poorest and youngest users spend a third totwo-thirds of their weekly incomes on cannabis, the reportsaid.
Medical pot in Washington state: legal, but still under wraps.
Free with registration – Seattle Times – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 21, 2006
Call the number in the ad and you’ll find a local clinic where, for a fee, a doctor will write a note saying he believes the illegal plant will help what ails you. Not long ago, such a business plan likely would have the cops asking a lot of questions. But for two years, The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation has been operating the Bellevue, Wash. , clinic completely aboveground, seeing thousands of patients. It has Washington’s 1998 medical-marijuana initiative to thank for that. The law, approved by 59 percent of voters, said people with certain debilitating conditions could use marijuana so long as their doctor said it could help. The biggest question has always been this: How is a sick person supposed to get the stuff? “People in the government want the pot fairy to come deliver it,” said Douglas Hiatt, a lawyer who crusades on behalf of medical-marijuana patients… But for two years, The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation has been operating the Bellevue, Wash. , clinic completely aboveground, seeing thousands of patients. It has Washington’s 1998 medical-marijuana initiative to thank for that. The law, approved by 59 percent of voters, said people with certain debilitating conditions could use marijuana so long as their doctor said it could help. The biggest question has always been this: How is a sick person supposed to get the stuff? “People in the government want the pot fairy to come deliver it,” said Douglas Hiatt, a lawyer who crusades on behalf of medical-marijuana patients. He laments _ curses, actually _ that medical marijuana still isn’t a part of the mainstream, that sick people with doctors’ authorizations are still getting charged with crimes, that some police officers don’t even remember that the law was passed. Despite the problems, however, patients are finding their way to marijuana.
Advocates for legalizing marijuana tout the benefits at Hempfest
Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Seattle Post Intelligencer – Aug 21, 2006
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While the comments might be unusual for most law enforcement careerists, they are nothing new for Stamper, who was Seattle’s top cop from 1994 to 2000. That is why organizers brought him in for the popular two-day, pro-pot festival. Organizers estimated 150,000 people flowed into the waterfront park, which for the weekend turned into a dense village of food booths, stages, arts-and-crafts sellers, hemp product manufacturers, leafleteers, hackysack circles and picnickers. Now in its 15th year, Hempfest is at its core all about decriminalizing marijuana. So is Stamper, especially after years of witnessing firsthand what he sees as the futility of the federal drug war. The drugs are winning, he said. It’s time to change tactics… They didn’t find any. ”
Since then, the political landscape has changed, Holden said. First, state voters approved medical marijuana. Subsequently, Seattle residents said they are not worried about pot as a law enforcement issue. Now, he said, the relationship is much more mellow. “We all want it to be a safe festival,” Holden said. “The police have been great.
Medical marijuana shown at AIDS meet.(HEALTH)
Free with registration – Community Action – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 21, 2006
(HEALTH) –> COPYRIGHT 2006 Community Action Publishers An exhibit on the therapeutic use of marijuana (cannabis) appeared at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. This was the first time that a display on the medical uses of marijuana has been presented at an AIDS conference. The exhibit points out the role of Canada’s Marijuana Medical.
… enrolling in second pivotal Ph III Sativex trial.(cannabis…
Free with registration – Pharma Marketletter – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 21, 2006
GW starts enrolling in second pivotal Ph III Sativex trial. | Pharma Marketletter (August, 2006).
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Press-Enterprise – Press-Enterprise (subscription) – Aug 21, 2006
10:00 PM PDT on Monday, August 21, 2006
By KIMBERLY TRONEThe Press-Enterprise
A proposal to regulate medical marijuana cooperatives in Riverside County could be heading back to the Planning Commission for an overhaul. Michael Harrod, a senior planner for the county, said he would ask the Board of Supervisors next Tuesday to return the proposal to the Planning Commission. If the supervisors agree, Harrod said the commission would re-open a public hearing Sept. 13 in La Quinta to “allow for full public participation. The commission in July unanimously endorsed the proposal, which would allow cooperatives to operate with a special permit in commercial office and retail zones… 13 in La Quinta to “allow for full public participation. The commission in July unanimously endorsed the proposal, which would allow cooperatives to operate with a special permit in commercial office and retail zones. Medical marijuana advocates later blasted the county plan saying it was poorly researched. They said it would wrongly prohibit the sale of edible marijuana products and prohibit growing marijuana at cooperatives, which they contend is allowed under state law. They say county planners have confused a cooperative with a dispensary, which is a location where patients may safely purchase medical marijuana. Medical marijuana advocates such as Lanny Swerdlow, of Palm Springs, also point to language in the proposed ordinance that requires patients to have a “prescription” as evidence the plan was ill-conceived. Doctors may write only recommendations for the use of medical marijuana.