How hemp moved back into the agricultural mainstream | Environment |…
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- How hemp moved back into the agricultural mainstream | Environment |…
- Riverside County bans medical marijuana centers
- Taylor pleads guilty to a marijuana charge
- Men suspected of running marijuana grow operation.
- Cannabis has many benefits.
- Marijuana resin confiscated at Antwerp airport.(Brief article)
- Smokin’ debate on pot issue
How hemp moved back into the agricultural mainstream | Environment |…
Guardian Unlimited – Sep 27, 2006
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How hemp moved back into the agricultural mainstream | Environment | The Guardian. But this versatile member of the cannabis family is moving back into the agricultural mainstream… “The hemp community insists that it is moving hemp away from its associations with drugs and the people who smoke them, but tensions still remain. “I loathe the fact that there are still people who think the hemp industry is run by a bunch of potheads trying to legitimise their own drug habits,” says Kenyon Gibson, hemp researcher and co-author of Hemp for Victory, a new book on the history and uses of hemp. “It could not be further from the truth, but there are people out there who benefit from keeping the link between hemp and marijuana alive and kicking. “He believes the misrepresentation of hemp as a dangerous narcotic has been pushed for decades by international conglomerates, who are well aware of the threat that the plant poses to their trade. “It was the large multinationals who helped ban hemp decades ago, and it’s the large multinationals who are still ensuring that natural alternatives to their products are being sidelined even in this time of environmental chaos,” Gibson says. “Look at how many trees we could save by investing in a global hemp paper industry. Look at its potential to contribute to natural ethanol, yet we’re lagging behind countries such as Brazil which are making great strides in creating fuel from domestic products.
Riverside County bans medical marijuana centers
San Francisco Chronicle – Sep 27, 2006
(AP) — The Board of Supervisors voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries after top law enforcement officials said the centers could be easy targets for robberies. The board voted Tuesday to reject a proposal to license four regional dispensaries in unincorporated parts of the county. The decision comes nearly 10 months after the county issued photo identification cards in an effort to comply with a 1996 state law shielding medicinal users from federal prosecution. The board also voted to outlaw marijuana-growing cooperatives. Supervisors said they were influenced by District Attorney Grover Trask who suggested the outlets would attract crime… The board voted Tuesday to reject a proposal to license four regional dispensaries in unincorporated parts of the county. The decision comes nearly 10 months after the county issued photo identification cards in an effort to comply with a 1996 state law shielding medicinal users from federal prosecution. The board also voted to outlaw marijuana-growing cooperatives. Supervisors said they were influenced by District Attorney Grover Trask who suggested the outlets would attract crime. “It’s very hard to go against our district attorney. He is a very responsible man and he’s stepped up to the plate and provided leadership here,” said Supervisor Marion Ashley. Riverside County will join San Diego and San Bernardino counties in a lawsuit that aims to overturn the state law requiring counties to issue medical marijuana cards.
Taylor pleads guilty to a marijuana charge
Springfield News Sun – Springfield News Sun (subscription) – Sep 27, 2006
In a separate call to the department, Taylor reported that someone at the party had broken a window on his truck. While interviewing Taylor, sheriff’s officials received a report that Taylor had threatened to return to the fight with a firearm and might be armed. They asked to search his car and discovered the marijuana in the trunk. At Taylor’s arraignment, Harris said the marijuana did not belong to his client. “He’s not playing hide the ball,” Harris said in May. “If he’s carrying five pounds of marijuana, either he’s the stupidest person alive or thinks he’s bulletproof. Suzanne Halliburton writes for the Austin American-Statesman.
Men suspected of running marijuana grow operation.
Free with registration – Janesville Gazette (Janesville, WI) – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 27, 2006
| Janesville Gazette (Janesville, WI) (September, 2006). 27–ELKHORN-Two men arrested Thursday for manufacturing marijuana with intent to deliver are suspected of having a large grow operation in a wooded area in Sugar Creek Towns.
Cannabis has many benefits.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 27, 2006
Cannabis has many benefits. | Europe Intelligence Wire (September, 2006)… –> COPYRIGHT 2006 Financial Times Ltd. (From Leicester Mercury) With reference to the recent article about teenage cannabis use (“Cannabis is the drug of choice for teenagers”, Mercury, September 25), the only answer to this problem is to legalize the plant. I have been suffering from epilepsy for more than 12 years, and cannabis has.
Marijuana resin confiscated at Antwerp airport.(Brief article)
Free with registration – Airline Industry Information – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 27, 2006
Marijuana resin confiscated at Antwerp airport. | Airline Industry Information (September, 2006)… Marijuana resin confiscated at Antwerp airport. | Airline Industry Information (September, 2006).
Smokin’ debate on pot issue
Rocky Mountain News – Sep 27, 2006
there are things that are worse out there,” Suthers said. “This is probably one of the worst instances – this campaign, thismessage – of moral relativism I’ve heard. Tvert said Suthers simply doesn’t want people to have marijuana forany reason, noting the attorney general also opposed pot beingadministered for medical reasons. “They don’t care if you’re sick or dying. They don’t care if you’reyoung. They don’t care if you’re old,” Tvert said. “They just want tomake sure that you cannot use marijuana under any circumstances… They don’t care if you’reyoung. They don’t care if you’re old,” Tvert said. “They just want tomake sure that you cannot use marijuana under any circumstances. In the debate moderated by Adam Schrager, of 9News, the twoopponents seldom waited for questions to present their cases. Tvert andSuthers often addressed each other, questioning the other’s statisticsand charges about marijuana usage and its effect on people. Tvert even questioned the state’s heart in prosecuting marijuanapossession charges and said people are losing an inordinate number ofpersonal freedoms because of the misdemeanor conviction. “Maybe they don’t lose all of their freedom, but they certainly loseenough of it that it doesn’t warrant enough of a state interest in a$100 citation,” Tvert said.