38 militants killed, marijuana seized in Afghanistan clashes
The News Review:
- 38 militants killed, marijuana seized in Afghanistan clashes
- Youth fined $15,000 on cannabis charge
- A Toke of Their Esteem
- Junior leagues to test for doping
- Drug dealer out of jail, now Norwell coach
- Knox deputies injured in drug bust
38 militants killed, marijuana seized in Afghanistan clashes
St. Petersburg Times – Oct 26, 2006
NATO forces launched a major military operation in the Panjwayi area in September. The alliance said it killed more than 500 suspected militants during that offensive. NATO-led troops and Afghan police, meanwhile, seized the marijuana from a truck that was stopped in southern Afghanistan on a road linking the southern city of Kandahar with Kabul, the alliance said. Four people in the truck were detained. Marijuana is illegal in Afghanistan, but officials here concentrate more on the fight against the opium trade. According to the U… NATO-led troops and Afghan police, meanwhile, seized the marijuana from a truck that was stopped in southern Afghanistan on a road linking the southern city of Kandahar with Kabul, the alliance said. Four people in the truck were detained. Marijuana is illegal in Afghanistan, but officials here concentrate more on the fight against the opium trade. According to the U. 's Office on Drugs and Crime, some 2. 9-million people were involved in growing opium, representing 12.
Youth fined $15,000 on cannabis charge
AntiguaSun – Oct 26, 2006
He was caught with one kilo or 240 grammes of the drug on 17 Oct. A charge of possession with intent to sell was dismissed after Lopez pleaded not guilty. Another man, a Vincentian national, who was also facing similar charges pleaded not guilty, and the charges were dismissed. The police received information that the men were at Bishopgate Street in a rental vehicle, and having gotten to the area made their arrest.
A Toke of Their Esteem
Washington Post – Oct 26, 2006
(Circulation is now “about 150,000,” Bloom says. ) After a year of this experiment, management changed course again, laid off some staffers and reclaimed the high ground, if you will. “We have gone back to our marijuana roots,” says Bloom, an 18-year veteran of the magazine, with offices on Park Avenue South in Manhattan. Bloom is sitting in a backstage room, which at the moment is filled with swag bags for what will pass for VIPs this evening. Among the goodies: something called Da Bombe Blunts, a bag of Sea Salt Toasted Hemp Seeds and a bag of peanut-butter-filled Hempreztels. Bloom is awaiting the evening’s programs, to be placed at every table in the house, and they finally arrive from the printers, carried by a High Times colleague. “I’m going to go out and grab Patrick on the street,” says the colleague, “and get a roll or a wrap or something… “We have gone back to our marijuana roots,” says Bloom, an 18-year veteran of the magazine, with offices on Park Avenue South in Manhattan. Bloom is sitting in a backstage room, which at the moment is filled with swag bags for what will pass for VIPs this evening. Among the goodies: something called Da Bombe Blunts, a bag of Sea Salt Toasted Hemp Seeds and a bag of peanut-butter-filled Hempreztels. Bloom is awaiting the evening’s programs, to be placed at every table in the house, and they finally arrive from the printers, carried by a High Times colleague. “I’m going to go out and grab Patrick on the street,” says the colleague, “and get a roll or a wrap or something. “”Oh, you can do it in one of these back rooms,” says Bloom, suggesting a convenient place to light up. “No, I mean we’re going to eat a sandwich.
Junior leagues to test for doping
Toronto Star – Oct 26, 2006
Depending on the substance, a doping violation could cost a player between five and 10 games for a first time offence. According to Branch, the projected cost of the program for the CHL’s 59 member teams would run “in the six-figures”. While cannabis is on the WADA list as a `specified substance’, it isn’t typically seen a performance enhancing drug. As such, a player testing positive for cannabis would not be made public. “It would still be a doping violation because the substance was there,” said Melia. “But typically the first offence for cannabis would result in a warning and no suspension… According to Branch, the projected cost of the program for the CHL’s 59 member teams would run “in the six-figures”. While cannabis is on the WADA list as a `specified substance’, it isn’t typically seen a performance enhancing drug. As such, a player testing positive for cannabis would not be made public. “It would still be a doping violation because the substance was there,” said Melia. “But typically the first offence for cannabis would result in a warning and no suspension.
Drug dealer out of jail, now Norwell coach
Patriot Ledger – The Patriot Ledger – Oct 26, 2006
Macauley did not return phone messages left at his house for two days. Norwell selectmen urged the president of the youth football league, Andrew