Report: Vick Did Not Have Marijuana
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- Report: Vick Did Not Have Marijuana
- Police ‘confused’ about cannabis possession law
- Cameron hint on cannabis medicine
- Hemp Industry on a Global Course of Expansion
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Report: Vick Did Not Have Marijuana
Washington Post – Jan 21, 2007
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Police ‘confused’ about cannabis possession law
Guardian Unlimited – Jan 21, 2007
‘Harry Shapiro of Drugscope, said it was clear that beat officers were continuing to charge and caution offenders, and not simply warn them, because many disagreed with reclassification, not because they were confused about how to apply the law. A Home Office spokesman said: ‘The government’s drug strategy, which involves education, enforcement and treatment, is working. According to the British Crime Survey, cannabis misuse has fallen among young people. ‘
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Cameron hint on cannabis medicine
BBC News – Jan 21, 2007
In response to a question posted on his internet site, he said he would be “guided by the science and evidence”. Mr Cameron said he opposed making cannabis legal but added: “If it could be proved there was a real medicinal benefit I would be relaxed by that. ”
Mr Cameron made clear he did not favour legalising the drug’s recreational use. He said: “It is right that it’s criminal because if you decriminalise you increase the availability and make it more difficult for parents who are trying to keep their children away from drugs. ”
Trials have been taking place on the medicinal use of cannabis-based drugs. Sativex, a cannabis-derived mouth-spray, is licensed in Canada to relieve pain in people with multiple sclerosis… ”
Mr Cameron made clear he did not favour legalising the drug’s recreational use. He said: “It is right that it’s criminal because if you decriminalise you increase the availability and make it more difficult for parents who are trying to keep their children away from drugs. ”
Trials have been taking place on the medicinal use of cannabis-based drugs. Sativex, a cannabis-derived mouth-spray, is licensed in Canada to relieve pain in people with multiple sclerosis.
Hemp Industry on a Global Course of Expansion
NETCOMPOSITES – Jan 21, 2007
On 21 and 22 November 2006, 90 hemp experts from 23 countries and five continents met in H