Cannabis smoke ‘here to stay’
The News Review:
- Cannabis smoke ‘here to stay’
- Marijuana much safer than alcohol, says group
- Australia’s hippy capital fears freedom at risk
- Queen’s Research Shows Daily Cannabis Use Reported By NI Teenagers
- Dutch coffee shops say cannabis smoke here to stay
- Cannabis find in Norwich
- Spanish police seize 4 tons of marijuana, arrest 18 people
Cannabis smoke ‘here to stay’
NEWS.com.au - Apr 23, 2007
The Dutch may well follow other European countries in banning tobacco smoking in restaurants, cafes and bars, but Veling says it should still be possible to smoke dope. "It is ridiculous to think that a smoking ban would be the end of coffee shops," the 50-year-old Veling says. TOBACCO BAN WON’T CLOSE THE JOINT He says the clientele who have been coming to coffee shops to buy and inhale cannabis are flexible enough to find a way around any ban on smoking the tobacco products they routinely mix with marijuana resin or leaf in rolled paper "joints. " Related Sections… "
A tobacco smoking ban, which could come into force at the start of 2008, may also boost the use of some of the weirder contraptions used for inhaling the active part of marijuana, THC, which gives users a high. "Nearly all of our American customers do that anyway, using pipes or the "volcano,"" Veling says in his dark, cosy coffee shop, pointing to a shiny, cone-shaped silver contraption. The volcano or vaporizer heats cannabis to release vapours of THC and channels these into a long transparent balloon. At the counter, a dark-haired man waits to get the air from the balloon into his lungs. Using the volcano makes cannabis consumption cheaper, Veling explains, because the drug can be used several times and is not burned like in a pipe. "On good days, when the shop is full of Americans, we sell 100 or 200 of these balloons," Veling says. TOLERANCE ON THE ROLL But most European customers of his "De Kuil" in central Amsterdam prefer to roll their marijuana with tobacco into joints, Veling admits.
Marijuana much safer than alcohol, says group
Daily Texan - Apr 23, 2007
Safer Alternatives for Enjoyable Recreation, or SAFER, and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws highlighted national laws and university policies that the group claims drive students to use alcohol instead of marijuana, said Mason Tvert, executive director of SAFER. The organization said alcohol is far more destructive than marijuana and that harsher punishment for illegal marijuana usage causes a higher consumption of alcohol. “We are not anti-alcohol, but simply pro-choice,” Tvert said. “But we would like more people to go with the safer choice. ” A report by New Scientist magazine claimed that one glass of wine is more likely to impair driving than a single joint. Additionally, the combination of alcohol and marijuana may cause someone to drive less recklessly than if he were only under the influence of alcohol, according to the report… “But we would like more people to go with the safer choice. ” A report by New Scientist magazine claimed that one glass of wine is more likely to impair driving than a single joint. Additionally, the combination of alcohol and marijuana may cause someone to drive less recklessly than if he were only under the influence of alcohol, according to the report. Another report by Columbia University’s Health Services said it is impossible to overdose on marijuana, while consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time can easily lead to fatal alcohol poisoning. In light of such studies, UT’s Student Government passed a resolution to equate University-imposed penalties for the use and possession of marijuana with those for the use and possession of alcohol on campus. The harsher punishment for marijuana usage doesn’t force students to turn to alcohol, said Nicole Kreisberg, a Latin American studies and Texas Interdisciplinary Plan sophomore. “Illegal marijuana usage and under-aged drinking is partly due to its mysterious nature,” Kreisberg said.
Australia’s hippy capital fears freedom at risk
NEWS.com.au - Apr 23, 2007
open(targetUrl); }. Across the road the Hemp Embassy is busy with shoppers inspecting bongs and pipes, as well as hemp T-shirts and hats, while a few enjoy a joint of marijuana in a side room. "Hey mister, want some weed," says a voice in a dark corner of the Nimbin Museum, a cave-like labyrinth that tells of the hippy birth of Nimbin following the Aquarius Festival in 1973. Selling and smoking marijuana may be illegal i.
Queen’s Research Shows Daily Cannabis Use Reported By NI Teenagers
Medical News Today - Apr 23, 2007
Research from Queen’s University Belfast has found that one in ten school children who had reported using cannabis at least once had now become daily users. Dr Patrick McCrystal, Senior Research Fellow, said: “Whilst the numbers in our study who told us they were using cannabis each day may seem small, these young people are telling us that by the age of 15 they have moved beyond experimental or recreational use of an illegal drug to more sustained usage. Those reporting high levels of cannabis use were also more likely to smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol regularly as well as use other illegal drugs. Approximately one in six of these users also reported abusing solvents on a weekly basis and nearly one third used ecstasy each week. The frequent cannabis users were responsible for almost all use of ‘hard’ drugs like cocaine. The Youth Development Study (YDS), being carried out by Queen’s Institute of Child Care Research, is a longitudinal study of adolescent drug use. Some 4,000 teenagers covering 43 schools in Belfast, Ballymena and Downpatrick have taken part each year since they entered secondary education making it one of the largest schools-based surveys of its kind.
Dutch coffee shops say cannabis smoke here to stay
Daily News & Analysis - Apr 23, 2007
The Dutch may well follow other European countries in banning tobacco smoking in restaurants, cafes and bars, but Veling says it should still be possible to smoke dope.