Report: Indonesian VP endorses marijuana as cooking spice

The News Review:

- Report: Indonesian VP endorses marijuana as cooking spice
- PDEA torches P1.9M worth of marijuana
- Roberts’ Court Paves Way for Student Marijuana Law Reform Activism
- Cannabis operation in old church
- Herbal cannabis worth €150,000 seized
- Not the groovy ’60s: Today’s cannabis is harder and meaner

Report: Indonesian VP endorses marijuana as cooking spice
International Herald Tribune - Jun 26, 2007
“It is all right to use it as a food seasoning, but it should not be fully legalized,” Kalla was quoted as saying by The Jakarta Post. Kalla did not address the problems such a stance might pose to police tasked with arresting marijuana users. Officers have never previously cracked down on the use of marijuana in the kitchen or said the practice was a particular problem. Today in Asia - Pacific.

PDEA torches P1.9M worth of marijuana
ABS CBN News - Jun 26, 2007
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The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency destroyed marijuana bricks amounting to P1. 9 million on Tuesday in Baguio City, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group reported. “We aim to launch more operations,” said Superintendent Oliver Enmodias, chief of the PDEA-Cordillera Administrative Region. PDEA officers burned 77 kilos of marijuana bricks to show their stringent campaign against the proliferation of illegal drugs in the region. Former drug dependents also attended the gathering to share their experiences about the ill effects of drugs… 9 million on Tuesday in Baguio City, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group reported. “We aim to launch more operations,” said Superintendent Oliver Enmodias, chief of the PDEA-Cordillera Administrative Region. PDEA officers burned 77 kilos of marijuana bricks to show their stringent campaign against the proliferation of illegal drugs in the region. Former drug dependents also attended the gathering to share their experiences about the ill effects of drugs. “Minsan akala ko ako si Superman. Muntik akong tumalon sa flyover ng Shaw Boulevard (Once I thought I was Superman. I nearly jumped off the Shaw Boulevard flyover),” said Francis Paner, a former drug dependent.

Roberts’ Court Paves Way for Student Marijuana Law Reform Activism
BBSNews - Jun 26, 2007
America is permeated with the ‘if it feels good do it’ drug culture, and its OK as long as a large corporation profits from it. So-called “conservatives” should just get over their hypocrisy or start immediately clamoring to outlaw Vodka and Viagra. But the
mere mention of a plant that grows like a weed, the dreaded marijuana, that cannot be patented, sends these same people with their
Viagra prescriptions and their vodka martinis
into conniption fits of indignation that Joseph Frederick and his friends might have had something valid to say about the issue as an American teenager
making a comment on today’s twisted corporate advertising, mass-religious hysteria driven culture in America.

Cannabis operation in old church
BBC News - Jun 26, 2007
Officers discovered the cannabis after raiding the former St James Church in Forfar following a tip-off. All the plants were removed from the church, which has been boarded up for years, and police are now attempting to trace those responsible. Det Insp Iain Wales, head of the force’s drugs branch, said inquiries were continuing. Officers discovered the cannabis operation last Thursday.

Herbal cannabis worth €150,000 seized
Irish Times - Jun 26, 2007
In a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service and gardaí yesterday, 12 kilograms of herbal cannabis were found in an apartment in the Ballysimon. Login or subscribe for more » Choose a Subscription type - required.

Not the groovy ’60s: Today’s cannabis is harder and meaner
Globe and Mail - Jun 26, 2007
A Filipino family had invited him to their little townhouse in Toronto to see whether he could help rescue their 18-year-old son, who was about to be expelled from school for drug trafficking. Smyth, a therapist, specializes in drug prevention and addiction among young adults. The full text of this article has 708 words.

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