Lebanese find troubles fertile ground for cannabis
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- Lebanese find troubles fertile ground for cannabis
- Criminal gangs enslave children in cannabis factories
- Jack Straw: We made a mistake on cannabis
- Strong Growth of Hemp Food and Body Care Sales Continues in 2007
- … helicopters spot pot farms: The fly-overs find marijuana…
- Cannabis netted in raid on farmhouse
- Former officer, wife charged after eating marijuana brownies
Lebanese find troubles fertile ground for cannabis
Washington Post – Sep 25, 2007
"Respect for the state has fallen across Lebanon. With the political conditions and divisions, anything goes," Hamiyeh said. The cannabis crop is sold directly to local producers of hashish, the resin made from the plant which is usually smoked. "They come, cut the crop and pay," explained the farmer. A cannabis field of 1,000 square meters is worth $1,000 to its owner, against $50 for the same area of wheat, he said. IGNORED BY STATEThe farmer this year only planted a fraction of the cannabis he used to grow during in the civil war, but said he might sow more next season: "We’ll monitor the situation and see. "The great thing about cannabis is that it doesn’t need anything… The cannabis crop is sold directly to local producers of hashish, the resin made from the plant which is usually smoked. "They come, cut the crop and pay," explained the farmer. A cannabis field of 1,000 square meters is worth $1,000 to its owner, against $50 for the same area of wheat, he said. IGNORED BY STATEThe farmer this year only planted a fraction of the cannabis he used to grow during in the civil war, but said he might sow more next season: "We’ll monitor the situation and see. "The great thing about cannabis is that it doesn’t need anything. Two kilos of seed cost 10,000 Lebanese pounds ($7)," he said. The plant hardly requires water and can grow without fertilizers or pesticides which add to the cost of other crops.
Criminal gangs enslave children in cannabis factories
NEWS.com.au – Sep 25, 2007
Campaign group End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes said there had been a five-fold increase in the practice in the last year alone. Children as young as 13, many from Vietnam, were being brought to Britain to work as "slaves" for organised criminals to push production of the drug to record levels, it said. They are forced to tend cannabis grown in suburban houses and often forced to sleep in cupboards. "There is clear evidence that there are young people who are trafficked, bought and sold, for the purpose of forced labour in cannabis production," ECPAT’s director Christine Beddoe told The Independent on Sunday. "In the past 12 months there has been a 500 per cent increase in the number of cases being reported to us. "
Police believe organised crime gangs, many Vietnamese, moved to dominate the cannabis market after the narcotic was downgraded from a Class B to Class C drug in 2004. This increased the potential rewards but decreased the risk of punishment… This increased the potential rewards but decreased the risk of punishment. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated he favours reversing the cannabis downgrade. The newspaper said one three-bedroom house converted into a cannabis factory could yield up to pound stg. 300,000 ($700,000) a year. Peter Stanley, from the campaign group Stop the Traffic, was quoted as saying criminals were effectively picking the children "to order". "There is evidence that particular south-east Asian villages are targeted for specific trades, with Vietnam now known to specialise in boys for cannabis factories," he said. The campaigners said trafficked children found by police on raids need better protection, as many have disappeared without trace soon after being taken into the care of social services.
Jack Straw: We made a mistake on cannabis
Telegraph.co.uk – Sep 25, 2007
Last month, he indicated that he was ready to reverse the downgrading of cannabis. He told GMTV: “It is the message you send out. “Why I want to upgrade cannabis and make it more a drug that people worry about is that we don’t want to send out a message – just like with alcohol – to teenagers that we accept these things. The reclassification announced by the then Home Secretary David Blunkett in 2001 came into effect in 2004 and meant users no longer faced arrest for carrying small amounts of the drug. Following criticism of the decision and claims that stronger strains of cannabis were causing a health threat, Tony Blair ordered a review of the law. But in 2006 the review rejected the argument for a return to class B status. Mr Straw’s son William was arrested in 1997 aged 15 and given a police caution for trying to sell £10 worth of cannabis to an undercover reporter.
Strong Growth of Hemp Food and Body Care Sales Continues in 2007
Earthtimes.org – Sep 25, 2007
farmers’ assertion that they are being left out of the lucrative hemp market that Canadian farmers have cashed in on for ten years. The sales data, collected by the market research firm SPINS, was obtained from natural food retailers only, excluding Whole Foods Market and mass-market food and pharmacy stores, and thus under-represents actual sales by a factor of two to three. The new report shows that hemp food sales grew in the sampled stores by 39% over the previous year (from August 2006 to August 2007), or by $2. 1 million, to a total of $7. Based on the representative growth of this sample, the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) Food and Oil Committee now estimates that the total retail value of hemp foods sold over the past 12 months in North America grew from $14 million last year to approximately $20 million this year. In addition, the SPINS data show that sales of hemp body care products grew 11% over the past 12 months in the sampled stores to $12 million… 1 million, to a total of $7. Based on the representative growth of this sample, the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) Food and Oil Committee now estimates that the total retail value of hemp foods sold over the past 12 months in North America grew from $14 million last year to approximately $20 million this year. In addition, the SPINS data show that sales of hemp body care products grew 11% over the past 12 months in the sampled stores to $12 million. Due to the large hemp body care line sold by The Body Shop, as well as the fact that many unreported leading mass-market brands of sun tan lotion and sunscreen products include hemp oil, the HIA estimates the total retail value of North American hemp body care sales to be at least $50 million. "The hard work we did four years ago to preserve legal sales of hemp foods through successful litigation has paid off with steady double-digit growth year after year," says David Bronner, Chair of the HIA Food and Oil Committee and President of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps.
… helicopters spot pot farms: The fly-overs find marijuana…
Free with registration – Pueblo Chieftain – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 25, 2007
| Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado) (September, 2007). 25–GARDNER — As many as nine marijuana patches were spotted last week during helicopter fly-overs by the Colorado National Guard. Huerfano County Sheriff Bruce Newman s.
Cannabis netted in raid on farmhouse
Norwich Evening News – Sep 25, 2007
On executing the warrant at the four-bedroom home in Fersfield Road, Kenninghall, officers discovered a large-scale and sophisticated cannabis production operation in place. A 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of being concerned in the production of controlled drugs and remains in police custody at this time. The discovery is the latest in a series of drugs seizures in the west of the county by officers from the Western Area CID Tactical Unit, which has included the discovery of a cannabis factory at Lyng and a haul of ecstasy tablets in King’s Lynn. Sgt Warren Witt, who led today’s raid, said: “When we entered the house we found cannabis plants being grown as part of a sophisticated set-up in all but two rooms… The discovery is the latest in a series of drugs seizures in the west of the county by officers from the Western Area CID Tactical Unit, which has included the discovery of a cannabis factory at Lyng and a haul of ecstasy tablets in King’s Lynn. Sgt Warren Witt, who led today’s raid, said: “When we entered the house we found cannabis plants being grown as part of a sophisticated set-up in all but two rooms. “We have seized an estimated 500 cannabis plants, along with hydroponic and lighting equipment used for its cultivation. “These are controlled drugs which we have prevented from being sold on our streets. It’s important that people continue to pass any information they have about suspected drug dealing or production in the community to us for us to act on. ”Officers and crime scene investigators remain at the scene where they are carrying out a comprehensive examination. The drugs seized will later be destroyed.
Former officer, wife charged after eating marijuana brownies
WWMT – Sep 25, 2007
Prosecutors say 30-year-old Edward Sanchez and his 27-year-old wife, Stacy, are expected to be arraigned on charges of using marijuana. An emergency call was made in April 2006 from the couple's Dearborn Heights home reporting a possible overdose. Police say Edward Sanchez had taken the marijuana from his police vehicle and put it in the brownie mix. Sanchez resigned from the department in May 2006. The Wayne County prosecutor's office says Dearborn Heights police submitted a warrant request September 13th. The charge is a misdemeanor. See archived ‘State News’ Stories » .