Researchers Find Factors That Encourage Cannabis Use Among University…
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- Researchers Find Factors That Encourage Cannabis Use Among University…
- Cannabis smoke ‘has more toxins’
- Cannabis more toxic than tobacco
- Hemp worth 30 crore destroyed
- $373,000 and 127 pounds of marijuana seized at Sumas WA
- Francia sent to jail on cannabis charge
- Marshfield Police Bust Major Cocaine, Marijuana Operation
Researchers Find Factors That Encourage Cannabis Use Among University…
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – Dec 19, 2007
Compared to non-users, users believed more strongly that cannabis would help them fit in with their friends, feel relaxed, forget their worries, and enjoy themselves. They also believed that their friends would approve of their use.
Cannabis smoke ‘has more toxins’
BBC News – Dec 19, 2007
However, it has also been acknowledged that the average tobacco user smokes more than a cannabis user. Researchers from Health Canada, the government’s health research department, used a smoking machine to analyse the composition of the inhaled smoke for nearly 20 harmful chemicals. They also looked at the sidestream smoke, given off from the burning tip of the product and responsible for 85% of the smoked inhaled through passive smoking. Concentrations
In most cases, the comparison on sidestream smoke broadly mirrored that of inhaled smoke… However, in the case of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, the toxin linked to infertility, the researchers found concentrations were actually higher in cigarette smoke. The study also showed little difference in the concentrations of a range of chemicals, including chromium, nickel, arsenic and selenium. Lead researcher David Moir said: “The consumption of marijuana through smoking remains a reality and among the young seems to be increasing. “The confirmation of the presence of known carcinogens and other chemical is important information for public health. ”
Dr Richard Russell, a specialist at the Windsor Chest Clinic, said: “The health impact of cannabis is often over-looked amid the legal debate. “Evidence shows it is multiplied when it is cannabis compared to tobacco. “Tobacco from manufacturers has been enhanced and cleaned whereas cannabis is relatively unprocessed and therefore is a much dirtier product.
Cannabis more toxic than tobacco
InTheNews.co.uk – Dec 19, 2007
Scientists at Health Canada found that directly-inhaled cannabis has 20 times as much ammonia and five times more hydrogen cyanide than tobacco smoke. Cannabis is the most frequently used drug in the UK with around 2. 7 per cent) of 16 to 59-year-olds saying they used it in 2005-06. Nitrogen oxides, which affect the circulatory and immune systems, were five times as concentrated in cannabis smoke, the New Scientist reports… Scientists at Health Canada found that directly-inhaled cannabis has 20 times as much ammonia and five times more hydrogen cyanide than tobacco smoke. Cannabis is the most frequently used drug in the UK with around 2. 7 per cent) of 16 to 59-year-olds saying they used it in 2005-06. Nitrogen oxides, which affect the circulatory and immune systems, were five times as concentrated in cannabis smoke, the New Scientist reports. Toxins in cannabis smoke were measured using machines that collect the smoke and analyse its contents.
Hemp worth 30 crore destroyed
Newindpress – Newindpress (subscription) – Dec 19, 2007
The personnel cleared 45,000 matured plants cultivated over 30 acres of land. Earlier on December 8, the special squad destroyed 70,000 matured cannabis plants cultivated over 30 acres of land along Naktideul and Angul border. The destroyed cannabis was worth Rs 30 crore. The very next day, the team had destroyed 1.
$373,000 and 127 pounds of marijuana seized at Sumas WA
kgw.com – Dec 19, 2007
The seizures were made on Saturday night at 8 during an inspection that involved an x-ray type examination. The marijuana was valued at $381,000. The federal agency says the money and marijuana were aboard a truck-trailer carrying a shipment of aluminum railing components bound for California. The currency, marijuana and truck-trailer were seized by CBP officers. The case is being investigated by U. Immigration and Customs Enforcement… The marijuana was valued at $381,000. The federal agency says the money and marijuana were aboard a truck-trailer carrying a shipment of aluminum railing components bound for California. The currency, marijuana and truck-trailer were seized by CBP officers. The case is being investigated by U. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Contact: Mike Milne, CBP pubolic affairs officer, Seattle, 206-553-6944, x614; 206-818-7674 cell).
Francia sent to jail on cannabis charge
AntiguaSun – Dec 19, 2007
John’s Magistrate Court, shouting and cursing and striking the walls of the holding cell, where she was being held before being transported to Her Majesty’s Prison where she will spend her Christmas. Magistrate Keith Thom, moments before, told the woman that he was going to save her from herself. He sentenced Brann to 14 days in prison for possession of cannabis, after she had pleaded guilty to the charge last Thursday. Before Thom had passed sentence however, Brann told him she had somebody who was willing to pay her bail, pointing to another known Gray’s Farm resident – Gretna Francis, who was sitting in court. Thom, however, told her it was too late for that… Brann has 26 previous convictions dating back to 1995, and of that number, she has nine convictions for possession of cannabis. She last appeared before Magistrate Thom on 5 April. Her four last appearances before the court were for cannabis possession. She was reprimanded and discharged twice. “You need to be away from that substance, for a couple of days,” Thom told her. “I have to remove you from the temptation of that substance especially at the Christmas season. I have to save you from yourself.
Marshfield Police Bust Major Cocaine, Marijuana Operation
WSAW – Dec 19, 2007
Marshfield Police Chief Joe Stroik says the department executed a search warrant Tuesday at a south side home and found a large quantity of cocaine and marijuana. if (self['plpm'] && plpm['Mid-Story Ad']) document. write(plpm['Mid-Story Ad']);} else { if(self['plurp'] && plurp['97']){} else {document.