Debate continues over benefits, risks of medical marijuana
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The News Review:
- Debate continues over benefits, risks of medical marijuana
- Drug Bust Nets a Ton of Marijuana, $3 Million, 82 Guns
- Decline in cannabis dealers brought to justice
- State proposal for medical marijuana
- Tanzania`s Kikwete wages war on cannabis
- Benguela: Over 3,000 Marijuana Plants Destroyed
Debate continues over benefits, risks of medical marijuana
MLive.com – Mar 23, 2008
“I would consider taking it, if it were legal, for medical use,” he said. “I want to keep my vision. Studies have shown marijuana can lessen pressure in the eyes of those with glaucoma. Tooker said he would have to consult with legal counsel before he used the drug. That’s because, even if Michigan voters in November decide to allow medical marijuana use by seriously ill patients, it still would be illegal under federal law. Users of medical marijuana, as well as others who support its use, say the drug offers relief to those suffering debilitating conditions. They also say it would be cheaper than buying the drug off the street and that use and production can be controlled if properly regulated… Tooker said he would have to consult with legal counsel before he used the drug. That’s because, even if Michigan voters in November decide to allow medical marijuana use by seriously ill patients, it still would be illegal under federal law. Users of medical marijuana, as well as others who support its use, say the drug offers relief to those suffering debilitating conditions. They also say it would be cheaper than buying the drug off the street and that use and production can be controlled if properly regulated.
Drug Bust Nets a Ton of Marijuana, $3 Million, 82 Guns
FOX News – Mar 23, 2008
Police and federal investigators say they found 82 guns at two houses in Pataskala. Four men now face federal charges of conspiring in a marijuana ring. Police say they found $3. 2 million in the walls of a house where 39-year-old Donald Dailey lived. In a nearby trailer, officials say they found 2,100 pounds of marijuana. Police also arrested Daily’s 38-year-old brother Timothy… Police say they found $3. 2 million in the walls of a house where 39-year-old Donald Dailey lived. In a nearby trailer, officials say they found 2,100 pounds of marijuana. Police also arrested Daily’s 38-year-old brother Timothy. At Timothy Dailey’s home, they found another $100,000 in the walls, as well as a pound of marijuana. Police also arrested two men from Texas: 66-year-old Marvin Jackson and 65-year-old William Stevenson.
Decline in cannabis dealers brought to justice
Telegraph.co.uk – Mar 23, 2008
The maximum prison sentence for those convicted of supplying cannabis has remained at 14 years. Yet the number of suspects brought to court on dealing charges has fallen from 2,790 in 2003 to 1,994 in 2006, the latest available figure. The number given a prison sentence fell from 697 to only 279. The figure for prosecutions is tiny compared with the scale of cannabis use… The maximum prison sentence for those convicted of supplying cannabis has remained at 14 years. Yet the number of suspects brought to court on dealing charges has fallen from 2,790 in 2003 to 1,994 in 2006, the latest available figure. The number given a prison sentence fell from 697 to only 279. The figure for prosecutions is tiny compared with the scale of cannabis use. More than a million people use the drug each year in the 16-to-24 age group alone, according to British Crime Survey findings, although it is thought the number of users has fallen by about 20 per cent since the law was relaxed.
State proposal for medical marijuana
MLive.com – Mar 23, 2008
Jennifer Granholm said she opposes the proposal. Getting high for healthNearly 50 medical groups nationwide have announced their support of legalizing marijuana for medical use through a doctor’s prescription, obtaining it through a doctor’s recommendation or researching it as a treatment option. Twenty-nine medical organizations, including the American Nurses Association, the American Medical Student Association and the American Preventive Medical Association, support allowing a doctor to prescribe marijuana to a patient. Eight medical organizations support patients’ access to marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation, including the Florida Medical Association, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association and the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine.
Tanzania`s Kikwete wages war on cannabis
AngolaPress – Mar 23, 2008
The paper said Kikwete emphasised the negative impact of cannabis
use on the youths as he pronounced the order during a rally in
Musoma, Mara district (north), at the weekend. He praised the engagement of the population in agriculture, but
deplored the cultivation of cannabis by some villagers, commended
the police for being successful in the fight against armed
robbery, the paper added. In an operation carried out last April, the Tanzanian police
seized 68 firearms, 221 kilos of cannabis, 853. 5 grammes of
heroin and destroyed two hectares of cannabis plantation.
Benguela: Over 3,000 Marijuana Plants Destroyed
AngolaPress – Mar 23, 2008
According to the spokesperson of Benguela`s Provincial Police Command, Bartolomeu Caxota,
the amount of drugs, equal to 174 kilogrammes of cannabis, was seized in Ngolo village,
Chingongo commune in Balombo. He urged residents to collaborate with Government authorities, denouncing the areas of
production, sale and consumption of marijuana. The chief of Balombo, Bastana Djundo, who was present when the drugs were destroyed,
encouraged the police to continue destroying the narcotics… According to the spokesperson of Benguela`s Provincial Police Command, Bartolomeu Caxota,
the amount of drugs, equal to 174 kilogrammes of cannabis, was seized in Ngolo village,
Chingongo commune in Balombo. He urged residents to collaborate with Government authorities, denouncing the areas of
production, sale and consumption of marijuana. The chief of Balombo, Bastana Djundo, who was present when the drugs were destroyed,
encouraged the police to continue destroying the narcotics.