Poll: Stem cell, medical marijuana lead in Mich.
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- Poll: Stem cell, medical marijuana lead in Mich.
- Expert Appeals to Hemp Farmers to Cultivate Artemisia
- Traffic stop leads to marijuana arrest
- Question 2 Decriminalization of marijuana
Poll: Stem cell, medical marijuana lead in Mich.
Chicago Tribune, United States
Associated Press 11:19 AM CST, November 2, 2008 DETROIT – A new poll says likely. The phone poll for the Detroit Free Press and WDIV-TV showspeople favoring the stem cell proposal 51 to 40 percent and themarijuana proposal 61 to 30 percent.
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Expert Appeals to Hemp Farmers to Cultivate Artemisia
THISDAY, Nigeria
Onojeta told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba, that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) should liaise with Indian hemp farmers and advise them to cultivate Artemisia as a substitute, adding that “we need to encourage local research into herbs. Artemisia is a local herb in China that is used as tea. State governments and local government councils should encourage their local farmers to plant Artemisia annually,” he said. Onojeta noted that there was a lot of money in cultivating Artemisia, saying that “it is a cash crop that is used in the production of the Artemisin Combination Therapy (ACT) drugs and advised the National Malaria Control Programme to liaise with the NDLEA and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in an effort to motivate farmers to cultivate Artemisia.
Traffic stop leads to marijuana arrest
Porterville Recorder, CA
The traffic stop occurred at 2 p. Saturday at Holcomb Street and Tyler Avenue, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department reports. Deputies reportedly found Jose Tapia, 22, of Porterville, to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana.
Question 2 Decriminalization of marijuana
Worcester Telegram, MA
The new system would exclude information regarding this civil offense from the state’s criminal record information system (CORI). Offenders age 18 or older would be subject to forfeiture of the marijuana plus a civil penalty of $100. Offenders under the age of 18 would be subject to the same forfeiture and, if they complete a drug awareness program within one year of the offense, the same $100 penalty. Proponents of Question 2 say changing the penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana would free police up to focus on serious crimes, rather than arresting 7,500 people annually for marijuana possession.