- Deputies Bust Indoor Marijuana Farm
- Cannabis seized during East Croydon transport police crackdown
- Hospital porter jailed for drug dealing ‘business’
- Man, 22, jailed for possession of Indian hemp
- Polk County deputies find marijuana-growing operation at scene of …
- Flyover lands $120000 in marijuana

Deputies Bust Indoor Marijuana Farm
The Ledger, FL 
Last Modified: Monday, September 1, 2008 at 11:41 p. WINTER HAVEN | Deputies arrested two Winter Haven residents after finding about 100 marijuana plants inside their house while responding to a home invasion call early Monday morning, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Cannabis seized during East Croydon transport police crackdown
Croydon Advertiser, UK 
“It was a real success, the public appreciated the police presence, they’ve been reassured to see us out and about. Officers dealt with 13 individuals, arresting six of them. Inspector Ioannou said the majority of arrests were made for cannabis possession. He said: “Most people just want to catch the train and get on with their holidays, so we were targeting the few who would cause trouble. “We changed the times around, so people couldn’t expect a certain time when the police would be there. “There was a reduction in crime, which was the idea, and there were no assaults on staff either, so we’re very pleased with the way it went. The operation was part of a London-wide initiative.

Hospital porter jailed for drug dealing ‘business’
WalesOnline, United Kingdom 
Ross Williams, 25, of Bryn Coch, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale admitted charges of supply and possession of cannabis and amphetamine at Cardiff Crown Court. The father-of-one spent several weeks between April and June 2006, dealing drugs on behalf of Stuart Lewis, who was in prison. Lewis, 24, of Elm Court, Pantside, Newbridge who dealt drugs over an eight month period, also admitted supplying cannabis and amphetamine, possession of drugs with intent to supply and possession of cannabis. Saf Ibrahim, prosecuting said police raided Lewis’ home at 9am on May 19, 2007. Officers uncovered 15, nine-ounce bars of cannabis resin with a street value of £10,800 and a hoard of amphetamine valued at £13,750.

Man, 22, jailed for possession of Indian hemp
The Punch, Nigeria 
The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that Akinde, of no fixed address, was caught smoking the weed at the Millennium Park, Abuja while he stocked some wraps in a black bag. The Police Prosecutor, Sergeant Philip Akogwu, told the court that the convict committed the offence on August 17. Akinde pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court to temper justice with mercy. âI am begging for mercy.

Polk County deputies find marijuana-growing operation at scene of …
Orlando Sentinel, FL 
De La Paz and Rodriguez, the only residents of the house on Shadow Wood Trail, face charges of cultivating marijuana, maintaining a dwelling for drug use and trafficking in marijuana, Rodgers said. As far as the home-invasion suspects, authorities have only sketchy descriptions. Both were wearing masks to conceal their faces, and both were carrying black semi-automatic handguns. Anyone with information about this incident can call the.

Flyover lands $120000 in marijuana
Wilmington News Journal, OH, OH 
Doug Eastes, a detective with the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, said a total of 120 marijuana plants were found growing in fields on Sabina Road near Spencer Road and Prairie Road, state Route 133 near Blanchester and Creek Road outside Clarksville. Eastes said a “couple of patches” were discovered on Sabina Road, but in the largest plot, 83 plants were found. Part of the marijuana was found in cornfields, according to the sheriff’s office.

- Cannabis convictions a postcode lottery
- Winehouse Suffers From Marijuana Poisoning?
- New California medical marijuana guidelines aim to flesh out vague law
- Cannabis Farm Raided in Lodz
- Winehouse “poisoned” by cannabis - Great Britain poisoned by the …
- Proposal of Medical Marijuana, Heroin-injecting Rooms Welcomed by …

Cannabis convictions a postcode lottery
PR CannaZine (press release), UK 
Police who charged Peter Tinlin were happy there was no suggestion of supply so it would appear Mr Tinlin's conviction was a simple case of possession and cultivation for his own use. Meanwhile in South Wales a convicted drug dealer who was found in possession of wholesale amounts of a faux-hashish substance referred to in the area as "Soapbar", (a derisory term for a product normally heavily adulterated with plastic, ketamine, human and animal faeces etc in a bid to bulk up the weight), has avoided being sent to jail. Mark David Watson, 21, of Caer Gwerlas, Tonyrefail, pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court to supplying and possessing cannabis resin with intent to supply. Police raided Watson’s home on February 9 and recovered two nine-ounce bars of cannabis resin and an unspecified amount of herbal cannabis. Officers also found paraphernalia which would suggest dealing, including a grinder and scales. Judge Eleri Rees, sentencing, said: “You have never been in trouble before but you have committed what is regarded by the courts as a very serious offence. Anybody who sells cannabis is regarded as drug dealer.

Winehouse Suffers From Marijuana Poisoning?
Showbiz Spy, UK 
And pals fear Winehouse’s reported addictions will leave her needing medical help for years to come. A source tells the publication, “Mitch does everything he can to protect his daughter - but his ‘explanation’ for Amy’s hospital dash in July was simply untrue. “She had smoked an inhuman amount of hash which resulted in acute cannabis poisoning. You have to take a s**tload of pot to suffer that severe a reaction. “It’s thought she had been smoking it for 36 hours.

New California medical marijuana guidelines aim to flesh out vague law
The Argus, CA 
Mixed messages? Not necessarily. Both Brown and medical marijuana advocates say the new guidelines issued Monday finally flesh out the state’s notoriously vague 1996 Compassionate Use Act and pose a threat only to illegal drug dealers using the voter-approved medical marijuana law as a smoke screen. “We’ve always believed that dispensaries should be regulated as opposed to the ‘Wild, Wild West’ situation,” said Americans for Safe Access Chief Counsel Joe Elford, who conferred with the state on these guidelines. “Many, if not most, of the clubs are already in compliance, and I think in the not-so-distant future the vast majority of them will be.

Cannabis Farm Raided in Lodz
Thenews.pl, Poland 
2008 12:41Police successfully shut down a cannabis plantation in Laska, near the industrial city of Lodz on Monday morning. The police seized more than 500 bushes of Indian Cannabis and arrested three men for the cultivation of marijuana. Tomasz Kowalczyk, spokesperson for the Laska police, stated that âThe plantation was made up of 500 independent, mature bushes. Each of them were well-tended. â Police had been observing the location for some time, when three men, between the ages 19 and 25, arrived and provided an opportunity to move in. The police raided and caught the men just as they were bringing one of the largest plants to their vehicle.

Winehouse “poisoned” by cannabis - Great Britain poisoned by the …
PR CannaZine (press release), UK 
According to The Sun newspaper in the UK, which quoted "a close pal" of the singer, Winehouse overdosed in August last year after taking a dangerous cocktail of cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, ketamine and crystal meth, also known as "ice", and with pals like that who needs enemies?In the best tradition's of the Great British tabloid press, The Sun said that the first overdose resulted in such bad convulsions that they were “like a scene from The Exorcist”. The second overdose came in July this year, when Winehouse is said to have smoked enough cannabis to giver herself "cannabis poisoining". The paper said that doctors were concerned her brain was damaged by the cannabis overdose when she displayed symptoms normally associated with schizophrenia. But she's sure to make a miraculous recovery in time for her next public appearance. Doctors have also warned Winehouse that another overdose could easily kill her. Amy on the other hand must be suffering the same "information overload" the rest of the Great British youth are suffering as I'm sure she was told only recently, after the crack-cocaine incident that another heavy drug session could kill her?The fact is no-one believes what the Conservative rag "The Sun" says about drugs, much the same as no-one believes what the Daily Mail has to say on the topic, because everything both titles publish regarding the British drugs debate is tainted.

Proposal of Medical Marijuana, Heroin-injecting Rooms Welcomed by …
MedIndia, India 
Almost 50 per cent of respondents said they would support regulated heroin injecting rooms, reports the Courier Mail. The nationwide survey showed 70 per cent supported legalising cannabis for medical reasons, while approval of clinical trials for cannabis approached 75 per cent. Most people also looked favourably on needle and syringe programs, which were supported by more than 65 per cent. When it came to tobacco, there was firm support across the board for bans on smoking in workplaces, pubs and clubs. The survey showed that more than 80 per cent of Australians wanted smoking banned in the workplace, with Canberrans most strongly in favour at close to 85 per cent. And more than 75 per cent of respondents wanted smoking banned from pubs and clubs.

- 2 found guilty of Sioux City marijuana operation
- Authorities have reported the seizure of 20000 mature marijuana …
- Aussies support medical marijuana, heroin-injecting rooms
- New marijuana ‘road map’ still has detours
- $1.6 million in marijuana confiscated at car dealership
- Marijuana warrant leads to 19 ounces, one arrest

2 found guilty of Sioux City marijuana operation
Chicago Tribune, United States 
–> Text size:. Phieu Van Nguyen was convicted of continuing criminal enterpriseand six counts of money laundering. Va Thi Nguyen Sioux City was found guilty of conspiracy tomanufacture and distribute more than 1,000 marijuana plants. Van Nguyen had previously pleaded guilty on August 8 to a singlecount of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 1,000 ormarijuana plants.

Authorities have reported the seizure of 20000 mature marijuana …
Seattle Times, United States 
Sheriff’s deputies also say four armed people were arrested Wednesday and Thursday and are now in federal custody. Deputies say 15,000 pot plants were found and two people were arrested Thursday on public land about eight miles north of White Salmon. Two arrests also were made Wednesday as 5,000 marijuana plants were removed from rangeland about 10 miles east of Goldendale. Also participating in the raids were the Drug Enforcement Administration and Washington State Patrol. com Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company More Local News headlines.

Aussies support medical marijuana, heroin-injecting rooms
Thaindian.com, Thailand 
More than 23,000 people over the age of 12 were quizzed about their personal use and attitudes to drugs for the 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Almost 50 per cent of respondents said they would support regulated heroin injecting rooms, reports the Courier Mail. The nationwide survey showed 70 per cent supported legalising cannabis for medical reasons, while approval of clinical trials for cannabis approached 75 per cent. Most people also looked favourably on needle and syringe programs, which were supported by more than 65 per cent.

New marijuana ‘road map’ still has detours
Times-Standard, CA 
On the other hand, it doesn’t take much imagination to see this latest attempt is just another battle in the war for state’s rights. At what point are the feds going to give up and recognize that their ridiculous war on marijuana is going nowhere, and admit it isn’t a Class One drug? When will they go after the real druggies who use meth, cocaine, heroin, and dozens of other substances that are Class One drugs that really threaten this country? Where’s the war on meth? Where’s the war on legal prescription drugs being abused by our youth? Where is the war against so-called designer drugs? There’s no doubt in my mind that there are people “working the system” that shouldn’t be operating cannabis clinics. They do need to be shut down, because they are giving the legit clinics a bad name. And, I want to think this latest attempt at slowing the feds down will work. The problem is things have to change at the top. The question now is which one of the presidential candidates would honor Californian’s right to medical marijuana? Personally, I wouldn’t bet on either of them.

$1.6 million in marijuana confiscated at car dealership
Annapolis Capital, MD 
6 million worth of marijuana into the county as part of a large pot-smuggling scheme that spans to California. It is the second drug bust county police have helped make since February that has taken $1 million-plus of illegal drugs off the streets. In both cases, large amounts of drugs were shipped from California to local businesses, where at least one employee allegedly would intercept the packages. County police would not comment on either case.

Marijuana warrant leads to 19 ounces, one arrest
Alamogordo Daily News, NM 
Billy Harcrow, 29, was jailed in lieu of $16,000 bond on Magistrate Court charges of marijuana possession with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia. The drugs were allegedly found when officers with the Alamogordo Department of Public Safety served a search warrant at Harcrow’s home, at 200 Bellamah Ave.

- Morocco destroys 2736 hectares of cannabis
- Series of police raids nets almost $3 million in home-grown marijuana
- San Bernardino, San Diego counties plan court action against state …
- Marijuana garden destroyed
- Deputies seize 37-pound package of marijuana
- Traffic stop leads to marijuana arrest
- Mia Tyler Was Fed Cannabis Seeds As An Infant

Morocco destroys 2736 hectares of cannabis
Xinhua, China 
26 (Xinhua) — Morocco, a big cannabis-producing nation, has recently destroyed 2,736 hectares of cannabis in the northern region of Taounate, 250 km east of Rabat, local MAP news agency reported on Tuesday. Quoting local authorities, the report said two tons of the drug, locally known as chira, were seized in the house of a rural commune representative in this region, notorious for its vast cannabis-growing lands. Authorities also seized two electric engines used for irrigating cannabis-growing lands, it added. The operation started in early May and lasted till Aug. 24, the report said.

Series of police raids nets almost $3 million in home-grown marijuana
Canada.com, Canada 
inc–>Series of police raids nets almost $3 million in home-grown marijuanaJason van Rassel, Calgary HeraldPublished:Tuesday, August 26, 2008CALGARY - A seven-month investigation has netted police almost $3 million in marijuana from three sophisticated grow operations in the city. The case began on Jan. 31, when the Southern Alberta Marijuana Investigative Team, made up of Calgary police and RCMP members, raided a home on Evansmeade Common N. Investigators found 850 plants worth more than $1 million and bypasses designed to steal electricity and water to feed the operation.

San Bernardino, San Diego counties plan court action against state …
Press-Enterprise, CA 
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors decided during the closed session of its weekly meeting to once again take up the case, this time before the state supreme court, according to Jodi Miller, a spokeswoman with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's department. The board took the step “at the urging of the Sheriff in his capacity as the county's chief law enforcement and public safety official,” according to county spokesman David Wert. The counties have argued that the medical marijuana program violates federal law and the state constitution. Federal law lists marijuana as a dangerous narcotic with no medical use.

Marijuana garden destroyed
Monterey County Herald, CA 
Forest Service land in Carmel Valley, officials reported. The illegal grow off Robinson Canyon Road was destroyed by members of Monterey County’s Marijuana Eradication Team, the sheriff’s narcotics unit and the California Department of Justice, Sheriff’s Sgt. Daniel Karamitis said.

Deputies seize 37-pound package of marijuana
StarNewsOnline.com, NC 
Last Modified: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 12:06 a. New Hanover County sheriff’s deputies intercepted a 37-pound package of marijuana this weekend and are trying to figure out who trafficked the drugs.

Traffic stop leads to marijuana arrest
Quay County Sun, NM 
on Monday, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office. Mark Dahlsten stopped Stanley Bishop, 40, from Phoenix, Ariz.

Mia Tyler Was Fed Cannabis Seeds As An Infant
Showbiz Spy, UK 
The plus-sized model daughter of rocker Steven Tyler and late actress Cyrinda Fox claims the incident kickstarted years of drug abuse. She says of her childhood, “It was challenging. I grew up real fast. I saw things I might not normally see.

- $2.7M Worth of Marijuana Found in Furniture at Arizona-Mexico Border
- Raid unearths mammoth hybrid marijuana farm in S. Utah canyon
- NDLEA to destroy 750000kgs of cannabis in Edo
- Rhode Island man faces marijuana trafficking charges
- Cannabis ‘factory’ found on fire in Coleraine

$2.7M Worth of Marijuana Found in Furniture at Arizona-Mexico Border
FOXNews 
officials found $2. 7 million worth of marijuana hidden in wooden entertainment centers at the Arizona-Mexico border.

Raid unearths mammoth hybrid marijuana farm in S. Utah canyon
Salt Lake Tribune, United States 
Iron County Sheriff’s spokesman Jody Edwards said Wednesday that officers — tipped off by hunters — have located at least two major grow areas composed of “very healthy, tall, robust marijuana plants. Some of the plants towered to 8 feet high and had shafts 2 inches in diameter. Edwards said it is clear that whoever grew the pot used a hybrid seed that allows marijuana to thrive, even in weather that is not normally conducive to growth. The canyon area, located at about 7,500 feet elevation, gets cool at night, Edwards said, adding that marijuana typically needs hot, humid weather at lower altitudes to flourish.

NDLEA to destroy 750000kgs of cannabis in Edo
The Punch, Nigeria 
Okey Ihebom, has stated that the command will destroy more than 750,000 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa from some suspected drug barons operating in the state. Ihebom stated that the total volume of cannabis known as Indian hemp seized by the operatives of the command, also involved about 985 bags of the hard drugs from an Owan-based drug baron, who is currently facing prosecution at the Federal High Court, Benin. Speaking to journalists in Benin on Wednesday, the NDLEA Zonal Commander stated that the owner of the 985 bags of drugs loaded them in a heavy truck and was taking them to Abe, a community in Delta State, when operatives of the agency arrested him and impounded the truck with registration number Edo XM 105 BEN and its contents. He said that those involved in the illicit trade were so desperate that they used cars with tinted glasses and police registration numbers. The NDLEA boss said this was revealed with the arrest of some suspects in three Peugeot 406 salon cars with police registration numbers and tinted glasses. He said that the desperation was such that a drug peddler, who was also being prosecuted, was arrested while using a plate number of a Deputy Inspector-General of Police to convey drugs to some destinations in the state.

Rhode Island man faces marijuana trafficking charges
Boston Herald, United States 
Jeremy Barnes, who has addresses in Tiverton and Providence, pleaded not guilty to multiple drug charges at his arraignment Monday in U. District Court in Boston.

Cannabis ‘factory’ found on fire in Coleraine
Coleraine Today, UK 
It is believed a fire was started malicioulsy at the house, and racist graffiti was dubbed on the walls. Police said the number of plants is still being established, but it appears the house, was a “cannabis factory”. No one was at home at the time. Police have appealed for information.

- Teen had marijuana at St. Charles skate park, police say
- Police: Man says he grew pot in a cost-saving move
- Lakeshore man charged with production of marijuana
- Cannabis and thousands in cash found in raid on home
- Valley County investigating two marijuana growing operations
- Nearly 5000 marijuana plants seized

Teen had marijuana at St. Charles skate park, police say
Chicago Tribune, United States 
Mary’s Skate Park smelled marijuana smoke coming from a parked car around midnight Saturday, police said. Police arrived at the park, 610 South 1st Street, and arrested Christopher Wolfe, 18, of the 1600 block of Covington Court, who they said had three small bags of marijuana and a glass smoking pipe. Wolfe was charged with possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia and released on $100 bail.

Police: Man says he grew pot in a cost-saving move
The Associated Press 
Bond is $15,000 for 55-year-old John Daniel Miller III, who remained in the Smith County Jail late Tuesday. Randal Hiller declined to release information on Miller, including whether he has an attorney following Monday’s arrest.

Lakeshore man charged with production of marijuana
Canada.com, Canada 
inc–>Lakeshore man charged with production of marijuanaTrevor Wilhelm, The Windsor StarPublished:Tuesday, August 19, 2008A Lakeshore man is in jail after police uncovered an alleged marijuana grow operation in his house on Monday. The Essex OPP Crime Unit and Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a search warrant at a residence on County Road 2 in Lakeshore and found 188 marijuana plants in various stages of growth. Officers seized cultivation tools including fans, timers, lights, wires and other associated growing material. Douglas Pare, 30, is charged with production of marijuana, possession of marijuana over 30 grams and failing to comply with an undertaking. Pare was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Cannabis and thousands in cash found in raid on home
this is hampshire.net, UK 
Executing a warrant, they seized thehaul from various parts of the property,including a bedroom, the livingroom and a freezer. Some of the cannabis had been cutup and bagged for customers whocame to the house and paid for thedrugs, not just in cash but also withstolen high-value jewellery, watchesand mobile phones. Prosecutor Mary Aspinall-Miles saidthat the drugs found at the home ofAllan Boggins would have yielded aprofit of almost £6,000. Officers alsofound about £10,300 in cash and aTaser stun gun, which Bogginsclaimed he kept for self-protectionafter being attacked.

Valley County investigating two marijuana growing operations
Billings Gazette,  USA 
One of the investigations is in the Fort Peck area, the other is in Nashua, said Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier. The first search warrant was served Thursday at a cabin at 19 Teal Road in the Duck Creek area near Fort Peck. Suspected marijuana and several marijuana plants were seized. Montana Highway Patrol troopers and a Fish Wildlife and Parks warden assisted deputies in the raid. , a search warrant was served for a greenhouse at 117 Sargent Street in Nashua.

Nearly 5000 marijuana plants seized
Point Pleasant Register, WV 
On Friday, troopers, with the aid of a National Guard helicopter, found another 4,700 marijuana plants growing in six plots in the Gallipolis Ferry area, according to Sgt. Starcher, detachment commander. With a street value of $2,000 per plant, that's $9,400,000 seized by the local agency.

- Exactly How Legal Is Medical Marijuana?
- 1600kg of cannabis lay drying among the corn
- Orem man charged with stealing marijuana plants
- More marijuana plants destroyed in area
- Marijuana plants spotted in DeWitt
- Deputies Seize 81 Pounds of Marijuana on I-25

Exactly How Legal Is Medical Marijuana?
NPR 
There’s also a smaller satellite campus in Los Angeles. Since the university was founded a little over a year ago, the weekend workshops ($250) as well as the semester class ($400) have all sold out, according to Ilia Gvozdenovic, Oaksterdam’s chancellor. Lately, to meet demand, the school has been adding more advanced cannabis business and dispensary-management classes, he says. At the end, students take a test and get a certificate. “It shows that one is more interested in and serious about medical marijuana than your average stoner,” Gvozdenovic says. That can be helpful for getting jobs in the industry. Indeed, on a recent Saturday, the freshman class doesn’t fit the half-baked slacker image painted by some initial reports about the school.

1600kg of cannabis lay drying among the corn
Sofia Echo, Bulgaria 
On another field, near the settled area of Bahchite, the police found another 435kg of cannabis roots spread out to dry. In the nearby village of Klyuch at the settled area of Mandrite, the investigation found another 50kg drying among the corn fields, owned by a 73-year-old villager. Samples were taken from all plants seized to be tested for drug properties; it was discovered that they were marijuana, the Interior Ministry said.

Orem man charged with stealing marijuana plants
Daily Herald, UT 
Police responded to a family fight in the area of 1500 South and 280 East. When they arrived, they discovered that the argument was about items stolen from 23-year-old Jacob Huff's home that were found at the home of his neighbor, 32-year-old Dustin Morgan, according to Orem police Lt. The items included a flat-screen television, an Xbox 360 and several marijuana plants, as well as grow lights and equipment for growing marijuana.

More marijuana plants destroyed in area
Press-Register - al.com, AL 
Law-enforcement officers have located and seized 25 plantsin Baldwin County and 179 in Mobile County this year,compared to three Baldwin plants and 162 in Mobile County in2007. A healthy dose of rain this year has delivered bumper cropsto marijuana growers after last year’s difficultdroughts, according to Sgt. Gary Whitaker, coordinator ofthe statewide eradication effort led by state troopers andthe Alabama Bureau of Investigation.

Marijuana plants spotted in DeWitt
NewsChannel 9 WSYR, NY 
Troopers were using a helicopter to search for a woman with reported mental health issues when they spotted several marijuana plants growing in a wooded area just southeast of the corner of Route 298 and Fly Road. Troopers confiscated five plants, each about nine feet tall. Now, they want to know who’s responsible for planting them. The unidentified woman was eventually taken into police custody. Over the weekend, Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputies found 36 marijuana plants in an Elbridge field.

Deputies Seize 81 Pounds of Marijuana on I-25
KRDO, CO 
Investigators tell NEWSCHANNEL 13 that Martinez was released after posting his $75,000 bond. Wetnight remains in custody, his bond is set at $50,000. “Narcotics officers were able to intercept and seize 81 pounds of packaged, suspected marijuana with a traffic stop on 1-25 in North Pueblo County,” explained J. Hall, the Under-sheriff for Pueblo County. When officers pulled over 27-year old Justin Wetnight, they knew exactly what they were looking for. “There was about 3 months worth of investigative work put into it,” said Hall.

- Con: Marijuana’s damaging effects
- Senior citizen finds marijuana in garden
- Back to the stoned age
- No surprise at raid on cannabis factory
- Woman charged over cannabis seizure – Enmore
- PETALUMA: NEARLY 300 MARIJUANA PLANTS SEIZED FROM RESIDENCE

Con: Marijuana’s damaging effects
Los Angeles Times, CA 
Though such a study design may be convenient, it makes interpretation tricky because heavy users may have traits in common besides smoking pot. Thus, says psychologist and marijuana researcher Stanley Zammit of Cardiff University in Wales, it is not easy in these kinds of studies to separate out the contribution of marijuana to any measurable effect in the group. PsychosisClaims of a link between marijuana use and psychotic episodes came under scrutiny after the U. downgraded cannabis from Class B to Class C in 2004. In 2007, Zammit was asked by England’s Department of Health to survey the existing evidence to determine the long-term risks for mental illness from using cannabis. After researching the literature and including only those studies that satisfied certain criteria, he combined the results in a 2007 Lancet paper.

Senior citizen finds marijuana in garden
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand 
About 50 senior citizens attended the fifth birthday of the Welcome Mat, a community group of church members who cook for elderly residents each Friday. The woman at the centre of the hot gossip preferred to remain anonymous, but she said a couple of days after heavy rain forced the evacuation of some houses not far from her house, she found a carton containing six pots of healthy marijuana plants in her garden. Alongside them was a long light and electrical cord. The woman called police who picked them up. "I suspect that someone evacuating their home dumped them at my place but now they won't get them back," she said.

Back to the stoned age
Independent, UK 
More than a decade later – and with recreational drug use more prevalent than ever – how would this balding, 38-year-old father of two cope with a cannabis habit? He decided to cultivate one in the name of research. with startling results Monday, 18 August 2008.

No surprise at raid on cannabis factory
Swindon Advertiser, UK 
Machinder Rehnsi says the find is symptomatic of the growing drug culture in the area. This has shown that the individuals involved in this home cultivation of cannabis will take great risks with the lives and property of others for their own personal gainSgt Rob Kilgour And he has called on police to clamp down on the problem before it gets out of hand. Mr Rehnsi, the owner of Handyman Store, at the corner of St Maryâs Grove and Ferndale Road, which is only yards from the cannabis house, says he often has to deodorise his shop because of cannabis smokers. He said: âThis neighbourhood has always had drugs, but it has become worse lately, many homes have been bought up by landlords and have been turned into flats.

Woman charged over cannabis seizure – Enmore
NSW Police Online (press release), Australia 
15pm on Friday (15 August 2008), police attended a house in Simmons Street, Enmore on an unrelated matter. Police became aware of an elaborate hydroponic set-up of cannabis plants in two rooms on the second level of the home. Following the execution of a search warrant, detectives allegedly discovered 63 cannabis plants and hydroponic equipment. The estimated street value of the seized cannabis plants is $200,000. The 38-year-old woman was charged with knowingly participating in the cultivation of cannabis plants. She was granted conditional bail and will appear at Newtown Local Court on 2 September 2008.

PETALUMA: NEARLY 300 MARIJUANA PLANTS SEIZED FROM RESIDENCE
CBS 5, CA 
Officers were called to a residence at 737 Judith Court around 12:20 p. where they could hear a loud argument from inside the home, police said. Once inside the officers discovered two bedrooms, a downstairs closet and part of the garage were being used to grow 297 marijuana plants, police said.

- Cal Supremes to review medical marijuana law
- Police say marijuana sold to students at pizza parlour
- Three adults are arrested, accused of smoking marijuana with a child
- Cannabis cultivator to learn his fate
- Johns Creek planner arrested for marijuana possession
- Authorities seize 86 marijuana plants in county

Cal Supremes to review medical marijuana law
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA 
tmpl –>(08-14) 10:24 PDT San Francisco, CA (AP) –The California Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court decision that found state law improperly limits the amount of medical marijuana a patient can possess. The case will test a 2003 law that shields doctor-approved pot users from arrest for possessing up to eight ounces of dried marijuana or growing six plants. In May, a state appellate panel overturned the conviction of a Los Angeles County patient charged with possessing 12 ounces of pot and seven plants. The panel found the 2003 law conflicted with Proposition 215, a 1996 voter-approved measure that legalized medical marijuana without setting specific limits. Some medical marijuana advocates support the newer law, saying it merely provides guidelines to keep police from making unnecessary arrests.

Police say marijuana sold to students at pizza parlour
Calgary Herald,  Canada 
But it’s what was allegedly sold under the counter that brought some students to the pizza parlour directly across the street from the school. Calgary Police Service searched the business and its owner’s house Wednesday night in relation to an alleged drug trafficking operation based at the pizza store. Police found marijuana, money, a debit machine and 38 student ID cards and believe the drugs were being sold to students and residents.

Three adults are arrested, accused of smoking marijuana with a child
Salt Lake Tribune, United States 
American Fork police responded to a call reporting a marijuana smell coming from a motor home in an area RV campground. Police found that three adults - ages 18, 19 and 22 - had been smoking pot and sharing it with the 12-year-old whom they were baby-sitting while his mother was out of town. Gregg Ludlow of the American Fork Police Department said the adults had passed the pipe to the child, who smoked it.

Cannabis cultivator to learn his fate
Ipswich Evening Star, UK 
Paul Day, of Peterhouse Crescent, was due to be sentenced at South East Suffolk Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday but legal arguments meant the case was adjourned for another week while issues are resolved. Police found a “sophisticated” growing operation at Day’s house during a raid in February. They discovered outbuildings and two caravans in the back garden that had been modified for the production of cannabis plants. Officers also found a device in the loft which was used to divert electricity to the growing equipment and a small amount of amphetamines.

Johns Creek planner arrested for marijuana possession
GwinnettHerald.com, GA 
She reportedly had wine and blood on her clothing and blood on her hands. While investigating the shooting, police said Lavigno asked officers in the home to get Hannibal’s driver’s license and suggested it might be in the attic. There an officer found suspected marijuana next to Hannibal’s wallet. Investigators returned the next day with a search warrant and allegedly found what McGee called “evidence of a marijuana growing operation” in a crawlspace connected to the couple’s master bedroom. According to reports, officers allegedly found “numerous marijuana leaves,” Hydrogrow brand soil fertilizer and blocks used to grow plants, 13 smoking pipes with residue and a jar of suspected marijuana. A grinder with more marijuana and another pipe were also reportedly found in the attic and stuffed in a garbage bag on the back deck, respectively. Lavigno was arrested on an outstanding 2007 warrant for failure to appear in court for minor traffic offenses from Lilburn police.

Authorities seize 86 marijuana plants in county
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum,  United States 
The ones who really want to get away with it, are always finding new ways of doing things so we are constantly changing the way we work to prevent the crime. It can be very discouraging,” Shawber said. Property owners where the marijuana plants are found are not usually charged with a crime. “A lot of the harvest we do is usually on property that is not controlled by the person who planted the marijuana. Most of the time, the plants are found in farmer’s fields where they will go in and plant one here and one there, along fence rows. The farmer has no idea that it is being done,” Shawber said.