Norway’s former Foreign Minister Thorvald Stoltenberg to receive Cannabis Culture Award 2012 in the Netherlands
Amsterdam, 26 April 2012. Norway’s Former Foreign Minister Thorvald Stoltenberg receives the award on behalf of the Global Commission on Drug Policy. Other winners are: Dr. Lester Grinspoon (extraordinary Professor of Psychiatry of the Harvard Medical School) and Dr. Frederick Polak (one of the most experienced and respected Dutch psychiatrists in the area of drug use). The Cannabis Culture Awards 2012 are presented by former Dutch Prime minister Dries van Agt. After the Awards ceremony, former Dutch Minister…
The Cannabis Culture Awards 2012 – opening the debate about cannabis
Cannabis Culture Award winner 2012 Thorvald Stoltenberg: ‘Hope is almost as important as life itself’ During a festive and moving ceremony, the Cannabis Culture Awards 2012 were awarded on April 26th in Amsterdam. Two former statesmen, Mr. Thorvald Stoltenberg, former minister of Defense of Norway and Mr. Dries van Agt, former Prime…
The Beatles call for the legalisation of marijuana
9.00am, Monday 24 July 1967 (45 years ago) A full-page advertisement appeared in The Times newspaper on this day, signed by 64 of the most prominent members of British society, which called for the legalisation of marijuana. Among the signatories were The Beatles and Brian Epstein. The advertisement was instigated as a response to the nine-month prison sentence for possession received on 1 June…
Cannabis policies in the Netherlands, what went wrong?
ENCOD BULLETIN ON DRUG POLICIES IN EUROPE AUGUST 2012 The last major change in Dutch drug policy was in 1976, when new legislation established a distinction between soft and hard drugs, and decriminalised possession and sales of small amounts of cannabis by and to adults. At first cannabis only became available on special…
Seattle Hempfest Review
On August 17th was official opened the twenty-first Hempfest in Seattle, the biggest event in the marijuana industry! More than 300.000 persons attended what is now the biggest hemp fair in the USA. Many hemp products were on presentation and lectures were held. As the organizers describe it on their website, “Each year, we give birth to a beautiful, bouncing Seattle Hempfest. Each year her gestation is different, The City and Parks Departments remold her and force us into a model of constant redesign. It’s amazing how…
YCSO busts large-scale marijuana growers
A Havana couple was arrested this week on suspicion of large-scale marijuana cultivation inside the city limits.
Judge overturns Maricopa County zoning law on medical marijuana
A judge has overturned Maricopa County’s zoning ordinance for medical marijuana dispensaries, ruling that the law was a “transparent attempt” to keep the businesses out of unincorporated areas of the county.
Thieves shoot, beat man for medical marijuana
A Newaygo County man says he was beaten and shot at by one of three men trying to steal medical marijuana in his back yard.
Medical marijuana growers take the high road against county
Heading down a residential side street in Happy Valley, you’d never guess that dozens of marijuana plants grow next to one of the area’s ubiquitous three-bedroom, 1,500-square-foot houses.
Panel Approves Rules For Washington Pot Industry
Washington state has approved rules for its new legal marijuana industry. After nearly a year of research, planning and public hearings, the three-member state Liquor Control Board adopted the rules Wednesday.
Syria rebel video claims new split in opposition
A baggage handler has been arrested following a police investigation into two dry ice explosions at Los Angeles International Airport.
Rare whale found dead in Southern California
In a race for U.S. Senate that that touched upon a candidate’s tweets with a stripper and a political strategist’s profanity-laced rant, perhaps it’s only fitting that the outcome will be decided on a… Newark Mayor Cory Booker won a special election Wednesday to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate, giving the rising Democratic star a bigger … (more)
Marijuana tax revenue disputed in Northglenn
Northglenn City Council may disagree on how to appropriate funds generated through sales tax from future marijuana retail stores, but they all agree that more time is needed to evaluate exactly how much money the industry will bring in.
Medical marijuana grow-op fees are getting higher in Surrey
Surrey city council recently approved amendments to the Controlled Substance Property Bylaw that will require owners of residential properties containing medical marijuana grow-ops to remediate the facilities in order to protect future owners from health risks associated with growing the plant.
RIVERSIDE: Medical marijuana proponents seek ballot measure
A worker boards up windows and doors at the Riverside County Patients Association in June, following an earlier state Supreme Court ruling that Riverside can use zoning to ban dispensaries.
‘Stop criminalising the sick for wanting help’
OXFORDSHIRE’S drugs campaigners have highlighted the case of Michelle X, the Abingdon multiple sclerosis sufferer who grew her own cannabis, as “the human cost” of Britain’s drug laws.
Marijuana should be legal in California, says Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom says it’s time for California to get serious about legalizing marijuana and that he’s willing to put his political reputation on the line to make it happen.
27 arrested in five county marijuana bust
A joint task force has arrested 27 people and seized 500 marijuana plants following an investigation stretching across several counties in West Michigan.
Israel Medical Association slams Knesset bill to allow all doctors to prescribe marijuana
Chairman of IMA sends letter to Justice Minister Tzipi Livni expressing worry drug would end up in hands of recreational users.
Can The United Nations Block US MJ Legalization?
The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board’s latest annual report expressed dismay at the legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado and urged “the Government of the United States to take necessary measures to ensure full compliance with the international drug control treaties in its entire territory”. This led many media outlets to report that the U.S. had violated the UN drug control treaties to which it is a signatory. U.S. obligations under the treaties, and indeed the broader international future…