War On Drugs & Federal Spending On Cannabis Prohibition Infographic
Cannabis Infographic Click to enlarge. Ponder over this . . . If Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. -Francis Young, DEA Administrative Law Judge – 1988 And There are no deaths from cannabis use, anywhere. -Harvard Medical School As a matter of fact . . . Marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume. For example, eating 10 raw potatoes can result in a toxic response. By comparison, …
Medical Marijuana Records Deal with Feds Reached in Mendocino County
A deal has been reached between Mendocino County and federal prosecutors over the release of records from Mendocino County’s medical marijuana program. According to an article in the Ukiah Daily Journal the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors reached an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s office to comply, in part, with subpoenaed records. Mendocino County Will Comply – Sort of In part means that yes, records will be provided but no, no individual identifying information will be released thus ending a standoff that began last October when a grand jury approved the subpoena.
Mystery Marijuana Plane Lands in Houston
Monday, November 20, at the Executive Airport in Houston, Texas, a small aircraft failed to answer calls from the control tower, leaving them in the fog… After landing with the wind behind it, the small twin-engine plane skidded off the track ending up with its nose in the grass. The plane that landed full of marijuana …
Switzerland and Copenhagen – beyond cannabis tolerance (part one)
The policy of ‘soft drug tolerance’ in the Netherlands is probably the most well-known example of a country attempting to regulate the use and sale of cannabis. Recognising that marijuana and hashish consumption cause very little social or personal harm, Holland’s laws were changed to differentiate relatively benign soft drugs from genuinely harmful hard drugs. Low rate of cannabis consumption Not only did this free citizens from unreasonable prosecution, the law change had the positive effect of separating the cannabis market from the hard drug black market, so…