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Slowly, US states are lessening limits on marijuana
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Information, Legalization, Medical. No Comments »
By William M. Welchand Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES — James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses. Gradually, though, he became convinced that the ban on marijuana was making it more accessible to young people, not less.
“I ask kids all the time, and they’ll tell you it is easier to get marijuana than a six-pack of beer because that is controlled by the government,” he said, noting that drug dealers don’t ask for IDs or honor minimum age requirements. Read the rest of this entry » -
Robbie Williams angers drug campaigners by calling cannabis a ‘lovely drug’
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Dakta Siffin | Filed under Blog, Misc. 3 Comments »
Robbie Williams has described cannabis as a “lovely drug”, sparking fury among campaigners.
The singer, who has battled addiction and depression, admitted the drug made his weight balloon and affected his mental wellbeing.
But he added: “Weed, it’s such a lovely drug. It is such a lovely drug. But it doesn’t mix well with me at all.
“It doesn’t take much to trigger – I mean, I’ll get psychosis from having this cup of tea! Seriously. The caffeine in that’s enough “But it’s just a shame about weed, because I did love it.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Judge Jim Gray on The Six Groups Who Benefit From Drug Prohibition
Posted on March 9th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Information. No Comments »
Judge Jim Gray has watched the justice system fail before his eyes.
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Pot Shrinks Tumors; US Government Knew in ‘74
Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Information, Medical. No Comments »
AlterNet / By Raymond Cushing
In 1974 researchers learned that THC, the active chemical in marijuana, shrank or destroyed brain tumors in test mice. But the DEA quickly shut down the study and destroyed its results, which were never replicated — until now.
May 31, 2000 | The term medical marijuana took on dramatic new meaning in February, 2000 when researchers in Madrid announced they had destroyed incurable brain tumors in rats by injecting them with THC, the active ingredient in cannabis.
The Madrid study marks only the second time that THC has been administered to tumor-bearing animals; the first was a Virginia investigation 26 years ago. In both studies, the THC shrank or destroyed tumors in a majority of the test subjects. Read the rest of this entry »
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Student leaders testify for Massachusetts marijuana legalization, State House (Boston)
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Legalization. No Comments »
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NORML: Medical marijuana’s not getting any better – the time for RE-legalization is NOW!
Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Armistice Tour, Blog, Information, Legalization, Medical. No Comments »
With New Jersey recently becoming the 14th medical marijuana state, activists in marijuana law reform have been celebrating. After all, over 82 million Americans now live in states where medical use of marijuana is legal – that’s 27% of the US population! Last election, Massachusetts became the 13th decriminalization state, which means over 107 million Americans live in a state where possession of small personal amounts of marijuana no longer merit an arrest – that’s 35% of the US population.
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Bill to Legalize Marijuana Reintroduced in California
Posted on February 24th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Legalization. No Comments »
Last week, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), reintroduced legislation that would legalize weed in California for adults 21 and over. Back in January the California Assembly’s Public Safety Committee approved Assembly Bill 390 to legalize and tax marijuana, marking the first time in US history that a state legislative body considered putting an end to marijuana prohibition! The bill didn’t get much further since time ran out on the legislative calendar.
Ammiano forges on, however, with the new bill– now called A.B. 2254–which would allow adults over 21 to possess, smoke, and grow weed, essentially treating marijuana the same way alcohol is currently treated under the law. The bill also calls for a $50 per ounce sold fee to be used for funding drug eradication and awareness programs. And, of course supporters of the bill are saying it could raise around $990 million and help pull the severely cash-strapped California out of its budget crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
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Want to buy some stamps?
Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Information. No Comments »
Locked in a vault within the North Carolina Department of Revenue is a lickable bit of Kafka: a government-issued stamp that is expected to remain unpurchased, but which users of illegal goods must, by law, affix to substances they are not allowed to possess.
North Carolina is one of about 20 states that tax illegal drugs. The cost varies by state and weight, as does the stamps’ appearance (Nebraska’s, with a skull surmounting a syringe and joint, looks like Grateful Dead tribute art). Penalties for non-payment also vary, from being classed as a misdemeanour in Georgia to 200% of the tax plus $10,000 or five years in prison in Louisiana. Read the rest of this entry »
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The First City in America to Criminalize Marijuana Passes Resolution Criticizing Drug War
Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Information. No Comments »
The El Paso city council has gone on record as condemning current US drug policies and demanding a shift to a smarter, more humane approach to drug sales and use.
A year ago, dismayed at the violence rocking its sister city of Ciudad Juárez just across the Rio Grande River, the city council in the remote Texas border city of El Paso unanimously passed a resolution calling for serious consideration of ending drug prohibition, only to see it vetoed by Mayor John Cook. Then, after heavy-handed warnings from US Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) and the city’s delegation in the state legislature that such a resolution could threaten the city’s funding, the city council backed down, failing to override Cook’s veto.
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New Zealand Herald Cartoon: More prevalent than the silver fern
Posted on February 9th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Misc. 2 Comments »
This cartoon of our PM with an activist was on nzherald.co.nz today, it’s great to see such a sight!
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