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Man says he moved pot plants to keep burglars away:weed: Tue Mar 10, 4:16 pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Authorities said a man stopped with 17 marijuana plants in the bed of his pickup told police he was moving them to protect them from burglars who robbed his house the night before.:wall...

February 25, 2009 Contact: Jodie Underwood Number: (206) 553-5443 Operation Green Reaper Strikes Again South Sound Raids Yields 4,495 Marijuana Plants FEB 25 -- (Seattle)–On Monday February 23, 2009, federal agents and local authorities executed 8 federal search warrants...

Could Legalizing Marijuana Help the Economy? February 28, 2009 02:28 PM ET | Paul Bedard, Alex Kingsbury By Alex Kingsbury FDR spent his first few days in office fixing the banks, and then he legalized beer. President Obama has buoyed the banks; what about legalizing marijuana? asks Keith...

UK milkman delivered cannabis with bottles of milk Sat Feb 7, 9:33 am ET LONDON – A British prosecutor says an elderly milkman supplied customers with cannabis as well as bottles of milk. Robert Holding, 72, delivered marijuana as he made his daily rounds in the town of Burnely, in...

California Govt. Offers Guidelines for Pot SmokersPosted by CN Staff on September 02, 2008 at 18:26:16 PT By The Drug War Chronicle Source: AlterNet sorry its a long one, but interesting California -- After more than a decade of roiling confusion over what California's groundbreaking...

Saudi beheads citizen for drug trafficking Released : Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:36 AM RIYADH, Saudi Arabia-Saudi authorities have announced the beheading of a citizen convicted of drug trafficking. The Saudi Press Agency, quoting the Interior Ministry, says Hussein Bin Saleh Mailu was executed...

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Two U.S. customs agents were arrested on charges they helped smuggle drugs and other contraband through New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The DEA says two customs officials at JFK International Airport helped smuggle drugs and contraband. Customs supervisor...

When Hillary Clinton really inhaled Hillary Clinton's ex-boyfriend David Ruperrt says the Presidential candidate, Congresswoman and former First Lady inhaled when she attended Wellesley College from 1965 to 1969. Rupert is quoted in Gail Sheehy's book, Hillary's Choice (2000), saying Clinton...

Cannabis seeds illegal? by Lazystrain softsecrets.nl In its latest series of restrictive moves the UK Government has placed forward a proposition (Bill 316) on the prohibition of Cannabis seed The present legality of cannabis seeds in the UK operates against a loop-hole in the law which...

Pot Power PlayPosted by CN Staff on August 17, 2008 at 09:04:38 PT By Kenji Yoshino Source: Los Angeles Times California -- Just because a majority of Californians voted to make marijuana available for medical purposes does not mean it is legal. Charles Lynch, the owner of a Morro Bay...

Revelry, Politics Mix at HempfestPosted by CN Staff on August 17, 2008 at 05:32:16 PT By Bob Young, Seattle Times Staff Reporter Source: Seattle Times Seattle, WA -- It wasn't all peace, love and Hacky Sack at Seattle's 17th annual Hempfest. Activists irate about a proposed state limit on...

Teachers Work to Avoid Drug Tests In Hawai'i, controversy has arisen over the refusal by the state's teachers to submit to drug testing. The state alleges that a contract recently agreed to by the state and the union called for imposition of random drug testing. The union argues that...

Hempfest Ad on Bus Criticized by Some Posted: August 11, 2008 01:00:21 pm By: Christian Hill Washington -- An advertisement featuring a marijuana leaf that's on the sides of some Intercity Transit buses has drawn complaints from two residents and one of IT's own bus operators. The...

August 8, 2008 Fingerprint Test Tells What a Person Has Touched By KENNETH CHANG With a new analytical technique, a fingerprint can now reveal much more than the identity of a person. It can now also identify what the person has been touching: drugs, explosives or poisons, for example...

An Ancient Look at a New Medical Approach for Pain Posted: August 4, 2008 06:28:51 pm By: Andrea McCreery, Ph.D. California -- Cannabis: should it be legal or not? Decide for yourself after you read this interview with Dr. Philip A. Denney, a Carmichael medical physician, who expresses his...

Time to weed out pot laws? By Vail Daily Editorial Board, Why this country allows its citizens to consume alcohol, but not marijuana, is a bit of a mystery. Both substances have mind-altering capabilities. Both substances, if abused, can destroy the lives of the user and anyone who crosses...

KOB.com Posted at: 07/24/2008 09:38:20 AM By: The Associated Press Public hearing planned on medical marijuana SANTA FE (AP) - New Mexicans will be able to have their say on proposed rules for the state’s medical marijuana program. The state Department of Health has scheduled a September 8th...

Why Cannabis Stems Inflammation ScienceDaily (July 22, 2008) — Cannabis has long been accredited with anti-inflammatory properties. ETH Zurich researchers, however, have now discovered that it is not only the familiar psychoactive substances that are responsible for this; a compound we take in...

News: July 18, 2008 http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid%3A645908 Reefer Madness We're No. 1! Winning Gold for Pot, Coke, and Smokes By Jordan Smith According to a new study released June 30 by the World Health Organization, the U.S. leads the world and – just in...

Fla. officer fired for demanding free coffee :hump: Fri Jul 18, 2:58 PM ET An internal affairs report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees with slower emergency response times if they refused. Lt. Major Garvin, a 15-year...