Police seize eight pounds of marijuana from home of Bengals WR - Shutdown Corner - NFL Blog - Yahoo! Sports: "A 2.5-pound shipment of marijuana was seized at the home of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson(notes) on Wednesday.
Bengals tackle Anthony Collins(notes) was with Simpson at the Crestview Hills, Ky., house when police confiscated the package. A spokeswoman for the California Department of Justice said police tracked the shipment from California after a two-day investigation."
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Study: Crohn's Patients Who Use Cannabis Report Fewer Surgeries, Are Less Likely To Use Prescription Drugs - NORML
Study: Crohn's Patients Who Use Cannabis Report Fewer Surgeries, Are Less Likely To Use Prescription Drugs - NORML: ""All patients stated that consuming cannabis had a positive effect on their disease activity"
Tel Aviv, Israel: Cannabis use is associated with a reduction in Crohn's disease (CD) activity and disease-related surgeries, according to the results of a retrospective observational study published in the August issue of the Journal of the Israeli Medical Association.
Investigators at the Meir Medical Center, Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology assessed 'disease activity, use of medication, need for surgery, and hospitalization' before and after cannabis use in 30 patients with CD.
Authors reported, "All patients stated that consuming cannabis had a positive effect on their disease activity" and documented "significant improvement" in 21 subjects."
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Tel Aviv, Israel: Cannabis use is associated with a reduction in Crohn's disease (CD) activity and disease-related surgeries, according to the results of a retrospective observational study published in the August issue of the Journal of the Israeli Medical Association.
Investigators at the Meir Medical Center, Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology assessed 'disease activity, use of medication, need for surgery, and hospitalization' before and after cannabis use in 30 patients with CD.
Authors reported, "All patients stated that consuming cannabis had a positive effect on their disease activity" and documented "significant improvement" in 21 subjects."
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NORML.ORG CN AB: Police Warn That Ground Sparking Can Be Sign Of Grow Op
NORML.ORG CN AB: Police Warn That Ground Sparking Can Be Sign Of Grow Op: "Alberta
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Police are warning Calgarians that ground sparking near homes can be another sign of a marijuana grow operation.
In the past couple of months there have been two fires in the city linked to grow ops.
Police believe that tampering with the power supply caused the ground around at least one of the houses to become live with electricity.
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Police are warning Calgarians that ground sparking near homes can be another sign of a marijuana grow operation.
In the past couple of months there have been two fires in the city linked to grow ops.
Police believe that tampering with the power supply caused the ground around at least one of the houses to become live with electricity.
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NORML.ORG US CA: Study Challenges Claim That Medical Marijuana
NORML.ORG US CA: Study Challenges Claim That Medical Marijuana: "California
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PALM SPRINGS - As efforts to open medical marijuana dispensaries have intensified, so has the debate over whether they bring more crime to a community.
But an independent study released today finds no link between marijuana dispensaries and crime.
The Santa Monica-based RAND Corporation analyzed crime rates around the huge number of pot stores and clubs in Los Angeles County, at one point believed to outnumber the Starbucks locations there before officials shut most dispensaries down last year. "
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PALM SPRINGS - As efforts to open medical marijuana dispensaries have intensified, so has the debate over whether they bring more crime to a community.
But an independent study released today finds no link between marijuana dispensaries and crime.
The Santa Monica-based RAND Corporation analyzed crime rates around the huge number of pot stores and clubs in Los Angeles County, at one point believed to outnumber the Starbucks locations there before officials shut most dispensaries down last year. "
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NORML.ORG US CA: Cops: Pot Ordinance Being Universally Violated
NORML.ORG US CA: Cops: Pot Ordinance Being Universally Violated: "California
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CHICO - Police Target team members and city code enforcement officers have been checking on dozens of pot grows in recent weeks, and found nearly all violate Chico's new medical marijuana ordinance.
Target commander Sgt. Dave Britt said the size of the grows is the problem, and not that cultivators have failed to obtain a medical marijuana recommendation. In nearly all cases the team has found grows to exceed the allowable 50 square-feet. "
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CHICO - Police Target team members and city code enforcement officers have been checking on dozens of pot grows in recent weeks, and found nearly all violate Chico's new medical marijuana ordinance.
Target commander Sgt. Dave Britt said the size of the grows is the problem, and not that cultivators have failed to obtain a medical marijuana recommendation. In nearly all cases the team has found grows to exceed the allowable 50 square-feet. "
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NORML.ORG US CA: State's Apparent Biggest Crop Is No Joke
NORML.ORG US CA: State's Apparent Biggest Crop Is No Joke: "California
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Some say jokingly that marijuana is California's largest agricultural crop, and they might be right. Right or wrong, to law enforcement people, it is no joke.
While the vigorous growth of marijuana in California's foothills and on land owned or controlled by the federal government testifies to the state's optimum natural growing conditions, the activity creates none of the pride that officials and citizens feel about the state's 350 legitimate agricultural crops. "
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Some say jokingly that marijuana is California's largest agricultural crop, and they might be right. Right or wrong, to law enforcement people, it is no joke.
While the vigorous growth of marijuana in California's foothills and on land owned or controlled by the federal government testifies to the state's optimum natural growing conditions, the activity creates none of the pride that officials and citizens feel about the state's 350 legitimate agricultural crops. "
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Reason.tv: PBS Travel Guru Rick Steves — “If I Work Hard All Day Long And Want To Go Home And Relax With A Joint, That Is My Civil Liberty” | NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform
Reason.tv: PBS Travel Guru Rick Steves — “If I Work Hard All Day Long And Want To Go Home And Relax With A Joint, That Is My Civil Liberty” | NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform: "Television host, author, and NORML Advisory Board member Rick Steves is arguably one of the most articulate and passionate voices for cannabis legalization. Catch the latest edition of Reason TV to hear why."
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Oh The Irony: Speaker Of The House John Boehner Continues To Support Marijuana Prohibition | NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform
Oh The Irony: Speaker Of The House John Boehner Continues To Support Marijuana Prohibition | NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform: "Unlike Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen (who favors America having a fair and constitutionally consistent cannabis policy…), the current Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner, simply does not get how hypocritical he is by favoring another 74 years of the failed federal Cannabis Prohibition, while at the same time, being a frequent consumer (and longtime political ally) of far more dangerous and deadly drugs like alcohol and tobacco.
A NORML supporter from Ohio named Todd recently used NORML’s webpage to contact his elected representative in Congress, who just so happens to be the Speaker of the House John Boehner, to encourage him to become a co-sponsor of the Ron Paul/Barney Frank bill to allow states to legalize cannabis for responsible adult use."
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A NORML supporter from Ohio named Todd recently used NORML’s webpage to contact his elected representative in Congress, who just so happens to be the Speaker of the House John Boehner, to encourage him to become a co-sponsor of the Ron Paul/Barney Frank bill to allow states to legalize cannabis for responsible adult use."
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Oh The Irony (Part II): Obama The Home Brewer | NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform
Oh The Irony (Part II): Obama The Home Brewer | NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform: "Oh to be governed…by hypocrites.
Last week the nation watched President Obama bestow a rarely presented Medal of Honor to former Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer. News reports indicate Mr. Meyer requested to have a beer the night before with his former commander-in-chief before the formal ceremonies.
The two men were in fact widely photographed enjoying a beer on the White House back porch.
Where did the beer the two men consume come from?
The same news reports reveal that our President has become the first ever home brew resident of the White House, brewing a “White House Honey Blonde Ale”."
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Last week the nation watched President Obama bestow a rarely presented Medal of Honor to former Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer. News reports indicate Mr. Meyer requested to have a beer the night before with his former commander-in-chief before the formal ceremonies.
The two men were in fact widely photographed enjoying a beer on the White House back porch.
Where did the beer the two men consume come from?
The same news reports reveal that our President has become the first ever home brew resident of the White House, brewing a “White House Honey Blonde Ale”."
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RIP - Cannabis Campaigners that we have lost along the road: CLARE HODGES / ELIZABETH BRICE
RIP - Cannabis Campaigners that we have lost along the road: CLARE HODGES / ELIZABETH BRICE: "September 22, 2011
Death of a campaigner from Paul Flynn MP
Clare Hodges has died. She was a splendid campaigner and sent me this moving letter in 1997. Her real name was Elisabeth Brice. She campaigned under the assumed name to avoid prosecution. Unknown-2
She was powerfully persuasive and energetic in spite of the crippling pain of her MS. Among the other activities of this former TV producer was a translation of Noddy books into Latin.
Thanks to her campaigning Sativax is available. It is not natural cannabis but has gone some way to allow cannabinoids to be ingested legally. On one of her visits to the House of Commons Clare brewed her own tea on the Terrace. The staff were puzzled by the little green leaves that were left in her cup."
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Death of a campaigner from Paul Flynn MP
Clare Hodges has died. She was a splendid campaigner and sent me this moving letter in 1997. Her real name was Elisabeth Brice. She campaigned under the assumed name to avoid prosecution. Unknown-2
She was powerfully persuasive and energetic in spite of the crippling pain of her MS. Among the other activities of this former TV producer was a translation of Noddy books into Latin.
Thanks to her campaigning Sativax is available. It is not natural cannabis but has gone some way to allow cannabinoids to be ingested legally. On one of her visits to the House of Commons Clare brewed her own tea on the Terrace. The staff were puzzled by the little green leaves that were left in her cup."
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Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana Possession Introduced In New Jersey
Contact Officials - NORML: "Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana Possession Introduced In New Jersey
Bipartisan legislation to reduce marijuana possession penalties was introduced on Wednesday, June 29, in the New Jersey legislature.
Assembly Bill 4252 removes criminal penalties for the possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana, replacing them with civil penalties punishable by no more than a $100 fine. The bill has seventeen sponsors led by Assemblymen Reed Gusciora (D-25) and Michael Patrick Carroll (R-15). This is the first time that legislation to significantly reduce penalties for adults who possess and consume marijuana for non-medical purposes has ever been considered by state lawmakers."
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Bipartisan legislation to reduce marijuana possession penalties was introduced on Wednesday, June 29, in the New Jersey legislature.
Assembly Bill 4252 removes criminal penalties for the possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana, replacing them with civil penalties punishable by no more than a $100 fine. The bill has seventeen sponsors led by Assemblymen Reed Gusciora (D-25) and Michael Patrick Carroll (R-15). This is the first time that legislation to significantly reduce penalties for adults who possess and consume marijuana for non-medical purposes has ever been considered by state lawmakers."
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BBC News - Homegrown cannabis boom fired up by cash-strapped middle class
BBC News - Homegrown cannabis boom fired up by cash-strapped middle class: "Drug dealers are renting rooms in middle class, suburban homes to grow cannabis in as they attract less suspicion from the police.
"I do have some very unruly types living near me at the moment who are dealing drugs," says Amy - not her real name.
"But the times they've been raided and I have had a wry smile thinking 'you're in the wrong place, you should be over here, this is the house with all the drugs in,' but nobody knows."
Amy is a company executive from Cheshire's "gin and Jag" belt. She also grows cannabis in her loft."
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"I do have some very unruly types living near me at the moment who are dealing drugs," says Amy - not her real name.
"But the times they've been raided and I have had a wry smile thinking 'you're in the wrong place, you should be over here, this is the house with all the drugs in,' but nobody knows."
Amy is a company executive from Cheshire's "gin and Jag" belt. She also grows cannabis in her loft."
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VIDEO: Cannabis factory discovered with 'skunk' plants worth £250k | This is Plymouth
VIDEO: Cannabis factory discovered with 'skunk' plants worth £250k | This is Plymouth: "VIETNAMESE crime gangs who build cannabis factories in unassuming homes have returned to Plymouth exactly three years after they were first discovered, writes Crime Reporter Carl Eve.
The news has led police to admit they may now find more large-scale cannabis factories in rented properties across the city."
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The news has led police to admit they may now find more large-scale cannabis factories in rented properties across the city."
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Video: Mum-of-seven grew cannabis in Salford home to 'combat stresses of life' | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk
Video: Mum-of-seven grew cannabis in Salford home to 'combat stresses of life' | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk: "A single mum-of-seven became a cannabis farmer and smoked her own stash to combat the stresses of her life, a court heard.
Arlene McGarry, 43, was busted growing the marijuana crop in an upstairs bedroom of the family home in Salford.
She had bought a bag of hemp seeds for £10 and learned how to cultivate them on the internet, it was said. But McGarry walked free from court with a suspended jail sentence after the judge heard of her troubled family background and that the drugs were for personal use."
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Arlene McGarry, 43, was busted growing the marijuana crop in an upstairs bedroom of the family home in Salford.
She had bought a bag of hemp seeds for £10 and learned how to cultivate them on the internet, it was said. But McGarry walked free from court with a suspended jail sentence after the judge heard of her troubled family background and that the drugs were for personal use."
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Caged for hash farm / News / Carrick / Articles / Ayr Advertiser
Caged for hash farm / News / Carrick / Articles / Ayr Advertiser: "A MAYBOLE man who allowed his ground floor flat to be turned into a 'sophisticated' cannabis factory has been jailed for four months.
When Stuart Fairley was arrested he told officers that he allowed his property to be used for the cultivation of the Class B drug by people he owed money to.
For the full story please see this week's paper."
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When Stuart Fairley was arrested he told officers that he allowed his property to be used for the cultivation of the Class B drug by people he owed money to.
For the full story please see this week's paper."
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FOX / YouTube GOP Debate ignores marijuana | The NORML Stash Blog
FOX / YouTube GOP Debate ignores marijuana | The NORML Stash Blog: "Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson scored the zinger of the FOX / YouTube GOP debate when he said, “My neighbor’s two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than President Obama.” (It was the one question he didn’t answer first with “balance the budget”.) But one issue important to Gov. Johnson, Rep. Paul, and apparently the debate audience, marijuana, was all but ignored in the debate."
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We the People Want to End Marijuana Prohibition | NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform
We the People Want to End Marijuana Prohibition | NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform: "Today, the White House launched its new, long-awaited website “We the People.” The administration describes the site as a “tool [that] provides you with a new way to petition the Obama Administration to take action on a range of important issues facing our country.”
The White House further promises, “If a petition gets enough support, White House staff will review it, ensure it’s sent to the appropriate policy experts, and issue an official response.” The White House has set this threshold at 5,000 signatures within 30 days."
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The White House further promises, “If a petition gets enough support, White House staff will review it, ensure it’s sent to the appropriate policy experts, and issue an official response.” The White House has set this threshold at 5,000 signatures within 30 days."
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Billionaire Peter Lewis: My War On Drug Laws - Forbes
Billionaire Peter Lewis: My War On Drug Laws - Forbes: "Progressive Insurance chairman Peter Lewis has devoted many years and millions of dollars to reforming marijuana policy. Below, in his own words, he tells FORBES why he’ll keep battling drug laws. This story is featured in the latest FORBES 400 issue, newsstand date October 10, 2011.
Our marijuana laws are outdated, ineffective and stupid. I’m not alone in thinking this: Half of Americans believe we should stop punishing people for using marijuana. And not coincidentally, more than half of Americans have used marijuana themselves. I am one of those Americans, and I know firsthand that marijuana can be helpful and that it certainly isn’t cause for locking anyone up."
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Our marijuana laws are outdated, ineffective and stupid. I’m not alone in thinking this: Half of Americans believe we should stop punishing people for using marijuana. And not coincidentally, more than half of Americans have used marijuana themselves. I am one of those Americans, and I know firsthand that marijuana can be helpful and that it certainly isn’t cause for locking anyone up."
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HELP US RE-SCHEDULE MARIJUANA TO CLASS 2..SIGN THE PETITION. | WEed Deserve Better
HELP US RE-SCHEDULE MARIJUANA TO CLASS 2..SIGN THE PETITION. | WEed Deserve Better: "This is a petetion submitted to the WHITE HOUSE via WE THE PEOPLE this is a petition to have marijuana rescheduled to class 2. If you know ANYONE who is willing to sign this please pass this link or article to everyone you may know and lets get this marijuana initiative to the WHITE HOUSE and show them how many Americans really believe in this MEDICINE. Weeddeservebetter friends/followers TODAY starts the new day for our PETITIONS TO THE WHITE HOUSE SO I HAVE STARTED MINE I NEED 5000 SIGNATURES TO RESHEDULE MARIJUANA..WILL YOU SHOW ME YOUR SUPPORT AND SPREAD THIS LINK."
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