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- Decriminalise Drug Use, Say Experts After Six-Year Study
Advisors say no serious rise in consumption is likely if possession of small amounts of controlled drugs is allowed A six-year study of Britain’s drug laws by leading scientists, police officers, academics and experts has concluded it is time to introduce decriminalisation. The report by the UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC), an independent advisory body, [...] - US NH: Medical Pot Law Poses Challenge For Maine Police
Portsmouth Herald, 14 Oct 2012 - Recent Charges Tossed After Subjects Produce State Cards Two years after Maine voters passed the medical marijuana bill, law enforcement is dealing with the complexity of the otherwise illegal substance being grown, distributed and legally used by more than 260 patients in York County and more than 2,300 people statewide. - US CA: Supes to Consider Revoking Myrtletown Medical Marijuana
Willits News, 14 Oct 2012 - It's up to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors to decide Tuesday afternoon whether the operational permit for a Myrtletown medical marijuana dispensary should be revoked. The board will also discuss an annual report on the general plan update, three projects recommended for Headwaters Fund grants and two appointments to the newly formed Greater Eureka Area Municipal Advisory Committee. - US CA: Calif Mom-And-Pop Pot Growers Struggle As High-Tech Moves
Seattle Times, 14 Oct 2012 - Big-Time Operators Cratering Prices Old Outdoor Growers Feel Loss of Community LAYTONVILLE, Mendocino County - In the mountains of Mendocino County, a middleaged couple stroll into the cool morning air to plant the year's crop. Andrew grabs a shovel and begins to dig up rich black garden beds while Anna waters the seedlings, beginning a hallowed annual ritual here in marijuana's Emerald Triangle. - US CA: Lodi To Address Code On Med Pot
The Record, 14 Oct 2012 - LODI - The Lodi City Council on Tuesday will discuss its options for regulating the cultivation of medical marijuana and likely direct the City Attorney's Office to draft an ordinance for what isn't allowable. Deputy District Attorney Janice Magdich said the city Police Department has heard complaints from residents where neighbors have been growing marijuana in their backyards and the plant odor has caused a stench in the neighborhood. - US MT: Convicted Medical Pot Provider Asks For New Trial
Helena Independent Record, 13 Oct 2012 - The attorney for Christopher Williams filed a motion Friday seeking an acquittal or at least a new trial for his client, saying U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen erred when giving the jury instructions in the only medical marijuana case in Montana to go to trial. The 12-member jury convicted Williams in Helena on Sept. 27 on eight counts, including conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana; manufacture of marijuana; possession with intent to distribute marijuana; and four counts of possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. - Amnesty Raps Mexico on Drug War Human Rights Abuses
Allegations of torture and mistreatment by Mexican soldiers and police have increased dramatically as President Calderon wages his drug war, Amnesty International says in a new report.read more - US MA: Walpole Board Of Health Weighs In On Marijuana Question
Walpole Times, 12 Oct 2012 - The Board of Health proclaimed its opposition to medicinal marijuana at its meeting on Tuesday night. Voters will consider allowing 35 medical marijuana dispensaries around the state on the ballot on Nov. 6. Walpole Police Chief Richard Stillman and the Massachusetts Association of Police Chiefs are opposing the ballot question. Health Agent Robin Chapell asked her board to take a stance to support the chief's work. - US WA: Edu: 502 Has Potential For State, But Not In This Joint
The Spectator, 12 Oct 2012 - If passed, I-502 will make possession of marijuana a legal right. Three freshmen sit in their dorm room, bored with nothing to do. No party invites for these boys on this Friday night. So they decide to start their own little party. - New Zealand: Editorial: Legal Highs Laws Are Step In Right Direction
The Nelson Mail, 12 Oct 2012 - The front cover features a wiff of cheeky marketing. "K2 takes you higher" is the pitch on the black packet of synthetic cannabis, available for $25 at a dairy near you. There is also an R18 sign and the obligatory warning that smoking is a health hazard. The back is more explicit. Don't toke on the legal dope if you intend to drive or use heavy machinery within six hours.
