This Week In Weed 12-01-08

Amsterdam

Dutch mayors agree to set up state run marijuana plantations.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23591401-details/Cannabis+grown+by+the+state/article.do
State issued licenses for marijuana growers?
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2008/11/mayors_want_to_licence_growing.php

Australia

Scientists waste resources trying to create synthetic cannabis.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24696447-12377,00.html

California

Caregivers screwed by California supremes.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/11/24/state/n210516S93.DTL&type=health
For some background on this case:
http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/pressroom/pressrelease/pr100608.cfm

Canada

Marijuana activist charged. Supporters rally at city hall.
http://www.ktvu.com/news/18056303/detail.html?rss=fran&psp=news

China

World’s oldest stash discovered in China.
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/544684
http://jxb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/59/15/4171


Maryland

MRSA superbug falls to marijuana molecule.
http://mdsafeaccess.blogspot.com/2008/11/yes-we-can-reform-medical-marijuana.html


Uganda

Suspected marijuana dealers netted – check out this story. “He said the Police were aware of places where marijuana is consumed in the town and that they would continue making surprise raids until it was completely eradicated.” Unmitigated bullshit!
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/16/660988

UK

This cannabis policy will fail.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/25/drugsandalcohol
UK Scientists decry move to toughen cannabis laws
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/25/europe/EU-Britain-Cannabis.php
The right wing contributes to the debate over cannabis use in the UK with this ridiculous propaganda.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3512405/Teenager-carried-out-knifepoint-robberies-while-high-on-cannabis.html
Drug war creates cannabis SLAVES!
http://www.newstatesman.com/law-and-reform/2008/11/cannabis-farms-children
90% increase in users released with only a formal warning
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/90-rise-cannabis-users-let-cops/article-504494-detail/article.html
Drug squad raids grandma’s tomatoes
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1089702/Drugs-police-raid-grandmothers-home--mistaking-TOMATO-plants-cannabis.html


Conrad Black thinks War on Drugs is money squandered.
http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/11/more-on-conrad.html


This week’s action:

Log in to Change.gov and demand the decriminalization of cannabis.

Upcoming events calendar:

This TUESDAY at the National Press Club

http://stopthedrugwar.org/events/press_conference_release_of_we_c