This Week In Weed 12-08-08

Amsterdam

City resists closure of cafes
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/05/europe/EU-Netherlands-Drugs.php

California

Pittbulls in Mendocino
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20081130/NEWS/811300364/1350?Title=Pit_bulls_on_the_attack_in_Mendocino
What is a caregiver
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1078/a07.html
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_11106655

Canada

Health Canada’s cannabis monopoly challenged
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23591401-details/Cannabis+grown+by+the+state/article.do
Smoke cannabis to prevent Alzheimer’s?
http://www.nationalpost.com/arts/story.html?id=1015496
See 10,000 years of history condensed to 40! (More nonsense from government sources)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1079/a08.html?134

China

Three millennia of medical marijuana
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/12/three-millennia.html

Hawaii

Authorities dispute meaning of medical marijuana vote
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/articles/2008/11/30/local_news/local03.txt

Maryland

Ancient Chinese stash continues to prompt comment
http://www.mdsafeaccess.blogspot.com/

Massachusetts

Cannabis won’t be legal until January
http://www.dailynewstribune.com/archive/x1049842499/Marijuana-won-t-be-decriminalized-until-January

Michigan

Medicinal marijuana law takes effect.
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/december042008/michigan_mmj_120408.php
The debate heats up – call for comments.
http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2008/12/01/news/doc49344eb6c1a7e188764597.txt

New York

NY Jets defensive end charged with possession
http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/35578579.html

New Zealand

Cops celebrate “harm reduction”
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4778606a11.html

Oregon

State of play in Oregon
http://www.alternativesmagazine.com/48/bayer.html

Switzerland

Swiss voters reject decriminalization
http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/?p=2514
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/01/switzerland-drugs-heroin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/world/europe/01swiss.html

UK

World’s most popular illegal drug - Cannabis used for 10,000 years
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/nov/16/drugs-cannabis-facts
Guardian’s Drugs Uncovered series anticipates new cannabis law
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/series/drugs-uncovered
Debate on reclassification of cannabis continues in the press
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1079/a05.html?134
UK media celebrates regression in cannabis law by publishing orgy of Cannabis busts.
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/1.279205
http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED04%20Dec%202008%2017%3A00%3A44%3A400
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/pontypridd-llantrisant/2008/12/04/cannabis-factories-smashed-by-police-91466-22389624/
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/se/1.280213
http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/latest-news/Cannabis-farm-worth-36000-seized.4767027.jp
http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/hamilton-news/2008/12/04/three-appear-in-court-on-cannabis-factory-charge-51525-22398864/
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/57821-police-raid-cannabis-farm-in-dumfries-and-galloway/
After last week’s raid on the tomato plants…The moss phlox break-in.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3567262/Police-raid-elderly-couples-garden-looking-for-cannabis.html

US

A huge victory in clarifying law enforcement's obligation to uphold state law
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/december012008/court_ruling_medpot_12-1-08.php
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-me-marijuana2-2008dec02,0,5336171.story
Marijuana Nation airs on National Geographic
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/3821/Overview

This week’s action:

Last week’s action was to log in to Change.com and demand the decriminalization of cannabis. This week check out: http://www.change.org/ideas/search?category_id=0&keyword=marijuana&x=11&y=11

Where you can vote for ideas that will submitted to change.gov by a crowd – search for Cannabis and Marijuana to be sure of voting for all the relevant ideas.