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If you were lucky enough to be in Jamaica this weekend, you might have noticed the smell of burning marijuana in the air. More than usual.  Nearly 15,000 pounds of marijuana that had been seized this year, was destroyed by authorities in a large bonfire that burned through the weekend. The marijuana seized was from ramped up marijuana raids that Jamaican authorities have been conducting since the end of 2010. Police on the Caribbean island say along with the 15,000 pounds of weed, they also burned over 75 pounds of hash oil.

The burning was done mostly on Saturday at an undisclosed police site in Kingston, but the smell was unmistakable. Jamaica is the Caribbean region’s largest producer and exporter of cannabis, and cannabis plants in Jamaica are typically grown outdoors on the country’s gentle mountain hillsides, or hidden in food crops. Continue reading »

Tiny Spanish Town Set To Become Europe's Largest Cannabis Producer

Tiny Spanish Town Set To Become Europe’s Largest Cannabis Producer

The small country town of Rasquera, in Catalonia, Spain is seeking to put a dent in their unemployment crisis and their town debt by leasing out some land the city owns for the purpose of growing marijuana. The town hall council voted to sign a $1.7 million dollar agreement with a cannabis users association in [Read on . . .]

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Drought In Mexico Leads to Drop in Marijuana Production

Drought In Mexico Leads to Drop in Marijuana Production

This year, a drought in Northern Mexico has gotten bad enough that it is now affecting the crops, including those that are illicit. Military officials, who wage much of the war against drug cartels and their products, say that the surveillance flights this year have shown large dry patches in land that is usually lush with illegal marijuana and poppy fields.

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Polish Lawmaker Threatens to Smoke Marijuana in Parliament

Polish Lawmaker Threatens to Smoke Marijuana in Parliament

In Poland, the leader of a new left-wing party threatened to light up a joint in Parliament in Warsaw on Friday. Janusz Palikot is trying to get soft drugs, like cannabis, legalized among other liberal ideas in his rather conservative country. Palikot wants to decriminalize small amounts of cannabis in his country, so as his party leader, he announced his plan to light up some marijuana in Parliament.

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Pro Surfers To Be Drug Tested This Year

Pro Surfers To Be Drug Tested This Year

The International body that governs professional surfing is about to change their policies. The Association of Surfing Professionals has decided on their 2012 policies for screening surfers competing in world surfing events.They have decided for the first time to introduce comprehensive drug testing for surfer to compete.  Surfing, as a sport, has grown out of [Read on . . .]

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Arizona Officials Bust Major Mexican Cartel Ring

Arizona Officials Bust Major Mexican Cartel Ring

According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for smuggling 3.3 million pounds of marijuana, 20,000 pounds of cocaine and 10,000 pounds of heroin into the U.S. through Arizona over the past five years.  Officials say that amounts to about $2 Billion in revenue. The investigation into the drug ring in [Read on . . .]

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Canadian Coalition Calls for Legalization

Canadian Coalition Calls for Legalization

A Canadian group of professionals has formed a coalition that calls on the legalization and the regulated sales of marijuana in Canada. The group made up of BC police officers, health professionals, legal experts and academics includes members such as former BC Supreme Court Justice, Ross Lander and BC’s former chief coroner, Vince Cain. And it isn’t just retired professionals that are joining in, one of the spokesman for the group is David Bratzer, a Victoria Police officer who is also running for the Victoria School board this fall.

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Colombian President Calls for the Global Legalization of Marijuana

Colombian President Calls for the Global Legalization of Marijuana

The President of Colombia said he would support the global legalization of marijuana, but that his country could not be the one to lead the way. In a Sunday interview, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos called for the global legalization of marijuana, but said his country could not be the one to lead the way. [Read on . . .]

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Mexican Drug War Being Waged in Urban Areas

Mexican Drug War Being Waged in Urban Areas

Mexican Government has allowed domestic marijuana and opium production to climb to record levels. Heroin seizures on the border have tripled since 2006.

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