Category Archives: World Cannabis News
Mexico’s Drug War Responsible for 28,000 Deaths in Four Years
More than 28,000 people have been killed in drug violence since Mexican president, Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on cartels in 2006. This staggering statistic moved the president yesterday to publicly say that he would consider a debate on legalizing drugs.
When a Drug Crime means the Death Penalty
A report released on Monday, says that the number of drug offender that are executed each year for a drug crime tops 1,000. The report from the International Harm Reduction Association was released in Vienna and says that the number of executions over a drug crime is declining and has been since the 1980.
Legal Immigrants Face Deportation for Low Level Cannabis Crime
Mr. Lemaine, whose father is a United States citizen, faced an immigration judge in Harlingen, Tex., almost 2,000 miles from his home. The judge decided that under Fifth Circuit rulings, two marijuana violations made Mr. Lemaine a “recidivist felon” ineligible for bond or for any relief from deportation, even though his first marijuana offense had been dismissed, was for a very small amount of marijuana and happened when the now 28 year old was a teenager.
NFL Draft Pick Pool for 2010 Report more Marijuana Use
Sports Illustrated is reporting that in addition to the vast potential of this year’s draft class, some industry insiders have told them they are concerned about the increased number of prospects who have a history of marijuana use in their background.
Lance Mackey prepares for the Iditarod
Lance Mackey is one of the greatest dog-sled racers that Alaska has ever produced. He is also a medical marijuana patient after battling throat cancer and the lingering medical issues and complications following surgeries and pharmaceuticals.
Australians Given Special Permission to Grow Hemp; Plan Film on Cannabis
A couple in Australia are working overtime to educate their country about the value of Hemp. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the pair have become the first Australians to own and grow a licensed industrial hemp crop and they are recording the whole experience on video in order to teach others about the versatile [...]
El Paso weighs in on the Violence in Juarez;
The city council of El Paso, heard more than two hours of testimony about the resolution written by City Representative Beto O’Rourke and Steve Ortega. The resolution called for a presidential summit on the drug war and for the US government to make it one of its top foreign policy priorities. It also will allowed asylum opportunities for individuals and families who are threatened and fear for their lives in Juarez. The most discussed portion of the resolution was a paragraph about supporting legalized marijuana
Former Mexican Official Urges Both Mexico and the US – Legalize Marijuana!
ormer Mexican foreign minister said the United States and Mexico should both legalize marijuana in an attempt to break the power of the Mexican drug cartels and end the spiraling violence south of the border. Jorge Castaneda says that marijuana should be legalized in both countries and says that the DEA says that 60 percent of the Mexican drug cartel’s profits come from marijuana
US Border Patrol Arrest 74 Year Old Canadian
The U.S. Customs and Border Protections has arrested a 74 year old woman on a drug warrant that is three decades old. Homenella Cole is a Canadian Citizen from the city of Hamilton, a port city on the Western end of Lake Ontario.
Obama Nominates Leonhart as the Head of the DEA
President Barack Obama nominates Michele Leonhart to remain the head of the DEA. Some critics of the Leonhart nomination say that reaffirming Bush policies by retaining his worst appointees is disappointing to say the least. Leonhart was front and center during the federal closing of California dispensaries during the Bush years.
California Employers Fear Passage of Prop 19
Colorado Allowing Cities to Ban Dispensaries Gets Challenged
California’s Prop 19 Initiative Is Looking for a Sugar Daddy
Washington DC Unveils its Plans for Medical Marijuana Regulations
Montana Medical Marijuana Program Has a Wild Week
Two Separate Shootings Leave Two Dead In California
Video – “The Flower” makes sense……
Low Level Cannabis Criminals Equal Big Bucks for Drug Treatment Centers
Georgia Joins the List of States Banning Fake Marijuana
Video – Allen St. Pierre of NORML Shoots Down Heritage Foundation’s Darling
Global Marijuana March Celebrated in Over 300 Cities!
Rest In Peace. You Will Be Missed.
New York Senate Considers Medical Marijuana
If You Can Make it There, You Can Make it Anywhere
The US Justice Department Releases their 2011 Budgets
Barry Cooper Gets Busted
Idaho Hemp Resolution Falters in Committee with 5-5 Tie Vote
Minnesota State Marijuana Farming Bill Introduced
Ohio Man Takes His Own Life After Being Arrested for Pot
The First Dispensary Grower Tried in Federal Court Headed Back to Prison
Officers in NYC Aquitted of Sexual Assult of Man Smoking a Joint
Cannabis- An App for That!
Video – Olympic Torch passes by Cannabis Culture’s Headquarters
Olympia, Washington Councilmen Arrested for Trafficking
Iowa Eyes Medical Marijuana
First Government Research Data in 20 Years Affirm Cannabis is Medicine
Oregon Coast Community Radio, KMUN Broadcasts a Pro-Cannabis Reform Discussion
Video – Jack Herer on Hemp
Video – Cannabis College
The Starbucks Boycott ends in Denial
K2 Almost Outlawed In Kansas, but Law Enforcement Can’t Wait
Former Mexican Official Urges Both Mexico and the US – Legalize Marijuana!
Confusing Legislation Tough for LA Advocates
Banks turn their backs on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
First a Starbucks Boycott Then a Federal Lie
Video – Hemp Revolution
Video – National Geographic Looks at Oaksterdam University and Medical Marijuana
Denver Medical Marijuna Labratory Raided by the DEA
Police Return 18 Pounds of Cannabis to Its Owner
Of New Ideas For Change, Legalization May Top List
NYC Police Accused of Horrific Assault because of Cannabis Use
Video – Montel Williams about Letting Americans Grow Cannabis
Maryland May Legalize Medical Marijuana
Obama Nominates Leonhart as the Head of the DEA
Washington State Advocates Still have Hope for Cannabis Reform
Aspen Will Have A Marijuana Potency Contest; Detroit Will Not
Video – Willie Nelson tries to save the Family Farm with Hemp – Vintage Video
The DEA and Others in Government Block Research of Cannabis
Video – New Hampshire Police Officer Asked Not to Represent LEAP
Musicians Could Face Jail in Mexico for Ballads
Alaska Court Rejects Couple’s Religious Defense
Public Service Announcement of the Day
Jim Hightower and his take on Marijuana
Michigan Legislators Trying to Foil Voter Approved Law
Cheryl Shuman testifies in front of the LA City Council
South Dakotans will file a petition to vote on Medical Marijuana
Video – Marijuana and the Law
Woman asks: ‘Why should they arrest me with Indian hemp on my way to India?’
New Jersey is the 14th State to Allow Medical Cannabis
Colorado Green-Rush enters the History Books
If We Have Every Security in Place, Then Could We Achieve a Drug Free Society?
Video: Grass: The History of Marijuana
Hawaii is about to get even more Laid Back….
Seattle’s new city attorney to dismiss cases of Cannabis Possession
No Links Between Cannabis and Suicide Risks. A New Look at an Old Study
More Than Half of Washingtonians are Ready to Legalize Cannabis
Legislative Body Votes Yes to allow California Legalization Bill
In Just One County in California…
Lawmakers in Kansas now going after “fake” marijuana
Hemp Clothing Store Opens in China
Legalize marijuana? Not So Fast, Says the LA Times
Romer’s Colorado Bill Dies before the Session Even Opens
Rick Steves to host Olympia talk on Cannabis
Denver man charged in Tuesday’s Shooting
Colorado Judge Cross Rules that Patients have the Right to Buy Cannabis
Pennsylvania Lawmaker goes after Drug Free School Zones
North Dakota says Okay, Feds just say NO to Hemp
Are Amsterdam Coffee Houses in Danger?
Tragic shooting in Denver Leaves One Man Dead
Nevada gambles on Legalization in 2011
B.C. Company Sells 10,000 Lbs. of High-tech Hemp
Michigan Cities differ in dealing with Dispensaries
What is so complicated about acknowledging America’s cannabis use?
Colorado judge rules that medical marijuana users in state have right to buy Pot
Upbeat Marc Emery On Way To Jail