Cannabis Chronicles

USA: The largest American association of physicians calls for reclassification of cannabis and protection of patients who use the drug according to state laws.

The largest association of physicians, the American College of Physicians (ACP), is calling on the federal government to ease its strict ban on cannabis as medicine and hasten research into the [...]

On this day - 5 years ago in drug war history . . .
Confronting the Empire
Noam Chomsky
Delivered at the III World Social Forum, February 2, 2003
We are meeting at a moment of world history that is in many ways unique – a moment that is ominous, but also full of hope.
The most powerful state [...]

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Herbal Smoking Mixtures
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Introduction
I became an adult immersed in the counter-culture of the Pacific Northwest. As a teacher, wild crafter, herbalist, [...]

For a simple definition, manure is the dung and urine of animals. It is made up of undigested and partially digested food particles, as well as a cocktail of digestive juices and bacteria. As much as 30% of the total mass of manure may be bacteria, so it should be no surprise that dung [...]

Plan Colombia
Noam Chomsky
Excerpted from Rogue States, 2000
In 1999, Colombia became the leading recipient of US military and police assistance, replacing Turkey (Israel and Egypt are in a separate category). Colombia receives more US military aid than the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean combined. The total for 1999 reached about $300 million, along with [...]

The ongoing steroid scandal that has enveloped most of Major League Baseball should be viewed thru the lens of the drug war, at least in our opinion. With that in mind, we’d like to present a piece of writing from the blogosphere, that presents a player’s perspective on the issue, from Red Sox’s All [...]

There may be no crime epidemic in Canada, but cracking down on it is a sure-fire political winner. Don Butler examines why getting tough on crime is so appealing, despite a lack of evidence that it works . . .
A SOLUTION IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM
Don Butler - The Ottawa Citizen - [...]

As we said in our prior journal entry, Wisconsin State Rep Leah Vukmir is a staunch opponent of Medical Marijuana, and despite her position as an elected official, she seems more than willing to ignore the will of the electorate on the medical MJ issue. Here’s an excerpt from earlier this year, an April [...]

Wen now continue with Rand Clifford’s compelling tale on the background behind the criminalization of Marijuana, with part four, titled “Rope and Dope” . . .
King Hemp IV: Rope and Dope
By Rand Clifford - October 1, 2007Imagine…YOU are the legend, William Randolph Hearst. You unleash an old Mexican slang term—an alien, scary and [...]

While there are a number of informational resources that catalog and archive cannabis news coverage, it seems that pictures are never saved. That’s not terribly surprising, pictures require significantly more storage space and bandwidth than do just words. That’s a fairly sad development in our eyes, since pictures can often capture a moment [...]

The more we studied recent events in Colorado, the more impressed we became by Mason Tvert. Mason’s a young man who’s made tireless efforts on behalf of cannabis, he’s been the driving force behind a number of ballot initiatives in his home state. If somebody else hadn’t already done a nice feature on [...]

We’ve already chronicled a couple of articles from Los Angeles City Beat in prior postings here, and today we’ll add another. Since the theme for today is about law enforcement refusing to recognize or honor local laws that reduce or relax penalties on pot, it’s time to bring out the third installment from that [...]

In this, the third part of the series we have been compiling on the DEA’s persecution of pain doctors, we now turn to some coverage from Reason, the magazine of free minds and free markets. This particular piece covers the Hurwitz arrest and trial, the subject of our most recent previous posting, as well as [...]

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Here’s where the worm turns and the whole sordid affair comes to light . . .
KRUSE CONFESSES ULTERIOR MOTIVE, FEAR
— Tony Krickl - Claremont Courier
Clairemont, CA Apr 21, 2007 — After months of riling up city hall, Darrell Kruse, owner and operator of the Claremont-based medical marijuana dispensary, has admitted that he [...]