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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 [...]

ACETONE (cologne, dishwashing liquid and detergent, nail enamel remover) — On EPA, RCRA, CERCLA Hazardous Waste lists. “Inhalation can cause dryness of the mouth and throat; dizziness, nausea, lack of coordination, slurred speech, drowsiness, and, in severe exposures, coma.” “Acts primarily as a central nervous system (CNS) depressant.” [ ACETONE (Immediately Dangerous To Life [...]

Hair Spray

There is much discussion these days about people developing severe allergies as a result of living in a toxic world full of synthetic chemicals. These allergies are known as chemically induced immune system disorders or environmental illness. Since over 28% of us are affected, did you ever consider what using just one synthetic product, [...]

Chemical toxicity comes in many seemingly innocent disguises.
One such toxic substance, not readily known by the general public, is the candlewick. In 1973 the EPA Administrator urged a mandatory ban on all candles with lead-containing wicks. As a result, a voluntary ban was approved and then not complied with or even monitored. An EPA study [...]

Let’s Clear the Air about Air Fresheners and Plug-Ins
Indoor air quality experts recommend against using chemical air fresheners and/or chemical room deodorizers of any kind.
Some of the adverse effects from exposure to the chemicals in air fresheners are:
Irritated eyes, nose, throat
Headache
Anaphalaxis
Respiratory distress
Dizziness
Lung irritation
Fatigue
Confusion
Nausea
HEALTHY TIPS:
Keep your home’s air smelling fresh by identifying and removing [...]

Fabric Softeners -Dangerous Comfort?
If ever you have pulled out your favorite towel or Pj’s from the dryer and held them to your face and inhaled deeply?
There’s nothing like the soft, comforting feel of fresh laundered clothes, especially when you’ve used lots of fabric softener either in the wash or the drier. But is it [...]

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 [...]

Reason magazine touts itself as the magazine of free markets and free minds. Certainly we buy into the free minds part, even if our own personal outlook isn’t quite as libertarian as Reason when it comes to business issues. With that in mind, we bring our readers a piece from that magazine, and [...]

Today’s “feature” is another multi-part essay that’s been waiting in the wings for a while here in the Cannabis Chronicles newsroom. It was originally sourced online from OpEdNews.com . . .
King Hemp part 1: From DEA Deadly Birdseed, Toward Power To The People
By Rand Clifford - June 17, 2007
  America was just [...]

Returning to our archival efforts, featuring stories from smaller weekly and alternative papers, we now would like to share a piece from Pasadena Weekly . . .
Bongloads of Justice
How getting caught up in a federal drug raid turned Pasadena comic Tere Joyce into a marijuana missionary
By Joe Piasecki
Tere Joyce finds humor in just about [...]

Believe it or not, we actually found this article at PoliceOne.com, a online news source that bills themselves as: “The News That Law Enforcement Trusts” . . . It’s not anything special in terms of a story, just your typical large scale grow-op in an apartment complex, but it’s not everyday [...]

from ABC News . . .
Marijuana McMansions
Cops say organized crime is sending families into the suburbs to grow marijuana
By JIM AVILA and the ABC NEWS LAW & JUSTICE UNIT
June 14, 2007 —
That new family that just moved in down the street? With the kids’ bikes in the driveway and the basketball hoop?
Police say [...]

Some drug war warriors have no idea how idiotic they sound to educated individuals when they try and throw around fake drug war propaganda. Sometimes, they go so far as to be laughable. That’s actually the case with Humboldt County’s Sergeant Wayne Hanson, part of that county’s drug enforcement unit, who earlier this [...]