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Reuters
Marijuana waste helps turn pot-eating pigs into tasty pork roast
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - With Washington state about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana, the budding ranks of new cannabis growers face a quandary over what to do with the excess stems, roots and leaves from their plants.
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Daily Mail
'Only cannabis spray relieves my MS - so why won't the NHS give it to me?' Sufferer refused drug to help ease affects of disease
Barry Rudd, pictured with his wife Lorraine, was refused the drug Sativex on the NHS while MS sufferers being treated a few miles away at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge are being prescribed the cannabis spray.
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Irish Times
NI drug smuggler sentenced to 14 years by Greek court
Co Tyrone truck driver jailed over cannabis seizure
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Irish Times
NI drug smuggler sentenced to 14 years by Greek court
Co Tyrone truck driver jailed over cannabis seizure
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The Guardian
Cannabis: Colorado's budding industry
Dispensaries selling cannabis bath salts, 'bud-tenders' advising on blends, even a marijuana university. As Colorado gears up for legalisation, we get the dope on Denver's 'green rush'I'm being driven around Denver by America's first professional stoner. William Breathes is the marijuana critic for the award-winning local paper Westword. Every week for the past three years,...
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Irish Times
Drugs worth €270,000 seized in Cork and Dublin
Gardaí make separate seizures of benzodiazepines and cannabis
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perez hilton
George Michael Flown To Hospital After Car Crash!
Oh no!
80s pop icon George Michael was involved in a car crash on the M1 motorway in the UK Thursday evening and had to be airlifted to hospital!
Luckily, it seems George's injuries are not too serious, as his rep informed the press that the Wham! singer only suffered superficial cuts. phew!
His spokesperson also revealed: [...]
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The Guardian
George Michael injured in car crash
Singer suffers minor injuries after car in which he was passenger crashes on M1, while another man is airlifted to hospitalMusician George Michael has been injured after the car in which he was travelling crashed on the M1 during the evening rush-hour on Thursday.Ambulance crews have confirmed that another man in the vehicle – not believed to be the driver – had to...
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Huffington Post
Washington State Pot Proposal Sets Licenses At $1,000 Per Year Cost
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Wash., May 16 (Reuters) - After months of study, the Washington state agency charged with overseeing the first-of-its-kind recreational cannabis market released its draft rules for the industry on Thursday. Under the proposed guidelines issued by the Washington State Liquor Control Board, licenses to grow,...
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Reuters
Pot licenses to cost $1,000 under draft Washington state rules
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - After months of study, the Washington state agency charged with overseeing the first-of-its-kind recreational cannabis market released its draft rules for the industry on Thursday.
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Huffington Post
Washington State Medical Marijuana Availability Could Jinx Recreational Pot Market
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington, May 15 (Reuters) - Key officials helping to create Washington state's potentially lucrative recreational pot market say its success may hinge on preventing consumers from choosing to get high on readily available medical cannabis because of low and sometimes nonexistent taxes on it. The officials...
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Reuters
Medical weed could jinx recreational dope market in Washington state
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Key officials helping to create Washington state's potentially lucrative recreational pot market say its success may hinge on preventing consumers from choosing to get high on readily available medical cannabis because of low and sometimes nonexistent taxes on it.
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Daily Mail
Smoking cannabis could reduce the risk of diabetes by controlling blood sugar
Marijuana users had significantly lower levels of the hormone insulin - indicating better blood sugar control - according to research published in The American Journal of Medicine.
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Daily Mail
Dogs experience 'runner's high' because their brains produce the same chemicals found in cannabis, claims study
Researchers from the University of Arizona have found that when humans and dogs run, their bodies produce a chemical that is also found in cannabis. This suggests we have evolved to be good at running because we are hard-wired to enjoy it.
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Huffington Post
Eric Holder Marijuana Protest In Berkeley: Attorney General Greeted By Unfriendly Crowd
Several dozen pro-marijuana protesters swarmed U.C. Berkeley's campus Saturday to protest the visit of Attorney General Eric Holder, on hand to address the graduating law school class.Meanwhile, an airplane circled above the school's Greek Theater for more than two hours, flying a banner that read, "Holder: End Rx Cannabis War #Peace4Patients." As Holder's limousine turned...
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sueddeutsche
Der Nächste bitte: Die zwei Seiten des Cannabis
Cannabis wird in der Medizin als Hilfe bei Schmerzen, Krebs und Multipler Sklerose diskutiert. Doch was ist mit den Risiken? Wie stark erhöht der Konsum die Gefahr für psychische Erkrankungen? Und mindert Gras die Intelligenz?
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The Guardian
Fugitive who fled court recaptured in Spain
Andrew Moran, who vaulted from the dock during his trial for armed robbery in 2009, arrested during raid on luxury villaA British man who vaulted from the dock and escaped during his trial for armed robbery of a Royal Mail van four years ago has been arrested in a raid on a luxury villa in Spain.He was first tracked down to Spain in November, but escaped by ramming two...
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Daily Mail
Britain's marijuana mafia: Two million users, £6bn worth of trade and 30,000 deaths. A leading author meets the men (and women) feeding the UK's terrifying addiction
The demand and sale of marijuana has grown exponentially in the UK over the last few years, resulting in a cannabis epidemic. Meet some of the people behind the trade.
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Daily Mail
Sorry, your home's a dope farm so you're not insured
When landlord Luigi Gianino (pictured) rented out a detached family house in a quiet residential area, he had little cause for concern. But months later, Luigi found the property had been turned into a cannabis factory.
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Daily Mail
Homeowners destroy woodland drugs dens with axes and sledgehammers
The team of villagers found drug paraphernalia including cannabis pipes and homemade bongs when they tore apart four makeshift shacks in woods near Rowhedge, Essex.
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The Guardian
Autumn-born teenagers should be set higher GCSE pass marks
Institute for Fiscal Studies says pass marks should be lower for those born in the summerTeenagers born earlier in the school year should be set higher pass marks in their GCSEs, experts argue in a paper on Friday .The Institute for Fiscal Studies, the respected economics thinktank, is calling for pupils in primary and secondary schools to be set seven different pass marks,...
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Irish Times
Cannabis plant named for new Dutch king in effort to have drugs policy regulated
Cannabis lobby says organised crime has taken control of large-scale cannabis production
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Daily Mail
Taxpayers foot £150,000 legal bill after police fought officer's claim for £5,000 over a thumb wound caused by removing cannabis plants from a drugs' den
Kerry Ann Taylor, a Hampshire Police officer, will receive £4,837 damages after her employers today lost a bid to overturn the compensation order in the Court of Appeal.
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Telegraph
Police officer to keep £5,000 compensation for cutting her thumb
A police officer who cut her thumb while dismantling a cannabis factory is to keep her damages award of nearly £5,000.
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The Guardian
Ministers accused of dismantling probation service
Criticism comes as justice secretary confirms public sector will be barred from bidding for contracts under shakeupProbation chiefs have accused the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, of dismantling the probation service as he confirmed that the public sector would be barred from bidding for the payment-by-results contracts to provide his radical rehabilitation plan for...
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The Guardian
Fines for using mobile phone while driving to increase to £90
Transport secretary unveils crackdown including new fines for offences such as lighting cigarette at wheelSending a text message or making a phone call while at the wheel will land drivers with harsher penalties, the transport minister has warned.In a move to crack down on dangerous driving, Patrick McLoughlin indicated that fines for a variety of offences would rise by...
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Daily Mail
Rob Portman: Anti-drugs campaigning senator admits smoking pot when he was younger
Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman said he used cannabis when he was younger but now tries to educate children on the dangers of drug use.
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Irish Times
Garda arrest man for questioning after €70k drugs seizure in Cork city at the weekend
Drugs Squad detectives find both cocaine and cannabis in two separate seizures
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ElPais
La ‘maría’ de Holanda se cría en Málaga
La policía desmantela en la Costa del Sol 15 plantaciones de marihuana cuidadas por holandeses
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Irish Times
Drugs worth €60,000 seized in Dublin
Man due to appear in court after cannabis and LSD discovered in car in Rathmines
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Daily Mail
Cocaine-dealing PCSO who tipped off gang to location of cannabis factories is jailed for seven years
Oguz Batmaz, of South London, was given seven years in jail after he passed on information he got from searching the Scotland Yard database to a criminal gang.
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Krone
Drogenhandel in OÖ aufgeflogen: 149 Anzeigen
Die Polizei hat einen grenzüberschreitenden Drogenhandel zwischen Bayern und Österreich aufgedeckt. 149 Dealer und Abnehmer aus Passau, den Bezirken Schärding, Ried im Innkreis und Grieskirchen sowie Wien wurden angezeigt. Die Ermittler konnten ihnen den Handel und Konsum von über acht Kilogramm Cannabis, 400 Gramm Speed und einem halben Kilogramm Crystal Meth nachweisen....
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Daily Mail
Cocaine-dealing police community support officer tipped off criminal gang on location of cannabis factories so they could steal crop
Oguz Batmaz, of South London, passed on information he got from searching the Scotland Yard database to a criminal gang.
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Daily Mail
Father of two drowns after cannabis cake prank during fishing trip with friends
Watchmaker Daniel Maggs, 36, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, was found face down in a stream after apparently falling in.
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TechCrunch
Bitponics Offers A Cloud-Managed Hydroponic Grow Op Anyone Can Operate
Kickstarter-funded Bitponics was showing off its finished product at TechCrunch Disrupt NY's Hardware Alley today in New York, which is shipping out to backers in the next few weeks according to company cofounder Michael Zick Doherty. The Bitponics system is a cloud-based hydroponic garden manager, complete with a web-based dashboard that's accessible anywhere and can...
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The Guardian
Dutch prince becomes king as as his mother Queen Beatrix abdicates
The Dutch operate the world's biggest flea market for a day as the monarchy changes hands on the queen's 75th birthday There was cannabis and champagne on the canals. There was the world's biggest flea market for a day. Mobile music systems blasting out from bicycles. It all happened in a 17th century Golden Age church. But it was a secular, not a religious...
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Irish Times
Man jailed for 10 years over €240,000 of cannabis
Judge says jail term is minimum he could impose, noting earlier conviction over drug
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Times LIVE
Sex, drugs and clogs: new Dutch king is money-spinner
From beer to sex toys and cannabis to furry clogs: the Dutch are feting their new king Willem-Alexander by spending millions on kitsch and sometimes kinky orange products.
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webwire
New app to explore young people's views on smart drugs and the effects of technology on the brain
Is being in love just a chemical reaction? Is technology harming our brains? Is it OK to enhance brain function with cognitive enhancers, or 'smart drugs'? These are just some of the areas of debate p...
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Times LIVE
Sex, drugs and clogs: new Dutch king is money-spinner
From beer to sex toys and cannabis to furry clogs: the Dutch are feting their new king Willem-Alexander by spending millions on kitsch and sometimes kinky orange products.
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The Guardian
Dubai torture claims: relatives hope for pardon of jailed Britons
David Cameron promises to raise case of three men jailed on drugs charges during UAE president's state visit to UKThe parents of one of the three British men jailed in Dubai on Monday for possession of synthetic cannabis after they said they had been tortured are confident the trio will be pardoned by the president of the United Arab Emirates, who begins a state visit...
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Times LIVE
Sex, drugs and clogs: new Dutch king is money-spinner
From beer to sex toys and cannabis to furry clogs: the Dutch are feting their new king Willem-Alexander by spending millions on kitsch and sometimes kinky orange products.
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Daily Mail
'I'm being prosecuted for being ill': Ex-PCSO says she is prepared to go to jail for smoking cannabis because it helps her MS
Mother-of-one Susan Lunn, 43, from Hull, uses the drug to help control the illness she was diagnosed with 17 years ago, and says if she gave up it would be 'devastating'.
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Times LIVE
Sex, drugs and clogs: new Dutch king is money-spinner
From beer to sex toys and cannabis to furry clogs: the Dutch are feting their new king Willem-Alexander by spending millions on kitsch and sometimes kinky orange products.
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The Guardian
Dubai jails UK trio on drugs charges after police torture claims
Grant Cameron, Suneet Jeerh and Karl Williams, who claim they had guns held to their heads, sentenced to four years in prisonThree British men in Dubai who claimed they were tortured in custody have been found guilty of possessing drugs and sentenced to four years in prison each.Grant Cameron and Suneet Jeerh, both 25, and Karl Williams, 26, were jailed for possessing...
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The Guardian
British trio jailed in Dubai on drugs charges after police torture claim
Men given four years in prison followed by deportation for drug offences, according to reportsThree British man found guilty of possessing drugs in Dubai have each been sentenced to four years in prison, according to reports.Grant Cameron and Suneet Jeerh, both 25, and Karl Williams, 26, were jailed for possessing a quantity of a synthetic cannabis known as spice.The men,...
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The Guardian
PM concern over British trio's claims of torture by Dubai police
David Cameron to raise case of three men allegedly tortured by police in the Gulf state after they were accused of drug offencesDavid Cameron has expressed concern over allegations that three British men were tortured by police in Dubai after their arrest on drugs charges and has pledged to raise their case during a visit to the UK this week by the president of the United...
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kicker
Baskets Bonn entlassen Vaden fristlos
Die Telekom Baskets Bonn haben einen Tag vor dem letzten BBL-Hauptrundenspiel gegen Bayern München (Livescores, Samstag ab 20 Uhr bei kicker.de) ihren Topscorer Robert Vaden fristlos aus dem Kader gestrichen. Der Amerikaner, der erst zu Beginn der Saison nach Bonn gewechselt war, fiel bei einer Routinekontrolle mit positiven Cannabis-Werten auf.
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Krone
NÖ: 51-jährige Frau baute für ihren Sohn Marihuana an
Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm: Seit Oktober 2011 soll eine 51-Jährige aus dem Bezirk Mistelbach in Niederösterreich in ihrem Haus Cannabis angebaut, die Ernte an ihren in Tirol lebenden Sohn geliefert und teilweise auch selbst weiterverkauft haben. Die beiden wurden wegen Suchtmittelhandels angezeigt.
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BoingBoing
Bath salts in Britain
The Guardian's Mike Power investigated the "legal highs" industry and found a pretty disturbing world where you can get kilos of LSD, cannabis and MDMA replacement couriered to you for a pittance. But unlike the drugs they replace, these ones are potentially lethal, and sold interchangeably to unsuspecting neuronauts and punters.
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Le Figaro
«Mur des cons» : le fuite viendrait d'un journaliste de France 3
Les images auraient été prises par un membre d'une "équipe d'une chaîne de télévision nationale", selon le Syndicat de la magistrature. Libération affirme qu'il s'agit d'un journaliste de France 3. Ce dernier nie. » La lettre au vitriol du SM à Christiane TaubiraArticles en rapportPlus de 7,5 tonnes de cannabis saisies à la frontière franco-espagnoleLe fondateur...
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Le Figaro
Paris : un nourrisson embarqué à la fourrière
Alors qu'elle déposait un de ses enfants à l'école, une mère de famille parisienne a vu sa voiture être emmenée avec son bébé à l'intérieur. La préfecture de police a ouvert une enquête administrative.Articles en rapportBangladesh : 50 survivants retrouvés dans l'immeuble effondréPlus de 7,5 tonnes de cannabis saisies à la frontière franco-espagnoleLe fondateur...
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Le Figaro
Un morceau d'un avion des attentats du 11-Septembre retrouvé à New York
Une partie du train d'atterrissage d'un des deux Boeing lancé contre les tours du World Trade Center a été retrouvé par hasard, coincé entre deux immeubles de Manhattan. Le secteur a été bouclé.Articles en rapportBangladesh : 50 survivants retrouvés dans l'immeuble effondréPlus de 7,5 tonnes de cannabis saisies à la frontière franco-espagnoleLe fondateur de...
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Le Figaro
Ayrault renonce à la mairie de Nantes en 2014 et compte rester à Matignon
Le premier ministre ne sera ni tête de liste, ni simple conseiller municipal, et préfère se consacrer à sa «mission» à la tête du gouvernement. Une manière de faire comprendre qu'il n'est pas prêt à quitter Matignon.Articles en rapportLes auteurs de l'attentat de Boston visaient ensuite New YorkAyrault veut faire une pause sur les réformes sociétalesBangladesh...
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The Guardian
The hidden dangers of legal highs
In the last five years, the market for legal highs has exploded. It's never been easier, or cheaper, to buy drugs online – but no one knows what's in them, or how dangerous they areFor most of the last decade, an average of four or five new legal drugs came on to the market each year. Trade was steady – government efforts were focused on fighting the spread of illegal...
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Le Figaro
Le fondateur de PIP demande à nouveau pardon
Pas question pour Jean-Claude Mas, cependant, d'admettre une quelconque nocivité de ses implants frauduleux.Articles en rapportTrois personnes tuées dans une fusillade à IstresLes auteurs de l'attentat de Boston visaient ensuite New YorkAyrault veut faire une pause sur les réformes sociétalesBangladesh : 50 survivants retrouvés dans l'immeuble effondréPlus de 7,5...
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Le Figaro
Bangladesh : 50 survivants retrouvés dans l'immeuble effondré
Les secouristes espèrent pouvoir les extraire des gravas ces 24 prochaines heures. Au moins 304 personnes ont perdu la vie dans l'accident.Articles en rapportTrois personnes tuées dans une fusillade à IstresLes auteurs de l'attentat de Boston visaient ensuite New YorkAyrault veut faire une pause sur les réformes sociétalesPlus de 7,5 tonnes de cannabis saisies à...
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Le Figaro
Plus de 7,5 tonnes de cannabis saisies à la frontière franco-espagnole
Un peu plus de deux tonnes ont été découvertes jeudi dans un poids lourd au milieu d'un chargement d'oranges et 5,5 autres tonnes ont été trouvées quelques heures plus tard au milieu de courges.Articles en rapportTrois personnes tuées dans une fusillade à IstresLes auteurs de l'attentat de Boston visaient ensuite New YorkAyrault veut faire une pause sur les réformes...
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The Guardian
Colorado marijuana growers hoping for a Rocky Mountain high
Businesses prepare for 'green rush' when selling drug for recreational use becomes legal under state law in 2014The pot industry in Colorado is undergoing a massive makeover as it prepares to begin selling marijuana legally for recreational use under state law. Businesses are ramping up production, and trade associations are cleaning up their image, anticipating what could...
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Irish Times
Man charged for underground growhouse
Man in custody after gardaí discover cannabis facility in Co Cork
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Irish Times
Man for court over cannabis find
Stolen vehicles and growhouse discovered by gardaí in Dublin
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Science Daily
Breath study brings roadside drug testing closer
A group of researchers from Sweden have provided further evidence that illegal drugs can be detected in the breath, opening up the possibility of a roadside breathalyzer test to detect substances such as cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis. Using a simple, commercially available breath sampler, the researchers have successfully identified a range of 12 substances in the...
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Daily Mail
Washing line used as makeshift cannabis dryer after drug grower puts it up in his home
Pictures released by West Midlands Police show how one suspected drug grower from Shirley pegged cannabis leaves to his washing line which was suspended over a sofa.
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Krone
Jugendlicher (18) verkaufte fünf Kilo Cannabis - in Haft
Dank eines Hinweises haben Salzburger Polizisten am Dienstagabend einen 38-jährigen Oberndorfer, der 25 Gramm Cannabiskraut bei sich hatte, angehalten. Bei der darauffolgenden Einvernahme verriet der Drogenkonsument seinen erst 18-jährigen Dealer. Bei einer Hausdurchsuchung in dessen Wohnung konnte die Polizei weitere Suchtmittel sicherstellen. Der junge Mann wurde festgenommen....
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Irish Times
Gardaí raid cannabis growhouse in Dublin
Two arrested after drugs worth €25,000 found in business park
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Irish Times
Gardai uncovered sophisticated underground cannabis growhouse in Co Cork
Detectives arrest three Lithuanian men after raid on land at Ballyvourney
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Irish Times
Gardai uncover underground cannabis growhouse in Cork
Detectives arrest three Lithuanian men after raid on land at Ballyvourney
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Irish Times
Gardaí raid cannabis growhouse in Dublin
Two arrested after drugs worth €25,000 found in business park
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Krone
Jugendlicher (18) verkauft fünf Kilo Cannabis - in Haft
Dank eines Hinweises haben Salzburger Polizisten am Dienstagabend einen 38-jährigen Oberndorfer, der 25 Gramm Cannabiskraut bei sich hatte, angehalten. Bei der darauffolgenden Einvernahme verriet der Drogenkonsument seinen erst 18-jährigen Dealer. Bei einer Hausdurchsuchung in dessen Wohnung konnte die Polizei weitere Suchtmittel sicherstellen. Der junge Mann wurde festgenommen....
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Times LIVE
Cannabis pill better than smoking for pain relief: study
Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.
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Times LIVE
Cannabis pill better than smoking for pain relief: study
Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.
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Nature
Neuroscience: Autism gene alters endocannibinoids
Certain gene mutations associated with autism interfere with nervous-system signals that activate the same pathways as cannabis.Some people with autism have a mutation or deletion in the neuronal gene neuroligin-3. But, although mice carrying a gene with the human mutation show autism-like behaviours, mice
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Times LIVE
Cannabis pill better than smoking for pain relief: study
Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.
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Irish Times
Three arrested after West Cork drugs find
Sophisticated cannabis grow house found near Ballyvourney
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Times LIVE
Cannabis pill better than smoking for pain relief: study
Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.
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Times LIVE
Cannabis pill better than smoking for pain relief: study
Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.
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Times LIVE
Cannabis pill better than smoking for pain relief: study
Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.
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BoingBoing
Winners of the Marijuanamerica giveaway
Last week I announced that Abrams books was giving a copy of the new book, Marijuanamerica (reviewed here) to five Boing Boing readers. The winners would be chosen from the comments. They're all worth reading, but I had to pick five, and you can read them here. Congrats to all the winners - if your [...]
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Times LIVE
Cannabis pill better than smoking for pain relief: study
Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.
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Times LIVE
Cannabis pill better than smoking for pain relief: study
Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.
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Times LIVE
Cannabis pill better than smoking for pain relief: study
Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.
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Times LIVE
Cannabis pill better than smoking for pain relief: study
Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.
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Irish Times
Pair arrested after cannabis worth €400,000 seized
Man and woman held after drugs found during search of a house in Lucan
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The Sun
Cops seize joint the size of a BASEBALL BAT
VIDEO: MASSIVE spliff stuffed with two-and-a-half pounds of cannabis was confiscated at a university party in California
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Irish Times
Gardaí question two over Kerry growhouse raid
Man and woman released after cannabis valued at €160,000 found in shed
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Daily Mail
National Pot Smoking Day 2013: Hundreds of pro-cannabis campaigners light up in London's Hyde Park
Many of those who attended the annual 4/20 rally in Hyde Park, London, are calling for the legalisation of cannabis. Others chose to mark 'high holiday' by inhale laughing gas, a popular legal high, from balloons.
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Telegraph
Thousands of people gather in London's Hyde Park for cannabis party on National Pot Smoking Day
Crowds flock to park in central London park to openly celebrate National Pot Smoking Day.
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Irish Times
Shots fired at Colorado cannabis rally
Three people injured at Denver celebration attended by 80,000
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Daily Mail
420: Her Majesty would not approve: Sunny spring day in a Royal Park marred by National Pot Smoking Day campaigners smoking drugs and taking laughing gas
Many of those who attended the annual 4/20 rally in Hyde Park, London, are calling for the legalisation of cannabis. Others chose to mark 'high holiday' by inhale laughing gas, a popular legal high, from balloons.
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Irish Times
Two more arrests over €2.5m Tuam drugs
Cannabis worth €1.5m found in separate raid in Kells
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Krone
Denver: Schüsse bei Feier von Cannabis-Legalisierung
Die erste große öffentliche Feier der Legalisierung von Marihuana-Konsum im US-Bundesstaat Colorado ist am Samstag von einem blutigen Vorfall überschattet worden: Noch Unbekannte gaben Schüsse auf die Cannabis-Anhänger ab. Eine Frau, ein Mann und ein Jugendlicher seien dabei verletzt worden, die Polizei sucht laut MSNBC nach zwei Verdächtigen.
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Huffington Post
Rachna Choudhry: Issue Spotlight: Marijuana
Throughout early American history, marijuana use was legal under both federal and individual state laws. In fact, from 1850 to 1941, cannabis was included in the United States Pharmacopoeia as a recognized medicinal. By the end of 1936, however, all 48 states had enacted laws to regulate marijuana.
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Reuters
Denver girds for "world's largest" marijuana rally
DENVER (Reuters) - Thousands of marijuana enthusiasts gathered in Denver on Saturday for an annual weekend celebration of cannabis, the first such assemblage since Colorado voters legalized the...
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Irish Times
Cannabis worth €4m seized in Tuam, Kells
Four people arrested after cultivation growhouses raided in separate operations
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Irish Times
Cannabis worth €4m seized in Tuam and Kells
Four people arrested after cultivation growhouses raided in separate operations
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Irish Times
Cannabis worth €4 million seized in Tuam and Kells
Four people arrested after cultivation growhouses raided in separate operations
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Irish Times
Cannabis worth €1.5 million seized in Co Meath
Man and woman arrested after growhouse raided in Kells
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BoingBoing
PopSci's Drug Week stories
It's Drug Week at PopSci! They've reported on a 1884 PopSci writer's "dramatic first-hand account of marijuana overdose," a reporter's description of an LSD trip in 1967 ("He notes that under LSD, the sunset looks gorgeous, and bemoans the likelihood that he'll never see a sunset that stunning again."), and more. I especially enjoyed Paul [...]
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Irish Times
Cannabis worth €160,000 seized in Kerry
Gardaí have been monitoring suspected grow houses in recent weeks
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Times LIVE
France cannabis campaigner convicted, fined
One of France's leading campaigners for the decriminalisation of cannabis was Thursday given a suspended prison term and fined for possession and use of the drug.
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Countries where cannabis is popular
| # | Countries | MIX |
| 1 | Germany | 2.165 |
| 2 | France | 1.110 |
| 3 | Spain | 1.000 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 0.660 |
| 5 | Ireland | 0.500 |
| 6 | Finland | 0.400 |
| 7 | United States | 0.337 |
| 8 | Austria | 0.315 |
| 9 | Italy | 0.225 |
| 10 | Sweden | 0.080 |
| 11 | Canada | 0.075 |
| 12 | Portugal | 0.060 |
| 13 | Norway | 0.060 |
| 14 | Australia | 0.037 |
| 15 | Algeria | 0.030 |
| 16 | Romania | 0.015 |
| 17 | Morocco | 0.010 |
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| # | Media | MIX |
| 1 | Bild | 1.500 |
| 2 | El Pais | 1.000 |
| 3 | RTÉ News Now | 0.500 |
| 4 | The Sun | 0.500 |
| 5 | lemonde | 0.500 |
| 6 | Le Dauphiné Libéré | 0.400 |
| 7 | Rheinische Post | 0.400 |
| 8 | LA MONTAGNE | 0.250 |
| 9 | der Standard | 0.250 |
| 10 | au feminin | 0.200 |
| 11 | US Weekly | 0.180 |
| 12 | Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger | 0.135 |
| 13 | hightimes | 0.135 |
| 14 | Il giornale | 0.100 |
| 15 | The Independent | 0.100 |
| 16 | la depeche | 0.100 |
| 17 | La Stampa | 0.090 |
| 18 | Sydsvenska Dagbladet | 0.080 |
| 19 | Toronto Sun | 0.075 |
| 20 | bz-berlin.de | 0.060 |
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| # | Languages | MIX |
| 1 | German | 2.480 |
| 2 | English | 1.610 |
| 3 | French | 1.550 |
| 4 | Spanish | 1.000 |
| 5 | Italian | 0.225 |
| 6 | Swedish | 0.080 |
| 7 | Norwegian | 0.060 |
| 8 | Portuguese | 0.060 |
| 9 | Romanian | 0.015 |
| 10 | Finnish | 0.000 |
| 11 | Polish | 0.000 |
| 12 | Dutch | 0.000 |
| 13 | Hindi | 0.000 |
| 14 | Chinese | 0.000 |
| 15 | Hungarian | 0.000 |
| 16 | Bosnian | 0.000 |
| 17 | Danish | 0.000 |
| 18 | Indonesian | 0.000 |
| 19 | Russian | 0.000 |
| 20 | Turkish | 0.000 |
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| # | Lists |
| 1 | drugs |
