EU commission expressed concern about an Ice Tea that is producted and legally sold in EU, the C-Ice Swiss Cannabis Ice Tea. That tea is advertised by pointing that it contains 5% cannabis extract and 0.0015% THC – the psychoactive substance of the cannabis. The commission accuses the producer to violate a European Directive 2000/13/EC that forbids […]
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Dutch government wants cannabis registered as medicine
A few days ago, the Dutch government has announced its decision to extend the cannabis’s availability in pharmacies by five years, so more scientific research will be possible. The sale of cannabis specifically as medicine is legal and managed by the governmet since 2003. The Ministry of Health control the production and the quality through […]
Swiss research Finds Marijuana Use Alone May Benefit Some Teens
A recently published Swiss study is making a lot of noise for its content, that sounds revolutionnary: “Teens that use cannabis may function better than teen tobacco-users, and appear to be more socially driven and have fewer psychosocial problems than those who do not use either substance”. This statement is contained in the final report […]
Italy, it’s not a crime to grow few ornamental cannabis plants
The Court of Cassazione (Italian Supreme Court) has rejected every charge for a 57 years old man, accused of growing cannabis in his home. The decision of the Supreme Court is in accord with the two decisions of the lower tribunals, that have always recognized the man as not guilty. The man was catched growing […]
Expocannabis 2007 Madrid
It has started today in Madrid the Expocannabis 2007. This fair enterely dedicated to cannabis, has arrived to its 3rd edition. This year’s edition is on 3 days, from today (friday) to next sunday 4 november, and it’s dedicated to the growing and the use of cannabis. The Expo is held in the Cubierta de […]
Marijuana use falls in Britain
A recent survey of the British Home Office shows that marijuana use falls from 25% in 2004 to 21% (still 1.3 million people) in 2007. The statistic is about young people between the ages of 16 and 24. Â In 2004 marijuana has been reclassified and a new policy that we can define as “confiscate and […]
Cannabis cafe could reopen in West Sussex
The West Sussex Police is afraid that a cannabis cafè that has been raided already twice could reopen soon. The building is fortified and already during the last two raids (the last one was in the biginning of october) have already used a tractor. Now the barricades has ben reinforced. New reinforcements included razor wire […]
Singer Amy Winehouse arrested for marijuana possession in Norway
Singer Amy Winehouse and her husband Blake Fielder-Civil has been arrested last friday,october 19, in Norway, for possesion of a little quantity of marijuana. The couple was arrested together with a third man. The local police was alerted by an anonimous informer. Amy and her husband have spent the night in jail, then have been […]
Italy – Drug and politics – Le Iene sentenced to 5 months
Davide Parenti (author and director) and Matteo Viviani (journalist) have been sentenced to 5 months and 10 days for violation of privacy. The 2 men, that work for the italian tv channel Italia 1, have negotiated the sentence and recognized their guilt. The fact happened one year ago, Viviani, with the excuse of making a […]
