Topic: DRUGS - on March 17, 2007 at 11:35:00 AM CET
Photo of $53 million in cash confiscated in Mexico
The money was transferred to the seat of the Suboffice of the judge advocate general de Investigación Specialized against the Organized Delinquency on board of a truck of changes, guarded by about 25 vehicles In addition to the 205 million dollars, also 200 thousand euros were found.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 13, 2007 at 5:54:00 PM CET
Gangs and ghosts push UK's homegrown cannabis harvest to a record high
Cannabis cultivation in Britain, whether in inner city lofts or on patches of remote farmland, is booming, according to new research published today.
Plants are being grown and harvested at record levels for the UK cannabis market, and more than 60% of hash sold on the streets is believed to be home grown.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 12, 2007 at 2:37:00 PM CET
Psychedelic Hendrix drawings go on display
Psychedelic drawings by rock legend Jimi Hendrix which have been unseen for 30 years are going on show at a music shop.
The two drawings of swirling, colourful shapes were created while the guitar hero was on tour, and could fetch £10,000 each.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 12, 2007 at 11:43:00 AM CET
The magic ingredient: Hash brownies, dope stir-fry... Cooking with the cannabis granny
She's just been busted for the second time, but Patricia Tabram's unusual (and illegal) cottage industry goes on. Ian Herbert joins her in the kitchen for a masterclass in class C culinary delights
with Patricia Tabram
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 11, 2007 at 12:43:00 PM CET
Three tonnes of marijuana found in abandoned truck on Los Angeles freeway
The officer found plastic-wrapped bundles of marijuana in the back, with an estimated street value of US$20 million.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 9, 2007 at 1:10:00 PM CET
The United States Marijuana Party
Is a motivated group of Americans who are tired of living in fear of their government because of marijuana prohibition. We are fed up with the intrusion into our personal lives, with urine testing at work and at school, with armed home invasions, and with the possibility of prison because of a plant. We are Americans and we do not piss in a cup for anyone but our doctor!
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 9, 2007 at 12:56:00 PM CET
Sonny Bono Pot PSA
Sonny Bono narrates and appears in this anti-pot PSA and appears to be stoned himself.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 8, 2007 at 12:40:00 PM CET
Gouverneur Rio pleit voor legalisering cocaïnegebruik
Stop met het bestraffen van mensen die een joint roken of een lijntje cocaïne snuiven. Dat zegt de flamboyante gouverneur van de Braziliaanse deelstaat Río de Janeiro, Sergio Cabral Filho. Het huidige verbod maakt veel slachtoffers onder jongeren in de ontwikkelingslanden, stelt hij.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 8, 2007 at 12:39:00 PM CET
Police arrest a network of Chinese drug traffickers
Police in Málaga have broken up a Chinese network of drug traffickers which used a nightclub in Torremolinos to sell the psychotropic drug, ice. It is said to be more addictive than heroin, and is much stronger than other hallucinogenic drugs.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 8, 2007 at 12:38:00 PM CET
Cannabis grandmother spared jail
A 68-year-old grandmother convicted of growing cannabis at her Northumberland home has been given a 250 hour community service order.
Patricia Tabram, from Humshaugh, had denied charges of possessing and cultivating the drug when she appeared at Carlisle Crown Court.
"I'm still going to medicate with cannabis", she said outside the court after sentencing. "This court is not fit for purpose."
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 8, 2007 at 12:35:00 PM CET
Drug laws 'need major overhaul'
Drug laws in Britain are expected to be criticised as being "not fit for purpose", according to a major report.
The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) says illicit substances can be "harmless", while drinking and smoking can cause as many problems.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 6, 2007 at 11:38:00 AM CET
The Reagans on drugs
Nancy's glassy gaze is timeless, as are chopped-together lines like, "No one ever has the right to separate the drugs and the customer."
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