Topic: DRUGS - on April 5, 2008 at 11:14:00 AM CEST
Tom Cruise not happy about new strain of weed named after him
Actor/scientologist/couch jumper Tom Cruise is reportedly miffed that a new strain of medical marijuana has been nicknamed in his dubious honor. The weed, dubbed “Tom Cruise Purple” on the street, reportedly is so potent, it makes you see things that aren’t there. Although, since it’s named for Cruise, it should make you dance around your house in your underpants and socks to “Old Time Rock n’ Roll.” Cruise, who has been embarrassingly vocal about his objection to prescription drugs, isn’t flattered by the moniker and wants his legal team to put the kibosh on it, according to rumors.
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Topic: DRUGS - on April 4, 2008 at 3:22:00 PM CEST
Gesellschaft und UN-Gremien fordern Zurückhaltung im Krieg gegen Drogen
Lokale und internationale Nicht-Regierungsorganisationen, gemeinsam mit UN-Gremien und Wissenschaftlichen Instituten kamen in Chiang Mai zusammen, um die Regierung Samak aufzufordern, Zurückhaltung und nur allgemein anerkannte Methoden im erklärten „Krieg den Drogen“ (War on drugs) zu verwenden. Aber wenn der Innenminister bereits erklärt hat, dass er keine außergesetzliche Tötungen angeordnet habe, aber dass, wer mit Drogen in Zusammenhang stehe, vom Tod bedroht sei, weiß man, wohin die Regierung lenkt. Wie bereits 2004 erwarten Beobachter tausende Toter, die in angeblichen Bandenmorden ums Leben kommen. Und wieder werden viele, vielleicht wieder die Hälfte, nur aus Versehen auf der schwarzen Liste stehen, wie der Lotteriegewinner, der den Gewinn geheim hielt, oder wie manche Kinder, einfach versehentlich in die Schusslinie geraten.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 31, 2008 at 10:43:00 AM CEST
Police: Man On Mushrooms Attacks Friend With Bong
A Salem man was arrested and charged with assault after he attacked his friend with a bong causing him to require medical treatment, police said.
Police said Vincent Gallagher was tripping on psychedelic mushrooms early Tuesday morning and became convinced that his friend was a narcotics officer.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 31, 2008 at 10:41:00 AM CEST
Dutch health minister says marijuana to be exempt from July 1 smoking ban
Dutch health minister Ab Klink said visitors to coffee shops will be free to smoke marijuana as long as it is not mixed with tobacco, after a smoking ban affecting all restaurants and bars goes into effect on July 1.The minister was replying to questions tabled by parliamentary colleagues on whether coffee shops will become completely smoke free when the ban goes into effect.Current tobacco laws in the Netherlands do not cover the smoking of pure marijuana or cannabis in coffee shops, he said.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 25, 2008 at 12:11:00 PM CET
LSD Helped Forge Alex Grey's Spiritual, Artistic and Love Lives
Alex Grey paints souls. His work shows human bodies — rendered with medical-illustration precision — wrapped in layers of sacred energy. Whether you believe Grey's work depicts the reality of divine auras or a particularly vibrant artistic license doesn't much matter. His paintings have an uncanny effect on viewers, making them sense — or at least consider the possibility of — the subtle energies that surround us and how these personal force fields might change depending on our intention, actions and moods. They are modern-day religious icons and mandalas for 21st century Westerners.
Grey, 55, lives and works in New York City with his wife, the painter Allyson Grey, and their daughter, actress Zena Grey. The Greys host regular full and new moon all-faiths-welcome gatherings at their Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, a sanctuary and art gallery where selected paintings of Grey's are on permanent display. I spoke to him by phone about art's power to transform, Tibetan Buddhism and the danger of chasing many rabbits but catching none.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 25, 2008 at 12:09:00 PM CET
Why cocaine traffickers praise the Euro.
For decades, the Drug Enforcement Administration has measured the price and purity of illicit drugs. Its methodology is cryptic, but the dea says it's a reliable way to spot trends.
And it says it has spied one: The cost of pure coke rose 44 percent in the United States between January and September 2007. The dea credits its own efforts, of course, along with increased Mexican and Colombian cooperation, for the downturn in supply it says caused the price hike.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 25, 2008 at 12:07:00 PM CET
New Yorks neuer Gouverneur gesteht Drogenkonsum
Erst wenige Tage ist David Paterson im Amt. Doch New Yorks neuer Gouverneur, der kürzlich den wegen eines Call-Girl-Skandals geschassten Eliot Spitzer ablöste, überrascht mit immer neuen Geständnissen - erst außereheliche Affären, jetzt Drogenkonsum.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 16, 2008 at 2:20:00 PM CET
Hilarous Jamaican Pot Smuggling Attempt from 1979
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 5, 2008 at 4:19:00 PM CET
Moses im Gespräch mit Gott unter Drogen
Was mit Moses auf dem Berg Sinai passierte, war kein übernatürliches Ereignis, sagt ein israelischer Psychologe. Seiner Meinung nach nahm der Prophet pflanzliche Halluzinogene zu sich. Seine These sieht der Forscher in der Bibel selbst bestätigt.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 5, 2008 at 4:17:00 PM CET
Moses was high on drugs: Israeli researcher
High on Mount Sinai, Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God deliver the Ten Commandments, an Israeli researcher claimed in a study published this week.
Such mind-altering substances formed an integral part of the religious rites of Israelites in biblical times, Benny Shanon, a professor of cognitive psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem wrote in the Time and Mind journal of philosophy.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 5, 2008 at 4:15:00 PM CET
Speedboat found abandoned in Sanlúcar with its cargo of cannabis still on board
A Civil Guard patrol at the mouth of the Guadalquivir in Sanlúcar de Barrameda on Tuesday morning came up with an unexpected discovery, a boat left close to shore, loaded with more than two tons of cannabis resin. La Voz Digital said there were 78 packages on board, making up a total of 2.4 tons.
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Topic: DRUGS - on February 28, 2008 at 10:05:00 AM CET
Polizei soll Informanten mit Marihuana belohnt haben
Bezahlung der besonderen Art: Die Staatsanwaltschaft ermittelt gegen sechs Beamte einer in der Drogenszene tätigen zivilen Einsatzgruppe der Bremer Polizei. Ihnen wird vorgeworfen, zwischen 2003 und 2007 in mehreren Fällen Haschisch an Hinweisgeber abgegeben zu haben.
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