Topic: DRUGS - on July 30, 2013 at 5:05:00 PM CEST
Steinbrück to Students: Pot Should Be Decriminalized
Peer Steinbrück, the center-left Social Democratic Party's (SPD) candidate for chancellor, went all out to appeal to young voters with a recent visit to a student flatshare in Kreuzberg, a trendy district in the German capital. Not only did the party leave 48 bottles of beer in its wake, Steinbrück made an unexpected comment.
According to the daily B.Z. newspaper on Tuesday, no topic was off limits. Apparently, the student schmooze saw a jovial Steinbrück pull out the stops in an attempt to mobilize young voters -- by advocating the decriminalization of cannabis.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 26, 2013 at 1:17:00 PM CEST
Halluzinationen: LSD-Trip mit der Flackerlampe
Gibt es den Drogenrausch ohne Drogen? Eine Flackerlampe soll Zustände wie bei einem LSD-Trip oder einer Nahtoderfahrung auslösen. Ein Münchner Design-Professor will seine Studenten mit der Maschine zu kreativen Höchstleistungen treiben.
Zuerst geschieht gar nichts. Da ist nur ein grelles Flackern. Dann entstehen Farben. Eine kobaltblaue Fläche erstrahlt, sie wird grau. Rote Sterne schießen aus ihr hervor, dann schlägt die Fläche Wellen, verwandelt sich in einen Teich. Wie aus dem Nichts greift ein Gefühl klaustrophobischer Enge zu und löst einen starken Fluchtreflex aus, der urplötzlich wieder verschwindet, vertrieben vom Empfinden unendlicher Weite und Einsamkeit.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 14, 2013 at 2:02:00 PM CEST
15- und 17-Jährige bauen in Baumhaus Marihuana an
Am Freitag Nachmittag meldete ein Spaziergänger der Polizeiinspektion Kempten, dass dieser in einem angrenzenden Waldstück bei Kempten in einem Baumhaus evtl. Marihuanapflanzen festgestellt habe.
Bei der anschließenden Nachschau konnten tatsächlich zwei kleine angesetzte Pflänzchen vorgefunden und die drei dazugehörigen jugendlichen Botaniker im Alter zwischen 15 und 17 Jahren angetroffen werden.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 13, 2013 at 6:48:00 PM CEST
BUSTED: Over 70% of All Major US Drug Seizures Are Marijuana Related
A new study has found that over 70% of recent seizures of illicit drugs in the United States are marijuana related, painting a picture of the American drug landscape and a mis-prioritized, failed, war on drugs.
The study, “Busted: Analyzing America’s Most Recent Drug Hauls,” looked at major drug seizures as reported by over 1,500 media outlets in the United States during a 13 month period from March 2012 – April 2013.
The study found that of the 5,000 most recent drug busts reported in the news, 70.5% involved marijuana — 140% more than all cocaine (13%), heroin (10%) and methamphetamine (6%) busts combined. The study did not look at prescription medication abuse or other designer drugs, only the “big four,” which together account for 69% of the seized drugs analyzed by American forensic labs each year.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 12, 2013 at 5:22:00 PM CEST
Barrie Rainey in court over 'fake ecstasy' death in Alexandria
A 24-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with the death of a teenager who is thought to have taken a fake ecstasy tablet.
The 18-year-old woman died after taking the tablet in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, on Tuesday.
Barrie Rainey, from Alexandria, was charged under the misuse of drugs act at Dumbarton Sheriff Court.
bbc.co.uk Seven deaths are linked to fake ecstasy tablets, police say - The tablets are green with a Rolex Crown logo on them
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 12, 2013 at 3:02:00 PM CEST
Hundreds of Marijuana Plants Sprout in German City
The German university city of Göttingen is being taken over by marijuana plants. Behind the phenomenon is a group of pro-pot activists who planted seeds around town to stir debate over the plant's illegal status. City authorities are not amused.
The university town of Göttingen is getting greener and greener. But not everyone is pleased: The new plants sprouting up in parks, planter boxes and gardens across the city aren't part of an official city beautification project. They're part of a pro-marijuana protest.
In early June, a group calling itself "A Few Autonomous Flower Children" spread several kilograms of marijuana seeds through the city. Only now are the fruits of their labor beginning to emerge from the soil. "We can't set eyes on this useful and beautiful plant because it's absolutely forbidden in Germany to grow it," the group wrote in a letter claiming responsibility for the action. And they say that's not right.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 12, 2013 at 3:01:00 PM CEST
Pakistan says $96m worth of hashish, cocaine seized
Pakistani and Belgian authorities have seized cocaine and hashish worth more than US$76 million (S$96 million) in a series of drug raids in which three foreigners were arrested, Islamabad said Friday.
A consignment of 3,000kg of hashish en route from Afghanistan to Belgium was impounded in a joint operation and 1,000kg of cocaine intercepted separately, the Pakistani government said.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 11, 2013 at 2:30:00 PM CEST
Blumenkinder, wie die Zeit vergeht!
In Kalifornien gerät der Anbau von Marihuana außer Kontrolle. Wo einst Hippies ein paar Pflanzen kultivierten, zerstören heute Unternehmer mit großen Plantagen ganze Ökosysteme. Die Hippies flüchten vor dem "Grünrausch".
Die Geschichte des Anbaus von Marihuana im Norden Kaliforniens klingt zunächst wie eine schöne Anekdote aus dem Handbuch für Hippies. Die Blumenkinder in San Francisco waren in den 1960er-Jahren begeistert von der Qualität der Pflanzen, die etwa 300 Kilometer nördlich im Bezirk Humboldt wuchsen. Es war aufgrund der hügeligen Lage und des milden Klimas, so die einhellige Meinung, das beste Marihuana der Welt.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 11, 2013 at 1:05:00 PM CEST
Autonome übersäen Göttingen mit Cannabispflanzen
Laut Bekennerschreiben handelt es sich bei den in der deutschen Stadt gesäten Samen um THC-armen Hanf
Im Juni tauchten erstmals Hanfstauden in öffentlichen Blumenbeeten der niedersächsischen Stadt Göttingen auf. Gepflanzt hatten sie Mitglieder der Grünen Jugend. Der Baubetriebshof beseitigte die Pflanzen auf dem zentralen Wilhelmsplatz rasch, doch jetzt sprießt das Cannabis in der ganzen Stadt.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 11, 2013 at 1:01:00 PM CEST
Pot advocate Marc Emery approved for return to Canada
The wife of Canada's so-called Prince of Pot says the U.S. government has agreed to transfer her imprisoned husband back home, but Canada's government still needs to give its approval.
A July 9 letter from the U.S. Department of Justice obtained by The Canadian Press said Marc Emery's transfer has now been approved.
Emery's wife, Jodie, said she was informed of the decision by email Wednesday afternoon, about 30 minutes after talking to her husband who is completing a five-year prison sentence at medium-security prison in Yazoo City, Miss. for selling cannabis seeds to U.S. customers over the Internet.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 10, 2013 at 4:39:00 PM CEST
Drogenversuche an US-Soldaten: Truppe im Rausch
Es ist ein grausames Kapitel in der US-Militärgeschichte: Im Geheimen testete die Armee jahrzehntelang Chemiewaffen und Drogen an den eigenen Soldaten. Die Experimente wurden auf Video dokumentiert. Die Opfer von damals leiden bis heute - und verlangen Wiedergutmachung.
Was gut war in der Vergangenheit, das bewahrt Frank Rochelle im Schuppen hinterm Haus auf. Da steht der alte VW-Bus neben den zwei Ford-Straßenkreuzern aus den Fünfzigern. Rochelle läuft hin und her, klopft auf die Autos, sein Hund wirbelt um ihn herum. Wie ausgewechselt scheint der eben noch gebeugte Mann.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 10, 2013 at 12:59:00 PM CEST
Seven deaths are linked to fake ecstasy tablets, police say - The tablets are green with a Rolex Crown logo on them
The deaths of seven young people in the west of Scotland are linked to a batch of fake ecstasy drugs, Police Scotland has confirmed.
An 18-year-old woman from Alexandria in West Dunbartonshire died on Tuesday morning after taking the tablets.
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