Cannazine - Daily zine for the global cannabis scene. http://cannazine.co.uk Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:03:55 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/marijuana-a-case-for-jury-nullification.html Jury nullification goes back to the very beginning's of the United States as we know it today. It is one of the crucial rights the Founding Fathers wanted to protect. The Fathers themselves wanted juries to be the final bulwark against tyrannical government laws. Which is one of the reasons why they emphasized the right to a jury trial in three of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Cannabis News - United Kingdom Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:07:35 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/are-you-cannabis-deficient.html If the idea of having a marijuana deficiency sounds laughable to you, a growing body of science points at exactly such a possibility. Scientists have known that the active psychoactive compound in marijuana is THC, which is short for tetrahydrocannabinol.In August 1990, researchers reported in the journal Nature the discovery of receptors in the brain that specifically accommodate the cannabinoids in smoked cannabis. Cannabinoids bind to particular neurological sites in the brain, Cannabis News - United Kingdom Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:13:03 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-states/synthetic-marijuana-is-banned-in-kansas.html Kansas is now the first state in the nation to ban the sale and possession of synthetic marijuana substances marketed under the names 'Spice', Mojo and K2, amongst a great many others.Gov. Mark Parkinson on Wednesday signed legislation outlawing the substance, which is sold commercially under the brand name K2. It contains chemicals which act on the brain like marijuana. Johnson County police told lawmakers that the product is increasingly being found in local high schools. Cannabis News - United States Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:07:14 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/robbie-williams-angers-drug-campaigners-by-calling-cannabis-a-lovely-drug.html It would appear that the UK's favourite uber-rock star has upset renowned self-publicist and conservative anti-cannabis-warrier Deborah Bell, after newspapers reported him saying cannabis was a 'lovely drug'.Never one to let a publicity opportunity pass, Ms Bell asked 'Does he really know what he's saying'?Unfortunately Ms Bell, as is often the case when it comes to drugs, the people who use them are far better placed to comment than those who's anti-drug opinions come on the back of their own personal agenda. And as a result of this agenda your comments are now little more than worthless. Robbie Williams has described cannabis as a lovely drug , sparking fury among campaigners.The singer, who has battled addiction and depression, admitted the drug made his weight balloon and affected his mental wellbeing.But he added: Weed, it's such a lovely drug. It is such a lovely drug. But it doesn't mix well with me at all. It doesn't take much to trigger - I mean, I'll get psychosis from having this cup of tea! Seriously. The caffeine in that's enough But it's just a shame about weed, because I did love it. Cannabis News - United Kingdom Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:02:48 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/medical-marijuana/medicinal-cannabis/deputy-us-drug-czar-backs-non-smoked-cannabis.html Cannabis Science, Inc. (OTCBB:CBIS), a pioneering US pharmaceutical cannabis company, notes that comments by President Obama's Deputy Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Tom McClellan, in yesterday's USA TODAY pinpoints the need for non-smoked medical cannabis products similar to those currently being developed for FDA clinical trials by Cannabis Science. Deputy Director McClellan said in the article that Obama administration still opposes smoking marijuana for its medicinal benefit. As well, he says more research is needed to deliver the medically useful ingredients in a non-smoked form. Medical Marijuana - Medicinal Cannabis Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:53:17 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/uk-man-admits-pain-relief-cannabis-use.html A MAN who used cannabis as pain relief has pleaded guilty to growing the class B drug in his Torquay flat.Stephen Raines, 47, of Willow Avenue, had 29 cannabis plants growing in his utility and airing cupboards when police entered the premises with a drugs search warrant in December last year.Magistrates sitting in Torquay were told Raines admitted the offence at the police station.He said he did it because cannabis helps him deal with the pain he gets from a medical condition. Cannabis News - United Kingdom Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:47:20 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/medical-marijuana/medicinal-cannabis/free-from-pain-but-not-prosecution.html Multiple sclerosis patient Sarah Martin believes cannabis is the best way to liberate herself from the daily pain she endures.She says just half a teaspoon in a hot drink will keep her pain-free and spasm-free for about three hours. She also uses a vaporizer to ingest the drug.But by obtaining the much sought after relief which enables her to walk a little more easily once her muscles have freed up , she becomes a criminal.She chooses not to take any regular - and legal - medication, maintaining it would give her side effects such as high blood pressure, ulcers and even the risk of heart failure and psychosis. Medical Marijuana - Medicinal Cannabis Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:31:43 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/shocking-moment-parking-warden-sells-potent-cannabis-watch-the-video.html As if to prove the British public are forced to endure one rule for them and another for people in positions of power this was the moment UK newspaper the Daily Mirror exposed two London traffic wardens who were happy to sell the newspaper cannabis even though they were in uniform and patroling the streets of our Capitol city. A Swaggering traffic warden openly deals skunk cannabis while on duty in the street.He thinks nothing of handing over the illegal drug which carries a maximum 14 years jail for convicted dealers in a busy residential area.He was exposed by the Mirror in an undercover investigation in which he boasted he could get unlimited supplies of the dangerous Class B substance.His ticketing machine swinging around his waist, the chubby attendant also proudly claimed to be able to cancel any parking ticket if he gets the nod on the day it is issued. Cannabis News - United Kingdom Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:24:18 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/whats-to-stop-me-selling-designer-drugs-like-2-dpmp-bk-mbdp-and-4-mmcat.html A British man who served half of a seven year sentence for dealing in illicit drugs has set up again in a similar trade, but this time with a subtle difference. Yes he sells recreational drugs. But this time the drugs (like 2-DPMP, BK-MBDP and 4-MMCat, to name but three) are legal to buy and possess. Not only that but he can sell them with a clear conscience, as any adverse side-effects are covered with a weak, but clearly presented cloak of protection.The label reads Not for human consumption . It looks like coke. Acts like it too, or very similar at least, but this is in fact meeow meeow, (also known as 4-MMCatt or Mepherdrone) Cannabis News - United Kingdom Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:22:35 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/spice-artificial-cannabis-ban-comes-into-force-december-23rd-2009.html Ever since the Labour leadership changed in the summer of 2007 the writing has been on the wall for those British citizens who like to have their cannabinoid receptors tickled by smoking a joint.Spice - BannedFirst of all we were told the laws regarding cannabis were going to be 're-opened' with a view to seeing if cannabis caused more harm than it did the last time the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) were asked for their learned opinions.On this occasion, Professor Sir Michael Rawlins FMedSci, who was the then chair of the ACMD, wrote to then Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, saying; Cannabis News - United Kingdom Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:04:50 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/europe/cannabis-another-thing-europe-doesnt-agree-on.html Europe has yet to come up with a unified approach to medical marijuana. The Dutch will tell you it is legal to use the drug to treat certain illnesses; while the Swedish don't recognize any medical use for cannabis at all. European policy is not really changing at all and I don't think this issue is even on the European agenda. The topic is too controversial and too political, said Catherine Sandvos, a legal expert for the Hague-based Cannabis Bureau, a Dutch national agency aimed at providing high-quality cannabis for medical purposes. Cannabis News - Europe Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:51:02 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/fixed-fine-plan-for-cannabis-users.html CANNABIS users should be given on-the-spot police fines rather than a criminal record, an official government report has recommended.The report, published yesterday by senior researcher Ben Cavanagh of the Justice Analytical Services Division of the Scottish Government, reveals that 83% of police officers and other staff interviewed called for those found with “personal amounts of cannabis” to be given a fixed penalty notice (FPN) and therefore no criminal record.The research reveals that 22,000 police hours have been saved and more than 65,000 £40 notices handed out to low-level offenders.However, the call to extend their use to cannabis is expected to prove far more controversial.The study involved in-depth interviews with eight local authority community safety officers, Cannabis News - United Kingdom Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:47:08 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/kilmarnock-woman-grew-cannabis-to-ease-pain.html A KILMARNOCK woman turned to cannabis to ease the pain caused by a brain tumour.Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard last week that when police raided the home of Lesley McRoberts in Treesbank Road in July they found 20 cannabis plants in her loft.Twenty seven-year-old McRoberts pleaded guilty to producing the drug.“The accused admitted straight away that the plants were hers,” said Robert Bloomer, prosecuting. Cannabis News - United Kingdom Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:42:49 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-states/support-for-legalizing-marijuana-grows-rapidly-around-u.s.html The same day they rejected a gay marriage ballot measure, residents of Maine voted overwhelmingly to allow the sale of medical marijuana over the counter at state-licensed dispensaries. Later in the month, the American Medical Association reversed a longtime position and urged the federal government to remove marijuana from Schedule One of the Controlled Substances Act, which equates it with heroin. Cannabis News - United States Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:39:29 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/sacked-drugs-adviser-accuses-gordon-brown-of-meddling-in-cannabis-decision.html The government's former chief drug adviser today accused the prime minister, Gordon Brown, of tightening the law on cannabis for political reasons.Professor David Nutt warned that other experts on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) could resign in protest at his sacking by the home secretary, Alan Johnson, yesterday.Home Secretary Alan Johnson fired advisor Professor David NuttNutt was forced to quit after he accused ministers of devaluing and distorting the scientific evidence over illicit drugs when they decided last year to reclassify cannabis from class C to class B against the advice of the ACMD. Cannabis News - United Kingdom Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:34:09 +0100