Cannazine - Daily zine for the global cannabis scene. http://cannazine.co.uk Thu, 17 May 2012 10:26:52 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/europe/french-duck-farmer-fined-for-feeding-birds-cannabis-to-rid-them-of-worms.html A French duck farmer has been given a one-month suspended jail sentence and fined 500 euros (£428) for feeding his birds marijuana to rid them of worms.Police arrested Michel Rouyer, from the village of Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien on the Atlantic coast, after they discovered 12 cannabis plants and around 11lbs of the drug after visiting the farm about a theft.Rouyer admitted smoking some of the drug himself, but insisted most of it was given to his 150 ducks for medicinal purposes. Cannabis News - Europe Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:35:58 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/europe/toke-me-elmo-dad-stashes-pot-in-sons-elmo-back-pack.html Elmo said no comment when questioned by police A western Pennsylvania father will spend six months to two years in jail after pleading guilty to hiding his marijuana stash in his son's Elmo backpack. Which the boy mistakenly took to school with the drugs still in it. Cannabis News - Europe Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:51:49 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/senior-police-chief-advocates-law-change.html One of Britain's most senior police officers favours decriminalising the personal use of drugs such as cannabis to allow more resources to be dedicated to tackling high-level dealers, The Observer newspaper reported.Chief Constable Tim HollisTim Hollis, chief constable of Humberside police, said the criminal justice system can offer only a limited solution to the UK's drug problem, according to the Sunday newspaper. It said Hollis's dramatic intervention comes as the government is reviewing its 10-year drug strategy amid growing warnings from experts that prohibition does not deter drug use. Cannabis News - United Kingdom Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:20:17 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/george-michael-sentenced-to-8-weeks-in-jail.html George Michael has been given an eight-week sentence for crashing his car while under the influence of cannabis.He was also fined £1,250 at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court in London and given a five-year driving ban.The 47-year-old singer was arrested in July in Hampstead, north London after driving his Range Rover into a branch of photographic store Snappy Snaps. Last month he pleading guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and possessing cannabis. Cannabis News - United Kingdom Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:00:20 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/drug-denied-to-ms-victim.html A DISABLED Wigan man is fighting for the right to be treated with the country’s first ever legal cannabis-based drug.Stuart Hitchen, 50, suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and took part in a medical trial of the drug Sativex which he says dramatically improved his quality of life.But he is now being refused access to the treatment by NHS Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust.Mr Hitchen, of Caldbeck Close, Ashton-in-Makerfield, said: “I took part in a 12-week trial of Sativex after hearing an advert on the radio. Cannabis News - United Kingdom Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:16:21 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/europe/harney-seeks-opinions-on-medicinal-cannabis.html MINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has said she is open to making cannabis legal for medicinal purposes.Ms Harney has sought legal advice on the effectiveness of the drug for the treatment of such conditions as multiple sclerosis and certain forms of cancer.In a statement, the Department of Health and Children said it would make contact with relevant experts in the field with a view to making a recommendation to the Minister before the end of the year. Ms Harney said in a parliamentary question last year that she did not propose a change in the law that would allow cannabis be used for medicinal purposes. Cannabis News - Europe Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:22:03 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/manx-woman-used-cannabis-for-pain-relief.html A 62-year-old woman who grew cannabis on a patch of land at Stoney Mountain, Foxdale has been bailed by the deputy high bailiff while reports are prepared. Susan Patricia Hidson, of Douglas Street in Castletown, admitted two offences of cultivating the substance. Cannabis News - United Kingdom Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:16:06 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/canada/canadians-get-high-with-a-new-form-of-yoga.html In Toronto a new type of yoga class has cropped up: Ganja Yoga, cannabis-enhanced yoga classes. It's unclear whether it will become a global down-low speakeasy-type yoga trend, though it is unlikely that large gyms (Equinox, Fitness First) will be adding Ganja Yoga, pot Pilates or stoned Spin to their group fitness class schedules.On September 9, the founder of Follow Your Bliss center and Ganja Yoga classes Dee Dussault told Relaxnews that she has been smoking marijuana for four years, practicing yoga for 15 years and teaching cannabis-enhanced yoga for about one year. Cannabis News - Canada Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:11:06 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/marc-emery-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-by-u.s.-judge.html Canadian marijuana seed dealer and pro-pot activist Marc Emery has been sentenced to a five-year prison term, marking the end of a years-long legal fight once cast by federal authorities as a blow to the marijuana reform movement.Convicted! Emery gets 5 years Cannabis News - United Kingdom Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:09:11 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/class-a-substances/cocaine/8.25million-cocaine-seized-at-tilbury.html Cocaine worth £8.25million was found hidden in industrial diggers at the Port of Tilbury in Essex, it was revealed on Tuesday. Class A Substances - Cocaine Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:04 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-states/dopey-teen-texts-sheriff-to-score-drugs.html It was the last number he should have contacted with a request for drugs - the local sheriff's mobile phone.But that's exactly who a teenager mistakenly texted to ask for a bag of cannabis, and was the victim of sting operation shortly afterwards as a result.The unnamed drug user sent the text to the Lewis and Clark County sheriff in Montana, U.S. after mis-dialling the telephone number of his dealer.In it, he said: 'Hey Dawg, do you have a $20 I can buy right now?' Cannabis seeds available now with free worldwide shipping, by the official sponsors of Cannazine Cannabis News - feminised-seeds.eu (http://feminised-seeds.eu) Cannabis News - United States Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:20:06 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/europe/cannabis-coming-soon-to-a-tv-near-you.html Article first published as Cannabis Coming Soon To a TV Near You (http://technorati.com/business/advertising/article/cannabis-coming-soon-to-a-tv/) on Technorati.In America this week a TV commercial advertising medical cannabis was broadcast on the Fox network's Sacramento affiliate KTXL. And just like when the first Viagra ads appeared during the half-time interval at the Super Bowl recently, the reaction to this new turn in how cannabis is sold as a legal medicine, has been mixed. Cannabis News - Europe Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:23 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/europe/spanish-police-bust-male-prostitution-ring.html POLICE busted a male prostitution ring and arrested 14 pimps accused of offering sexual services and drugs to clients across Spain.The first gay prostitution network ever dismantled in Spain was made up of men recruited in Brazil, police said.Organisers lied to them about their working conditions in Spain and purchased flight tickets with stolen credit cards, they said. Cannabis News - Europe Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:07:13 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/europe/ibiza-drug-ring-broken-up.html A British drug gang broken up in Ibiza used a public relations team to distribute designer drugs to holidaymakers in nightclubs. Police arrested 20 British citizens and seized 37,000 ecstasy tablets after raiding 11 addresses in and around the popular resort of San Antonio on the west coast of the Spanish island over the bank holiday weekend.Drug dealers targetted tourists in Ibiza via a network of PR specialists normally employed to entice people into night-clubs Cannabis News - Europe Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:29:16 +0100 http://cannazine.co.uk/class-a-substances/cocaine/royal-navy-intercepts-yacht-carrying-4-million-of-cocaine.html A Royal Navy destroyer intercepted a yacht carrying £4 million worth of cocaine, it was revealed on Monday.HMS Gloucester was called in to assist a law enforcement team from Cape Verde in the mid-Atlantic in the early hours of Friday.ITS BEHIND YOU..HMS Gloucester on drug enforcement duty Class A Substances - Cocaine Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:22:26 +0100