Schapelle Corby drug appeal opens
20-July-2005, Indonesia, CNN.com
Convicted Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's appeal trial has opened on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali Wednesday amid chaotic scenes.
Corby, who in May this year was sentenced to 20 years in jail for smuggling 4.1 kilograms (9 ...
Dealer used fat belly to hide drugs
11-July-2005, United Kingdom, expressandstar
A 22-stone drug dealer from Stourbridge was found with cannabis stored in his rolls of fat when police searched him.
Man mountain Madassar Javid was arrested in the early hours of February 27 this year after police watched him handing something ...
Marijuana-flavored candy blasted
21-June-2005, United States, boston.com
Marijuana-flavored lollipops with names such as Purple Haze, Acapulco Gold and Rasta are showing up on the shelves of convenience stores around the country, angering anti-drug advocates.
"It's nothing but dope candy, and that's nothing we need to ...
'Drug War Refugee' could get 10 years
18-June-2005, Canada, The Ottawa Citizen
Justice Minister Irwin Cotler has ordered the extradition of a woman who faces trial in California for tending marijuana plants at the Cannabis Castle, a Bel Air mansion that served as one of the state's first medical marijuana grow-ops in the ...
Oregon Resumes Medical Marijuana Program
18-June-2005, United States, The Bosh
"The (Supreme Court) decision has no legal impact on the operation of Oregon's program," according to a statement by Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers' office.
Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling the federal government could prosecute medical ...
Rap star Missy Elliot says I've done drugs:-
18-June-2005, United States, webindia
New York, June 18 : Rap star Missy Elliot has admitted to having done drugs during a recent trip to Jamaica.
"What's up with everyone? Sorry if I sound kind of weird but I just had a Jamaican brownie - some of you might know what I'm 'bout," ...
California Reins In Clinics Using Marijuana for ...
15-June-2005, United States, The New York Times
The best sellers at the Green Cross medical marijuana dispensary here are whipped up in the kitchen of Kevin Reed, the founder and president.
Some of the treats at Alternative Herbal Health Services, a medical marijuana club in San Francisco. ...
Eyes on Congress for Medical Marijuana Relief
08-June-2005, United States, Daily News Central
Diane Monson of Oroville, Calif., smokes marijuana to relieve the effects of degenerative spine disease. Her status as a plaintiff in a case that went all the way to the US Supreme Court put her on the marquee of a controversial cause.
An ...
Justices Say U.S. May Prohibit the Use of Medical ...
07-June-2005, United States, The New York Times
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the power of Congress to prohibit and prosecute the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes, even in the 11 states that permit it.
The 6-to-3 decision, a firm reassertion of federal authority, ...
Reefer madness: Is sanity breaking out?
07-June-2005, United States, Salon.com
Despite the Supreme Court's ruling against medical marijuana and a scary proposed snitch law, America may finally be awakening from its decades-long stupor about recreational drugs.
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