Newsbrief: Peruvian Drink Boasts Coca Kick
16-April-2004, Afghanistan, Drug Reform Coordination Network
When Peruvian coca growers gathered in Lima in February to protest US-inspired attacks on their crops, one of their demands was that the Peruvian government help find legal markets for their coca crops. The government may not have been responsive, ...
Pot fan puts up cash to help defeat Bush
16-April-2004, United States, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
WASHINGTON -- A chief contributor to a Democratic shadow campaign to defeat President Bush is a 70-year-old marijuana enthusiast who made a fortune selling car insurance to so-so drivers.
Peter Lewis now spends much of his time cruising ...
Legalizing marijuana may not change much in ...
30-March-2004, United States, Associated Press
CARSON CITY, Nev -- The leading drug use researcher in the
Netherlands predicts there will be little change in Nevada drug use,
particularly by teenagers, if citizens support the latest initiative to
legalize marijuana.
"My personal view is ...
EU Think Tank Slams Global Drug Fight
26-March-2004, Austria, NORML News
Vienna -- Representatives from the Network of European Foundations (NEF) Comite de Sages and The Senlis Council criticized UN-sponsored drug prohibition policies at a symposium last week coinciding with the United Nations 47th Session of the ...
Western Australia Marijuana Moves: Possession Now ...
26-March-2004, Australia, Drug Reform Coordination Network
As of this week, Western Australia, the huge but sparsely populated state that covers nearly half the continent, has implemented a new marijuana law under which those caught in possession of 30 grams or less will, in most cases, be ticketed and ...
Certified marijuana may be made available in ...
21-March-2004, Canada, Canadian Press
Ottawa -- Health Canada plans to make government-certified marijuana available in pharmacies, a move that could rapidly boost the number of registered medical users.
Officials are organizing a pilot project in British Columbia, modelled on a ...
Fat & Sloth Kill 20 Times More People than ...
12-March-2004, United States, Drug Reform Coordination Network
For every American who died in the year 2000 because he got too high, more than 20 Americans died because they got too fat. That's according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), which Wednesday published "Actual Causes of Death ...
Russia's New Drug Law in Effect: No Jail for Drug ...
12-March-2004, Russia, the Drug Reform Coordination Network
As of today, Russian drug users and people in possession of small amounts of illegal drugs no longer face any jail time. Under previous Russian law, smoking marijuana or being caught with as little as one-tenth of a gram of it could bring a ...
U.S. House bans fast-food lawsuits
10-March-2004, Afghanistan, CNN
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday to ban lawsuits by obese customers who say they became overweight by eating at fast-food restaurants.
The bill, which passed 276 to 139, is one part of a ...
UN DRUGS BODY SLAMS SWITZERLAND
04-March-2004, Switzerland, swissinfo
The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board ( INCB ) has sharply criticised aspects of Switzerland's drugs policy.
The INCB said plans to decriminalise cannabis and the provision of injection rooms for heroin addicts were steps in ...
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