The new conservative government in the Netherlands has European support for its plan to restrict the country's famous marijuana-selling coffee shops to its citizens.In 2005, the city of Maastricht barred foreigners from its hash cafes. The owner of one of those cafes challenged that decision, arguing that it represented unequal treatment of EU citizens. The European Court of Justice has rejected his argument and says Dutch authorities have the right to tell coffeeshops not to sell marijuana to foreigners. In Amsterdam in particular, some people are concerned that tourism could suffer if foreigners can no longer come to get high.
Showing posts with label Marijuana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marijuana. Show all posts
Friday, February 18, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Willie Nelson Arrested On Marijuana Charges!
Willie Nelson Arrested On Marijuana Charges!
November 27, 2010 CNN
November 27, 2010 CNN
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Will Legalizing Pot Boost Calif. Economy?
Reagan.com's Mike Reagan on the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana for the state.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Only Question Is You Gonna Buy Marijuana From Criminals Or A Licensed Store?
Only Question Is You Gonna Buy Marijuana From Criminals Or A Licensed Store?
Friday, September 17, 2010
Video of 2 year old baby smoking weed, marijuana mom arrested in Ohio
Source: Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office
A woman in the United States was arrested after a video on her mobile phone showed her apparently teaching her two-year-old daughter to smoke marijuana. 21-year-old Jessica Gamble of Springfield Township in Cincinnati was arrested on Friday and remained in jail on a charge of corrupting another with drugs.
A woman in the United States was arrested after a video on her mobile phone showed her apparently teaching her two-year-old daughter to smoke marijuana. 21-year-old Jessica Gamble of Springfield Township in Cincinnati was arrested on Friday and remained in jail on a charge of corrupting another with drugs.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Marijuana Nation
While the U.S. routinely locks up citizens for possession of marijuana, Canada takes a different approach.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Legalizing Marijuana Costs vs Benefits
Police chief Scott Kirkland debates marijuana advocates Eugene Schoenfeld and Richard Lee over the costs and benefits of legalization. Kirkland argues that the tax revenue it generates will be offset by the increased public health costs, while Schoenfeld and Lee counter that keeping marijuana illegal insures unreasonably high crime rates associated with the drug.
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Marijuana is by some estimates California's largest cash crop, bringing in more than twice the revenue of vegetables, yet we don't tax this green. Legalizing and taxing pot could provide $1.3 billion to help our hemorrhaging economy, but it might also lead to additional problems and undermine anti-drug efforts. Is this crop just cash waiting to be reaped, or is it more complicated? Come hear advocates on both sides argue the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. - Commonwealth Club of California
Scott Kirkland is the Chief of the El Cerrito Police Department. He is also a member of the board of directors of the California Police Chiefs Association.
Dr. Eugene Schoenfeld practices psychiatry, with a specialty in psychopharmacology. His work in psychopharmacology includes the study, diagnosis, and treatment of problems related to drug abuse and addiction. Since 1983, he has served on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Dr. Schoenfeld is a member of the court-appointed psychiatrist panels for the Superior Courts of Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, and San Francisco, CA. In 1997, the University of Miami School of Medicine selected him as a Distinguished Alumnus.
Richard Lee has been working to end cannabis prohibition for 17 years. In 1999, he opened the Bulldog Coffeeshop, the second cannabis outlet in "Oaksterdam". In 2003 Lee founded the Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance, the PAC that passed Oakland's Measure Z making private sales, cultivation, and possession of cannabis the lowest law enforcement priority and mandating that Oakland tax and regulate cannabis as soon as possible under state law. In 2007, he founded the first cannabis college in the United States, Oaksterdam University. Since 2005, Lee has been serving on the City of Oakland Cannabis Regulation and Revenue Ordinance Commission, which was created after Measure Z passed with 65% of the vote 2004. He manages several other Oaksterdam companies, including the Oaksterdam Gift Shop and Nursery.
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Marijuana is by some estimates California's largest cash crop, bringing in more than twice the revenue of vegetables, yet we don't tax this green. Legalizing and taxing pot could provide $1.3 billion to help our hemorrhaging economy, but it might also lead to additional problems and undermine anti-drug efforts. Is this crop just cash waiting to be reaped, or is it more complicated? Come hear advocates on both sides argue the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. - Commonwealth Club of California
Scott Kirkland is the Chief of the El Cerrito Police Department. He is also a member of the board of directors of the California Police Chiefs Association.
Dr. Eugene Schoenfeld practices psychiatry, with a specialty in psychopharmacology. His work in psychopharmacology includes the study, diagnosis, and treatment of problems related to drug abuse and addiction. Since 1983, he has served on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Dr. Schoenfeld is a member of the court-appointed psychiatrist panels for the Superior Courts of Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, and San Francisco, CA. In 1997, the University of Miami School of Medicine selected him as a Distinguished Alumnus.
Richard Lee has been working to end cannabis prohibition for 17 years. In 1999, he opened the Bulldog Coffeeshop, the second cannabis outlet in "Oaksterdam". In 2003 Lee founded the Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance, the PAC that passed Oakland's Measure Z making private sales, cultivation, and possession of cannabis the lowest law enforcement priority and mandating that Oakland tax and regulate cannabis as soon as possible under state law. In 2007, he founded the first cannabis college in the United States, Oaksterdam University. Since 2005, Lee has been serving on the City of Oakland Cannabis Regulation and Revenue Ordinance Commission, which was created after Measure Z passed with 65% of the vote 2004. He manages several other Oaksterdam companies, including the Oaksterdam Gift Shop and Nursery.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Mexico debates legalizing Marijuana
A heated debate is underway among senior officials in Mexico over whether the government should legalize the use and sale of marijuana.
The discussion comes as violence from competing drug cartels in the country continues to spiral out of control, claiming thousands of lives every year.
Felipe Calderon, Mexico's president, has said he is firmly against the legalization, arguing that it would only create "millions" of more drug addicts.
But Vicente Fox, the country's former president and member of Calderon's conservative National Action Party, has urged the government to legalize drugs in order to "break the economic structure that allows gangs to generate huge profits in their trade, which feeds corruption and increases their areas of power".
"We should consider legalizing the production, distribution and sale of drugs" because "radical prohibition strategies have never worked," he explained.
Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports from Mexico City, the capital.
[August 13., 2010]
The discussion comes as violence from competing drug cartels in the country continues to spiral out of control, claiming thousands of lives every year.
Felipe Calderon, Mexico's president, has said he is firmly against the legalization, arguing that it would only create "millions" of more drug addicts.
But Vicente Fox, the country's former president and member of Calderon's conservative National Action Party, has urged the government to legalize drugs in order to "break the economic structure that allows gangs to generate huge profits in their trade, which feeds corruption and increases their areas of power".
"We should consider legalizing the production, distribution and sale of drugs" because "radical prohibition strategies have never worked," he explained.
Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports from Mexico City, the capital.
[August 13., 2010]
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Marijuana Plantations OKd in Oakland
Oakland, California city's council voted to license four operations where marijuana would be grown, packaged and processed. The plantations would not be limited in size but would be heavily taxed and regulated. (July 22)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
California City Permits Large Marijuana Farms
AssociatedPress | The Oakland City Council votes 5-2 with one abstention in favor of a plan to license four production plants where marijuana would be grown, packaged and processed. (July 21)
Monday, July 5, 2010
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