Posts in category: 2012

Source: Latin-American Herald Tribune

8 February 2012

Source: Time Ideas

6 February 2012

By Adam Cohen

With medical marijuana now available in 16 states, decriminalizing pot for recreational use could be around the corner

Read more: http://ideas.time.com/2012/02/06/legal-recreational-marijuana-not-so-far-out/#ixzz1ldspN1ED

Source: DPA

January 25, 2012

Source: IB Times

By Nicholas Edmondson

A study by scientists in israel has concluded that more cancer patients should be offered medical marijuana

President Juan Manuel Santos said during his appearance at the Hay Festival in Cartagena that he would legalize drugs in Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, if that decision is accepted by the rest of the world.

Source: www.cipamericas.org

30 January 2012

By Laura Carlsen*

There are many kinds of war. The classic image of a uniformed soldier
kissing mom good-bye to risk his life on the battlefield has changed
dramatically. In today’s wars, it’s more likely that mom will be the one
killed.

WASHINGTON, DC — A question advocating marijuana legalization from a retired LAPD deputy chief of police won twice as many votes as any other video question in the White House’s “Your Interview with the President” competition on YouTube this weekend. President Obama is slated to answer some of the top-voted questions on Monday.

Full text: The Lancet

by Robin Room and Peter Reuter

7 january 2012

In Berlin we have a public hearing on Cannabis Social Clubs on January, 25th ( http://www.facebook.com/events/160644777372097/ ). Last autumn the left made a request on CSCs in the German Bundestag. Now the parties will to inform themself about “the danger of cannabis”. Guests are welcome!

(Photo Bundestag by Jürgen Matern)

Speakers

Dr. Klaus Behrendt, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Suchtmedizin e.V.,
Oberstaatsanwältin Hannelore Biniok, Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt/Main,

 Prof. Dr. Gerhard Bühringer, Technische Universität Dresden,

 Dr. Raphael Gaßmann, Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen (DHS) e.V.,

 N.N.,

 Dr. Nicole Krumdiek, Universität Bremen,

 Jost Leune, Fachverband Drogen und Rauschmittel e.V. (fdr),

 Staatsanwalt Jörn Patzak, Staatsanwaltschaft Trier,

 Prof. Dr. Rainer Thomasius, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendort,

 Georg Wurth, Deutscher Hanf Verband.

Source: Transnational Institute

9 January 2012

By Tom Blickman

Regulating the cannabis market after a failed attempt to re-criminalise