Tag Archives : cannabis

Besides renewing the Congress and to choose new governors, American voters attend the polls today to vote on a series of controversial policies, among which is the legalization of marijuana in California. The referendum in question focuses on the California ballot looks of the country Tuesday, asking voters whether the state should permit the cultivation, [...]

Thinking about the patients who use medical marijuana, U.S. company launches refrigerant at the base of the marijuana. The Dixie Elixirs sell their products only for people with income, the prescription of marijuana for medical practice is legal in 14 U.S. states The goal is to provide manufacturers of the effects associated with use of the plant without [...]

A few days later the singer George Michael has been convicted of driving under the influence of drugs, British scientists announced the development of a new sensor that will be able to measure levels of drugs in minutes, making police work to become faster. The biosensor, called Vantix and developed by Universal Sensors Ltd, will be able to identify [...]

Three decades of tolerance to the consumption of marijuana in the Netherlands may be coming to an end. A report commissioned by the government (center-left) advises reconsider the classification of drugs for mild hashish sold in the country. Currently, an adult, whether or not Dutch, you can legally consume up to 5 grams of marijuana in any of 700 [...]

Designer drugs like Ecstasy and crystal meth are on the rise worldwide. On the other hand, the demand for conventional drugs such as cocaine and cannabis decreases. These are some of the conclusions presented in the recently published World Drug Report by the United Nations. Global demand for cocaine, opiates, and cannabis is stagnant or shrinking, [...]

Colombian police intercepts marijuana with taste of chocolate on the border with Ecuador. Marijuana with flavors of chocolate, strawberry, kiwi, peach and apple was seized today by the Colombian police in a parcel sent from the city of Carthage (southwest) to a border town with Ecuador, official sources reported today. In a control inspection conducted [...]

The Mexican Congress began discussing the possibility of allowing the controlled consumption of marijuana as the government of Felipe Calderón thumps a crucial battle against drug cartels that threaten the country’s security and stability. The debate on the topic to be discussed at a forum this week was put in place while tens of thousands of policemen [...]

It is a known fact that drugs and marijuana are injurious to health. Yet, some people still are addicted to them. According to a recent study conducted by Manzar Ashtari, Ph.D., the director of the Diffusion Image Analysis and Brain Morphometry Department of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and his team reveal that critical areas of the [...]

George Obama, Barack Obama’s half-brother, was arrested in Nairobi, Kenya for possession of marijuana. Police inspector Augustine Mutembei, officer in charge, reported that Obama was arrested for possession of cannabis, known in Kenya as ‘bhang.’ The young man who is in his twenties also resisted arrest. One marijuana joint was found in his possession. [...]