• Daniel Vaillant pense à une «salle de crack»

    Le député-maire du XVIIIe arrondissement de Paris attend d'abord que la salle de shoot prévue gare du Nord soit mise en place
    Libération (France)
    Samedi, 13 avril 2013

    Daniel Vaillant (PS), a suggéré de réfléchir à la création d’une salle de consommation de crack, une fois que la «salle de shoot» de la gare du Nord aura été mise en place. «Je pense qu’il faut d’abord mettre sur pied la salle de consommation à moindre risque du côté de la gare du Nord. Mais il conviendrait de réfléchir avec les praticiens à l’ouverture d’une salle pour les consommateurs de crack, sous forme expérimentale», a déclaré l’ancien ministre de l’Intérieur à l’AFP.

  • Bill introduced in Congress would fix conflict between state, federal marijuana laws

    Associated Press (US)
    Friday, April 12, 2013

    A bill introduced in Congress would fix the conflict between the federal government’s marijuana prohibition and state laws that allow medical or recreational use. California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said his bill, H.R. 1523, Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2013, which has three Republican and three Democratic sponsors, would assure that state laws on pot are respected by the feds. The measure would amend the Controlled Substances Act to make clear that individuals and businesses, including marijuana dispensaries, who comply with state marijuana laws are immune from federal prosecution.

  • Green green grass of home: police crack down on cottage industry of cannabis

    Over 7,000 cannabis farms were discovered last year, with a shift away from the larger scale farms set up by gangs
    The Guardian (UK)
    Thursday, April 11, 2013

    Across the UK, 7,865 cannabis farms were discovered in 2011-12, an increase of 15% on the previous year's figures and over double the number for 2007-8 when police found just 3,032. Previously cannabis cultivation was done on a larger scale by gangs, who would fully convert terrace houses, knocking down walls to make larger growing areas, taking electricity direct from the mains, to avoid triggering the suspicion of the energy companies over unusually high consumption. Recently, there has been a shift towards smaller-scale farms, in line with a national trend, identified by the Association of Chief Police Officers' 2012 report into the commercial cultivation of cannabis .

  • State pot-growing licenses may be delayed

    The Seattle Times (US)
    Wednesday, April 10, 2013

    washington-liquor-board-marijuanaWashington state may delay issuing licenses to grow pot by a couple months, according to state Liquor Control Board Deputy Director Rick Garza. In its initial timeline, the board would issue producer licenses in mid-August. Then it planned to issue processor licenses in early November and retailer licenses in mid-November. Under that schedule, state-regulated stores might open as early as December. But the board staff believe it’s probably better to create all three licenses at the same time.

  • Denmark ends Iranian drug crime support

    Amnesty International are elated that Denmark will no longer be indirectly contributing to the execution of drug traffickers
    The Copenhagen Post (Denmark)
    Tuesday, April 9, 2013

    The Danish development minister, Christian Friis Bach (Radikale), has decided to cease providing financial support to a United Nations anti-drug programme due to revelations that Iran has been using the programme to execute hundreds of criminals every year. "It's a signal to Iran that the implementation of the death penalty is unacceptable and not something we can be involved with," Bach told Politiken newspaper.

  • Colorado lawmakers may let pot growers and sellers operate separately

    The Denver Post (US)
    Tuesday, April 9, 2013

    Colorado lawmakers stood the state's current model for marijuana businesses on its head, endorsing a proposal that would allow recreational pot stores and commercial growers to operate independently. Currently, medical-marijuana businesses in Colorado are vertically integrated, meaning growers and sellers are part of the same company and the stores grow most of what they sell. But, at the final meeting of a legislative committee writing a bill for recreational marijuana rules, lawmakers backed a proposed model where growers and sellers would be separate. (See also: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock: Pot should be phased in; no pot clubs)

  • Dominique Broc, une audience en shit libre

    Le porte-parole des Cannabis Social Clubs a utilisé son procès, hier, comme tribune politique
    Libération (France)
    Lundi, 8 avril 2013

    Interpellé mi-février après que la police a saisi à son domicile 126 plants de cannabis et 26 grammes d’herbe, le proces contre Dominque Broc ressemblait plus à un combat politique qu’à une joute juridique. «Les Cannabis Social Clubs prônent une consommation régulée et raisonnable de la marijuana. Ils produisent eux-mêmes ce qu’ils fument pour ne pas recourir au marché noir. Il est donc à tout le moins hypocrite de ne pas poursuivre les faits de production et d’envoyer le prévenu devant la juridiction compétente ! tonne son avocat, Philippe Baron.

  • A map that shows the dramatic spread of legal weed in the US

    The Atlantic Wire (US)
    Monday, April 8, 2013

    us-weed-map-2013Looking at the recent spread of liberalized marijuana laws across the United States, it's hard not to think we're entering some kind of Weed Spring. The latest state to act is Maryland, where on Monday the state senate approved a bill legalizing medical marijuana by 42 to 4, sending it to Gov. Martin O'Malley, who is expected to sign it into law. Several state legislatures are considering relaxing their restrictions on marijuana. A majority of Americans now favor legalizing marijuana, and 65 percent of young people support legalizing it.

  • Cannabis social clubs : dix mois requis contre le porte-parole

    Dominique Broc est poursuivi pour usage, détention de cannabis et provocation à l’usage de stupéfiants
    Libération (France)
    Lundi, 8 avril 2013

    Dix mois de prison avec sursis ont été requis à l’encontre de Dominique Broc, porte-parole des Cannabis social clubs, qui prône la dépénalisation du cannabis et a défendu son action devant le tribunal correctionnel de Tours. Il est poursuivi pour usage, détention de cannabis et provocation à l’usage de stupéfiants, ainsi que pour refus de prélèvement d’ADN lors de son interpellation le 21 février, à son domicile d’Esvres-sur-Indre (Indre-et-Loire) quand les gendarmes avaient découvert chez lui 126 plants de chanvre et 26 g de cannabis. Le tribunal a mis son jugement en délibéré au 18 avril. (Lire aussi: Ouverture du procès du porte-parole des Cannabis Social Club)

  • Criminologist refutes cannabis-related crime increase claims

    University of Kent press release (UK)
    Monday, April 8, 2013

    Criminologist Professor Alex Stevens has refuted media reports that reducing penalties for cannabis possession has led to increased drug use, crime and health problems. He said published data shows that these claims are unfounded and in fact highlight that cannabis use and crime have gone down since the 2004 declassification of cannabis to a class C substance. (See also: Shock Press: British papers misrepresent drug statistics)

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