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	Cannabis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Use: recreational drug, pharmaceutical drug, spiritual, culture, health issues, legal issues, cultivation
		Cannabis (drug) discusses its use as a psychoactive drug.
		This concept was embraced by cannabis aficionados who commonly distinguish narrow-leafed "sativa" drug strains from wide-leafed "indica" drug strains.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cannabis (2268 words)

	Cannabis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Use: recreational drug, pharmaceutical drug, spiritual, culture, health issues, legal issues, cultivation
		Cannabis (drug) discusses its use as a psychoactive drug.
		This concept was embraced by cannabis aficionados who commonly distinguish narrow-leafed "sativa" drug strains from wide-leafed "indica" drug strains.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cannabis (2270 words)

	Legal issues of cannabis - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		After 1969, a time categorized by widespread use of cannabis (drug) as a recreational drug, a wave of legislation in America sought to reduce the penalties for the simple possession of marijuana, making it punishable by confiscation and/or a fine rather than imprisonment.
		Cannabis was criminalized across most of the world in the early parts of the 20th century.
		Under the 1994 Crime Act, the threshold for sentencing a death penalty in relation to marijuana is the involvement with the cultivation or distribution of 60,000 marijuana plants (or seedlings) or 60,000 kilograms of marijuana.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Legal_issues_of_cannabis (2270 words)

	Cannabis culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Use: recreational drug, pharmaceutical drug, spiritual, culture, health issues, legal issues, cultivation
		With the increasing social acceptance of cannabis use, and the decriminalization of marijuana in some parts of the United States and elsewhere, the drug culture has grown continuously since the early part of the 20th Century.
		Cannabis is often smoked in a circle with one common smoking device such as a spliff or smoking pipe passed around for everyone to use.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cannabis_culture (750 words)

	Asia Times Online - The best news coverage from South Asia
		Even if the Maoists are not engaging in cannabis or opium cultivation themselves or using the narcotics trade to finance their operations, it cannot be denied that they are condoning this illegal activity.
		While there is no data regarding the acreage of land that might be under cannabis cultivation, one estimate put out by agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Unit a couple of years ago claimed that it is cultivated in 18 of Nepal's 75 districts and that it grows wild in an additional 21 districts.
		According to the UN report, the "illicit cultivation of opium poppy occurs on a small scale" in Nepal "but it is increasing".
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/FD21Df05.html (1117 words)

	The Hempire - Cannabis Cafe and Coffeeshop, London, UK
		Cannabis, the third most popular recreational drug after alcohol and tobacco, could win a new role as the aspirin of the 21st century, with growing evidence that its compounds may protect the brain against the damaging effects of ageing.
		Cannabis campaigners were on the streets of Worthing today before a court appearance by three men facing drugs charges.
		Marijuana-based drugs firm GW Pharmaceuticals Plc said on Monday it had submitted its first cannabis-based prescription medicine for approval by Britain's industry regulator, the Medicines Control Agency.
	www.thehempire.com /pm/archives/A2003041 (1117 words)

	"The Revival of Lebanon's Drug Trade" (June 2001)
		When CNN Beirut bureau chief Brent Sadler and a team of cameramen traveled to an area 12 miles north of Hermel to do a story about the rise in drug cultivation, they were fired at and briefly detained by around 10 guerrillas carrying assault rifles, who confiscated all of their film equipment, including two cameras.
		After the outbreak of civil war in 1975, the breakdown of government authority and rising global demand led to a tremendous increase in cannabis and opium poppy cultivation.
		By the late eighties, around one-third of the arable land in the Beqaa Valley was devoted to drug cultivation, generating about $4 billion annually.
	www.meib.org /articles/0106_l3.htm (1117 words)

	Illicit drugs. The World Factbook. 2003
		illicit cultivation of small amount of cannabis for domestic consumption; used as a transit point for illicit drugs - mostly opium and hashish - moving from Southwest Asia to Russia and to a lesser extent the rest of Europe
		drug trafficking and illegally importing controlled substances are serious offenses in Brunei and carry a mandatory death penalty
		illicit producer of cannabis (cultivated and wild varieties) used mostly for domestic consumption; transshipment point for heroin
	www.bartleby.com /151/fields/132.html (3411 words)

	Oz Stoners * Uniting Australia's Cannabis Culture Online * - WARNING / DISCLAIMER
		Some of the controversial subjects that may be discussed include the recreational use of cannabis, cannabis cultivation, cannabis laws, drug humor, drug tests, legal highs, the argument regarding the legalization of marijuana and all of its forms, medical uses for cannabis and the devastating unnecessary impact created on society due to cannabis prohibition.
		Oz Stoners does not promote the use of marijuana or any of its forms or any other illegal drugs.
		Oz Stoners in no way condones the viewing of this controversial material by minors.
	www.ozstoners.com (168 words)

	Virgin Radio - Music - The 2005 V Festival - Staffordshire information
		Cannabis USA Dedicated to legalization, preservation and cultivation of cannabis.
		Irish Cannabis Ministery Ministers of the Universal Life Church who use the drug for religious benefits and grace.
		Legalise Marijuana Why it should be legalised, a petition for legalisation, and general cannabis information.
	www.virginradio.co.uk /music/vfestival2005/staffs.html?browse=/Recreation/Drugs/Cannabis/Personal_Pages (610 words)

	BBC NEWS Politics Cannabis law sends 'wrong signal'
		In a 90-page report published on Wednesday, the INCB also suggested that the policy on cannabis could lead to increased cultivation of the drug destined for the UK and "other European countries".
		The decision to relax UK laws on cannabis is sending out the "wrong signal" to the rest of the world, according to a UN panel responsible for drugs issues.
		Home Secretary David Blunkett's decision to downgrade cannabis from a Class B to a Class C drug may also damage British people's health.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/2798285.stm (610 words)

	Aims & Policies
		HEMP demands the expungement of all criminal records of persons arrested for, or convicted of, cannabis offenses prior to the enactment of legislation repealing criminal penalties for such offenses.HEMP are also calling for the release of all drug war prisoners currently serving time for personal use, cultivation and possession offences.
		Cannabis metatabolites remain in your system for up to 4-6 weeks, possibly longer, whilst metabolites from other more dangerous drugs like heroin, speed and even LSD are gone within hours or days.
		HEMP is opposed to the use of Paraquat and all other chemical herbicides or biological agents intended to destroy or identify cannabis under cultivation in Australia or globally.
	www.hemp.on.net /final_folder/about_us/aimspolicy.html (1257 words)

	Oz Stoners * Uniting Australia's Cannabis Culture Online * - WARNING / DISCLAIMER
		Some of the controversial subjects that may be discussed include the recreational use of cannabis, cannabis cultivation, cannabis laws, drug humor, drug tests, legal highs, the argument regarding the legalization of marijuana and all of its forms, medical uses for cannabis and the devastating unnecessary impact created on society due to cannabis prohibition.
		Enter at your own risk all site contents are solely related to cannabis, marijuana, weed, grass, dope, pot, THC, hash, skunk, sativa, indica, buds, hemp...
		Oz Stoners contains information regarding cannabis, marijuana, hash, weed, grass or whatever you want to call it, it's all Marijuana!
	ozstoners.com (168 words)

	wallluks
		Drug Watch International, the anti-drug prevention organization, says that "Better alternative products (to hemp) exist in every case." (July 1994 Position Statement Hemp (Cannabis Sativa) "Cotton is the number one fiber crop of the world because it is the cheapest and most useful.
		The United States Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Office of the President, says that "current available facts do not support hemp cultivation as a....viable option for U.S. interests....legalizing hemp would send a confusing message to our youth concerning marijuana....and may lead to the de facto legalization of marijuana cultivation."
		The anti-drug prevention group Drug Watch International says that "The current campaign to reintroduce hemp/marijuana in the United States and Canada as a viable and essential agriculture commodity is a subterfuge being employed by the pro-drug lobby to weaken the existing strong public aversion to the legalization and general use of psychoactive and addictive drugs."
	www.sarnia.com /GROUPS/ANTIDRUG/experts/wallluks.html (3396 words)

	Psychoactive and Addictive Substances
		The environmental, agricultural, and other claims for hemp are no more than a shallow ruse being advanced by those whos believe that revitalizing the hemp industry is a way to legitimize the cultivation and possession of Cannabis sativa (hemp, marijuana, ganga, daga) for use as a drug for getting high.
		Although "hemp" is a term used to describe a number of hard fiber plants, including Cannabis sativa or "true hemp," it is increasingly being used interchangeably with the terms "marijuana, bud, chronic, blunt, dope," etc., by those promoting legalization of drugs.
		According to pro-drug advocate Eric Sterling, this is part of the drug culture's "'…leaky bucket' strategy.
	drugandhealthinfo.org /page06.php?ID=90 (1365 words)

	Legal issues of cannabis: Encyclopedia topic
		Cannabis (Cannabis: The most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect) was criminalized across most of the world in the early parts of the 20th century.
		In the United Kingdom (United Kingdom: A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland), cultivation and use of cannabis was generally outlawed in 1928.
		The international restrictions on recreational use of cannabis were further strengthened by the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances: the 1988 united nations convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/legal_issues_of_cannabis (1869 words)

	Cannabis (drug) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cannabis has been consumed by humans for thousands of years; in the 20th century there was an upswing in the use of cannabis for recreational and religious purposes.
		The drug cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant.
		Advances in breeding and cultivation techniques have increased the diversity and potency of cannabis strains since 1970, and these strains are now widely smoked all over the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cannabis_(drug) (4339 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Hot Topics - Cannabis - Index Page
		The drug itself is derived from Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica, a plant related to nettles and hops that grows wild in many parts of the world.
		However, experts widely accept that cannabis was being used for medical, recreational and religious purposes for thousands of years before that.
		Cannabis cultivated on a broad scale in Afghanistan
	www.bbc.co.uk /science/hottopics/cannabis (719 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Today's issues Cannabis
		The home secretary, David Blunkett, has decided to downgrade cannabis from class B to class C. Former drugs tsar and part time drug adviser to the government, Keith Hellawell, has resigned in protest.
		Despite the recent debate, the art of cannabis cultivation is unlikely to be featured on Gardener's World any time soon.
		Former cannabis users are now to be found in many walks of life.
	www.guardian.co.uk /netnotes/article/0,6729,379678,00.html (245 words)

	Cannabis, the Law and Social Impacts in Australia
		Cannabis law enforcement costs the Australian community well in excess of $300 million per year (about three-quarters of the total cost of illegal drug enforcement).
		Most cannabis-related apprehensions involve minor cannabis offences, that is, the personal-scale possession and cultivation of cannabis, its use, and the possession of related implements, such as "bongs".
		The national picture of minor cannabis offending - its extent and nature and how offenders are dealt with - is less than comprehensive, given the variability between the jurisdictions in the nature of the data recorded, in the way data are coded, and in accessibility to data.
	www.drugtext.org /library/articles/aic1.htm (245 words)

	Industrial hemp is not marijuana
		Prior to the re-introduction of industrial hemp in various countries, there were general discussions about its drug potential, due to its botanical closeness to Cannabis varieties with high THC content.
		Since 1996, the cultivation of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) varieties with a THC content of 0.3% or less in the upper third of the leaves has again been allowed in Germany for the production of fiber and seeds.
		However, in Switzer-land, Cannabis for fiber and seed production is grown without any restriction on its THC content, and varieties with high THC concentrations are common.
	mojo.calyx.net /~olsen/HEMP/IHA/jiha5210.html (3427 words)

	CriticWeb::Archive - Reefer madness drives hemp pants insane!
		The National Government of the 1990s placed a moratorium on the issuing of permits to grow industrial hemp on a trial basis in 1994 while the Ministry of Health commissioned a report into the 'commercial cultivation of Cannabis sativa for production of industrial hemp'.
		Industrial hemp also has the potential to interact with illegally grown outdoor cannabis plants, which are particularly abundant in the more temperate North Island.
		Human desire to use hemp for industry is not a reaction against twentieth-century marijuana prohibition - it is an ancient tradition that was stopped in the very recent past by anti-drug hysteria.
	www.critic.co.nz /showfeature.php?id=787 (2733 words)

	2. Cannabis in Switzerland: The current situation 2. 2 Availability and trade
		Since even experts cannot distinguish "industrial cannabis" from "drug cannabis" with the naked eye, it is not possible to tell what type of cannabis is being cultivated unless the plants are analyzed chemically.
		The cultivation of cannabis and activities outside the agricultural context (e.
		Cannabis may be used legally as a renewable raw material in the textile, oil, paper, rope and construction industries and in the production of foodstuffs and consumer goods; it is also consumed illegally as a narcotic (marijuana, hashish, hash oil).
	www.drugtext.org /library/reports/swisscan/2.2.htm (4871 words)

	2001 Report of the Auditor General of Canada - December - Chapter 11 - Illicit Drugs - The Federal Government's Role
		While the national statistics on police charges break down the number of drug charges by both type of substance (for example, heroin, cocaine, and cannabis) and act (for example, possession, trafficking, importation, and cultivation), the statistics on convictions are broken down into only two categories—possession and trafficking.
		Illicit drug users may commit a variety of crimes to fund their drug habits.
		Although the issue of illicit drugs may not be a high priority for an individual organization, it has a significant impact on Canada.
	www.oag-bvg.gc.ca /domino/reports.nsf/html/0111ce.html (7802 words)

	Hemp for fibre, food and fuel
		For instance, hemp was historically used as paper and a fiber crop, it was restricted as a narcotic drug, and cultivation was encouraged in the United States during the war.
		However, the cannabis control law was enacted under GHQ under the United States occupation after World War II in 1948.
		Therefore, the story of these overseas cases emphasized an industrial hemp it in which the marihuana was not effective at the end of the program.
	www.taima.org /en/ya991003.htm (2448 words)

	Thank You For Visiting ChrisConrad.com
		Chris Conrad is an internationally respected authority on cannabis, industrial hemp, medical marijuana, cultivation, yields and cannabis culture.
		Hemp and Marijuana: The term "hemp" is the English word for the plant species Cannabis sativa, L. It is one of the first crops known to be cultivated by humanity.
		Cannabis / Hemp / Marijuana / Drug Policy
	www.chrisconrad.com (256 words)

	nl0305.doc
		Martin Martinez - Medical Cannabis Patient, Patient Advocate, Author Martinez has profound experience in the education of legal authorities to the cultivation and use of medical marijuana-his 1996 criminal defense, prior to the 1998 Medical Use of Marijuana Act, was the second medical necessity case in the history of the State of Washington.
		The Coalition's petition provides considerable scientific and medical evidence to support its argument that cannabis does not belong in Schedule I. We have supplied the necessary data for the petition to be referred to HHS, and DEA has already spent six months studying the petition.
		It is intended to inform and educate the reader on the medical truth about cannabis and the benefits of hemp.
	pdxnorml.org /orgs/clarion/libry/nl0305.doc (256 words)

	Legal issues of cannabis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the United Kingdom, cultivation and use of cannabis was generally outlawed in 1928.
		In some countries, such as Portugal, cannabis drug material is legal for personal use, though restrictions do apply to its sale, distribution or consumption, and the legal limit is 25g.
		Issues regarding the unalienable Right to Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness expressed in the Declaration of Independence have at times been raised in the debate, arguing that those imprisoned for cannabis use are de facto political prisoners.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legal_issues_of_cannabis (2394 words)

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