Australia

Cannabis easier to buy than pizza

Thursday 18 February 2010

"Cannabis is easier to buy than a pizza, says a drug expert, so why not legalise and tax it to benefit everyone? Dr Alex Wodak, the director of the Alcohol and Drug Service at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital, says cannabis will soon be Australia's smoke of choice. "In a few years time, we'll have more Australians smoking cannabis than we have smoking tobacco and by default that market is largely taken over by criminals..."

Max Luna
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Dude keeps Dutch image high

Tuesday 19 January 2010

Situation: Dutch guy on vacation in Australia. Scores some high quality cookies and a 'Grow cannabis DVD'. Drives to the airport. Abandons his car on the departure ramp. Walks into the airport without a ticket. Actually, he has just no plans whatsoever. Is that interesting enough to make the news? Here in Holland it's not, but apparently in Australia that's a great story to tell. At least the guy is funny. "Depends on who bakes the cookies, you know".

Jack Silverback
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Marijuana mouth spray for MS

Thursday 14 January 2010

A Melbourne doctor is leading a push to trial a marijuana-based mouth spray to ease the suffering of patients with multiple sclerosis. An unnamed doctor at the Royal Melbourne Hospital's neurology department says marijuana may ease the symptoms and pain of MS for sufferers. It's believed the doctor will soon seek state and federal permission to use the mouth spray. If successful, this would be the first legal use of marijuana for medicinal purposes in Australia.
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DS Classics 2010

1. Apologizing for writing bad drug laws
2. Bob Melamede on Endocannabinoids
3. Kiefer, Radeo, Rambo and Lanei in 'How to roll a joint'
4. Cheech and Chong confirm they're working on 'Up In Smoke 2'

5. 'The Principle of Pot' - Marc Emery documentary

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