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Istvan Marton from Malcolm Island (off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, Canada) died yesterday of heart failure after refusing to eat for more than a month. He was facing a charge of possession of cannabis. Even if the charges would be dropped he would continue his hunger strike. Istvan: "Even if the charges are dropped, I won't stop the hunger strike until they put back all my marijuana exactly where it was and give me back my $3,000 and change the law." Istvan, also known as Steve, the local fair-deal marijuana seller, knew he was going to die. Now he did. Steve, you had balls, big balls. Light one up for Steve everyone...

"Dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries in California have been ordered to close from Saturday, as a federal crackdown looms. Distributors and their landlords were told in late September to shut down in 45 days or face prosecution..."

"...He’s serious about it. This is not the usual “wink of the eye” position the public has grown accustomed to hearing from politicians on the issue. The Obama administration has announced that the federal government will utilize a full complement of its powers to prosecute and shut down state-sanctioned cultivation and distribution centers. The president’s “hands-off” approach has swiftly vaporized...."

And the 'Total Retard of the Month Award' goes to... The Dutch government! Last Friday, the Dutch government decided to classify 'strong' cannabis as a hard drug (Class A). Cannabis with a THC percentage higher than 15% is now seen as an "unacceptable risk to human health" and will therefore fall into the same category as methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine. Holy Crap! Unbelievable. Currently, the marijuana sold in Dutch coffeeshops has an average strength of 16-18%. The coffeeshops will therefore be required to sell less potent marijuana. However, an official, reliable home test of some sort is not available. How a coffeeshop owner has to deal with this new rule is still unclear. It also remains unclear when exactly this new rule will take effect. It is clear though that this government is at war. And they are at it at full speed. After their announcement some time ago to introduce the so-called 'Wietpas', this is a new, major step in the War on Cannabis from the Dutch government. We have a difficult time ahead over here...