http://seedsuppliers.net Directory of Cannabis Seed Suppliers Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:27:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en UK scientists decry moves to toughen cannabis laws 11/25/2008 | International Herald Tribune | Associated Press LONDON: A group of senior British scientists has condemned the government's push to toughen the penalties for possessing marijuana, saying in a letter published Tuesday the move ignores scientific evidence. Britain's House of Lords voted to reclassifying ... http://seedsuppliers.net/speakeasy-blogs/gbr-uk-scientists-decry-moves-to-toughen-cannabis-laws/ The illusion of progress in the drug war 11/25/2008 | The Daily News Tribune | Ronald Fraser Advertised as an effective drug control policy, America's harsh drug laws only give the illusion of progress. Two recent reports show, once again, that the arrest and incarceration of hundreds of thousands of nonviolent adult ... http://seedsuppliers.net/speakeasy-blogs/usa-oped-the-illusion-of-progress-in-the-drug-war/ Medicinal Pot Caregivers Can Be Prosecuted 11-24-08|Santa Cruz Sentinel|By Jennifer Squires Medicinal marijuana caregivers may be prosecuted as drug dealers, according to a state Supreme Court ruling issued Monday. The ruling upholds a Santa Cruz County Superior Court jury decision that found medicinal marijuana user Roger Mentch, 53, guilty of cultivating and ... http://seedsuppliers.net/speakeasy-blogs/ca-medicinal-pot-caregivers-can-be-prosecuted/ No Post-Election Pause in Colorado -- Activists Attend Marijuana Boot Camp 11/21/08|StoptheDrugWar.org| Drug War Chronicle, Issue #561 This month's national elections are over, but marijuana reformers in Colorado are taking no breaks. Just 11 days after red state Colorado turned dramatically blue, nearly 300 activists and would-be activists gathered last Saturday morning ... http://seedsuppliers.net/speakeasy-blogs/co-no-post-election-pause-in-colorado-activists-attend-marijuana-boot-camp/ Obama's Appointees Raise Questions in the Drug Reform Community 11/21/08|StoptheDrugWar.org| Drug War Chronicle, Issue #561 Like other interest groups, the drug reform movement has the Obama transition under a microscope, searching for clues on the new administration's intentions as it scrutinizes those appointments for positions that are going to be key to ... http://seedsuppliers.net/speakeasy-blogs/dc-obamas-appointees-raise-questions-in-the-drug-reform-community/ Lengthy terms in medical pot case: Aspiring hip-hop artist and his business partner ran a lucrative Modesto business. 11/22/08|Trading Markets| Press Release An aspiring hip-hop artist and his business partner in a lucrative Modesto medical-marijuana operation were given lengthy prison terms Friday for violating federal drug laws. Luke Scarmazzo was sentenced by ... http://seedsuppliers.net/speakeasy-blogs/ca-lengthy-terms-in-medical-pot-case-aspiring-hip-hop-artist-and-his/ Medical marijuana debate to return Proponents of new state law cite support in '06 election 11/23/08|Sioux Falls Argus Leader| by Terry Woster Advocates of a medical marijuana law in South Dakota, buoyed by 48 percent support for an initiated measure in 2006, are preparing to ask the next Legislature to debate the issue. If ... http://seedsuppliers.net/speakeasy-blogs/sd-medical-marijuana-debate-to-return/ IT'S JUST MY OPINION It?s time to revisit war on drugs 11/20/08|Santa Ynez Valley Journal| by Harris Sherline, Contributing Writer Albert Einstein is credited with making the observation that ?Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.? That?s what the government appears to be doing with the War ... http://seedsuppliers.net/speakeasy-blogs/ca-its-just-my-opinion/ Obama Drug Czar Pick: No Recovery from War on Drugs? 11/21/08|Huffington Post| by Maia Szalavitz On paper, Jim Ramstad -- who is rumored to be Obama's choice for drug czar -- looks like the ideal man for the job . He's a recovering alcoholic himself and a Congressman who championed legislation recently ... http://seedsuppliers.net/speakeasy-blogs/ny-obama-drug-czar-pick-no-recovery-from-war-on-drugs/ Cannabis cafe mayors back current policy 11/20/08|Dutch News| Author not specified Most of the Dutch towns and cities with cafes that openly sell cannabis under licence are happy with the current policy of tolerating soft drugs and even want the government to regulate the production and supply, according to two surveys published ... http://seedsuppliers.net/speakeasy-blogs/nld-cannabis-cafe-mayors-back-current-policy/