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Top Drug Cop Killed In Honduras

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 9, 2009 Global, News

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Honduran police face a tough fight with drug traffickers, despite plenty of Yankee dollars.

The top anti-drug cop in Honduras was killed by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday, a national police spokesman told CNN, Mariano Castillo reports.

Gen. Julian Gonzalez, director of the Office for Combatting Drug Trafficking, was shot in his SUV by two people on a motorcycle, according to police spokesman Orlin Cerrato.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains active, Cerrato said.

Czech Republic Decriminalizes Cultivation Of Marijuana Starting Jan. 1

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 8, 2009 Global, Growing, Legislation

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Five of these? Yes, please. (Super Silver Haze sativa/indica hybrid)

The government of the Czech Republic in eastern Europe will allow ordinary citizens to grow up to five marijuana plants starting Jan. 1, 2010.

The cabinet of Prime Minister Jan Fischer defined “personal use” amounts of cannabis and other drugs, clarifying the nation’s new penal code that will decriminalize cultivation and possession of pot.

While marijuana will remain technically illegal, possession will be punished only with fines comparable to those imposed for parking tickets, Sean Carney at the Wall Street Journal reports.

What constituted “small amounts” for personal use was previously undefined. Police and the courts loosely interpreted the laws on a case by case basis, often resulting in home marijuana growers being jailed.

Barack Obama ‘Ecstasy’ Hits The Streets — But It’s Fake

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 7, 2009 Culture, News

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They wanted to make a Palin version, but it stopped working halfway through the trip.

Police in Palmview, Texas last week seized a batch of reputed Ecstasy pills made in the image of President Barack Obama, Ryan Smith reports on CBS’ Crimesider blog.

A stash of the orange tablets was found last Monday during a south Texas traffic stop.

The 22-year-old driver had a drug collection of Hunter S. Thompson-esque proportions. Found in the car were black tar heroin, cocaine, and marijuana, along with the supposed Obama Ecstasy. He’s expected to face multiple felony drug possession charges.

Study: Marijuana Can Help Fight Alcohol And Prescription Drug Abuse

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on December 2, 2009 Medical, News

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What the doctor ordered?

A new scientific study published in Harm Reduction Journal suggests that marijuana is a safe and effective substitute for alcohol and prescription drugs.

The study, published by researchers at the University of California, Berkley, showed that 40 percent of marijuana users said they’ve used pot to control their alcohol addictions, 66 percent said they used marijuana instead of prescription drugs, and 26 percent said marijuana helped them stay off harder “street” drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.

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