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North Island Gazette, 19 Nov 2009 - PORT HARDY - The RCMP have a new weapon in their arsenal for fighting impaired driving. Cst. Ed Nugent has completed the Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program to help identify drivers who are impaired by drugs.5 Smokk(s)

Edmonton Journal, 20 Nov 2009 - A federal bill that would impose mandatory jail time for serious drug crimes would increase the workload of the parole system, and the government intends to inject more than $100 million over five years to ease the burden, according to the commissioner of the Correct5 Smokk(s)

The Times, 20 Nov 2009 - Troop Numbers Are Not the Top Priority. We Must Build Schools, Wells and Factories If Ordinary People Are to Back Us Three years ago I travelled across Afghanistan to make a film about what conditions for ordinary Afghans were like. We wanted to make it in the winter of 2005 Smokk(s)

The Citizen, 18 Nov 2009 - Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan is asking a superior court judge to overturn a panel's ruling that he violated the county's ethics rules when he was arrested May 23 by a Fayette sheriff's deputy for possession of marijuana and driving with an expired truck tag. 5 Smokk(s)

Vancouver Sun, 20 Nov 2009 - A federal bill that would impose mandatory jail time for serious drug crimes would increase the workload of the parole system, and the government intends to inject more than $100 million over five years to ease the burden, according to the commissioner of the Correction5 Smokk(s)

Wisconsin State Journal, 20 Nov 2009 - It's nothing more than coincidence that Cheech and Chong are coming to Wisconsin next week just as a bill to legalize medical marijuana begins to make its way through the Legislature. The comedians' "Light Up America" tour celebrates the party-down u5 Smokk(s)

Indiana Daily Student, 17 Nov 2009 - We tend to forget as a country that our longest and most costly war has been the war on drugs. Many people believe that this is a long-failing battle, and I tend to agree. This year, drug arrests are expected to exceed 1.8 million people, and law enforcement mad5 Smokk(s)

The Southwest Booster, 19 Nov 2009 - The Swift Current and District Task Force is gearing up for a series of initiatives to continue tackling head on the problems of youth drugs and alcohol problems in the city. After forming in the spring in response to a growing youth drug and alcohol problem, th5 Smokk(s)

Herald Democrat, 19 Nov 2009 - Growing marijuana for his own use apparently wasn't a legal explanation for a Sadler man, 47, on Tuesday. More than four pounds of marijuana was allegedly found inside his home on Tuesday morning, and he was jailed on a charge of possession of marijuana between four o5 Smokk(s)

Wisconsin State Journal, 19 Nov 2009 - A doctor should be able to recommend marijuana to a Wisconsin cancer patient suffering from severe nausea, loss of appetite and pain. More than a dozen other states have legalized medical marijuana.5 Smokk(s)

Daily Telegraph, 16 Nov 2009 - New Studies Are Testing Whether Psychedelic Drugs Such As LSD and MDMA Can Treat OCD, Post Traumatic Stress and Cancer Related Anxiety. On September 19 this year, 12 people gathered in the suburban Hermsdorf district of Berlin for a group psychotherapy session that al5 Smokk(s)

Courier-Islander, 18 Nov 2009 - Addicted individuals who use needle exchange services will have more and greater access to clean supplies as the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) expands the distribution methods and venues for needle exchange services on Vancouver Island. "Needle exchan5 Smokk(s)

Kamloops Daily News, 17 Nov 2009 - A backwoods hermit caught growing marijuana he says he needs for his health won't be deprived of his guns - tools required to live his chosen lifestyle, a judge ruled Monday. James Darcy West, 46, was charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of traffic5 Smokk(s)

Record Searchlight, 18 Nov 2009 - For the second time in a month, the Redding City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved sweeping regulations designed to winnow out profit-driven marijuana dealers from legitimate medicinal cannabis collectives. The council voted 3-2 to impose the regulations, which 5 Smokk(s)

Herald Times Reporter, 18 Nov 2009 - Medical Marijuana Gains Momentum Mention marijuana and we invariably flash back to the Woodstock days of long-haired hippies smoking joints and getting high. Or we recall all those anti-drug messages we've grown up with, accented by DARE classes in school. Marij5 Smokk(s)