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NEWS ITEMS FROM THE PRESS
- UK:
Everybody Must Get Stoned : Independent, 1 May 2003
- UK:
The Big Question: Should Cannabis Be Legalised? : Independent, 1 May
2003
- UK:
Adventures In The Dope Trade: Independent, 1 May 2003
- UK:
'Please, Don't Let Me Be Sick: The Independent, 1 May 2003
- UK: An Illogical And
Damaging Change In Drug Laws: The Independent, 9 July 2002
- UK:
The Folly Of Prohibiting Drugs: Financial Times, 29 May 2002
- Canada:
Laws Have Absolutely No Effect On Pot-Smoking Young: Denver Rocky
Mountain News, 1 May 2002
- UK:
Series: Index - Drugs Uncovered: The Observer, 21 April 2002
- UK:
Cannabis Nation: New Scientist, March 2002
- UK:
Series Index for Illegal Drugs from The Economist: 26 July 2001
- USA:
Which States Have Decriminalized Marijuana Possession?: Slate (web),
15 February 2001
- UK:
Don't Be A Dope: New Scientist, December 2000
- UK:
Editorial: Deglamorising Cannabis: The UK Should Follow The Dutch Lead:
The Guardian, 10 October 2000
- The
Joint in Jumping: Daily Mail 11 October 2000
- CANADA:
Change The Marijuana Law: Edmonton Journal, 2 August 2000
- UK:
Cannabis, Weed Or Wonder Drug?: The Independent, 13 July 2000
- Editorial:
Reefer Madness Remains: St. Petersburg Times, 24 June 2000
- High
Times Online has published an excellent article that documents numerous
studies showing that long term use of marijuana is NOT harmful
- UK:
OPED: What's The Beef About Selling Cannabis?: The Daily Telegraph, 5
April 2000
- UK
Addicted to Failure: The Guardian, 29 March 2000
- UK:
OPED: An Injection Of Sense: The Guardian, 29 March 2000
- UK:
The Drugs Debate: The Times, 29 March 2000
- UK: A
Dose Of Pot Can Relieve The Pain: Medical Briefing By Dr Thomas
Stuttaford, The Times, 24 March 2000
- UK:
Cannabis, Hash, Dope. It's Been Called Many Things, But It May Now BE
Known as Medicine: The Independent, 24 March 2000
- UK:
Going Dutch?: The Economist, 15 January 2000
- Cannabis
Use and Cognitive Decline in Persons under 65 Years of Age: American
Journal of Epidemiology, May 1 1999
- US:
This Is Your Bill of Rights, On Drugs: Harper's Magazine, December
1999
- INDIA:
The Travellers' Trap: Daily Telegraph (UK), September 11 1999
- USA:
Federal Foolishness And Marijuana: New England Journal of Medicine,
January 30 1997
- USA:
Medical Marijuana Boosters Find Reversing History Isn't Easy: The
Plain Dealer, July 11 1999
- UK:
Drugs In Comprehensive Schools: Daily Telegraph , June 29 1999
- UK:
John Clare Talks To Drug Tsar Keith Hellawell: Daily Telegraph
(Australia), July 1 1999
- UK:
The Drugs And Their Effects: Daily Telegraph, June 29 1999
- UK:
Is Every Child Now At Risk?: Daily Telegraph, June 29 1999
- USA:
High Time To Grow Hemp In Kentucky?: Lexington Herald-Leader, 27 June
1999
- USA:
Why I Support Medical Marijuana: by Dr. Andrew Weil: Self Healing, July 1999
- SCOTLAND:
Doctors Back Legalising Cannabis: The Scotsman, June 21 1999
- USA:
Holland's Half-Baked Drug Experiment: Foreign Affairs, May / June 1999
- USA
Ban On Hemp Crop Makes You Wonder: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 3
1999
- The
Netherlands' Drug Policy: 20 Years Of Experience: World and I Magazine
(US), October 1998
- IOM Report
On-Line here
- UK:
Why Your Brain Is Primed For A High: New Scientist, march 27 1999
- US:
Dopamine Apparently Isn't The Pleasure Chemical After All: Orange
County Register CA: March 4 1999
- Doubt
cast on brain chemical role of dopamine not so `feel-good': Florida
Times-Union (FL), March 2 1999
- New
126-Page Study, 'NTP Technical Report On The Toxicology And Carcinogenesis
Studies Of 1-Trans-Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, CAS No. 1972-08-3, In
F344/N Rats And B6C3F(1) Mice, Gavage Studies': February 1999 from
AIDSNEWS
- US:
Rolling Stone: The Politics Of Pot A Government In Denial: 4 Mar 1999
(advance)
- What is the difference, or differences between recreational
use of cannabis and the medical use of cannabis? by Kyle Valleverde
- Reefer
Madness by Alan Strom
- UK:
These Women Could Be The First To Take Cannabis Legally - But Should They
Be Allowed?: Daily Mail UK, January 19 1999
- Hemp
'Eats' Chernobyl Waste: US January 6 1999
- UK:
Lords Back Cannabis For Pain Relief: Chemistry Industry Magazine (UK):
December 12 1998
- "We..
say that on the medical evidence available, moderate indulgence in
cannabis has little ill-effect on health, and that decisions to ban or
legalise cannabis should be based on other considerations.": The
Lancet, vol 352, number 9140, November 14 1998
- UK:
Lords Back Cannabis Use For Patients Suffering Pain: The Guardian,
November 11 1998
- UK:
Out On A Limb Over Beneficial Joints: The Guardian, November 11 1998
- UK:
Cannabinoid Is Neuroprotective In Head Trauma: The Lancet, November 7
1998
- Scottish Citizens'
Commission, Including Catholic Priest, Calls for Legalization, Reform
- Australia:
Study Finds Cannabis Not Cause Of Automobile Accidents: (1) The Age (2)
The Canberra Times: 21 October 1998
- Priest
calls for legalised cannabis and Ecstasy: The Scotsman Friday October
16 1998
- Professor
calls for heroin to be made legal: The Times (UK) Friday October 16
1998
- Marijuana
Ranks Fourth Largest Cash Crop in America Despite Prohibition: October
15, 1998, Washington, D.C.
- Random
Drug Tests for Workers: Independent October 13 1998
- Call to
Halt Drug Tests: The Times. September 30 1998
- Trial
by Jury Threatened : The European, September 26 1998
- New
Study Indicates Cannabis Reduces Pain: September 26 1998
- US
Study Finds Medical Benefits in Marijuana: Sacramento
Bee (CA) September 24 1998
- Cannabis
can kill pain, say experts: Press and Journal, Aberdeen September 24 1998
- US
House Rules Marijuana Dangerous, September 1998
- Marijuana
Prohibition has not curtailed Marijuana use by Adolescents, with some some useful
comparative graphs in the press article
- Australia:
Court Uncertain On Cannabis Law: The West Australian: Friday, August
14, 1998
- Gyana:
Wire: President To Propose Relaxed Sentence For Marijuana Possession:
Associated Press; Sunday, 16 Aug 1998
- Moscow
Orders War On Drugs: Sat, 08 Aug 1998: Source: Daily Telegraph (UK)
- New
Zealand Police delight cannabis lobby: August 7 1998: Evening Post.
- Drug
has Calming Effect: New Zealand Herald: July 31 1998
- Cannabis
A Minor Risk to Mentally Unstable: New Zealand Herald: July 31 1998
- Cannabis
use not a serious risk to health, say Ministry: The Dominion, New
Zealand: July 31 1998
- Body's
pain relief mimics cannabis: Independent: July 16 1998
- Australia,
State by State
- Cannabis
'is stroke hope' : The Guardian, UK : Saturday July 4, 1998
- Cannabis
Possession Warrants Fines, Not Jail Time, USA Governmental Report Says
- Canada:
Relax marijuana laws: federal study: Ottowa Citizen June 14 1998
- UK
Experts Will Speed Up Work On Cannabis: British Medical Journal :
Friday, 01 May 1998
- Ann
Widdecombe MP attacks Anita Rodderick for using hemp, cousin of marijuana:
The Guardian, UK : Saturday March 21, 1998
- Should cannabis
be legalised? Evening News, Norwich, UK, March 18 1998
- Dr.
Ian Gibson MP speaks for cannabis inquiry
- David
Prior MP : I smoked pot and it did me no harm says Tory
- As a former
drugs squad chief I've seen too may youngsters die. I'm determined my
children don't get hooked - which is why I want all drugs legalised:
Daily Mail, March 10 1998
- WHO REPORT
BOOST FOR CANNABIS by Charles Arthur, Science Editor : The Independent
: Thursday 18 February, 1998 - World Health Org suppresses report
favouring cannabis
- New
drug tests on drivers
- Police start
testing drivers for drugs: The Times, February 11 1998
- Why "Drugs" should be legalised by Brian
Micklethwait
- DEA
FINALLY CONFIRMS THE EXISTENCE OF SUFFICIENT GROUNDS TO REMOVE MARIJUANA
FROM HARD DRUGS SCHEDULE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES January 1998
- Hard laws lead
to hard drugs: The Times, 8 January 1998
- Voice of the
People: The People 4 January 1998
- France:
Cannabis Campaign - France Hints At Legalisation: Independent on
Sunday, 7 Dec 1997
- Scientist
Champions Cannabis: Burlington Free Press USA: Wed, 03 Dec 1997
- Only danger of
pot is it makes kids TV funny: Daily Mirror, 13 October 1997
- Huge majority
want cannabis legalised : The Independent on Sunday, 12 October 1997
- A new ruling
from the Lord Chief Justice: Let's talk about dope: The Independent, 9
October 1997
- Drugs figures
show why law must change: The Independent on Sunday, 5 October 1997
- Testimony
of Lester Grinspoon, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard
Medical School before the Crime Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee,
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., 1 October 1997
- The
Time is Right to Decriminalise Cannabis: The Independent on Sunday,
28th September 1997
- Woman, fined,
sacked and evicted, for allowing her son smoke cannabis at home: The
Guardian, 25th September 1997
- Motorists to be
tested for drugs in roadside trial: Times, September 17, 1997
- Just
say legal - Britain wants a new drugs policy. It should try legalising
them. : The Economist August 1997.
- Brain
Chemicals Mimic Marijuana by Jonathan S. Choi August 20th 1997
- High
Time to Stop the War on Marijuana by Professor Alan Young : Ottawa
Citizen, April 12, 1997
- The
Misuse of Drugs Act has divided society and branded half a generation
'criminal'. Now at last there is a chance to think again: Simon
Jenkins: The Times August 27 1997
- Pot
debate stimulates appetite for data: BY DONNA ALVARADO, Mercury News
Staff Writer
- The
Netherlands Can Legalise Independently
- Drug
Experts Call for a Third Way, Neither Drug War nor Legalization August
1997
- Turn
on, tune in, get well: NEW SCIENTIST 15 March, 1997
- Federal
Foolishness and Marijuana : New England Journal of Medicine : January
30, 1997, Vol. 336, no. 5, pp. 366-367
- Studies Shed Light
on Marijuana-like Chemicals
- Why
UK Government won't Legalise Drugs
- Panel
Hears Plea for Medical Marijuana
Many more press articles and letters can be found at the MAP website: The
Media Awareness Project (MAP)http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/
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