Torquay man who grew cannabis for pain relief given conditional discharge

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 14:20

A MAN who used cannabis as pain relief has pleaded guilty to growing the class B drug in his Torquay flat.

Stephen Raines, 47, of Willow Avenue, had 29 cannabis plants growing in his utility and airing cupboards when police entered the premises with a drugs search warrant in December last year.

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Would self-cultivation of cannabis reduce drug trafficking?

Monday, 01 March 2010 17:10

According to the organizers of Spannabis, the normalization of the self-cultivation of cannabis would reduce drug trafficking and would generate taxes.

Self-cultivation of cannabis avoids that drug trafficking raised 150 million euros more than what it currently does, assure the organizers of Spannabis, a Cannabis fair that opens its doors today in Spain's region of Catalonia.

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Pitch of the Day: 'Half Baked 2'

Wednesday, 24 February 2010 15:50

There has been a lot of talk this week of stoner comedies, what with Natalie Portman developing the female answer to Harold & Kumar, a pot-centered road movie titled Best Buds. And rumors have (again) been circulating about sequels in the works for both Pineapple Express and the grandfather of cult cannabis classics, Up in Smoke. None of these are certainties, mind you, but given the apparent hotness of the concept at the moment, may I suggest Universal get things lit up for...

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