Marijuana
# marijuana - Monday 6 May, 2013
Drugged Spiders Spinning Webs Archive Experiment of the Day
This is what happens to their spinning skills when they light up a doobie.
# marijuana - Saturday 27 April, 2013
How you get high: What marijuana does to your brain
Leave aside the legal/illegal debate right now – if you do smoke weed, do you know exactly how it works on the body?
# marijuana - Saturday 20 April, 2013
Pic: Two arrested after cannabis plants worth €2.5m seized
The 3,000 plants were seized following the planned search of a business premises in Tuam, Co Galway.
# marijuana - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
£100,000 worth of cannabis plants seized in Belfast
Police have urged the public and landlords in particular to be vigilant and have issued guidelines on spotting cannabis factories.
# marijuana - Monday 8 April, 2013
# marijuana - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Several to appear in court following South East drug seizure
Six people were arrested yesterday after plan searches in the south east region returned a seizure of cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €750,000.
# marijuana - Saturday 2 March, 2013
US gardening coaches giving marijuana-growing lessons
‘Marijuana 101′ classes taking off in Colorado and Washington states, where the drug has been legalised for recreational use.
# marijuana - Thursday 28 February, 2013
‘Marijuana cannon’ used to fire drugs over US border seized in Mexico
Border police seized the device made of plastic pipe and metal.
# marijuana - Sunday 23 December, 2012
POT: A history of marijuana
Washington State and Colorado in the US voted to legalise the drug’s use last month – but what happened in the States before pot went ‘proper’?
# marijuana - Monday 10 December, 2012
Britain’s drug policies are not working, say MPs
A new report by MPs wants drug laws overhauled – and retailers of ‘legal highs’ to be held liable for any harm the products cause.
# marijuana - Friday 7 December, 2012
Washington lights up as marijuana legalised
Midnight pot parties were reported across the US state as the new law came into force.
# marijuana - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
So, Chris Brown likes to smoke weed and take pictures
Is it any wonder he was keen to get out of Dublin?
# marijuana - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
Uruguay congress considers same-sex marriage law
The Latin American country is considering a new law to give same-sex couples all the same rights and responsibilities of heterosexual married couples.
# marijuana - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
Two states vote to legalise gay marriage – while two more say Yes to marijuana
Maine and Maryland became the first US states to approve gay marriage by popular vote.
Poll: Should Ireland move to legalise marijuana?
It may happen in a number of American states. Would you like to see it here?
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here’s nine things to know before your brekkie…
# marijuana - Saturday 3 November, 2012
Israel pushing ahead in medical marijuana industry
The medical cannabis industry is expanding in Israel – fuelled by medical research, government encouragement, and liberal religious and secular attitudes.
# marijuana - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
Smoking cannabis as a teenager lowers IQ – study
Habitually smoking cannabis as a teenager, when the brain is undergoing critical development, may have an adverse impact on IQ levels.
# marijuana - Thursday 28 June, 2012
Snoop Dogg detained in Norway with marijuana and cash
The rapper was on his way to a music festival when he was stopped by customs officials.
# marijuana - Friday 22 June, 2012
Uruguay’s answer to drug problem: Nationalise the marijuana industry
Observers will watch the South American state closely, as it looks to take a novel approach to regulating drug usage.
# marijuana - Tuesday 1 May, 2012
# marijuana - Saturday 28 April, 2012
Poll: Should tourists be allowed to buy cannabis in the Netherlands?
New laws will stop tourists from buying marijuana – is this the right move?
# marijuana - Friday 27 April, 2012
Netherlands to decide today on café ban for foreigners
Under the ban, foreigners will not be able to access the country’s cannabis cafés.
# marijuana - Tuesday 10 April, 2012
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
# marijuana - Tuesday 27 March, 2012
Family of Trayvon Martin blame police for leaks over controversial case
The mother of a slain Florida teenager believes leaks about her son’s marijuana possession are an attempt to demonise him as the controversial case rumbles on.
# marijuana - Monday 16 January, 2012
# marijuana - Sunday 15 January, 2012
Every shares the lead in Hawaii with golfing Everyman
Matt Every – who has generated some controversy this week – will play the final round of the 2012 Sony Open in the company of Jeff Maggert, a man nearly two decades his senior.
# marijuana - Monday 10 October, 2011
Marijuana-shaped sweets spark outrage
‘Pothead’ range, which campaigners say trivialise illegal drug use, is in 1,000 US stores.
# marijuana - Saturday 1 October, 2011
Dutch city bans foreign tourists from cannabis coffee shops
The city of Maastricht has implemented the ban to show the government that a nationwide restriction on foreign tourists won’t work.
# marijuana - Wednesday 24 August, 2011
NBA star implicated in marijuana robbery and beating of drug dealer
Tourbled Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph has been accused of “snatching” a drug dealer’s marijuana and allowing his friends to beat the man with pool cues.
# marijuana - Tuesday 12 July, 2011
Extreme doping: 4 cases of drug-taking run wild
This year’s Tour has just clocked its first positive test and what better way to mark it than by remembering some of the sporting world’s most outrageous examples of extra-legal supplement-taking. Testosterone never seemed so pedestrian!
# marijuana - Monday 25 April, 2011
Elderly couple accidentally sent $10,000 of high-grade marijuana
A couple receive a package but don’t know the recipient’s name – and leave 2.2kg of drugs sitting on their doorstep for days.
# marijuana - Tuesday 12 April, 2011
Government may move to allow prescribed cannabis into Ireland
The Department of Health will examine proposals to adopt European agreements allowing travellers to bring their medication.
# marijuana - Monday 4 April, 2011
European Ombudsman ‘touched’ by Irishman who can’t bring medicinal marijuana home
The Ombudsman tells an Irish citizen with MS, living in Amsterdam, that he is not entitled to bring medication home with him.
# marijuana - Tuesday 29 March, 2011
Willie Nelson to avoid jail – by performing in courthouse
The 77-year-old singer will get off a charge for marijuana possession by paying a $100 fine, and singing for a prosecutor.
# marijuana - Thursday 4 November, 2010
Not-so-Happy Meals: San Francisco bans fast food toys
On the same day California chooses not to legalise marijuana, it bans the inclusion of free toys in Happy Meals.
Drug smuggling tunnel discovered under US-Mexico border
Two people are arrested after cops unearth a tunnel so sophisticated that it even includes a small railway.
Berlusconi’s private jet ‘supplied dope to sex parties’
Silvio Berlusconi: the gift that (allegedly) keeps on giving. Especially if you’re after marijuana in a mid-flight orgy.
# marijuana - Wednesday 27 October, 2010
Latin America to California: Please don’t decriminalise marijuana
The presidents of Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico say voting yes on Prop 19 would be a contradiction on anti-drug policy.





















































Lisa McInerney: Misinformation made Bressie’s drugs comments front-page news
But the misinformation wasn’t coming from The Voice judge, writes Lisa McInerney, it is coming from his critics – and it’s why young people disregard them.
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