The Molina plantation was exporting ten tons of cannabis per month to Holland

Eight people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in connection with a marijuana plantation in Molina de Segura which has been described by investigators as “the most sophisticated yet found in Europe”.

BARCELONA -- Multiple sclerosis patients taking the oromucosal cannabis-based spray called Sativex in routine practice to relieve spasticity are getting approximately the same degree of benefit expected from the product's formal trials, according to interim results from two observational studies from Italy reported here.

Modest but statistically significant improvement in spasticity scores (10-point Numerical Rating Scale, NRS) has been seen among 322 patients who added Sativex to standard anti-spasticity drugs and/or physical therapy, according to a group led by Maria Trojano, MD, of the University of Bari, whose ongoing study is called MOVE 2 and who reported data from the first 3 months after enrollment.

A WOMAN left in agony by the collapse of her immune system is calling for the legalisation of cannabis to end her suffering.

Bernadette McCready, 39, underwent a total hysterectomy four years ago after suffering uncontrollable rages, crippling abdominal pain and violent mood swings caused by a condition called premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

However, the operation sparked a reaction from her immune system, causing psoriasis all over her body and in her joints, as well as arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and liver disease.

Now, as MPs prepare to debate legalising cannabis after more than 200,000 people signed a petition, Ms McCready is appealing to be allowed cannabis on prescription.

BY THE time police were called to look at “a few cannabis plants” in a wasteland in south-west London, the site played host to a forest five feet high and the area of a football pitch. Officers cordoned it off on September 25th, with what sounded almost like a touch of regret for the gardeners. “All their time, trouble and gardening skills”, said Sarah Henderson, a police constable, “will go unrewarded.”

It takes a lot for marijuana growers to attract police attention these days. In July four forces—Derbyshire, Dorset, Durham and Surrey—declared that they would henceforth respond only to tip-offs and “blatant” weed use. Many other forces have also scaled things down, albeit quietly, according to Steve Rolles of Transform, a drug-policy think-tank.

The German Hemp Association (DHV) advertised for the biggest alcohol party in the world for a relaxed handling of cannabis. The full-surface glued bike taxi carries the slogan "Stop Crime - Cannabis normal" and transports the mostly drunken passengers around the "Wiesn".

The association it is about mutual tolerance. Let "life and living that is our message. Just as peaceful beer lovers can celebrate drinking, so peaceful hemp friends should not be pursued by the police," said Georg Wurth, spokesman for the Hemp Association. "Bavaria is proud of its beer culture, but an extremely repressive state, when it comes to cannabis. This schizophrenia is particularly evident at the time of Oktoberfest."

German federal authorities have rejected a push for the legal sale of marijuana and hash in a Berlin district, filed by the district mayor. The drugs are easy to purchase even when outlawed, argue local officials.

A federal watchdog blocked the initiative to open cannabis shops in the Berlin quarter of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Mayor Monika Herrmann (photo above) said Monday.

Illegal marijuana sales are commonplace in the Berlin quarter, which is famous for its clubbing scene and countercultural events.

The district mayor called the decision by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices "regrettable."

If David Cameron turned around tomorrow and said, 'you know what? We need money and austerity doesn't seem to be working. Why don't we legalise weed and see what happens?'. What would it be like? 

Well, Nick Chowdrey at Vice decided to find out exactly what would happen. How much would we make? How much would we save? Is it worth doing at all in the first place? (Spoiler: yes).

The social campaign for the legalization of medical marijuana in Poland.

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 Cannabis is normal – not criminal

This smart move was used by DHV to enter into a dialogue and encourage a relaxed attitude towards cannabis. Fully in style, the velotaxi bearing the slogan “Schluss mit Krimi – Cannabis normal” (“Cannabis is normal – not criminal”) transported the predominantly drunk passengers from A to B. The association campaigned for tolerance.

“Live and let live, that’s our message,” explains Georg Wurth, the spokesperson for DHV. “Just as friends drinking beer and not causing trouble are left to celebrate in peace, so too should friends smoking pot and not causing trouble be free from persecution by the police.

In a letter we obtained from the mayor's office in Amsterdam, mayor Van der Laan announced 15 more coffeeshops will be closed in Amsterdam, in addition to the 41 coffeeshops that have already been closed earlier this year. 

In the letter, referred is to a new report by Intraval’s 12th report on the state of the coffeeshops, which discusses the results of the twelfth measurement of the monitor of the number of tolerated point of sales of soft drugs (coffeeshops) in The Netherlands and the municipal coffeeshop policy.