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In the Face of the Drug War's Total Failure, Can California's Legalization Battle Kick-Start a Movement for Change?

alternet.org — Prohibition has failed -- again. Drug prohibition has proven remarkably ineffective, costly and counter-productive. 500,000 people are behind bars today for violating a drug law – and hundreds of thousands more are incarcerated for other prohibition-related violations. There is a smarter approach usually called harm reduction. Reducing the number o More... (Law Reform)

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For Mexican cartels, marijuana is still gold

dallasnews.com — CORRE COYOTE, Mexico – Times are good for the dope growers of the western Sierra Madre mountains. The army eradication squads that once hacked at the illicit marijuana fields have been diverted by the drug war that's raging elsewhere in Mexico. The military's retreat has delighted farmers who are sowing and reaping marijuana. Cannabis cultivation i More... (Economy / Business)

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California marijuana proposition battle gets rolling

smdailyjournal.com — Opponents of Proposition 19, the Nov. 2 state ballot initiative which would legalize marijuana for recreational use, claim it will have negative effects on youth and question proponents’ claim it will increase tax revenue, reduce community violence and the cost of enforcing laws prohibiting marijuana. Those who support the act say it would provide More... (Law Reform)

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The European Extremely Large Telescope will be built on a 3064m high mountain located in the Chilean Coast Range

makeahistory.com — The telescope's "eye" will be almost half the length of a soccer pitch in diameter and will gather 15 times more light than the largest optical telescopes operating today. Such a telescope may, eventually, revolutionise our perception of the Universe, much as Galileo's telescope did, 400 years ago. More... (Environment)

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Marijuana may not be the gateway drug some think it is, study finds

articles.latimes.com — Marijuana is thought by some to be a gateway drug among young people who eventually go on to try stronger substances. But that may be the exception rather than the rule, a new study finds. Researchers from the University of New Hampshire looked at data from a random group of 1,286 children, teens and young adults who were in Miami-Dade public schoo More... (People)

Hemp House Takes Green Design To A New Level (VIDEO)

huffingtonpost.com — "We heard that we could have a really great neighborhood party if it ever caught on fire," Karen Korp jokes with CNN in this video about her and husband Russ Martin's new home made from hemp in Asheville, North Carolina. The building material, "hempcrete," is a combination of hemp, lime and water, which the home's designer, Anthony Brenner, says ac More... (Hemp)

The New Marijuana Middle Class

huffingtonpost.com — Marijuana brings an estimated $14 billion a year to California. That number is enough to inspire awe, drool even, when thinking of the slice that could be devoured by the state's hungry coffers. Add to that number the money saved on enforcing prohibition. In this context, Prop 19, California's initiative to tax and regulate marijuana for recreation More... (Economy / Business)

Poppy cultivation in HP India declines, cannabis continues to grow

hindustantimes.com — Initiatives launched by government to curb burgeoning narcotic trade in Himachal Pradesh appears to have gained success, if one goes by police records. The areas under poppy cultivation has recorded drastic decline while the cannabis growth has marginally gone up. Police and Narcotic Control Bureau. (NCB) had been jointly campaigning in the state t More... (World)

The Whole Hemp House

treehugger.com — The house you don't need to render, plaster, paint or insulate. The house with the building material that you can grow on one hectare (2.5 acres) of land. The same building material you can process yourself with standard machinery available at your hardware store. The house whose walls lock away over 110 kg (240 lb) of carbon per cubic metre. Impre More... (Hemp)

HEMP TECH SNEAKS OVER THE BORDER

news.discovery.com — Hemp is looking pretty snazzy these days. Put aside old visions of burlap-like shirts that belong with hacky sacks. New hemp tech is greening electric vehicles and even house construction. The "Hemp House" in Asheville, North Carolina, looks so far from a hippie haven it could have been ripped from the pages of Dwell. Anthony Brenner of Push Design More... (Hemp)

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