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CC#25: May/Jun 2000


Interesting Times by Dana Larsen
a letter from the editor

Smoke Signals
TV takes prohibitionist payola by Pete Brady
Drug Czar pays networks cash for anti-drug episodes.
UN attacks Canada for pot tolerance by Pete Brady
United Nations report singles out seed-selling websites
Drug-info ban likely to become law by Dana Larsen
Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act bans drug manufacture
Fake buds exposed! by Dana Larsen
Just what is that shit, anyways?
Toking in Ottawa... busted in Montreal by Reverend Damuzi & Karlis
While the feds invite med-pot users to smoke up at their workshop, cops storm Montreal's Club de Compassion.
NORML goes to Washington by Don Wirtshafter
Pot-lobby gathers for annual convention.
Push comes to shove by Dana Larsen
How a conference degraded into a Jerry Springer moment
Drug War Fun
Corruption, conflict, incompetence and a nudie-cam.
Killer fungus in Colombia by Dana Larsen
US and UN plan assault on coca plantations
Drunken pigs trash grow-house by Dana Larsen
Vancouver police caught sowing the seeds of swinehood
UA for decrim by Dana Larsen
Will Canada's official opposition go pro-pot?
Pot-trial dismissed by Dana Larsen
UK cops and prosecutor ruled incompetent
Pipe possession ban by Dana Larsen
Chemical field-test checks for pot residue
Cop corruption by Dana Larsen
Higher penalties for police lockup theives
Drug Czar says med-pot "crock" by Dana Larsen
General McCaffrey speaks in LA
RCMP nudie-cam by Dana Larsen
RCMP want banned x-ray machines
Job Corps bans strip-searches by Dana Larsen
US labour department bans "group strip searches"
UK pot debate by Dana Larsen
Britain's high profile pot debates continue
Med-pot updates
Studies reveal cannabis' healing powers as US states move towards acceptance.
THC destroys brain cancers by Dana Larsen
Stoned lab rats live longer
Med-pot states by Dana Larsen
Med-pot legislation sweeps the US
Toking heart attacks by Dana Larsen
Study claims pot increases risk of heart attacks
Marijuana and MS by Dana Larsen
Synthetic cannabinoids reduce MS symptoms
Hemp Horizons
New industry faces challenges from US feds, yet continues global growth.
Worldwide hemp by Dana Larsen
Countries and states go for hemp cultivation
United states of hemp by Dana Larsen
3 states sit on the hemp fence
US screws with Canadian hemp by Dana Larsen
Office of National Drug Policy bans hempseed imports
CGP facing problems by Dana Larsen
Hempseed company harrassed by Manitoba securities commission
Hawaiian hemp lawsuit by Dana Larsen
Hemp advocate sues over hempseed bust
Feds claim hemp is lame by Dana Larsen
USDA report states US has only a small market for hemp
NZ hemp committee by Dana Larsen
NZ Customs Minister to "resolve differing opinions on industrial hemp."
Tasmanian hemp snacks by Dana Larsen
Hempseed industry sets sites on Tazmanian development

Feature Stories
Cannabinoid consciousness by Pete Brady
UK researcher studies the science of being stoned.
Absinthe give-away by Dana Larsen
Green Fairy wins green bottle with poetic missive
The First Cannabis Culture Cup by Dana Larsen
Sixteen strains, two-dozen judges, a fun afternoon.
Free Rob Cannabis by Pete Brady
UK activist pushes the boundaries in his fight for marijuana freedom.
Global ganja info-ban by Reverend Damuzi
Governments around the world are censoring pro-pot information, in print and on the Internet.
Busted Up Dates
Catching up with people and cases from previous issues.
Renee Boje ordered surrendered to US by Reverend Damuzi
As the case goes to BC Appeal Court, your letters and support can make a big difference
Marc Emery spits on cops by Reverend Damuzi
Hemp BC owner fined for protesting police violence
Small guilty of medical pot by Reverend Damuzi
Compassion club grower sentenced
Complaints Commission listens to Scott by Reverend Damuzi
RCMP investigate jail poisoning and "skinny pig" raid

Grower's Corner
Cannabis Lit. by Dana Larsen
A dangerous grow book reviewed.
International grow show by Ed Rosenthal
Cutting-edge grow tech at Amsterdam's International Horticultural Trade Show.
Organic Hydroponics by Paul Wright, story and photos
A simple way to use organic nutrients with a hydroponic system.
Re-green your garden by DJ Short
Rejuvinating plants will bring back your best buds.
Control your cannabis by DMT, photos by Barge
Fine-tuning temperature and water for maximum quantity and quality.
Ed Rosenthal's Bud of the Month by Ed Rosenthal
Fabulous plants from devoted readers.

Letters and Games
Pought Thots by our readers
Readers blow smoke in our face.
Cannabis Classifieds
Kind merchants who need your business.
Pot Puzzlers by Dana Larsen
A cannabis crossword to delight and amuse.