An assistant prosecutor told jurors this morning to follow the law and not use sympathy when weighing the fate of a 70-year-old woman facing a drug charge.
With President Bronislaw Komorwski signing into law late last month an amendment to the country's harsh, decade-old drug laws, Poland has taken a step in the direction of the decriminalization of drug possession.
With President Bronislaw Komorwski signing into law late last month an amendment to the country's harsh, decade-old drug laws, Poland has taken a step in the direction of the decriminalization of drug possession. But how much of a difference the new law will make is unclear at this point, and it won't go into effect for another six months. The new law also increases sentences for some drug distribution offenses.
Government reports say the Obama administration is unable to show that billions of dollars spent in the anti-drug efforts in Latin America have made a significant difference.
The very active Oshawa marijuana movement has invited cannabis constitutional challenger Matt Mernagh to speak Friday, June 10 (3 p.m. and again 7 p.m.) at Kingside Clubhouse (537 Tennyson). He’s the advocate who participated in striking down Canada’s cannabis laws.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Toronto played host to the Treating Yourself Medical Marijuana and Hemp Expo for the second year in a row, and Cannabis Culture was there with camera's flashing to record the weedy results.
In a letter from the president of University of Connecticut's Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, lobbying and activism have paid off with the passing of Senate Bill 1014