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Photos & videos of the march
 
Written by Admin, on 12-05-2008 20:31  
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Around 1500 people marched through the streets of Dublin last Saturday showing their opposition to the criminalization of cannabis. There was almost no media attention and media uploads have been slow, but here's some media of the day that i've stumbled across so far.

 

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Last update: 14-05-2008 00:38

Anti-Prohibtion March Next Weekend
 
Written by Warlock, on 02-05-2008 13:01
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This is just a reminder to you all (although hopefully you don't need reminding) about the second annual anti-prohibition march taking place next Saturday, May 10th!

Last Years event was deemed a success by not only those involved but by the many in attendance and it's important that this years event is even bigger and better.

There might be some of you questioning if you should go or not and to put it quite simply YOU SHOULD ATTEND! This isn't just a gathering for like stoners, hippies or whatever other name cannabis users are often referred as, it's a gathering for all people from all walks of life, it's a gathering for those who are sick but their conditions are eased by cannabis, it's a gathering for those who believe the prosecution of people for a plant is outrageous, it's a gathering for those who believe that prohibition of cannabis doesn't work (and it doesn't). This is a day where cannabis users (either recreational users or medical users) from all around the country to be united and stand shoulder to shoulder and let the government and everyone else know how we feel

Ending cannabis prohibition certainly won't take place because of any politician or any political party because theres only a handful who support decriminalization and their voices often if not always go unheard. But with a mass peaceful protest with Irish people from all over the country letting their opinions known is one of many ways of taking a step in the right direction.

Stand up and be counted, don't consider this event a waste of time as it's most certainly not. Sunshine or rain I think you can be assured this will be a fun day out, with chants, banners, colorful flags and much more. This is your chance stand united with fellow cannabis users and this is our chance to end the taboo that surrounds cannabis and cannabis users.

The whole day kicks of at 2:30pm at the Garden of Remembrance (Parnell Square) and according to the organisers a carnival atmosphere will be the theme, with everyone encouraged to bring as much colour, noise and energy as they can. All those involved in musical, artist, clown and street theatre groups are asked to bring out their talents on the day.

I really hope to see you there. This is the one day of the year where you can stand and be proud of being a cannabis user.

Remember, May 10th at 2:30pm starting at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin

Last update: 02-05-2008 13:03

Contamination - now its lead
 
Written by Admin, on 28-04-2008 00:38
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Source: UKCIA.ORG

UKCIA has been warning about contaminated cannabis for over a year now. Back in December 2006 we were a alerted to the “Grit weed” problem - herbal cannabis containing microscopic glass beads. Things, it seems, have just taken a turn for the worse - much worse.

The April 10th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has reported that herbal cannabis in Europe has been found to be contaminated with lead shot which has produced casualties. Read the report here

The report states

“Recently, during a period of 3 to 4 months, 29 patients (16 to 33 years of age) were admitted to four different hospitals in the greater Leipzig area (population, approximately 650,000) with classic signs and symptoms of lead intoxication. Twenty of these patients were admitted to our hospital (University Hospital Leipzig), 16 on an emergency basis (Table 1). The patients presented with abdominal cramps, nausea, anemia of varying severity, and fatigue. Most patients had basophilic stippling and a “Burton’s line,” and some had neurologic symptoms. In other hospitals, one patient had severe encephalopathy with hallucinations and peripheral neuropathy with permanent extensor palsy in the forearm, and another patient underwent exploratory laparoscopy.

The cause was traced to contaminated cannabis which these people had smoked. Lead is being added because it not only increases weight, but is all but invisible by virtue of its colour.

“The current working hypothesis of the police is that because of its high specific gravity and inconspicuous grayish color, lead was used to increase the weight of street marijuana sold by the gram and thereby to maximize profits among dealers. In the material that was obtained, the lead content on average was 10% by weight, which translates into a profit increase of approximately €1,000 ($1,500.00) per kilogram of marijuana. Lead particles smoked in a joint, which can have a core temperature of 1200°C,2 are very effectively absorbed in the respiratory tract. The medical community, including pediatricians,3 should consider adulterated marijuana as a potential source of lead intoxication.”

There is every reason to assume cannabis in this country will also be contaminated in this way. As we discovered a year ago, the glass bead scam was observed all over Europe, it was happening on a massive scale. Such is the nature of the illegal cannabis trade.

Indeed, the UKCIA forum is awash with reports of suspect cannabis, so we have every reason treat this situation as urgent.

As we have said many times, illegal cannabis is not a controlled drug, because of its illegality it is a totally unregulated product. Just as with moonshine during American alcohol prohibition the illegal trade is producing a product of great uncertainty and which is capable of doing far more harm to the users than the pure drug ever could.

We will, of course, attempt to draw the British government’s attention to this situation, but in all honesty they probably already know. The fact they are not issuing a warning is disturbing to put it mildly, but of course to do so would draw attention to the dangers the policy of prohibition causes, just at the time when the politicians want to sound tough by tinkering with the classification of cannabis. Returning cannabis to class B is, of course, not going to help solve this problem.

UKCIA advice is to be very careful if you buy or sell cannabis which you cannot be sure was grown by someone you can trust. As of now we know of no way to test for this contamination and there is certainly no way to clean the sample.

Thanks to the Transform blog for alerting UKCIA to this situation.

Last update: 28-04-2008 00:38

Two charged after drugs seized
 
Written by ReMuSoMeGa, on 05-05-2008 16:21
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Source: The Press Association
04/05/08

Two people were charged after the seizure of drugs with a street value of almost one million euro in Dublin and Cork.

A 22-year-old man was charged with drugs trafficking when cannabis with a street value of 600,000 euro was discovered during the search of an apartment and a van in the Mount Oval Estate in Cork. A 25-year-old Venezuelan woman was charged after the seizure of 210,000 euro worth of cocaine at Cork airport.

Meanwhile in Dublin a man in his mid 20s is being questioned by officers after they found cannabis valued at 180,000 euro when they stopped and searched a vehicle on the Kilakee Road Rathfarnham. 

Last update: 05-05-2008 16:22

8m Euro Cannabis seizure in Rosslare
 
Written by ReMuSoMeGa, on 29-04-2008 02:18
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Source: Rte.ie
24/04/08

Cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €8m has been seized by Customs Officers in Rosslare, Co Wexford.
A man aged 27 and a 20-year-old woman have been arrested in connection with the find and are currently being questioned in Wexford Garda Station.

The drugs were discovered in a 40ft container that arrived at Rosslare ferry port this afternoon. They were packed on two wooden pallets marked as footwear.
It is understood that there were 1,145kgs of the drug in the container.
A Revenue Commissioner spokesman said the seizure resulted from profiling by customs officials.

Last update: 29-04-2008 02:22

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