How To Roll A Joint Guide Series

How To Roll A Joint Part One: Preparation

How To Roll A Joint Part Two: Single Skin

How To Roll A Joint Part Three: The L Joint

How To Roll A Joint Part Four: The Bullet

How To Roll A Joint Part Five: The Mini-Tulip

How To Roll A Joint Part Six: The Daddy Tulip

How To Roll A Joint Part Seven: The Crossroads

Cannabis Humour

Cannabis humour photo gallery (very funny)

Video: Police officer steals cannabis, takes it himself and thinks he is dieing

What the lego men do when your asleep

Randy sniffer dog gets the sack

Education

Ever wondered how much money a drug dealer makes

A guide to cannabis

The history of cannabis

The many names of cannabis

Why marijuana will never be legalized

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Hilarious video of a live news broadcast about a Police officer in America making a 911 call after taking marijuana he had confiscated with his wife.

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Going back in time here, however CelebGuru.com made a recent post that was a very interesting read, Top 20 Celebrity Drug Confessions.

After over 70 years of outright cannabis prohibition by way of an unfair tax-levy, and under the weight of daily mounting evidence to the benefits of marijuana to certain sections of the community, isn’t it time for change?

Tina Rosenberg writes a report about of the drug was has interfered with proper medial procedures. Doctor or Drug Pusher?

A short history or marijuana, in video!

THC breath strips have arrived

Getting High Is An Experience, or so they say over at CannabisConsumers.org. What is your experience like? Let us know in the comments below.

Did I forget to mention its my birthday today to??

Ever wondered what your little Lego men do when your sleepin, they get blazed! No seriously! These pictures always bring a grin to my face, very well setup and creative.

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Unfortunatly I dont know who the original author of these pictures are, there is also a video on youtube.

The majority of cannabis now used in Wales is grown locally, according to an investigation by BBC Wales’ Week In Week Out programme.

Many cannabis plants have also been selectively bred, to produce a much stronger drug called super skunk.

Research shows the amount of cannabis being grown is soaring and the numbers of under-16s using it is also rising.

Some believe the re-classification of cannabis to a Class C drug in 2004 sent out the wrong message to youngsters.

The amount of cannabis grown in Wales has risen from under 10% to 60% in 10 years, according to drugs consultant Liam Watson.

Super skunk

Police raids where cannabis plants have been seized are also on the increase, with more than 100 estimated to have been carried out in the last year.

Tests on many of these plants have found they produce a much stronger strain – known as super skunk – where the main active ingredient THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is up to six times higher than cannabis resin.

This can be much more dangerous for younger users, who run a higher risk of developing mental health problems after smoking it.

I would say 99% of people have come across it once in their school life Tom Davies, former skunk user

According to the Institute of Psychiatry, around a quarter of the population are also genetically predisposed to severe psychological side effects after taking it, giving them a ten times higher risk of such problems compared with those without a genetic predisposition.

Tom Davies, from Haverfordwest, who was only 13 when he first started smoking cannabis, said smoking skunk had made him “seriously paranoid” and he isolated himself from his friends.

He also warned that the drug was easily accessible to children.

He said: “I don’t smoke it any more, but I know from still looking around me that it’s everywhere.

“I would say 99% of people have come across it once in their school life.”

According to Home Office figures, a third of all children in the UK under the age of 16 have tried cannabis and they see it as no big deal.

Colette White said her son changed completely after using skunk

But for former school head boy Matthew White, of Cardiff, drug-taking led to suicide.

The 18-year-old hanged himself after taking LSD and cannabis in the woods where he lived with his friends in a make-shift camp.

His mother Colette White said Matthew’s personality started to change drastically the moment he started smoking skunk at the age of 16.

She said: “He didn’t miss school, he completed his GCSEs, he got fantastic results and we were so proud of him.

“And it only took from then, about May or June, until the October, for it all to unravel. All his previous ambition disappeared.”

Mrs White said that lessons should be learned from Matthew’s death and that drugs education needed to start at a young age.

‘Wasted lives’

Paul Flynn, MP for Newport West, believes a major re-think is needed to solve the UK’s drug problem and has campaigned for the de-criminalising of cannabis for many years.

He thinks users should be treated as patients rather than criminals.

“We’ve had this increasing toll of wasted lives, of deaths, worse than anywhere in Europe, and we’ve got to say to the politicians, for goodness sake, be a little courageous, don’t go for the easy headline or the quick vote.”

Week In Week Out was shown at 22.35 GMT on BBC One Wales on Tuesday 12 June.

Source BBC News

In Apple Valley, Calif police have discovered nearly 1,400 marijuana plants worth approimately $4.2 million. The plants were found in an upscale home that had being fully converted into a Cannabis farm.

Sheriff’s deputies found a large and sophisticated growing operation with a specialised air conditioning system int the house on Huasna Road on Monday morning. Greg Garland of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said

“These guys knew what they were doing,”

The home was bought 6 months ago in January for $650,000, neighbours say construction activity followed soon afterwards. The growers had also being pulling electricity illegally, South California Edison investigators estimated they had stolen about $4,000 of electricity a month.

There is an ongoing trend with houses being bought to specifically be used as a Cannabis factory. The area Marijuana Eradication Team has uncovered nearly 40 growing operations in Phelan, Rancho Cucamonga and around San Bernardino County.

There’s a vast range of people that oppose the legalization of Marijuana for a range of reasons. Some reasons are acceptable but a lot are very strange and selfish. Most people are just plain ignorant of the facts, refusing to accept cannabis. Its being proven to help medically, and its also a well known fact that cannabis does considerably less damage to your body than alcohol and cigarettes. So why is cannabis still illegal in many countries around the world?

The Uninformed – These are the people that have being misinformed about how harmful marijuana is to society. They truly believe that cannabis is the drug of the devil.

The Government – Because Cannabis has been illegal for a very long time, no politicians will stand up for marijuana and tell the truth about pot. Any politician that does are labelled as a druggie by the opposition which makes it a very tough battle.

Religion – Religion turn there nose up at drugs completely, this is for a number of reasons. The main being that if a religious group fought for the legalization of cannabis, they may loose many members. Religion is loosing its place in modern day society, its being replaced by modern day media. This is a tough enough battle as it is for religious leaders.

Moralizers – Moralizers are better than you, they always have been and always will be. There not arrogant either, just better than us. That’s what they think anyway and because of this they look down their noses at drug users and druggies alike.

People that don’t do drugs – People that don’t agree with drugs at all. They don’t drink, smoke and in some extremes don’t even drink coffee. They don’t understand why anyone would want to take any drugs, the world would be a better place without drugs. I used to be one of these people.

The Alcohol Lobby – Legalizing cannabis could have a massive impact on alcohol sales. The Alcohol Lobby are worried that cannabis will replace alcohol as the recreational drug of choice. Worldwide this could cost billions and have major impacts on the world trade market.

The Tobacco Lobby – It has being proven that cannabis can help people break a nicotine addiction. However the less people that smoke cigarettes, the less money that is made by the government. This money has to me made elsewhere.

Law Enforcement – Law enforcements spend large amounts of money and time to fight marijuana, money and time that could be much better spent hunting murderers and rapists. These are funds that could be returned to the tax payer and put to better use. The funds could be used to create new educational facilities for underprivileged children.

Pot Dealers – All pot dealers would be out of business almost instantly, prices would be slashed and all crime related to cannabis dealing would vanish over night.

Wood Industry – You may wonder why wood industry cares so much, well its there wood that creates paper and building materials. However hemp could be used as a source of fibre and replace wood and put an end to the wood industry. That means we wouldn’t have to continue cutting down the worlds forests and upsetting the natural habitat even further than we already have.

Private Prisons – Private prisons would not be as crowded, and because of this would loose revenue. However this would create room for people that have committed more serious offences.

Trial Lawyers – When the average joe is faced with cannabis related criminal chargers, they go running to the lawyers. Lawyers make billions every year defending marijuana cases.

Mental Hospitals – If you smoke cannabis then you instantly have mental problems, well according to the mass media anyway. Mental hospitals generate huge revenues treating people for problems that don’t exist. If cannabis was legalized, mental hospital staff would have to get real jobs.

Republicans – Smoking cannabis gives you a distinct advantage, you can step back and look at reality to see how the world really is. Once your stoned you have a new found tolerance for political issues. It becomes harder to hate homosexuals and other races for example. You begin to dislike violence and racism, and anything that has a negative impact on society.

Political Cowards – Politicians are all about votes, being a politician is essentially a popularity contest in suits. Politicians often pose with figures of authority to spread the anti-cannabis message. Political cowards need an artificial issue to face up against so they can avoid the real issues that require real thinking.

Others – There’s a vast range of groups that would feel a negative effect if cannabis was legalized. This may be out of the box thinking, however hospitals would have less alcohol related incidents to deal with (Specifically a problem with privatised health services), Car garages would have less repairs, Pubs and Clubs that didn’t join the new trend would suffer. Governments worldwide have put years of work into integrating smoking bans, these would be undermined. A lot of people have a lot to lose.

As you can see, there are some groups that hold key places in today’s society with serious issues about the legalizing of cannabis. Although most of these issues are rather selfish and money greedy, some do have a fair point. If large scales of people were out of work, taxes would have to reflect this for example.

What are your thoughts? This is a hot topic for discussion, let us know in the comments below.

In a string of arrests, the latest, a Vietnamese man has being arrested by British police after a number of Cannabis farm were discovered in Swindon, UK.

Binh Nguyen received a 4 year prison sentence on the 5th of June, while his wife and 3 other men were sentenced on the 29th of May. The 43 year old man, whose wife escaped a jail sentence after the court had heard she had children aged 2 years and 8 months hold cried as he was sentenced.

Binh Nyugen was originally arrested last summer when police found a number of rented properties which had being converted into cannabis growing factories.

The prosecutor for Swindon Crown Court said

hundreds of plants were being cultivated in each of the properties by specialist hydroponics methods to increase the yields.

Nguyen had been responsible for organising the lease on houses in Haydon Street, Alexandra Road and Edgar Row Close, Wroughton, where cannabis farms were found.

The wholesale value of the yield at those properties was £18,500 at Haydon Street, £21,000 at Alexandra Road and £73,000 at Edgar Row Close.

At Mr. Nguyens home in Padstow Road, police found a range of equipment to grow the drugs as well as 88 bags of specialized fertilizer. When he was originally arrested he was carrying a bag of cannabis.

In Mr. Nyugens trial, he pleaded guilty to the cultivation of cannabis and possession with the intent to supply. The court heard in total he earned £189,990.53 but only had assets to repay £4,750.53.

Rob Ross, defending Mr Nyugen said his client had fully co-operated with police investigations.

“They are illegal immigrants. They were made in effect offers they could not refuse because they needed somewhere to live.”

Judge John McNaught said:

“A painstaking inquiry by the police revealed a network of houses in Swindon which had been adapted for the large-scale production of cannabis.”

“It is illegal and it is damaging to our society and it is the sort of organised crime that the courts in England will take very seriously.”

He jailed Nguyen for a total of 4 years and ordered that he pay £4,750.53 in the next 6 months or serve an additional 3 months in prison. The courts are also considering deportation.

Cannabis is without a doubt, the mostly used drug in the UK. It is produced by a cannabis plant, often grown in a controlled environment. It is completely natural, however it is known for cannabis cultivators to add various chemicals to enhance the growth rate.

The drug is effectively a mild sedative that gives users a chilled out and relaxed feeling or feeling drowsy. It may also midely distort your vision. The acive chemical in cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

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Official UK figures are reporting that mental health admissions due to the abuse of cannabis have risen by over 80 percent, 65 percent of which was in the last 5 years. There were 510 cannabis related hospital admissions in 1996-97, however this has shot up to 946 in 2005-06. It is estimated over 2 million people in England alone use it on a regular basis. Thats over 1% of the entire english population.

“There is no doubt that cannabis-related psychiatric problems have increased substantially,”

said Professor Robin Murray of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

“This might be down to better recognition, but I would say these figures are just the tip of the iceberg. Its only more recently that psychiatrists have understood the importance of cannabis use.”

The figures were published by Rosie Winterton, one of the countrys health minsitors. The admissions into hospitals were related to mental ir behavourial issue due to the use of cannabis. However it was stated that the number of patients may not be accurate as one patient might have being admitted on various occasions.

“These figures show that there is an urgent need for a properly funded campaign to help young people realise cannabis use is risky,”

said Paul Jenkins, chief executive of the Rethink charity.