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In 2009 British MS sufferer Sarah Martin was given the opportunity to take part in the BBC Citizenship project for schools. It was a chance (she said) to put forward her reasons for breaking the law, whilst self-medicating with cannabis.[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpfK4VGD-NM] CannaZine Cannabis Newshttp://cannazine.co.uk (http://cannazine.co.uk) http://pr.cannazine.co.uk (http://pr.cannazine.co.uk)

Scientists in Israel have come up with what they are calling a 'shocking' discovery. Apparently, a shock wave to your todger can prove more effective in treating erectile dysfunction, than traditional treatments such as Viagra and Cialis, (shudder).Buy brand and generic Cialis, at http://pharmacy-i.com (http://pharmacy-i.com) According to the study carried out at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, low-energy shock waves can actually reverse the problem, unlike drugs, which only paper over the cracks, and which can also require extended therapy. We can really reverse erectile problems with this, researcher Yoram Vardi, head of the neuro-urology department at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, told the LiveScience Web site.

High Street Pharmacy Lloyds has chosen the city of Sheffield to trial its new online service for men who may be suffering with erectile dysfunction, otherwise known as impotence.Lloyds Pharmacy told reporters the trial will 'spare the blushes of men in the steel city' by saving them a trip to the doctors. Men wishing to take part in the trial need only fill out an online form, and the 'doctor' will decide then and there whether the web surfer qualifies for the trial.

While the British Prime Minister continues to keep cannabis firmly locked away from those that need it most, a new law which essentially legalises cannabis possession for consenting adults has been rubber-stamped into law at the swanky Colarado ski resort of Breckenridge in the US.Lethal in Britain, legal in Breckenridge. So how does THAT work Mr Prime Minister?The paperwork is almost complete and the new law comes into being on January 1st 2010.Breckenridge town council has approved draft regulations making it legal for adults 21 and older to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana. The draft ordinance would also allow people to have paraphernalia and to transfer without sale less than an ounce of cannabis to other people, (social supply).

Three men have been charged in relation to running the UK's only self-confessed cannabis cafe in Lansing on the British South coast. While on the other side of the atlantic, Portland in the state of Oregon is celebrating the opening of the first legally sanctioned cannabis cafe in the United States.Home-grown is safest no matter what the Labour government tells us..

Europe has yet to come up with a unified approach to medical marijuana. The Dutch will tell you it is legal to use the drug to treat certain illnesses; while the Swedish don't recognize any medical use for cannabis at all. European policy is not really changing at all and I don't think this issue is even on the European agenda. The topic is too controversial and too political, said Catherine Sandvos, a legal expert for the Hague-based Cannabis Bureau, a Dutch national agency aimed at providing high-quality cannabis for medical purposes.

CANNABIS users should be given on-the-spot police fines rather than a criminal record, an official government report has recommended.The report, published yesterday by senior researcher Ben Cavanagh of the Justice Analytical Services Division of the Scottish Government, reveals that 83% of police officers and other staff interviewed called for those found with “personal amounts of cannabis” to be given a fixed penalty notice (FPN) and therefore no criminal record.The research reveals that 22,000 police hours have been saved and more than 65,000 £40 notices handed out to low-level offenders.However, the call to extend their use to cannabis is expected to prove far more controversial.The study involved in-depth interviews with eight local authority community safety officers,

A KILMARNOCK woman turned to cannabis to ease the pain caused by a brain tumour.Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard last week that when police raided the home of Lesley McRoberts in Treesbank Road in July they found 20 cannabis plants in her loft.Twenty seven-year-old McRoberts pleaded guilty to producing the drug.“The accused admitted straight away that the plants were hers,” said Robert Bloomer, prosecuting.

The same day they rejected a gay marriage ballot measure, residents of Maine voted overwhelmingly to allow the sale of medical marijuana over the counter at state-licensed dispensaries. Later in the month, the American Medical Association reversed a longtime position and urged the federal government to remove marijuana from Schedule One of the Controlled Substances Act, which equates it with heroin.

The government's former chief drug adviser today accused the prime minister, Gordon Brown, of tightening the law on cannabis for political reasons.Professor David Nutt warned that other experts on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) could resign in protest at his sacking by the home secretary, Alan Johnson, yesterday.Home Secretary Alan Johnson fired advisor Professor David NuttNutt was forced to quit after he accused ministers of devaluing and distorting the scientific evidence over illicit drugs when they decided last year to reclassify cannabis from class C to class B against the advice of the ACMD.