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Artigo muito bom do site da Agencia de Noticias Reuters. Se alguem puder traduzir, colocamos no nosso Blog. Vale a pena a leitura Fonte: REUTERS COLUMN-Einstein, insanity and the war on drugs:Bernd Debusmann Wed Dec 3, 2008 10:01am EST By Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. His definition fits America's war on drugs, a multi-billion dollar, four-decade exercise in futility. The war on drugs has helped turn the United States into the country with the world's largest prison population. (Noteworthy statistic: The United States has 5 percent of the world's population and around 25 percent of the world's prisoners). Keen demand for illicit drugs in America, the world's biggest market, helped spawn global criminal enterprises that use extreme violence in the pursuit of equally extreme profits. Over the years, the war on drugs has spurred repeated calls from social scientists and economists (including three Nobel prize winners) to seriously rethink a strategy that ignores the laws of supply and demand. Under the headline "The Failed War on Drugs", Washington's respected, middle-of-the-road Brookings Institution said in a November report that drug use had not declined significantly over the years and that "falling retail drug prices reflect the failure of efforts to reduce the supply of drugs". Cocaine production in South America stands at historic highs, the report noted. Like other think tanks, Brookings stopped short of recommending a radical departure from past policies with a proven track record of failure such as spending billions on crop eradication in Latin America and Asia while allotting paltry sums in comparison to rehabilitating addicts. Enter Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), an organization started in 2002 by police officers, judges, narcotics agents, prison wardens and others with first-hand experience of implementing policies that echo the prohibition of alcohol. Prohibition, now widely regarded a dismal and costly failure of social engineering, came to an end 75 years ago this week. As LEAP sees it, the best way to fight drug crime and violence is to legalize drugs and regulate them the same way alcohol and tobacco is now regulated. "We repealed prohibition once and we can do it again," one of the group's co-founders, Terry Nelson, told a Washington news conference on Dec. 2. "We cannot arrest our way out of this problem." FROM AL CAPONE TO DRUG CARTELS "In the 20s and 30s, we had Al Capone and his gangsters getting rich and shooting up our streets," said Nelson, who spent a 32-year government career fighting drugs in the United States and Latin America. "Today we have criminal gangs, cartels, Taliban and al Qaeda profiting from the prohibition of drug sales and wreaking havoc all over the world. The correlation is obvious." The before-and-after sequence is so obvious that the U.S. Congress passed a resolution in September noting that the 1933 repeal of alcohol prohibition had replaced a "dramatic increase" in organized crime with "a transparent and accountable system of distribution and sales" that generated billions of dollars in tax revenues and boosted the sick economy. That's where advocates of drug legalization want to go now, and some of them hope that the similarities between today's deep economic crisis and the Great Depression will result in a more receptive audience for their pro-legalization arguments among lawmakers and government leaders. The budgetary impact of legalizing drugs would be enormous, according to a study prepared to coincide with the 75th anniversary of prohibition's end by Harvard economist Jeffrey A. Miron. He estimates that legalizing drugs would inject $76.8 billion a year into the U.S. economy -- $44.1 billion through savings on law enforcement and at least $32.7 billion in tax revenues from regulated sales. Miron published a similar study in 2005 looking only at the budgetary effect of legalizing marijuana, the most widely used illicit drug in the United States. That study was endorsed by more than 500 economists, including Nobel laureates Milton Friedman of Stanford University, George Akerlof of the University of California and Vernon Smith of George Mason University. "We urge ... the country to commence an open and honest debate about marijuana prohibition," the economists said in an open letter to President George W. Bush, congress, governors and state legislators. "At a minimum, this debate will force advocates of current policy to show that prohibition has benefits sufficient to justify the cost to taxpayers, foregone tax revenues and numerous ancillary consequences that result from marijuana prohibition." The advocates of current policy, led by outgoing President George W. Bush's drug tsar, John Walters, never took up the challenge to discuss cost-benefit equations. His Office of National Drug Control Policy has focused, with the single-minded determination of a moral crusader, on doing the same thing over and over again. But the United States is not alone in pursuing drug strategies that are based more on wishful thinking than on sober analysis. If you put faith in declarations by the United Nations, a "drug-free world" is an attainable goal and the war on drugs all but over. In 1998, a special session of the U.N. General Assembly forecast that the illicit cultivation of the coca bush, the cannabis plant and the opium poppy would be eliminated or significantly reduced by the year 2008, a deadline that also applied to "significant and measurable results in the field of demand reduction".

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Acho q só usando fotos já ficaria bem legal e ja seria o suficiente Lembre-se: O ótimo é inimigo do bom Quem começa?? Vamos fazendo só com fotos mesmo?? Depoimentos de que fumaram vai ser impossivel achar Mais um nome: Soninhha Francine Seria legal usarmos uns nomes de pessoas fora do meio artistico também. Senão vao dizer por ai que maconha é coisa de ator e musico e nao é por aí. Temos q mostrar diversos tipos de pessoas,igual fizeram no americano. Valeu! Vamos por isso pra frente Algumas fotos: Giba - Jogador de volei, medalha de Ouro Marcelo Anthony, ator Luana Piovani, atriz Sergio Loroza, ator Waly Salomão, Poeta e Produtor Musical Charles Paraventi, ator Gilberto Gil, ex ministro da cultura e músico Soninha, vereadora de são paulo Fernando Gabeira, ex deputado federal Marcelo D2, músico Rita Lee, música Chico Buarque, músico João Gilberto, músico Fernando Henrique Cardoso, ex presidente do Brasil

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Balanço sobre o programa exibido ontem a noite Alguem para traduzir?? Last night’s “Explorer” documentary on the National Geographic channel entitled “Marijuana Nation” did a decent job of exploring the issue of cannabis in North America. However, it did leave unchallenged some drug war assertions about cannabis. Drug warriors in the film, as well as Lisa Ling’s own narration, sounded the alarms about the “Not Your Father’s Woodstock Weed” we’re using today. One figure cited was that the pot most people smoked in the ’60s was about 3-4% THC while what we smoke today can be up to 20%. That’s kind of like saying the alcohol of the beer we drank in the ’60s was 3.2% while the rum we drink today can be up to 75%. There was potent pot back in the ’60s and there is schwag around today. The government’s own figures on THC levels of seized cannabis show the average has only doubled. The question never answered about the potency is “So?” It was obliquely referenced by the Canadian grower who responded to Lisa Ling’s question, “So this bud would get you very high?” by asking “Sure, but what is ‘high’?” He pointed out that it could never kill you, you can’t overdose on it, and that you could eat lots of it and you’d just go to sleep. That’s a start. But people who’ve never used cannabis, and especially those who’ve used alcohol, have a misperception about what being high is. They compare it to alcohol, which has different stages of intoxication, leading from happy and fun through aggressive and belligerent and on to puking and hangovers. So they may attach that same frame to cannabis, figuring that with the new “super-pot”, it must somehow be different, differently intoxicating, differently addictive, and will affect personality differently. They don’t understand that Cheech & Chong smoked a whole joint to get high while we today smoke a couple of puffs to get high. High is high. If Cheech & Chong smoked six joints, they’d go to sleep. If we smoke one joint, we go to sleep. The pot is no different, it just takes less of it to get high, which is better for your lungs. It’s like that concentrated laundry detergent - it doesn’t clean your clothes any better, it just takes less of it to do laundry. Another issue I have is with the selection of interview subjects. We had drug warriors telling the prohibitionist’s side, medical growers and dispensary owners telling the medical side, but where were the stories from the activist side? Where were Keith Stroup, Rob Kampia, Ethan Nadelmann, etc.? I would trade any one of the many shots of Marc Emery with his four-foot bong and attendant “pretty ladies” for just one activist. As a result, the harms from the prohibition of cannabis get the short shrift. Brief mentions were made about the prison population and marijuana arrests, but never were any of the other nasty effects of prohibition mentioned. No mention of transplant patients being denied for the medical marijuana use. No mention of college girls murdered in drug stings gone bad. No mention of college kids losing financial aid. No mention of losing child custody over pot use. No mention of drug raids gone bad and the people who die from them. Lisa Ling also never approached the subject of how much we’re paying for this war on marijuana. She did note whatever figures the DEA gave her on how much the illicit marijuana market is worth, but never the multi-billions we’re spending in a futile effort to stamp out the marijuana market. Again, something Keith, Rob, or Ethan would’ve addressed in an instant. However, as mainstream marijuana documentaries go, this one wasn’t bad. It avoided most of the reefer madness generalities and balanced its time between drug warriors and cannabis enthusiasts. The Canadian marijuana “forest” was excellent - the more people see that it’s only a plant, the better. The various shots of cannabis consumers were good, though, again, I could do with less Marc Emery. I give Lisa Ling the benefit of the doubt by assuming that she had to make do with 45 minutes of content (with commercials) and trimmed the documentary down to “what’s happening in marijuana” from “what’s happening in marijuana and marijuana law reform”. Overall grade: B-

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1. PETER TOSH "Legalize It" (1976) 2. BOB MARLEY -- "Kaya" (1978) 3. BOB DYLAN -- "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" (1966) 4. BLACK SABBATH -- "Sweet Leaf" (1971) 5. RICK JAMES -- "Mary Jane" (1978) 6. CAB CALLOWAY -- "Reefer Man" (1932) 7. BREWER & SHIPLEY -- "One Toke Over the Line" (1971) 8. MUSICAL YOUTH -- "Pass the Dutchie" (1982) 9. DAVID PEEL -- "I Like Marijuana" (1968) 10. NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE -- "Panama Red" (1973) 11. FRATERNITY OF MAN -- "Don't Bogart Me" (1969) 12. RITA MARLEY -- "One Draw" (1981) 13. CYPRESS HILL -- "Stoned Is the Way of the Walk" (1991) 14. LEROY "STUFF" SMITH -- "If You're A Viper" (1937) 15. BLACK UHURU -- "Sinsemilla" (1980) 16. REDMAN -- "How to Roll a Blunt" (1992) 17. DASH RIP ROCK -- "(Let's Go) Smoke Some Pot" (1995) 18. COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN -- "Seeds & Stems (Again)" (1971) 19. STEPPENWOLF -- "Don't Step On the Grass, Sam" (1968) 20. MURPHY's LAW -- "Big Spliff" (1990) 21. LOUIS ARMSTRONG -- "Muggles" (1928) 22. NEIL YOUNG -- "Roll Another Number (For the Road)" (1975) 23. TOYES -- "Smoke Two Joints" (1991) 24. TOM PETTY -- "You Don't Know How It Feels" (1994) 25. TRADITIONAL -- "La Cucaracha" Fonte: High Times No Blog do Growroom: http://www.growroom.net/blog/2008/as-top-2...odos-os-tempos/

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No Blog do Growroom: http://www.growroom.net/blog/2008/natgeo-marijuana-nation/ Fonte: NatGeo Terça feira, dia 2 as 10 PM Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug on the planet. In most countries, this plant is illegal; some brand it as dangerous; others seem to look the other way. In the U.S. the federal government places it in the same category as heroin. Across the globe, bold growers plant gardens in national forests, national parks and suburban homes converted into greenhouses. Scientists who study this plant consider it among the most complex in the plant kingdom with 400 active chemicals and compounds. And in California alone, the marijuana trade out paces the entire wine industry, placing it among the largest cash crops in the United States. Intertwined with culture, economics, law enforcement and perhaps medical miracles, this plant holds both peril and promise. Join National Geographics EXPLORER as we investigate the state of marijuana. Em Português Traduzido por NaBruxa Maconha a droga ilícita mais usada no planeta. Em muitos países a planta é ilegal, alguns dizem ser perigosa enquanto outros não vêem nada de mal. O governo dos Estados Unidos classifica a droga no mesmo patamar da heroína. No mundo, ousados cultivadores plantam jardins em florestas, parques nacionais e convertem casas suburbanas em estufas. Alguns estudiosos dessa planta, consideram uma das mais complexas do reino; com mais de 400 componentes químicos ativos. Só na Califórnia, o plantio já ultrapassa toda indústria de vinho, colocando as plantações da erva entre as mais lucrativas dos EUA. Interligada na cultura, economia, leis e talvez um milagre medicinal, essa planta junta a cura e a doença. Junte-se ao National Geographics e explore enquanto investigamos o estado da maconha. ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> Se puder gravar Canadense

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CONTRAPONTO: Programa inédito: sexta-feira, 28, às 16h30m. Reprise: domingo, 30, às 15h. TV PUC RIO - Canal 16 da NET Contra PontoSinopse: Quem é o consumidor de drogas no Brasil? Segundo pesquisa recente, a maior parte dos usuários de entorpecentes trabalha e tem vida produtiva. O Contraponto desta semana vai discutir o limite entre o uso e a dependência. Na noite carioca, metade dos jovens dizem já ter usado drogas ou ser consumidores regulares. Que tipos de drogas são mais consumidos? Onde o usuário vai buscá-las? Qual é o gasto médio de cada compra? Desde 2006, a legislação protege mais o usuário, que não pode ser mais preso por portar drogas para consumo próprio. Vamos discutir também quais são as conseqüências dessa mudança? O programa são 3 blocos com 2 convidados em cada Assista o programa na integra na TV GROWROOM http://tv.growroom.net/programa-contraponto-tv-puc/

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3000 Pflanzen im BürogebäudeRiesige Hanf-Plantage entdeckt In einem 55 Meter langen Bürogebäude hat die Essener Polizei eine riesige Marihuana-Plantage entdeckt. Die Beamten fanden 3000 blühende Pflanzen und stellten insgesamt 70 Kilogramm Marihuana sicher. Eine Frau und drei Männer zwischen 27 und 33 Jahren wurden festgenommen. Zwei der Beschuldigten gestanden, die Anlage bewirtschaftet zu haben. Das zweigeschossige Gebäude war für den Betrieb der Plantage aufwendig umgerüstet worden: Die Betreiber hatten unter anderem 400 Strahler mit je 600 Watt Leistung, 150 Ventilatoren sowie 18 Großlüfter installiert, wie die Polizei mitteilte. Die Fenster im Erdgeschoss waren zur Straßenseite zugemauert, das Gebäude nur über den Hof zu betreten. Dort bewachten zwei Schäferhunde den Eingang. Polizei-Diensthund Heinrich überwältigte jedoch die beiden Wachhunde. Zusätzlich war die Tür mit einer Angelschnur präpariert, die zu einer Klingel im Büroraum des Gebäudes führte. Im Schlafraum der Arbeiter fanden die Beamten eine geladene Pump-Gun und eine Pistole. Die vier Festgenommenen befinden sich in Untersuchungshaft. Das Geschäft mit den Erträgen der riesigen Plantage lief bereits seit längerer Zeit, bestätigte ein Polizeisprecher. Den Strom für ihre Gerätschaften hatten die Marihuana-Züchter illegal abgezapft. Damit betrieben sie auch zwei Zentrifugen zur Trennung von Pflanzenteilen sowie Filter, Pumpen, Heizstäbe, Luft- und Raumbefeuchter. Die Elektroleitungen waren kilometerlang, die Polizei konnte die einzelnen Räume nur mit Hilfe des technischen Hilfswerks THW betreten. Die 3000 gefunden Pflanzen standen in voller Blüte und waren in zwei Räumen untergebracht, in zwei weiteren Räumen war die Plantage bereits abgeerntet. Die abgeernteten Blüten wurden in einem zusätzlichen Raum getrocknet. Fonte: NTV.de Traduzindo algumas infos interessantes Cultivo em uma sala de 55 metros de comprimento. 400 refletores com 600W cada 150 ventiladores Uma expectativa de rendimento de 70kilos de ganja seca. Vai neguin!! Brinca!!

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