MARINOL NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS CANNABIS:Mayo Clinic finds synthetic THC not effective as an appetite stimulant.ATTACK OF THE KILLER QUACKS:"Like tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke causes severe lung damage. . . Themarijuana joint is a harmful drug delivery system, the proverbial dirtysyringe."GOOD NEWS FOR DRUG WAR POWS:Canada questions US treatment of prisoners.INTERVIEW WITH DR. ROBERT MELAMEDE:Does cannabis make you smarter? Links:MARINOL NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS CANNABIS

$60,000 TO HUSH PERVERT NARKS?"[Some of them] held him down, blindfolded him and rubbed their genitals allover his face and body during a welcome-to-the-unit party."WAS RAINBOW FARM ANOTHER WACO?Washington Post questions the deaths of marijuanaadvocates Tom Crosslin and Rollie Rohm.NY TIMES ADDICTED TO REEFER MADNESS?"Like other addictive substances, marijuana appears to hijack braincircuitry that evolved to help people find their way back to a food sourceor sexual partner."JUDGE ORDERS RCMP TO RETURN CANNABIS

PROBLEM POTCanada's first legal harvest is in, but may be delayed up to a year.LIBERAL MPS GROW TIRED OF UNITY WITH U.S.Canada's ruling Liberal Party wants break with U.S. policy.POT GROWER PULLS VANISHING ACTEscapes raid in tunnels under Miami home.CALIFORNIA COURT OKAYS CAR SEARCHESPatients advised to store medicine locked in rear trunk.IGNORANT NARKS WARN OF DANGEROUS POT DRIVERS"Stoned drivers are more aggressive than drunk drivers"KUBBY LAWSUIT AND APPEAL MOVES FORWARD.

POTENT POT PROMISEDMedical Marijuana 'Will Be Anything But Weak,' Vows Government GrowerNARKS INVADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSYoung children used to bust parentsARMED RAID AT VANCOUVER TEA HOUSEPolice Storm Tea House with guns drawn.SAVE THE BALES!High-speed water chase leaves $900,000 worth of ganja floating in its wakeDR. ROBERT MELAMEDE:Latest cannabis research on MS.

IS THE MEDIA BECOMING CANNABIS FRIENDLY?A look a this week's pro-cannabis articles in the mainstream press.--Associated Press reports: Pot smuggler awarded $400,000 over DEA blunders.--UPI publishes NORML guest column supporting the passage of the States'Rights to Medical Marijuana Act by Congress--Reuters reports that Trade Union Members Support Cannabis As A "Woman'sIssue"--British media predict legal cannabis drugs 'By 2004'----------------SPECIAL REPORT: WAKEFORD vs. THE RCMP

MTV DOCUMENTARY FILMED AT POT TVMarc Emery breaks open 3 pounds of pot for MTV crewB.C. JUDGE BLASTS CUTS TO COURTSLiberals demand "a new judicial system that relies less on expensive courtsystems and incarceration of low-risk offenders."ONTARIO JUDGES DISMISS APPEALDecision could be a death sentence for Jim Wakeford.U.S. APPEALS COURT REFINES DRUG LAWJudges reverse their own decision to please prosecutors.SACRAMENTO MMJ CLINIC RAIDEDFlora-Care Director held for $500,000 bailYUBA COUNTY CO-OP RAIDED

U.S. CUSTOMS TO OPERATE WITHIN CANADAWill armed agents stop America's drug war refugees?B.C. LIBERALS SHUT DOWN DRUG WARNew Premier has, "no hesitation about. . . closing jails and courthouses."INTERVIEW: DR. ROBERT MELAMEDEHow cannabis controls pain. Vancouver Sun: U.S. CUSTOMS TO OPERATE WITHIN CANADAhttp://www.canada.com/national/story.asp?id=D7A87C94-ADFE-4AD2-8D5D-2FEFC4E5A3CAVancouver Sun: B.C. CITIES BRACE FOR COURTHOUSE CLOSUREShttp://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/story.asp?id=2F5669C7-2582-48BA-9437-4D5063CCC045

VICTORIA CBC BUSTED, 900 PATIENTS ENDANGEREDInterview with CBC founder, Ted Smith9TH CIRCUIT DECISION: MARIJUANA DRIVING OK IN IDAHOIf you can pass a sobriety check, you're legalMOTHER WINS RIGHT TO TREAT SON WITH CANNABIS"48 Hours" to feature Mom who defied Placer CountyLIBERTARIAN PARTY JOINS MEDICAL MARIJUANA CAMPAIGNParty lobbies Congress to recognize state laws on medpot. The Cannabis Buyers' Clubs of Canadahttp://hempology.yi.org/

Monday, January 14, 20022001: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF MARIJUANA PROHIBITION"House Republicans Thursday unveiled a package of bills to combat drug abuseand vowed to make America virtually drug-free by 2002." - Reuters, May 19982001 Drug Statistics - Estimated U.S. deaths in year 2001 attributed totobacco: 400,000; alcohol: 110,000; prescription drugs: 100,000; suicide:30,000; murder: 15,000; aspirin and related painkillers: 7600; marijuana: 0"The difference between a policy and a crusade is that a policy is judged by

THE AMERICAN "JUST US SYSTEM"Government protects its own, but ignores the rights of citizens.OAKLAND CBC REOPENS CASE"..important constitutional questions remain."WOMAN WITH SICKLE CELL ANEMIA FIGHTS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANASister Somayah held 60 days without medicine, faces life in prison,10TH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS SEIZURE OF RESIDENCEFeds can seize your home without a conviction - regardless of state law.RAINBOW FARM DEATHS DEFENDEDLocal prosecutor blames victims, praises police and wants to seize Farm.