Cannabis News on 9th September, 2005

• Debate Over Pot Candy Hones in on Hemp Ingredients
  John Bazemore, The Associated Press
  

  As lawmakers crack down on the sale of marijuana-flavored lollipops, another debate is raging between their manufacturers and hemp product advocates over what is in the candy.

• Medical Marijuana Research Should Be Legalized
  Collegiate Times (VA)
  

  Virginia—A classic question of morals, ethics and philosophy: Would you rather be a righteous man in prison or an immoral man lavished with accolades and riches? This classic conundrum is quite evident today if you pay close attention. 

• Medical Cannabis Laws Have No Negative Impact On Teen Use, Study Says
  NORML Foundation (DC)
  

  The passage of state laws authorizing the use of medical cannabis has not led to an increase in the drug’s recreational use among young people, according to a report issued this week by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP).
  

• Daughter's tea with vicar goes to pot
  Royston and Buntingford Mercury
  

  HIGH tea was served at the home of the late Lord Whaddon when the daughter of the Labour peer inadvertently served her guests — the vicar and the undertaker — cannabis biscuits.

• Marijuana Might Really Make You Cool
  Fred Gardner, CounterPunch.org
  

• Researchers look for cannabis volunteers
  The Wood & Vale Express
  

  Researchers at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital are looking for volunteers to test cannabis.