Cannabis just got more serious; Drug moved back into class B as home secretary worries about strong ’skunk‘ on the streets – but is it a backwards step?; Posted by Angela Balakrishnan Monday 26 January 2009 14.44 GMT
Cannabis confusion; The government’s reclassification of cannabis is illogical and unworkable. But it may yet have positive results; Sue Blackmore; guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 27 January 2009 08.00 GMT
Parliamentary delays mean cannabis users will not face fines; Order to make cannabis use an offence punishable with a penalty notice and fine after drug’s reclassification to class B not due to be debated until Wednesday; guardian.co.uk, Friday 23 January 2009 16.25 GMT
Tougher Border Can’t Stop Mexican Marijuana Cartels; By SOLOMON MOORE; Published: February 1, 2009; TUCSON — Drug smugglers parked a car transport trailer against the Mexican side of the border one day in December, dropped a ramp over the security fence, and drove two pickup trucks filled with marijuana onto Arizona soil.