We have the exceptionnally great honour to present you herewith a series of stamps on the hemp plant. This series has been published, in excellent co-operation with TNT Post, on 23 december by the Vereniging voor Opheffing van het Cannabisverbod (VOC - Association for the Abolition of Cannabis Prohibition), a platform for co-operation among Dutch companies and organisations that aim at preserving the hemp plant for Dutch society.

Finally the debate on cannabis legalisation in Morocco is becoming a reality. The second TV channel of national Moroccan Television (2M) on Wednesday 3 December 2008 broadcasted a live debate on the various possible approaches towards cannabis cultivation in Morocco, entitled « Cannabis and haschisch : Which approach to take? .

Prague - The Czech Constitutional Court today cancelled the guilty verdict in the case of Hana Ticha and Mojmir Miklica who had grown in their garden 499 plants of hemp from which marijuana is produced as it found no proof of intended drug production.

More than half of all Dutch lord mayors with one or more coffeeshops on their territory, want to legalise the entire soft drugs-chain.

Cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines and LSD are the most commonly used drugs across Europe, the Lisbon-based European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction said in its annual report.

It estimates 4 million Europeans use cannabis daily, or almost daily, while 12 million people have used cocaine at least once. In comparison 11 million Europeans have taken amphetamines and 9.5 million ecstasy.

New drugs gaining popularity

Newer drugs like BZP, GHP and Ketamine are fast emerging as drugs of choice. Another emerging drug is Fentanyl, which according to the report "is considerably more potent than heroin and its use can be particularly risky".