Month September 2004

Good news, potheads! Marijuana Extract Shrinks Brain Tumors. A team of Spanish researchers has discovered that cannabinoids, the active ingredients in marijuana, make brain tumors shrink by halting the growth of blood vessels that feed the tumors, reports New Scientist.…

It’s a pumpkin A LARGE pumpkin. That’s a blue foot long ruler lying on top of it. Miss Monica, whose blog will be reviving itself soon, is the proud grower. As giant pumpkins go, this is still just a wee little…

George Jr sent out of Texas by father as a ‘drunken liability’ The US president, George Bush, was transferred to the Alabama National Guard during the Vietnam war because his drunken behaviour was a political liability to his father in…

Mass demonstration on Inauguration Day, regardless of who is elected The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition has obtained permits for the Counter-Inaugural demonstration! On the first day that the next president takes the oath of office – January 20, 2005 – there will…

Rap returns home to Africa Daara J are one of the success stories – the Senegalese rap group have just played the UK’s Glastonbury and Womad festivals and won a BBC World Music award. The title track of their album…