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Is Cannabis Actually Bad For You?

By Robert Kane · 15 years ago

The dangers of cannabis and cannabis seeds are routinely touted in the media and by governments; in fact, the debate has been re-ignited in the press recently with the government’s decision to reclassify the drug ...

The Best Places for Cannabis in the World

By Robert Kane · 15 years ago

Different regions and countries in the world have different cultures, cuisines and traditions. This is obvious, well known and often reflected in the purchasing choices people make; people buy anything from steel to coffee to ...

Famous Residents of Cuba

By Emma Lelliot · 15 years ago

Whatever your views on Cuba, everyone agrees that the island has been home to some of the most colourful and passionate people in history. Cuba seems to lend itself to free-spirited and wonderful figures, many ...

Top Ten Film Locations to See on a Holiday to North Africa

By Kieron Sellens · 15 years ago

North Africa is a perfect place for filming; it has sweeping vistas, it has seas of sand, it has the Mediterranean, it has new buildings and old alleyways in ancient and bustling cities. In fact, ...

Five Outrageous Lorry Stories You Couldn’t Make Up

By Lyall Cresswell · 15 years ago

Whether it is through luck or fate, lorries just seem to keep finding their way to the centre of the most bizarre news stories and urban myths around the internet. Weird and wonderful, strange and ...

Top Five Most Hazardous Lorry Loads

By Lyall Cresswell · 15 years ago

Most lorry drivers transport ordinary goods to their destination, pickup their backload if they’ve arranged one, and drive back. Most will need some kind of identification, even if it’s only a name tag, or possibly ...

The Truth About Hepatitis

By Tim Leach · 15 years ago

While Hepatitis A is largely only a risk in underdeveloped countries, there are a combined 5.25 million people in America living with Hepatitis B and C. The consequences of not undergoing Hepatitis treatment can be ...

Protection from Pregnancy Doesn’t Guarantee Protection from STDs

By Tim Leach · 15 years ago

Increasingly, the sexually active population (especially students and young people) see pregnancy, not an STD, as the worst result of unprotected sex. They therefore protect themselves in line with this thinking Use of the pill, ...

10 Uses for Your Marijuana Seeds

By Robert Kane · 15 years ago

It’s no secret that many countries ban the sale of cannabis. It’s slightly less known that in many of these countries the actual cannabis seeds are legally allowed to be bought and sold. We whole-heartedly ...

Which STDs can be Cured?

By Tim Leach · 15 years ago

Quite a lot of times I have heard anecdotes of people avoiding STD tests because they’re scared of knowing for sure that they have a sexually transmitted disease. They’d prefer to stay in the dark, ...

The Lorry Driver’s Travel Checklist

By Lyall Cresswell · 15 years ago

On a long haul road haulage job, a lorry driver can be on the road for days or even weeks. That’s a long time for something to go wrong with your lorry – and if ...

Historical Cannabis Facts

By Robert Kane · 15 years ago

This history of cannabis is long and confusing, and only relatively recently has the possession of cannabis been a criminal offence. Here’s a look back at some of the peculiarities of its history… It’s been ...

5 Key Qualities of a Good Employee

By Gail Kenny · 15 years ago

What do employers want? This is the maddening question that every job seeker is trying to answer – as a travel recruitment specialist, I see plenty of people scratching their heads when they are applying ...

More Lorry Driver Urban Legends

By Lyall Cresswell · 15 years ago

I’ve written about lorry driver urban legends before, but they just keep cropping up all over the internet. I’m not sure quite why lorry drivers and their vehicles often seem to be at the centre ...

Return Loads and Groupage – Maximising Haulage Efficiency

By Lyall Cresswell · 15 years ago

With the price of fuel rising dramatically, the haulage industry faces some of its toughest years in recent memory. Owner operators and haulage companies are looking for ways to keep their businesses afloat as running ...

Marijuana and Religion

By Robert Kane · 15 years ago

If you asked most people to think of a "marijuana religion", they instantly think of Rastafarians and nothing more. But while many religions are as condemnatory of cannabis as they are of any other intoxicant, ...

What are Feminized Marijuana Seeds?

By Robert Kane · 15 years ago

Every website that legally sells marijuana seeds offers a curious option to buy so called feminized seeds, usually at two or three times the price for the same quantity of ordinary seeds. But what are ...

5 Countries Where Marijuana is Legal (Almost!)

By Robert Kane · 15 years ago

Marijuana users have always sought legal loopholes in countries where it is illegal to own or smoke it. Many people choose to buy marijuana seeds (which is legal in many places), then grow and smoke ...

5 Biggest Haulage Heists

By Lyall Cresswell · 15 years ago

Every lorry driver knows that theft is one of risks of their profession. Lorry trailers, often filled with valuable goods, have long been tempting targets for haulage thieves, and this kind of crime is believed ...