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Although its capital is notorious among stoners and college kids for marijuana haze-filled "coffee shops," Holland has never actually legalized cannabis - the Dutch simply don't enforce their laws against the shops. The correct answer is Portugal, which in 2001 became the first European country to officially abolish all criminal penalties for personal possession of drugs, including marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work? | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

HANOVER, N.H.—Eliminated from the Rolfe Division race and resigned to another losing season, the Harvard baseball team began its doubleheader against Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H. on Saturday looking like a team with little left to play for. The Crimson had no answer for the Big Green’s relentless style of play in the first game of the twinbill, losing handily by a score of 14-2.But while there were few tangible rewards left to motivate Harvard (12-28, 10-10 Ivy) towards victory, the team still had its pride, and it came...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Comeback Secures Twinbill Split in Hanover | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

...prices rising for some commodities now, in the middle of the worst recession in decades? The answer: demand is recovering, slightly, for some raw materials. In the case of oil, supplies have been reduced by OPEC cutbacks. And commodities traders are bidding up market prices in general on expectations that supply shortages will return with just a modest improvement in demand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Driving the Bull Market in Commodities? | 4/25/2009 | See Source »

...00—Roughly 200 people in the crowd made it out here for the annual intrasquad spring game between the Crimson and White. This game should be interesting and will hopefully answer some pressing questions, namely who the heck is going to be Harvard's starting QB next year?! Stay tuned for continuing coverage...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff | Title: LIVE BLOG: Harvard Football Spring Game | 4/25/2009 | See Source »

...much of Europe, the answer is simple. In most scenarios, you are responsible for yourself, and many outdoor enthusiasts travel with insurance specifically to offset costs should they need to be rescued. In the U.S., whether you have to pay depends on where exactly you are when you get into trouble. In any of the national parks, the government picks up the tab for your rescue. The National Park Service spends nearly $5 million annually on search and rescue (SAR) missions and that doesn't include the cost of hundreds of thousands of man hours that go into these searches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get into Trouble Outdoors — Who Pays for the Rescue? | 4/25/2009 | See Source »

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