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I'm really worried about the accusations that 'weed' is highly addictive. People tell me horror stories of people they know being addicted to it and not being able to get off it and needing help. My theory is that all these people always used it with tobacco. But we all know studies confirm it is about as addictive as coffee. However I believe in australia its the norm to sell 'weed' as marijuana+tobacco. I myself have never bought off the streets so I am unsure. I think weed spun with tobacco is hurting the reputation of cannabis and as such helping to prevent it from being legalised. EDIT: you may have noticed I have edited out the poll and changed some things…

Author: Peter Familari Date: 06/08/2009 Source: Herald Sun Copyright: © Herald and Weekly Times. The New Tester made by Phillips

OK ... Now that things are back on track here, we need to get up and running. We need to choose a name for this organisation, so that a banner can be made for use at the NCPIC conference that is coming up in Sydney on 7-9 September 2009. (see here for info and contact person if you can be in Sydney then.... LMM's post for activists attending Sydney Here is a list of SOME previous suggestions. I have removed ACIC and NCIC from the list as I know they are under consideration by another group and I don't want to cause confusion with the public in general by having two groups with the same name. I also removed duplicate names, and nonsense ones. ACLRA Austral…

Hi guys I want to start this as we really only have a month to organize something if no one else is interested ill still be there by myself if i have to so here it is. There is a conference by NCPIC Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St., Ultimo, NSW 7 – 8 September 2009 NCPIC is pleased to announce that the Centre will be convening the first National Cannabis Conference in 2009. The plan is basically to go down there and spread awareness to whoever wants to hear it out side the convention we will let the media know and keep it peaceful all we are there to do is spread the correct information.

OK, So I have been a member here for many years, and I have contributed to a number of activism type threads. I am no angel, and I freely admit to making many stupid comments on here. I have tried to get a few topics started in regards to activism, but often my own arrogance got in the way and they all got shut down. So time to start again. Basically what I am after is an indication of the users who are interested in activism. Who genuinely want to help change the laws? I am only interested in hearing from people who are actually willing to stand up for what they believe in. Trolls are not invited and will basically be ignored. I once mentioned "agent provocateurs" , go…

The National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre The NCPIC mission is to reduce the use of cannabis in Australia by preventing uptake and providing the community with evidence-based information and interventions NCPIC is a Department of Health and Ageing initiative. http://ncpic.org.au/ sorry that sounds like bullshit to me! promoting this kind of crap Conclusion Although recent cannabis use among Australians appears to have declined steadily since 1998, cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug in Australia. Furthermore, at least in the context of emergency departments in two inner-city Sydney hospitals, cannabis use appears to be asso…

Iamnotacop brought up something in the Naming thread that I think deserves a bit more than just a mention in another topic. One thing that has always gotten in the way before with many groups in my mind is " the way things should be done" and what their actual goals are. Like it has with religion and many other beliefs it has caused separation between pro-cannabis groups or users trying to start a group. I think the solution thought up in the other thread of a single conglomerate group split into sub-sections is something that can work to solve what has been a potential issue in the past and it will also mean that more people will be able to slot themselves into hel…