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ninemsn.com.au 10:31 AEST Mon Jan 19 2009 by Larine Statham Australia's only sitting Democrat says she is pleased the man she voted for will replace her when she retires. David Winderlich worked as Sandra Kanck's policy adviser for several years, before being elected to replace her in the legislative council of the South Australian Parliament in a party vote that took place last week. "He has an excellent understanding of parliament and knows all the laws that are up in the air at the moment and he'll be able to slip right into it," Ms Kanck said. Richard Way and Craig Bossie also contended the seat, but were defeated by the father of five. "All I know was tha…

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0...342-952,00.html I know its not mj related but I couldn't resist. I guess the moral to this is if you're going to break the law do it as far away from a fast food outlet as possible.

buzzflash.com Scott Vogel and Freedom States Alliance See Americans' Attitudes About Guns Changing 23/12/2008 -- Scott Vogel, Communications Director, Freedom States Alliance Is America's love affair with guns finally ready for a divorce? Is the NRA more bark than bite? Can anyone really make a sane argument for civilians having .50 caliber sniper rifles? With a new administration not beholden to the zealots of the gun lobby, maybe some headway can finally be made in getting our national gun fixation under control. BuzzFlash interviewed Scott Vogel, Communications Director of Freedom States Alliance (FSA). FSA is actively changing the way America thinks about…

Database will help nab interstate crims: Govt 12 January 12, 2009 ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/12/2463499.htm Officers on patrol will now be able to check up on offences committed anywhere in Australia. Offenders who try to hide their criminal histories by fleeing interstate are about to find it much harder. From today, police in New South Wales will be able to access the full criminal records of people while on patrol. Under the old computer system, officers could only check offences committed in NSW, and someone who may be fleeing a crime committed in another state could slip through the net. The Police Minister, Tony Kelly, says th…

AUSTRALIAN attitudes to cannabis use have hardened dramatically over the past four years, and support for its legalisation has fallen away. But people are increasingly looking to needle and syringe exchange programs and safe injecting rooms, rather than law and order crackdowns, to tackle the wider illegal drug problem, a new study has found. The study, from the University of NSW Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, reviewed a series of survey results over time and reported a large drop in support for regular cannabis use to less than one in 10 Australians last year, compared with one in four in 2004. Advocates of cannabis law reform also lost ground, with more than …

Author: AAP Date: Feb 10, 2009 Source: www.brisbanetimes.com.au Copyright: Fairfax I s'pose. Maybe AAP? Young men who smoke marijuana are more likely to develop an aggressive form of testicular cancer than those who have never tried the drug, a study has found. British newspapers on Monday reported the US research was the first to find evidence of a link between cannabis and testicular cancer. It found smoking the drug at least once a week, or using it regularly from adolescence, doubled the risk of a fast-growing form of the disease called nonseminoma, which tends to strike men in their 20s and 30s. The study, by scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer …

The Independent Jeremy Laurance, 9 February 2009 Just how dangerous is cannabis? Almost a year ago, the Prime Minister announced tougher new laws on cannabis possession, uprating it from a Class C to Class B drug, because of increased fears about the risks posed by Britain's most popular illegal substance. His move, reversing a decision to downgrade the drug taken four years earlier, came in response to reports that the country was in the grip of an epidemic of cannabis-induced psychosis. Headlines claimed that the cannabis sold on the streets was 20 to 30 times stronger than in the 1970s and was tipping increasing numbers of vulnerable people into mental illnesses su…

NEW YORK — Snap, crackle ... pot? Bursting with indignation, legions of legalize-marijuana advocates are urging a boycott of Kellogg Co., including all of its popular munchies, for deciding to cut ties with Olympic hero Michael Phelps after he was photographed with a pot pipe. The leader of one of the biggest groups, the Marijuana Policy Project, called Kellogg's action "hypocritical and disgusting," and said he'd never seen his membership so angry, with more than 2,300 of them signing an online petition. "Kellogg's had no problem signing up Phelps when he had a conviction for drunk driving, an illegal act that could actually have killed someone," said Rob Kampia, the gro…

I've heard that the grow limit is going to be reduced to 2 plants due to a crime org growing uber hydros , givem 20 years i say where else is a brother going to retire , drop the bomb on you fucking dumb weak ass poinces

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Author: British Cannabis Lobby Date: 8 February 2009 Source: PR Canna Zine News http://pr.cannazine.co.uk/20090207885/cann...them-today.html