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Hey guys, Following recent announcements from the Howard government, it's become clear that a very organised anti-cannabis offensive is reaching its peak. NAPNT have dubbed this The Cannabis Wars 2006, and I agree that this year is going to be a very pivotal year for our community. If you were ever contemplating getting involved, even if only in the form of anonymous donations or support in whatever way you can contribute, then NOW is the time. This is really important guys, we have a very important battle ahead of us and if we win strategic ground in the next few months then it's going to make all of our lives much easier, and keep our families that much safer. If…

Author: By GREG KELTON Date: 03/03/06 Source: Advertiser Newspapers Pty Limited Copyright: © Advertiser Newspapers Pty Limited

Adelaide Advertiser 04 March Guns, drug haul shock police By CARA JENKIN 04mar06 POLICE accidentally stumbled on a weapons arsenal and two cannabis crops at a property at Port Gawler yesterday morning after a routine arrest of a man for breaching his parole. Eleven assorted guns were found stashed beside the bed and in a wardrobe at the Shellgrit Rd property. Police also found a hydroponic set-up with four cannabis plants in a bunker, camouflaged among hay bales in a horse stable. A plantation of 37 plants surrounded by a corrugated iron fence was in the backyard. Police, including STAR Group officers, went to the property at 7am yesterday to arrest the 27-…

2 March 2006, United Kingdom: DON'T BE DOPEY, Scientists say smoking cannabis DOESN'T lead to taking harder drugs Author: Bob Roberts, Deputy Political Editor, The Mirror Date: 2 March 2006 Source: The Mirror Copyright: © 2006, The Mirror Suck shit Family First. (This is one of their main claims.)

A POLICE dog sniffed out two people who were arrested after a drug raid on Warrnambool's nightspots at the weekend. Acting Sergeant Brendan Broadbent, of Warrnambool police, said one person was found with three ecstasy tablets and a small amount of cannabis and another with one ecstasy tablet. The drugs were found as a result of the operation which involved using a Passive Alert Detector dog to detect drugs. In both instances the people were arrested near the toilets of licensed premises. Acting Sergeant Broadbent said the operation on Saturday night targeted all of Warrnambool's licensed premises and surrounding areas and was aimed at the illegal sale, possession an…

Looks like the end for OG/CW/HS Media Advisory - The RCMP dismantles an international drug distribution network on the internet MONTREAL, Feb. 28 /CNW Telbec/ - Members of the Marihuana Grow Operations Enforcement Team of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police concluded their first major operation when they uncovered a Montreal based criminal organization involved in the trafficking, importation and exportation of cannabis seeds, as well as in conspiring for the purpose of cannabis cultivation via the Internet. This operation was launched in November 2004 under the name "Courriel" and culminated with the seizure of 200,000 cannabis seeds and the arrest of seven perso…

hi, whats the score with cultivating your own plants in the uk, is there a certain amount of plants you can have before you can be charged for supplying? and does anyone have any idea of how "on top" the police are with the situation in the uk? cheers, l8az brothers n sisters

Source I find it funny that not only can alcohol kill while you are drinking it, it can kill you when you go without drinking it too kinda makes you wonder why the australian government is so anti-weed but has no problems with drinking alcohol :thumbdown

The accident in La Trobe Terrace, near the corner of Gordon Avenue, where a 16-year-old girl died in October last year. A GEELONG teenager has pleaded guilty to culpable driving over a crash which claimed the life of his 16-year-old passenger. Michael James Chambers, 18, also entered a guilty plea to recklessly causing serious injury when he appeared in Geelong Magistrates' Court yesterday. The count relates to injuries to a 15-year-old front seat passenger who survived the fatal crash in La Trobe Terrace last year. The court heard discussions were continuing about whether the charge would later be changed to one of negligently causing serious injury. Chambers…

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Police seize millions of dollars of cannabis plants 22 February 2006 Police have seized nearly 5000 cannabis plants from plots around the Nelson region over the last five days after a helicopter spotting blitz. Thirteen people now face prosecution over the haul reportedly worth millions of dollars. In one bust 70 plants up to 4m tall were discovered in Golden Bay. "I haven't seen them that big in a few years," operation commander Sergeant Steve Savage told The Nelson Mail. The crop was protected with an electric fence, cyanide paste and possum or "gin" traps. He said this was now standard practice among growers who didn't want wildlife interfering wi…

Source: Sky News Active , Austar Digital I feel so sorry for this woman, sounds like she got rorted into buying seedy buds and then she got busted :thumbdown

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/commo...%5E2702,00.html Toughen sentences for 'dangerous' cannabis: DPP Jeremy Roberts and Verity Edwards February 13, 2006 COURTS must impose tougher sentences for cannabis-related crimes because of the damage it does to the mental health of marijuana smokers, South Australia's Director of Public Prosecutions has demanded. Speaking at the first-ever "open day" for the office of the DPP in Adelaide, Stephen Pallaras QC said he was waiting for the right drug case to appeal to a higher court. "I have heard the research on the link between mental illness and cannabis and it concerns me greatly," Mr Pallaras said. "It may be …

Hi everyone, i'm just new to OS, but i was recently reading the QLD 'Drugs misuse act 1986' and the 'Drugs misuse regulation 1987' and noticed a possible loophole in the legislation. www.legislation.qld.gov.au/ LEGISLTN/CURRENT/D/DrugsMisuseA86.pdf www.legislation.qld.gov.au/ LEGISLTN/CURRENT/D/DrugsMisuseR87.pdf As stated in drugs misuse A86, part 2, penalties apply for a number of offences concerning schedule 2 substances, however, in drugs misuse R87 (part 5), schedule 2 lists only Cannabis Sativa. What about Cannabis indica? Could this be classed under Cannabinoids? Does anyone think that this could be a justifiable defence if someone was to be prosecuted, …