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Cannabis almost doubles the risk of fatal car crashes, according to a new study, though smoking the drug is still far less risky than drink-driving, the researchers say. Stoned drivers were almost twice as likely to be involved in a fatal car crashes than abstemious drivers, according to a study of 10,748 fatal car crashes in France between 2001 and 2003. More than half of the drivers in the study themselves died as a result of their accidents and all the subjects were tested for drug and alcohol use after crashing. Even after accounting for factors such as the age of the drivers and the condition of the vehicle, the researchers conclude that cannabis caused a signifi…

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Will locals vote to put pot-related enforcement at the bottom of the cops' to-do list? The city of Santa Cruz sure does love its dope. At least that's the assumption Santa Cruz Citizens for Sensible Marijuana Policy are banking on as they work to get an initiative on November's ballot that would make marijuana-related crimes the lowest enforcement priority for Santa Cruz police. "I don't think that responsible adults should be punished for recreational use. And the vast majority of citizens in this city seem to feel the same way," said initiative proponent Craig Reinarman. The initiative follows over a decade's worth of pro-marijuana legislation in the city of Santa…

I'm glad I live in Perth hehehehe

A FADED pop star and the father of a kidnapped baby faced court together yesterday on drug charges. Seventies sweetheart Allison Durbin is accused of supplying cannabis to convicted drug dealer Giuseppe "Joe" Barbaro, whose baby daughter Montana was kidnapped in 2004. Ms Durbin, named Australia's Queen of Pop three times in the late '60s and '70s, is charged with trafficking, cultivating and possessing cannabis, as well as theft of electricity. The 54-year-old still had the trademark long hair that thrilled thousands of male fans in her heyday when she appeared in Melbourne Magistrates' Court yesterday. But it was the only touch of glamour left for the one-time darl…

ONE of the state's most influential doctors has rejected calls for widespread drug tests for doctors, saying they should only be introduced if politicians roll their own sleeves up first. Speaking for the first time since he became the president of the South Australian Medical Board, Dr Trevor Mudge said he saw little point in drug testing doctors. "As soon as we have daily drug testing for politicians we should introduce them for doctors, because after all, they make much more important decisions than we do," Dr Mudge, an obstetrician, said. "The evidence from other countries is that widespread testing of doctors is very expensive and essentially not helpful." Whil…

A SECOND man has been arrested over a large cannabis crop located near the Sunshine Coast. A 33-year-old man from Bribie Island was charged yesterday over the crop discovered at a Conondale property, west of Maroochydore, on January 14, police said. He will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on February 15 charged with one count each of possess cannabis and produce cannabis in excess. Police charged a 52-year-old Conondale man over the crop on January 14. He was charged with one count each of produce cannabis, possess cannabis and possess things used in the production of cannabis. He will appear in Caloundra Magistrates Court today. http://www.news.com.au/st…

Perhaps the most compelling reason so many Australians believe Schapelle Corby is innocent is the "selling sand to the arabs" argument: why would anyone smuggle marijuana to Bali when everyone knows it's so easy to get there? While drugs might seem freely available on the streets, the foreigners who live in Bali, including those serving time in Kerobokan jail, say that buying them is a very risky business because you never know if the seller is an undercover police officer or a police informer. For that reason, westerners in Bali are prepared to pay premium prices for marijuana if they can get it from other Westerners, as that's the best way to ensure they are not goi…

POLICE sniffer dogs succumbed to the heat yesterday, only catching 30 Melbourne Big Day Out revellers with small amounts of drugs. The two dogs, called to monitor the Big Day Out for the first time in the event's history, went home after 3 1/2 hours as searing temperatures forced their minders to call it a day. Inspector Paul Tottage said the dogs could not handle the muggy weather. "They just got too hot," he said. "It was too humid for them." The dogs found small amounts of cannabis and ecstasy on patrons. None of those caught with drugs were transferred to police stations, and 11 were placed on drug diversion programs. "The hit rate for the dogs has been rela…

Original Article Sunday Mail Adelaide 29th January 2006 That was from the online site, it was also printed in the paper, so I scanned that as well (haven't checked them word for word to see if they are the same or not) They tried to introduce this shit years ago and failed miserably

Evidence is mounting that heavy marijuana use can increase the chances of developing severe mental illness for some adolescents whose genes put them at added risk. The link between cannabis and psychosis gained ground this week when two influential medical journals reviewed the research to date and concluded it was persuasive. In PLoS Medicine, Professor Wayne Hall, a public health policy expert at the University of Queensland, wrote that genetically vulnerable teenagers who smoke marijuana more than once a week "appear at greater risk of psychosis". An article in the British medical journal BMJ cited estimates that marijuana could contribute to about 10 per cent of p…

Author: Kevin Bohn Date: 26-01-2006 Source: http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/26/mexico.tunnel/index.html Copyright: © 2006 Cable News Network LP, LLLP.