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Hi! I´m a new member here and live in Oulu, Finland. Anyways, a few days ago I was offered a chance to go to Sydney to study for 9 months. Naturally the first thing what crossed my mind was the pot. So I have a few questions to you aussies, and I´ll be really grateful if somebody can give me the answers. First, are the drug laws in Sydney (southern Australia?) the same to foreigners than they are for local people? Second, what the laws are in practice? I know what they are theorically, but what do you get in real life if you get caught from use, posession or growing.. Third, what´s the public opinion about smoking? Can you smoke in public places, how elderly people …

i was just thinkin about making a bong outta labratory glasses. is it possible to make a hole by using a blow torch and using glass glue to cover the loose bits?? anyone try this? I've got the pipe, cone thingy together with metal pipes but i'm still confused about making the hole. any have any ideas??

after a more in depth victorian law writeup rather than the very vague caught with possession of 50 grams or less = $150 fine and blah blah blah. anyone know any links?

this is an interesting story i though id share with you all late last March myself, Psylence and another friend decided to go and have a quick bong in the gym changerooms at lunch. its the schools smoking spot, whether it be pot or ciggarettes (usually cigs), and students never get caught. in these changerooms there is one cubical, closed off from a urinal alongside it. you snap a load in the cubical, and if a teacher comes in, youre hidden, and hope they go away. so i took the first cone back, then psylence. when our other mate... let's call him Bob... went in to take his, a teacher walked in. now the bong was on the floor, and the place reeked of pot cos it was the…

Due to dismal dynamics of cannabis activism in Sydney, we are going to start to advertise for fresh blood to assist in future political activies. Coming up is the 1st anniversary of Bob Carr's statement in the Parliament on 20th May 2003 This is a perfect opportunity to give Bob some stick. So far we only have 2 protesters and myself. It would be nice if we could get some other patients or supporters could show up as well. If anyone out there can help, this is critical time. It's important to keep this issue fresh in the public's mind. It would also be a good chance to rubbish Bob's suggestion of importing a 'container' load of refined drug from Canada. Believe …

Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League Media Release 25th June 2004 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking A celebration of the ongoing human rights abuses faced by people who use illicit drugs Australian drug users have called on Federal politicians to investigate the serious abuses of human rights in country and in our region in the name of the “war on drugs”. Gary Meyerhoff, the Acting President of AIVL, the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League said that he hopes that Australia’s Drug Action Week and global activities planned for tomorrow will remind politicians of the fear, stigma, discrimination, loss of liberty and l…

A magistrate admitted today that drug prohibition is the real cause of drug related harm in the Northern Territory of Australia. Wallace made the comments while sentencing a young man to a 28 day mandatory sentence for possession of Cannabis, Amphetamines and Ecstasy. While delivering sentence in Court 2 at Darwin Magistrate’s Court this morning, Wallace told the court that he accepted that the defendant had suffered “No physiological or psychological harm from his drug use.” He said that the only harm suffered by the defendant was due to his encounter with the criminal justice system. Yesterday, defence lawyer Alan Woodcock told the court that “Taking large amou…

Human rights activists in Darwin are concerned for their safety and the safety of the public at this week's Network Against Prohibition (NAP) Community Smoke-In for Human Rights. Event organisers have vowed that the event will go ahead on Saturday despite the refusal of Darwin City Council to issue a permit. An appeal has been lodged with the Local Government Review Tribunal however it is not expected that the appeal will be heard before Saturday. The Community Smoke-Ins, held regularly in Darwin's Raintree Park, form part of the Darwin communities ongoing struggle against the Northern Territory Labor Government's 'drug house' legislation which allows police to place …

Roadside drug tests delayed By Kenneth Nguyen July 1, 2004 Random drug testing of Victorian motorists, which was scheduled to begin today, has been delayed and may not begin until the end of the year, police said yesterday. It was also revealed that when the testing begins motorists will have to wait about five minutes for their tests to be processed before they are allowed to proceed on their journey. Inspector Martin Boorman of the police traffic and alcohol section said that despite today being the date when testing was to have begun, police were yet to decide on which testing device they would use. "It's simply taken us longer than we expected it to," Mr Boor…

Members of the Darwin based drug user organisation the Network Against Prohibition have invited everyone who is opposed to the presence of US troops in the Northern Territory (NT) to attend the 18th Community Smoke-in for Human Rights at high noon tomorrow in Darwin’s Raintree Park. The Community Smoke-ins are regular protest events where members of the community openly smoke cannabis in defiance of the NT Government’s ‘drug house’ legislation and the war on drugs in general. Network Against Prohibition (NAP) spokesperson Gary Meyerhoff said that one of the reasons the network oppose drug prohibition is because it is used by the United States to dictate foreign polic…

Smoking cannabis could help night vision: study THE GUARDIAN , London Thursday, Jul 08, 2004, We knew it gave people the munchies and made them giggle. Now researchers claim to have found a new property in cannabis -- it helps us see in the dark. Scientists made their discovery after becoming intrigued by Moroccan fishermen, who not only failed to lose their sense of direction after smoking generous amounts of local kif, a mixture of cannabis and tobacco, but seemed to navigate better on dark nights. "They attribute their ability to see to the consumption of kif that they spend entire hours smoking before getting into their barques," one of the research team, dr…

i'm trying to find some good books to read on the psychological and physical health effects of marijuana. i want books that are unbiased and just present the facts, among research findings etc. (if there is such a thing!) my parents won't let me use marijuana (im 20) so long as i live under their roof. but i'm hoping i can convince them that its not so evil. internet sources aren't 'good enough', i think they would trust real books more. please help

MULLING OVER THE SWAB SQUAD Duff Beer is the brew favoured by Homer Simpson, which he drinks at home on the couch as a fun way of passing time. Curiously, the director of research at the Australian Drug Foundation is a man named Duff - Dr Cameron Duff - who kind of declared this week that drugs, notably party drugs, are the new beer. "Drug use seems to have become a leisure activity in its own right," he said, citing a foundation survey of 380 peppy Melbourne nightclubbers. In short, pillin' and chillin' are now "mainstream". Dr Duff made a careful call for national policy makers to "rethink" their approach to managing the heartland's latest hobby. His comments…

Extra-high cannabis theory goes up in smoke Alan Travis, home affairs editor Saturday June 26, 2004 The Guardian The effective strength of cannabis consumed in Britain has remained stable for the past 30 years, according to a European Union study published today. The research says there is no evidence for claims that most cannabis consumed in Britain and the rest of Europe is now 10 times or more stronger than it was in the 70s. The US drugs "tsar" John Walters and toxicologist John Henry of St Mary's hospital in Paddington, west London, are among those who have warned that the cannabis available now bears little resemblance to that on the market 30 years ago, w…