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Expert okay's over counter cannabis May 27, 2004 A Dutch expert says providing cannabis through pharmacies for medical use does not lead to increased recreational use. In New Zealand, a select committee recommended last year that the drug be provided to patients for a range of complaints from chronic pain to MS and cancer sufferers. Officials are currently awaiting the results of a clinical trial in Britain. Willhelm Scholten the head of the Office of Medicinal Cannabis at the Ministry of Health in the Netherlands, told Radio New Zealand making the drug available through pharmacies wouldn't have an impact on recreational use. Scholten says medicinal cannab…

Under the cover of dawn, squads prepare to swoop BROOKE JACOBSON Thursday, 27 May 2004 Most of Dubbo slept as more than 200 police gathered before sunrise yesterday to take part in one of the State's largest drug bust operations. Local police and detectives joined officers from the State Crime Command, NSW gangs squad as well as drug squad officers and dog squad handlers for a briefing at a secret location. Outside, a large contingent of local and national media impatiently stamped their feet against the cold and waited for the orders to move out. The officer in charge of the operation, Detective Superintendent Ken McKay from the gangs squad, and former Orana …

'Patients on Grass' - in the Government's own backyard! 12:00pm Tuesday 31 August Medical cannabis protest: The Domain - rear of NSW Parlaiment Bob Carr has announced that patients shouldn't grow cannabis in their backyards or buy it on the blackmarket - yet this is the reality for patients with serious illnesses in NSW due to the inaction of the Carr Government. Patients, doctors and supporters will meet in the Government's backyard, the Domain, to ask the Premier when his long-awaited medical trial will start and in what form it will take? Bring a thermos and a rug, snacks available (Brash's green butter cupcakes - see photo). All welcome.

Media Alert 27th May 2004 NT Greens preferences ensure continued Racism and intolerance in Darwin Members of the Network Against Prohibition have expressed their disgust at the allocation of preferences by the NT Greens in this weekends election for Lord Mayor of the Darwin City Council. The Greens have preferenced Australian Labor Party and Country Liberal Party candidates before the Networks candidate, anti-racism campaigner Stuart Highway. The Network Against Prohibition have not made any preference deals and will rely on the voter to make their own mind up about preferences. NAP’s candidate for Lord Mayor, Stuart Highway said “The Greens have shown themsel…

http://www.rense.com/general53/cirtua.htm By Daniel Terdiman Wired News 5-25-4 The world of massively multiplayer online games is often a dangerous place, what with constant threats from bloodthirsty monsters and murderous non-player characters. But now players have even more peril to contend with: addictive drugs that can incapacitate or kill their characters. The designers of Achaea, one of the biggest online text-based games, have recently introduced a virtual addictive drug -- known as gleam -- as part of a story line in which a crime ring has been attempting to infiltrate the game's cities. And some players can't take it fast enough. "What we wanted to do w…

Busted: Drug ring cracked, 12 arrested during raids Saturday, 22 May 2004 POLICE believe they have cracked another major Bendigo drug trafficking ring, with 12 people arrested during raids on city properties yesterday. Thousands of dollars in cash, three cars, mobile phones, illegal drugs and stolen property were seized during raids conducted by 37 police officers and the Melbourne-based dog squad. Partygoers at a house in Golden Square stood handcuffed along a fence, sat cross-legged on the front porch and perched in deck chairs while police searched the property early yesterday morning. The raids continued on houses in Kennington and Flora Hill, where the parents of…

Cannabis kingpin feared murdered By NIGEL HUNT 25may04 A MISSING Ethelton man was a major supplier of cannabis to dealers on the state's West Coast, it has been revealed. Police investigations into the disappearance of Eric Lynch, 45, have discovered he is ranked in the "top handful" of suppliers of hydroponically grown cannabis. Investigators believe Mr Lynch, missing since February 10, made regular drug runs to Port Lincoln. Although locally grown cannabis is freely available in West Coast towns, there is a lucrative market for hydroponically grown cannabis because it is stronger. Port Lincoln CIB Detective Senior Constable George Fenwick said yesterday investig…

Drugs seized in raid May 25 2004 Shepparton News Members from Shepparton's Regional Response Unit assisted Bendigo Police in a major drug operation at the weekend. Twenty-five search warrants were executed in Bendigo and outlying areas, resulting in 26 offenders being charged. Police laid 181 charges, including a number for serious drug offences. Speed tablets, ecstasy tablets, ecstasy powder, prescription drugs including Valium, morphine and Viagra, four cannabis plants and about 85 grams of cannabis were seized from various premises during the raids. The raid was the second in two weeks, both of which have been of similar size. Regional Response Unit Sup…

I just want to know where people stand in regard to car searches. Do the police need a warrant or not?