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another bust as follows:- NSW Police On-Line POLICE SEIZE 21 KILOGRAMS OF CANNABIS – KIAMA 28, February 2004 Lake Illawarra police have seized almost 21 kilograms of cannabis during the execution of a search warrant at a house in Kiama. Police located the cannabis in the garage of the Gwinganna Avenue address, as well as hydroponic equipment, seven cannabis plants and two ecstasy tablets. As a result of the seizure, a 24-year-old Kiama man has been charged with cultivate prohibited plant, possess prohibited drug and supply prohibited drug. He has been given conditional bail and will appear in Kiama Local Court on March 23. *******

By EDITH BEVIN April 13, 2004 The Territory's hydroponic equipment suppliers may be forced to undergo criminal history checks and keep stringent records of who they sell to. Territory police have told the Northern Territory News that they are looking at ``a number of hydroponic suppliers'' over their suspected role in the cultivation of drugs. One Darwin supplier has already been summonsed over his alleged role in supplying equipment for growing cannabis. ``We suspect that there are some hydroponics suppliers involved or assisting in the illicit manufacture of drugs,'' Drug Squad Senior Sergeant Les Martin. Drug squad sources said they had anecdotal evidenc…

DRUG detection dogs will travel on Central Coast trains from tomorrow. New powers will allow police with dogs to travel on trains from the Coast to Newcastle without the need for search warrants. Police minister John Watkins said the dogs would be used to detect cannabis, heroin, cocaine and amphetamines. "Drug dogs are an excellent front-line policing resource, sniffing out offenders during transit patrols, drug operations and blitzes on the rail network," he said. "They help police target dealers and couriers using the transport network and disrupt drug peddlers' markets by scaring off customers and users." Drug dogs can be used in searches of licensed premise…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 28, 2004 Medical Marijuana Win Undone by Parliamentary Trick; Committee Vote Thursday HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT -- The medical marijuana bill, H.B. 5355, passed the Connecticut House of Representatives today by a vote of 75 to 71, but a parliamentary maneuver sent the bill back to committee, where its fate is uncertain. Immediately after the bipartisan vote, Rep. Arthur O'Neill (R-Southbury) rose to make a parliamentary inquiry. O'Neill argued that because the bill had a fiscal note, it should go to the Joint Finance Committee. To the shock of patients and other supporters who believed they had won a historic victory, Speaker Moira Lyons…

FEDERAL COURTS PROTECT MEDICAL MARIJUANA On April 21, U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel issued a preliminary injunction barring the federal government from raiding or prosecuting a medical marijuana cooperative in California. This historic action is just the latest in a series of decisions in which federal courts have shown great skepticism toward federal attacks on state medical marijuana laws. These federal court actions have particular significance here in Vermont, where officials, including Gov. James Douglas, have claimed that federal hostility prevents the state from protecting medical marijuana patients from arrest. Judge Fogel's injunction, protec…

UK - 26 April 2004 Hi-tech drug testing blitz Safer Neighbourhoods officers from Edmonton Green are planning to utilise the latest drug-testing technology in an initiative designed to rid their ward of drugs. Following discussions with local businesses and residents, Edmonton Green's new Safer Neighbourhoods team will be targeting vehicles travelling through the ward and the surrounding borough of Enfield. They plan to tackle drug use in the area by unveiling a high-tech machine that can accurately detect even the slightest trace of drugs. The team, who were introduced to Edmonton Green at the beginning of April, intend to stop vehicles as they drive through th…

G'Day all from Australia. I am a 24 year old Cannabis consumer and Cataplexy sufferer. (Cataplexy is a complex neurological sieizure/paralysis disorder). I tried the pills the docs. gave me for my neurological problem (seizures, nightmares, tremors, paralysis....nasty stuff) and it didn't help. The only thing I find helps is the NATURAL Cannabis herb....a panacea as far as I am concerned as it can control all these symptoms (as well as the many others that exist today) and takes the place of all the pills, potions that the docs give out....sorry deal out! Myself, I would have to take sleeping pills, stimulants, anti-depressants, analgesics and yes...they're even thinkin…

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:: I thought this was a beauty! Cracked me up anyway. An Aboriginal woman put a curse on Prime Minister John Howard as he visited the regional Victorian town of Colac today. Clad in possum skin and traditional tribal makeup, the woman stood silently outside Colac Performing Arts Centre while Mr Howard got into his waiting vehicle after addressing a crowd of more than 500 members of the local community. Embattled Aboriginal leader Geoff Clark and his supporters watched as the woman known as Moopor pointed a bone at Mr Howard, who just smiled and waved. The silent protest comes as Mr Howard last week announced the scrapping of the peak Aboriginal organisation ATS…

Source. 41 percent of students say they have used marijuana despite negative side effects linked to the drug and students are beginning to compare smoking weed to drinking beer or smoking cigarettes, causing the illegal substance to become more accepted in the residential community, several students said. http://www.cannabisnews.com/images/cannabisicon.gif Posted by CN Staff on April 24, 2004 at 18:32:00 PT By Ben Sweet Source: Vanderbilt Hustler Marijuana or THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) as those who know it best, is rapidly becoming the most popular substance in use. Only tobacco and alcohol rival it on Vanderbilt’s campus, and according to the National Hou…