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Police investigate '5-year-old cannabis user' From http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1080661.htm Northern Territory police have confirmed they are investigating whether a five-year-old smoked cannabis in a Darwin home. A photograph of the child, along with another of two 13-year-old girls apparently smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol, were published in the NT News newspaper on Thursday. A police spokeswoman says officers received the photos from the Northern Territory Department of Family and Community Services on Friday and an investigation has started. Territory Community Services Minister Marion Scrymgour told Parliament last week the newspaper story w…

By EDITH BEVIN April 3, 2004 Police last night launched an investigation into allegations a five-year-old girl is using drugs. The girl may be blood tested for drugs by health authorities. Police were called in after the Northern Territory News voluntarily handed over photographs of the girl holding a bong. Her 13-year-old sister was shown smoking a bong while her 13-year-old friend poured herself a glass of sherry. Community Services assistant secretary Carol Peltola said: ``We have spoken with the family. ``We have forwarded the photos to the police and asked them to investigate. ``We are speaking to a pediatrician about children and drugs and what …

By DIANA EVANS Thursday, 1 April 2004 POLICE seized drugs with a street value of around $15,000 at a Denmark property this week as part of Operation High Tide, the region's crackdown on the illegal drug trade. Eight men and one woman have now been charged in the past two months. Police went to a property at Byleveld Road, William Bay, on Tuesday afternoon after a tip-off from the public. Around a kilogram of dried cannabis and four mature cannabis plants were seized from a shed. A small amount of cannabis material was located in the house. A 41-year-old man has been charged with one count of cultivating a prohibited plant and one charge of possession of a pro…

What is causing despair in Indigenous communities? Petrol, Cannabis or Apartheid? Australian governments always blame some demon for causing the devastation in remote indigenous communities. This week it is petrol sniffing, last week it was cannabis. A month ago it was alcohol. The shifting of blame from cannabis to petrol has occurred after 5 youth suicides, and 8 attempts in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands in South Australia in the space of 3 weeks. The deaths have sparked national and international interest. Even the pope has asked after the welfare of the indigenous community. This interest has meant overtime for government spin-doctors. A blame laying frenzy ha…

The lighting of a 1 metre joint will mark the 2nd birthday of the Network Against Prohibition (NAP) in Darwin tomorrow. For 2 years, community members have campaigned against the NT Labor Government’s “drug house” laws that allow Northern Territory police to:  Signpost a home or business with a 1.2 metre high flourescent green sign  Raid the home or business without a warrant whenever they want  Charge everyone present at the home or business with the possession of an illicit drug found at the premises  Use restraining orders to “ban” people from the home or business  Do cavity searches on people present at the home or business  Stop and question anyone within 2…

Hello, I am the main administrator of www.atsipusk.lt. www.atsipusk.lt is one of two lithuanian (Lithuania is a small country near the Baltic Sea) websites about cannabis, marihuana, it's culture and employment in all spheres of life. The circumstances took an unfavourable turn, and now, inspired by corrupted news media, the law structures of Lithuania started to make repressions against us. The other webpage (www.legalus.net) has already been forced to shut down. That's why we are asking you to temporarily lend us some webspace (at least 30MB) and, by doing this, help us to survive this uneasy period. Otherwise, the stoners of Lithuania will be left without any source …

A link to the abstract and the full text: (EDs sorry just checked the link to the full text and it is a pay site and unfortunently there is no access) http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi...03.00401.x/abs/ Respiratory health effects of cannabis: Position Statement of The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand D. R. Taylor1 and W. Hall2,3 Abstract Both the gaseous and the particulate phases of tobacco and cannabis smoke contain a similar range of harmful chemicals. However, differing patterns of inhalation mean that smoking a 'joint' of cannabis results in exposure to significantly greater amounts of combusted material than with a tobacco cigarette. T…

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Hey guys... Left a Post at the end of "Smoking and Driving" and haven't seen a response yet... Anyone know where the LINKS to these studies that were posted are ??? I am involved in a "Smoking a Driving" Campaign in Canada in the month of April and need these studies soon... I want a TON of ammunition... Anyone ??? Thanx waaay in advance again... Ali

By GRAHAME ARMSTRONG March 21, 2004 NEW cannabis laws which come into effect tomorrow will increase the risk of physical and mental health problems for young people, Opposition Leader Colin Barnett claims. Mr Barnett said the changes ? making the possession of up to 30g of the drug and the cultivation of up to two plants punishable by fine or an education session ? sent the worst possible message to the community that some cannabis was OK. "There is clear scientific evidence that cannabis use is linked with depression and anxiety in youths and an increased risk of psychotic disorders such as paranoia, manic depression and schizophrenia," he said. "Physical healt…

I Just bought 12/ Fat Skunk Seeds for 45 dollars Canadian, 7 of 12 sprouted and are well! Does anyone have any info on the strain and any tips on growing it? I think its a cross breed. Maybe?