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We have detectives flying around in helicopters looking for pot in your backyard, while child molesters are in the playground NOT being arrested. Road officers are looking for a baggie under the front seat, while drunk drivers sail on by and kill people. Public Safety is greatly diminished as The Thin Blue Line wastes precious resources going after pot...Off. Howard J. Wooldridge (retired), member Law Enforcement Against Prohibition www.leap.cc

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Benjamin Curtis, better known as the "Dell Dude" from the computer company's television commercials, was released from jail Monday after being arrested on Manhattan's Lower East Side on suspicion of trying to buy marijuana. Rest of the article is here: http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/02/10/dell.dud...rest/index.html

Just listened to a story on triple j's morning show discussing new legislation in s.a re hydro growing.....paul dillon from the national drug and alchohol research centre made an interesting point that due to the many mediums that hydro is grown in, there may difficulty in defining what is actually considered hydro when it comes to prosecution...i'm sure the bastards will find a way of prosecuting anyone growing in a "controlled environment"....also some interesting input from callers about the effect hydro has on them as smokers ie: stronger, harsher, left with a hangover when too many chemicals are used in the grow....anyhow just thought i would share that info with you…

Burke fuels dope fire February 08, 2003 Opposition Leader Denis Burke said yesterday Territorians should be allowed to decide for themselves whether they smoke marijuana. He said the Government was misguided in its determination for police to target marijuana use. "The vast majority of marijuana use is recreational use," Mr Burke said. "It's harmless and the Government should concentrate on issues that are a concern to the community." As the former commander of 2nd Cavalry Regiment based at Robertson Barracks, Mr Burke said he tolerated marijuana consumption by his troops. "There are many people that will not drink alcohol, but will have the occasional smoke,…

By Ann Harrison, AlterNet February 5, 2003 In an extraordinary condemnation of federal drug war tactics, five jurors who convicted medical cannabis grower Ed Rosenthal of federal marijuana cultivation and conspiracy charges, held a press conference yesterday (Tuesday, Feb. 4) to apologize and to call for a new trial. The jurors said they were outraged to discover that Rosenthal had been deputized by the city of Oakland, Calif. to grow medical cannabis for patients under California's Compassionate Use Act (Prop. 215). The judge denied all but two of Rosenthal's defense witnesses, including the Oakland city attorney who drafted the legal immunity provisions for the city…

Hi, I'm new to this forum & first off would like to say Hi to fellow smokers/growers. Can anyone give me an email address other than the one @ Aussie - you get sent to 420. I have tried to email him through Outlook, I have sent an email through the button on the members list, and all I keep getting is an auto reply. Is there a delay? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks Bob

New Dutch Regulations To License Prescription Pot Growers, Will Allow Pharmacies To Stock Medical Cannabis February 6, 2003 - The Hague, Netherlands The Hague, the Netherlands: Pending changes in Dutch law will allow federal health officials to license medicinal marijuana cultivators, and permit pharmacies to provide prescription-grade cannabis for medical use. The new regulations, which were first announced last April, are expected to be enacted by March 17, 2003, according to a spokesman from the Dutch Ministry of Health. Licensing will be overseen by the Netherlands’ Office of Medicinal Cannabis (BMC) of the Health Ministry, which was established in 2000 to stu…

By ELISSA HUNT, Magistrates' Court reporter February 05, 2003 FOUR detectives were charged yesterday with drug trafficking in the latest corruption claim to hit Victoria Police. Drug charges: from left are Det-Sgt Glenn Saunders, Sen-Det Peter Alexander, Sen-Det Stephen Campbell, and former Det-Sgt David Waters. Picture: John Hart The four policemen, including two detective sergeants, were all based at St Kilda. They are accused of trafficking $100,000 worth of cannabis. Charged are Det- Sgt David John Waters, 42, who was discharged last month, and serving officers Det-Sgt Glenn Saunders, 33, Sen-Det Peter John Alexander, 36, and Sen-Det Stephen Russell Campbe…

by Simon O'Brien Printed in Issue:20 April 2002 Simon O'Brien, Western Australian Legislative Council member for the South Metropolitan Region and Shadow Minister for Drug Abuse Strategy, recently visited South Australia to investigate that State's experience with liberalised cannabis laws. His visit to South Australia was prompted by the WA Labor Government's announcement that it would pursue the decriminalisation of the possession of small amounts (up to 25g) of cannabis, and the cultivation of up to two plants. A summary of his report follows. South Australian experience The decriminalisation of cannabis in South Australia, in particular, its cultivation, has…

High fellow stoners again.... I was watching the "Bill" last night on ABC channel, during the breaks/ads, I saw a ad/preview called "DRUG WARS" for ABC documentry on this coming Monday the 13th Januray on ABC at 8.30pm. I dunno if it's cannabis related, but it was about the America's "War on Drugs", and saw piles and piles of coke and heroin during the previews last night. I have no idea if this posting is any worth letting you know, or even worth watching, but only one way to find out, watch it on Monday night. :: I have marked this on my calender so I don't forget Cheers, Urbanhog http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/sp/chefico.gif

Cannabis smokers just want to stay on the sofa and snack, spending hours engrossed in home entertainment. Red Bull and smoothies, 'Munchie' snacks such as Mars bars and Haribo jellies. Pizza chains. Video stores. Games consoles. Multichannel TV. And what scares them... Shiny, noisy places with too many choices such as Starbucks and McDonald's High-alcohol drinks and strong lagers such as Stella Artois Pubs with bouncers on the door: Businesses alerted to huge profits as study shows dope users have money to burn Ben Summerskill Sunday February 2, 2003 The Observer The stock market is faltering and house prices are on the edge of a precipice. Could cannabis smokers be t…

This is a strange article about cat humping.

A federal jury Friday found Ed Rosenthal, the author of how-to-grow books on marijuana and how to avoid the law, guilty of marijuana cultivation and conspiracy charges. Deliberating for a day, the 12-member jury concluded that Rosenthal, the self described "Guru of Ganja," was growing more than 1,000 plants, conspiring to cultivate marijuana and maintaining a warehouse for a growing operation. He faces a maximum life term when sentenced June 4. Several people in the courtroom, including Rosenthal's wife and daughter, wept as the verdicts were read by a court clerk. The verdicts were a victory in the federal government's battle against California's 1996 voter-approv…