Cannabis Law and Politics

Media Alert 15th December 2005 Stuart Highway refuses prison drug-test A Darwin activist may have to ride out the remainder of his sentence in a "punishment cell" at the infamous Berrimah Prison. Berrimah Prison inmate Stuart Highway has been labelled an “identified drug user” (IDU) for refusing to provide a urine sample to prison officers earlier this week. Stuart, presently serving a three-month sentence for charges arising from his involvement in an October 2002 drug law-reform rally, refused to give the required 60mil sample on Monday during a random drug-test. He said he could face 28 days’ in the "punishment cells". "They haven’t issued me with any pap…

Hey guys I've been busted. I'll let you all know how it goes in this thread, but heres the down low.. Couple days ago 3 young men, one armed with a shotgun, attempted to break into my house, around 2am. I was roused by the sound of the front door window breaking and when i confronted them at the front door, they ran (I was holding a samurai sword and a filthy look). Since i wasnt dressed I didn't purse them past the front of the house, however one of them shot a small caliber shotgun shell at the house (probably a 4/10). This of course attracted the attention of the police.....called by my neighbours, naturally.. The police came, searched the house with my consent (…

Recorded this doco off SBS a while, its pretty interesting, shows how the laws came to be, and which assholes were responsible. From the info page: "Grass is a documentary which argues for the decriminalisation of marijuana while telling a history of the weed - from a strictly North American viewpoint. Director Ron Mann argues that government opposition to pot was originally racist in origin (it was smoked by Mexican labourers) and that billions have been spent trying to stop the unstoppable." SBS Page EDIT: heres the Producers Page Leech the torrent from here. Ive only got 64Kb up, but hopefully some international peers should be finished soon. ps. I know its…

by Brian C. Bennett You Can't Tell the Players Without a Scorecard If you want to win a war, you generally need two things: a plan, and an army. If you have a great army, but no coherent plan, you likely will not prevail. Likewise, if you have a great plan but your army stinks, then you're not likely to prevail either. Obviously then, to "win" the drugwar means we'll need a great army and a great plan. I've been asking some of the leaders in drug law reform over the past several years where I can find the gameplan so I can help more effectively. I don't get any replies -- because there simply is no plan. There is, however, a growing army assembling for the effort (a…

I just received this in my mailbox... Media Alert 30th October 2005 Parliament Invaders set to appeal conviction Three members of the NT chapter of the Network Against Prohibition (NAP) will appear before the full bench of the Northern Territory Supreme Court tomorrow to appeal against their conviction for invading the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly on 14th May 2002. Stuart Highway (currently in Darwin Prison for his involvement in a NAP-organised drug law-reform protest), Robert Inder-Smith and Gary Meyerhoff will appear before the Court of Appeal at 10am tomorrow to make their arguments. The trio were part of a group of NAP activists who invaded the…

Hey guys and girls, I was just wondering where the 'best' place to use and grow marijuana receational in Australia would be. I have read the laws regarding the states, but i dont seem to understand some parts of them. I was under the impression that in SA you could grow one plant legally (i.e If cops were to search your house you could tell them kindly to fuck off etc). I am currently in NSW and know the laws a pretty strict round here, but how about everywhere else. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone know the legal implications of being caught with possession of mj seeds in QLD? I remember eating a seed once and I never got high - so technically/legally I don't think they can or should be considered a drug! So how does the legal system get around that if they prosecute for being in possession of something which is essentially completely harmless? Eg Do they fine you? Eg one seed = $10 fine, 2 seeds = $15 fine (discounted) etc Can they actually imprison people just for having seeds/ Eg 100 seeds = 100 days jail time! Does anyone know the QLD mj seed laws?

Just posted for general interest. For those who remember Micheal D Robinson of Drug Free Australia, check out the second last paragraph - I am personally disturbed that such an abject fool as Micheal gets $200,000 a year for the next 3 years. ----------------

Most people do not realize that the prohibition of Cannabis comes forth from the ethnic cleansing that started with the inquisition. The reason for this is that Cannabis was (and still is) a religious sacrament for most (ancient) cultures who were Shamanistic by nature and did not want to confirm to Christianity and according to the Bible those cultures had to be wiped out and their altars and scriptures had to be burned. During the Inquisition cannabis was declared Illegal by pope Innocenty (I believe number IV) and anyone who practised the 'old ways' was murdered. For centuries the western European world was ruled by (Christian) Rome and during those times history h…

Attention all QLD Stoners and Stoners abroad! It's time to put MASSIVE pressure on the QLD Government to Decriminalise MJ. Imagine working as a government official and being BOMBARDED by people demanding that you push for MJ law reform. How long would it take you even if you hated MJ before you got the shits and decided it would be for the best. If you are interested in organizing for your right to smoke MJ then PM me and i will assign you a target and instructions of what messages to send that person. If five people send just one message a day for 2 weeks thats 70 messages a government office has to respond to. Lets make em hear us. If you want to contact these p…

ORIGINS It has occupied a central position in the history of civilisations, past and present. It¹s known to have provided fibre from 8,000 BC with medicinal uses being recorded in 4000 BC. Sources confirm that hemp textiles have been dated from 10,000 years ago,(approximately the same time as pottery was invented and preceding metalworking).Up until the 1900¹s hemp remained the world¹s primary agricultural commodity. PROHIBITION Cannabis hemp was never prohibited because of any real "drug problem" in the U.S. Available evidence points to vested interests, cooperatively acting together, to pressure legislators into banning cannabis to suit their own ends. These in…