Cannabis Law and Politics

The day went pretty well. It started badly with unease in the guts, just feeling it was going to be a bad day somehow, as it turned out, I was wrong. I had what was the first smoke off the white rhino, a small bud taken early and left to dry as a sample, a taster, nice, then pills. A coffee, meet Martin (a fellow patient) get tinctured up and head down to Parliament for a day at the hustings. Arrived late after a hard slog through town dropping into various offices/shops along the way. Got to Parliament about 12:30pm and started leafleting. Very Hot day, saw Hans (a staffer) from the Greens who told me that Lee Rhiannon would be asking a question of Minister Della Bosca…

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…

hey everyone, this stuff is a bit old so most of you have probs seen it but it is worth reading http://drcnet.org/cops/

Gday everybody I just got a new job and I have to pass a piss test. Do you think I could use my dads piss and stash it down my dacks? Any other ideas? I smoke pretty much everyday so I don't think drinking heaps of water will do it? Thanks dudes any help is good I got 5-7 days til it happens

So who is the biggest and how many are there? Can they and have they ever proposed uniting under one banner? Politics is all about strength of numbers. Party members, poll results, surveys, mass demonstrations, media coverage. It all comes down to support. GreenPeace is no good. Too many political agendas. Too bad a reputation from idiotic policies. For instance they want to ban nuclear power worldwide when CO2 gases threaten to destroy this planet and nuclear is the only serious alternative to coal. You might disagree with nuclear power yourselves but my point is that a lot of people see it differently. Every policy made alienates a section of the community. To get Marij…

hi there.. i'm from brazil and i'm propably going to study in Australia next year and i want to know the truth about australian laws about my deer cannabis.. i have heard a lot of people saying that Australia is a legalize country, with coffe shops and great quality, but in my searchs on the internet that wasn't what i found.. so i came here, at last no one would be better to answer that question than an australian.. so please, someone clean up my terrible doubts (i'm sorry if my english isn't very well, i hope i'll have time to practice it in some sessions with you guys next year)

I was going through the polls yesterday and i noticed that a good amount of austailians mix tobbacco and weed together, my question is why would you do that when you could just have a cigarette after you toke it up

Soon Im going to Australia, Melbourne as a tourist, i guess, i'll smoke some weed in there, could you tell me please how is it with law, if i got cought ? Is law strict ? Should I be afraid (can I be returned to my country ?) What kind of punishment should I expect ? (i guess i wont posses more than 10 gram) Ps. Sorry for my bad english ...

Hi, I dont know if you people find this as interesting as i do but i am constantly wondering about the dope trade. I mean where i am from MJ is an expensive business to stay in for lack of suppliers etc blah blah blah. But its intensity is picking up most people are taking on the role of a heroin junkie basically to feed there habit if you know what i mean. Its only dope yet people go crazy for it over here and yeah spend alot of money on it. My thought to make a long story short are. The supply of MJ is it coming from a organised sydicate of some sort. Or something like that. SMuggling operations etc. Or is it just that the majority of people are growing their own and pe…

I think it would be a good idea to put together a CD with a wide range of info and arguments on why MJ should be legalised. It could contain written contributions, and links to many articles and websites which deal with this issue. Kind of a comprehensive education tool for those who have not yet seen the light. Once it is put together, it would be quite cheap to run off and send to polititions, activist groups, media, or whoever. It could be setup as a very simple menu type format with sections that cover the major issues around legalisation. Here's my thoughts: 1. The relative harmlesness and safety of MJ, especially compared with other legal and prescribed …

Members of the Network Against Prohibition (NAP) have been outraged by revelations that hundreds of Territorians missed out on work because of past illicit drug use. The claims, by the Murdoch Sunday Territorian come days after an announcement that 65 people had been purged from the Australian Defence Force for the same reason, many from Robertson Barracks south of Darwin. ConocoPhillips, the company responsible for building the new Gas Plant at Wickham Point in Darwin harbour, told the Sunday Territorian that 40% of NT residents who applied for jobs on the project were rejected because of failed drug and alcohol tests. NAP spokesperson Gary Meyerhoff said “According …

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