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   No single way to tackle ice

   March 20, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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   COMMUNITIES could soon develop their own personalised approaches to tackling the drug “ice”. View the full article

   

   Last reply by OZ Stoners, March 20, 2014
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   Synthetic cannabis thieves sought

   March 19, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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   Auckland Police are looking for three men who smashed a shop counter with a baseball bat and stole synthetic cannabis. View the full article

   

   Last reply by OZ Stoners, March 19, 2014
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   Synthetic cannabis targeted in 'smash and grab' robbery

   March 18, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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   Police in Counties Manukau East are investigating a robbery of the Video Expo in Greenmount Drive, East Tamaki, at around 10:30am on Sunday 2 March. View the full article

   

   Last reply by OZ Stoners, March 18, 2014
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   West communities unite against synthetic cannabis

   March 11, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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   The sale of synthetic cannabis in West Auckland is having a devastating effect on individuals, their families, and the wider community. View the full article

   

   Last reply by OZ Stoners, March 11, 2014
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   Alleged fake officer to face court

   February 23, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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   A man who allegedly dressed up as a police officer and packed his car with explosives is due to face court. View the full article

   

   Last reply by OZ Stoners, February 23, 2014
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   Fake cop shuts motorway with bomb scare

   February 23, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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   A MAN arrested for allegedly carrying home-made bombs in his car, and fooling drivers into believing he was a police officer, will appear in court on Monday. View the full article

   

   Last reply by lucious, April 10, 2014
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   Man slams two pints of gin, dies

   February 16, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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   THE viral drinking craze Neknominate has claimed another death after a 20-year-old reportedly filmed himself downing two pints of gin. View the full article

   

   Last reply by Lenore, February 21, 2014

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   Bitcoin dealers charged with money laundering

   February 15, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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   Charlie Shrem, who became a tycoon at 24 in the virtual currency Bitcoin, has been arrested and charged with money laundering. View the full article

   

   Last reply by OZ Stoners, February 15, 2014
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   Good to know: when given THC, mice get the munchies too.

   February 15, 2014 by doctor_nelson

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   http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nn.3647.html Who would have guessed that THC makes small mammals eat more? It clearly works well on large ones.

   

   Last reply by cap'n yNg, February 16, 2014

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    Islamists protest parole for Australian drug mule Corby

    February 14, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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    Jakarta (AFP) - More than 100 Islamic hardliners slammed the Indonesian government Friday for approving Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby's parole from jail, saying the convicted drug mule should receive the death penalty. View the full article

    

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    Australia to be defended by drone

    February 14, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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    THE Abbott Government wants to spend up to $2.5 billion on a new long-range surveillance drone to protect its maritime approaches. View the full article

    

    Last reply by Clima, March 10, 2014
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    For kids, coffee may be new apple juice

    February 12, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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    Why frappuccinos may be a gateway drug to cups of joe. View the full article

    

    Last reply by Lenore, February 12, 2014
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    Qld looks to block Corby crime profits

    February 12, 2014 by OZ Stoners

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    The Queensland premier will examine state laws to see if they can stop convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby profiting from her story. View the full article Qld would struggle getting Corby: lawyers By Stephen Johnson February 13, 2014, 8:38 am AP The Queensland premier says Schapelle Corby should not profit from her crime.Queensland would struggle if it pursued Schapelle Corby over any money she earned from a media interview, the state's peak body for solicitors says. The legal opinion comes as the state's premier Campbell Newman seeks advice on whether Queensland can confiscate any earnings she makes from selling her story about spending nine years in an Ind…

    

    Last reply by lookinggoodguys, February 13, 2014

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    thc slows down simian HIV in monkey gut

    February 11, 2014 by doctor_nelson

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    Looks like yet another line of promising research for our favourite naturally occuring terpenes: http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/aid.2013.0182 via http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/11/marijuana-hiv_n_4767901.html

    

    Last reply by stargeedling, April 6, 2014
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    More evidence of the scourge of alcohol in our society.

    February 11, 2014 by doctor_nelson

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    Young women, particularly those in executive jobs are increasingly wrecking their bodies with alcohol as evidenced by an alarming increase in cirrhosis of the liver - a miserable way to shorten their lives. http://www.theage.com.au/national/alcoholic-liver-disease-on-the-increase-in-young-women-20140210-32cs7.html cheers!

    

    Last reply by patient patient, February 11, 2014