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More Australians are driving under the influence of drugs such as marijuana and methamphetamines than alcohol, according to research in southern Victoria state, police said on Thursday. Random roadside testing found one in 50 drivers tested positive for illegal drug use while just one in 250 are caught in regular drink-driving tests, the Australian Associated Press reported. More than 7 000 drivers were tested from mid-December last year to the end of June, with 145 testing positive for methamphetamines, cannabis, or both. The results suggested Australia's tough action against drink driving may be having an effect, said Inspector Ian Cairns, who was in charge of the…
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A major crackdown on those taking magic mushrooms from the Balingup forest in south-west Western Australia has resulted in 12 people being charged during the past two weeks. Police say they have also laid a number of other charges resulting from the discovery of cannabis, amphetamines, ecstasy and LSD. The people charged are from Perth and the south-west. The maximum penalty for possession of magic mushrooms is $2,000, two years jail, or both. Police say the annual blitz on magic mushrooms has been similar to previous years, but they are concerned about the large amount of other drugs seized during this year's crackdown. Author: ABC Date: 12/07/05 Source: ABC So…
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Terror attacks rock london 1 2 3
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I can't believe no-one has posted this here yet.... http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15854272-2,00.html UP to 12 people are now feared dead in a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on the London transport system during the busy rush hour. Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair has confirmed terrorists were behind multiple attacks targeting the London Underground and several buses in the central business district. Two people have been confirmed dead at Aldgate East Underground station and CNN TV is reporting up to ten people have been killed in a blast at Kings Cross station. The simultaneous blasts hit at least six Underground stations and up to three double-…
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South-East Asia could become virtually opium-free if trends continue, a report on the world drugs trade predicts. The 2005 World Drug Report, released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, says production of opium in South-East Asia, which is predominantly used to make heroin, is 78 per cent lower than it was in 1996. Production in the region, particularly in Burma and Laos, is forecast to fall further this year. "If the declines witnessed over the last few years are sustained, it would not be too far outside the realm of possibility that South-East Asia could become virtually free of illicit cultivation over the next few years," the report says. Howeve…
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wowie not only do you get fried and die instantly, but if by some miracle you survive, they'll want $200 for your troubles btw, im not sure if that picture is legit or anything, especially because there is only 1 tram in newcastle and its more of a car than a tram these days ::
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RANDOM drug testing of Tasmanian drivers is likely to start next month as the State becomes only the second in Australia to target motorists high on illicit drugs. Police Minister David Llewellyn yesterday said testing devices had been ordered and the legislation, passed by Parliament in March, would be proclaimed to take effect from July 1. "If the technology has arrived, testing will begin on that date," Mr Llewellyn said. The new regime, which will involve random breath tests of motorists at targeted sites such as nightclubs or dance parties, makes Tasmania only the second state to introduce drug testing of drivers. Victoria introduced a similar system last Dec…
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It's available at stores across Long Island. It is a known hallucinogen. And it is totally legal—for now. Salvia, a member of the mint family, has, up till now, flown under the radar of law enforcement. But it has just been targeted by the New York State Legislature. The state Senate last week passed a bill proposed by Sen. John Flanagan (R-Smithtown) to create a fine of $500 for selling Salvia. "This is an interim measure to raise awareness of the drug and allow law enforcement and science to continue further study before we engage in full criminalization," Flanagan says. A similar bill pending in the state Assembly would make possession of the herb a crime, but one …
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Cocaine and other illegal drugs are widely used across Sydney, from restaurants and bars to sporting venues and even inside Parliament House. The Sunday Telegraph found traces of drugs, including cocaine, opiates and cannabis, in the men's toilets outside the parliamentary offices of Opposition Leader John Brogden, National Party leader Andrew Stoner and Labor MPs. Extensive tests conducted over three weeks by The Sunday Telegraph also found traces of drugs in the rest rooms at A-list restaurants after lunch and in a referees' change room at Aussie Stadium, which was easily accessible by members of the public, after a rugby league match. The tests were carried out in …
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One day my girlfriends mother tried to call here from her boyfriends house and when we failed to pick up the phone, she didnt think anything was out of the usual until she didnt get message bank... well a few days later after trying many times to call us, she finally came around and asked what was up with the phone, when we replied we dont use it and have no idea what your talking about she decided to call telstra and find out what the deal was... telstra turn around and tell her that we are no longer customers with them and that we have changed providers she flipped and demanded that they change us back and i said to her to say that if they intend on charging us w…
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Aliens!!! Ooh, scary...
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http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44503 Check the video footage link - is the news crew acting? That's kind've weird.... I don't know whether it's tabloid hype or for real.
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are fish stoners or do they just like the taste of leaf? according to a cannabis culture story about a man who got arrested with 60 odd grams of leaf, the man claimed it was for bait and that he and many people he knows all use hemp leaf for bait :scratchin i think he just like to roll a few joints while he was fishing but wanted to be able to drive back home so he smokes leaf Cannabis Culture Story
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POLICE sniffer dogs in Victoria have lost their ability to trace drugs after a batch of cocaine used to train them was apparently switched for talcum powder. The switch was discovered during routine tests in the past fortnight when the dogs ignored bundles of cocaine, but showed unusual prowess in tracking baby powder. Three separate corruption investigations have been launched to find out what happened to cocaine supplied by the Australian Federal Police to train the sniffer dogs. Victorian police internal affairs sources said it was likely the drugs were switched after coming to Victoria, although it was possible the cocaine was simply incorrectly identified by the …
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May 18, 2005 9:06 p.m. EST Christina Ficara - All Headline News Staff Writer NEW YORK, NY (AHN) - Actor Cody Kasch, who plays troubled teen Zach Young on ABC's hit series "Desperate Housewives," has been charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession. According to local police, undercover officers arrested Kasch, 17, late Tuesday evening in the East Village in Manhattan after they spotted him allegedly smoking marijuana in public. Kasch was charged with fifth-degree drug possession, given a ticket and released. No court date was set. http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/2232929604
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Thursday, 18 May, 2000, 14:03 GMT 15:03 UK Major cocaine seizure in Colombia Colombian marine/cocaine bricks The Colombian authorities say they have made one of their largest ever cocaine seizures, confiscating 5.3 tonnes of the drug with an estimated street value of $1.2bn. President Andres Pastrana flew to the northern port city of Cartagena to inspect the haul, which was discovered during a joint operation by the navy and secret police. Once again we are dealing blows to the great financiers of violence in Colombia President Andres Pastrana Six people were arrested in Tuesday's raid on a farm at San Onofre, near the Gulf of Morrosquillo. The cocaine, which was …
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Hello together, here is some satira about weed, putting the plant in the position to talk for herself...you know, when you're stoned you get all kinds of ideas, and above all each assignment or presentation possible i do about weed...so here it is: Author: Rheinpirat Date:February 2005 Source: see below Copyright: Rheinpirat The Plant of Knowledge Cannabis Sativa L, is my dusty name , that, watered by controversial discussions, grew to the modern Tree of Knowledge. Showing two branches, each polarizing the other one. The whole variety of my fruit is still unknown. Biased by emotions, subjective discussions about me cease in my own nebulosity, as…
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