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http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nsw/original-stoner-sloth-slams-nsw-government-marijuana-campaign-20151221-glsg2x.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rHm8GbTHyE Weed hasn't ruined peoples lives The owner of American medical marijuana site Stoner Sloth has joined the chorus of criticism aimed at the NSW Government's anti-drug campaign of the same name. The Colorado-based owner of stonersloth.com, who goes by the name of Stoner Dan, accused the NSW campaign of fear-mongering. There are hundreds of thousands of pot smokers that work full-time jobs, pay their bills, help our nations run, even teach our children," he said. "One way or another weed hasn't ruined p…

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/drug-driving-one-in-four-test-positive-on-day-six-of-christmas-holidays-20151229-glwe9x.html Drug driving: One in four test positive on day six of Christmas holidays Date December 30, 2015Amy Mitchell-WhittingtonAlmost every fourth drug driving test has come back positive on day six of the Christmas holiday period in Queensland, with police expected to increase roadside drug testing in the new year. More than 200 drug driving tests were performed on Monday, December 28, with 46 tests coming back positive, yet to be analysed. The figures represent a dramatic increase on last year's numbers with 41 drug driving tests performed …

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/christmas-island-medical-cannabis-plan-community-expresses-concern-20151228-glw2nj.html Plans to grow Australia's first commercial crop of medical cannabis at Christmas Island have met resistance from some locals, who fear that islanders won't see the financial benefits and drugs may end up in the hands of local youths. The cannabis proposal is the latest of a series of developments that have raised the ire of Christmas Island residents, who say the controversial detention centre damages efforts to grow the island's tourism industry and a reduction in the frequency of government-contracted planes means mail…

NSW goverments anti canna campaign Are the serious? Hahahaha Big up to Delia, Jason and Dave!!

This is great news. Please support and thank the people behind this change on their FB page - Medical Cannabis Advisory Group QLD - for the countless hours of hard work they have put into fighting for this change and the work they continue to do fighting for further changes to cannabis regulation and law to give ALL Australian's access to ALL forms of legal medical cannabis from TGA style pharmaceutical cannabis products to whole plant raw cannabis and home grown medical cannabis. Great work guys and again thank you. You have my full support https://www.facebook.com/medcanadvisorygroupqld/posts/1224636170886989 MongyMan

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/three-hundred-pigeons-lead-police-10594379 A cannabis farm was discovered just yards from a Merseyside police station - after officers saw hundreds of pigeons keeping warm. Around 300 birds were attracted to heat emanating from lights set up in the skunk factory in Newton-le-Willows. Police based just yards away in Newton police station executed a search warrant after becoming suspicious that it was the only roof in the area without frost on it. They found 14 cannabis plants, capable of producing up to £1,200 worth of the drug every ten weeks, and cannabis growing equipment. Since the cannabis farm in Market Street wa…

Drug Law Reform Australia ALERT: Draconian Drug Laws proposed in Victoria. An unpublicised amendment to the “Ice” legislation makes it a crime, punishable by 5 years jail, to possess information about cultivating a drug of dependence (aka Cannabis). Surely this form of censorship is a bridge too far in the escalating war on drugs? What do you think? The ban includes the possession of books, magazines and web pages. Read for yourself this extraordinary legislation called, the “Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Bill 2015”, particularly section 71E and 71F which passed the Victorian lower house on the 25th November. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/static…

http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/y/0/i/q/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gkww9b.png/1447419755056.jpgCabinetmaker Steven Hunt. Photo: Rohan Thomson When Steve Hunt was pulled over for a routine roadside drug test on his way home from work, he thought everything would be fine. He was wrong. That one test triggered a nightmare scenario in which he was repeatedly misdiagnosed as having methamphetamine - a drug he has never touched - in his system by police and NSW Health tests. I have no trust whatsoever in the police any more. Steve HuntThe case triggered NSW Health to begin double-testing samples, but that was too late for Mr Hunt, who was forced to p…

http://www.themercury.com.au/news/opinion/talking-point-drugdriving-injustice-must-be-addressed/news-story/31f8c07b5f3ea65b0eda50581dcb113f ON Friday, Tony Mulder, a Legislative Council MP and former senior member of Tasmania Police articulated in the Talking Point pages the unfairness of the drink-driving law regime in this state. The other area of road safety regulation that is also grossly inequitable and offensive to the rule of law is the drug-driving regime. Australia was the first country in the world to adopt drug-driving laws, with Tasmania being the second jurisdiction to adopt such laws in 2005. In Tasmania, police can randomly stop drivers and test their s…

I attended a medical cannabis workshop recently and heard Ketalaris speak. Found his talk engaging and very educational, clarified a lot of what I've read as well covering new ground for me. I subsequently come across this interesting article on Ketalaris which is part 4 of a series looking at the medical cannabis debate. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/interactive/2015/medical-marijuana-doctor/ Part 1: Cannabis kids Part 2: The politics of pot Part 3: Pain, and a future on hold Part 4: Dr Pot Part 5: A mother's promise