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Modbury breath test uncovers 70kg of cannabis A MAN has been arrested and charged after almost 70kg of cannabis was found in Adelaide's northern suburbs last night. Police say the suspect was driving on North East Rd at Modbury about 9.10pm when they stopped him for a breath test. While conducting the test, police could smell the distinctive odour of cannabis and subsequently searched his vehicle. Police will allege about 17.5kg of dried cannabis was in the boot of the car. A New South Wales man, 55, was arrested and charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of cannabis and unlawful possession. He was taken to the Holden Hill police station for questioni…

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Funny One http://www.thelocal.de/national/20110625-35889.html Drugs plot raid reveals old woman feeding rabbits with cannabis Published: 25 Jun 11 18:04 CET Police in Brandenburg who discovered a large plot of cannabis called on the neighbouring house only to find an 84-year-old woman who had been feeding her rabbits with the plants. “The rabbits really like it,†the woman told officers who called on her in the village of Golzow near Belzig, according to Saturday’s Tagesspiegel. A police officer had seen the healthy, metre-high plants from the road while on his way to work and told his colleagues, who visited the plot’s owner – the eld…

A 74-year-old woman has been charged with selling drugs after more than 40 bags of marijuana were found in her handbag, police say. View the full article

Police say they uncovered 14kg of cannabis and equipment for the use of drugs in a B-double prime mover. It was stopped by Heavy Vehicle Enforcement officers on Main North Rd, Roseworthy, on Wednesday. An Elizabeth Vale man, 40, was charged with ... View the full article

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Remember the early days of sustainable clothing? Your choice was hemp, or hemp. Once you got past the jokes about smoking it, you almost had to pick the granola out of the threads. It was scratchy, thick, unflattering, and hippie-dippy. You had to be ... View the full article

From an article published on cnbc.com on Jun 23 - http://www.cnbc.com/id/43508025 Some economists believe that there would be substantial economic benefits to legalizing drugs such as cocaine and heroin. “There is a strong case for legalizing drugs,†Jeffrey Miron, senior lecturer in economics at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, told CNBC.com. “This is based on economic reasoning, but it is broader than just ‘economic effects’,†he said. Miron estimates that the US would be around $88 billion a year better off if drugs were legalized, with $41.3 billion saved on enforcement of drug-related laws and $46.7 billion garnered i…

West Australians will have four days to destroy their supply of fake cannabis products before it is outlawed. View the full article

Manufactures use chemicals to mimic the effects of THC, the substance which produces a "high" in cannabis users. South Australia is also investigating options for preventing the sale and use of the products. Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu said the ... View the full article

SOUTH Australia is joining the move to ban the possession and sale of synthetic marijuana, being sold under names including Kronic, Spice and Northern Lights. View the full article

US POLITICIANS have introduced a bill that would legalise marijuana nationwide but allow each state to regulate, tax and control the drug itself. View the full article