Cannabis Hemp News

Date: 8 January 2011 Source: Gladstone Observer http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2011/01/08/300-fine-an-incentive-to-give-up-drugs-after-plead/

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8168014/drug-police-swoop-on-67-properties-in-vic Almost 70 properties have been raided, 34 people arrested and 6000 cannabis plants seized in what Victoria Police describes as the biggest set of drug raids in the state's history. The operation involved 630 police working with federal counterparts and officials from the taxation and immigration departments. Police Deputy Commissioner Ken Jones on Tuesday said the raids, code named Operation Entity, were ongoing, with 100 properties expected to be raided by the end of the week. "This is the biggest single mobilisation of Victoria Police against organised crime to date," Sir Ken t…

Moronic is all I can say, I wonder how many million taxpayer dollars went into this operation? Maybe that is why they inflate the value of crops so much? because if they don't pull out more than they spend they will lose the support of the sheeple who only see dollar signs.

The full article is here: Click HERE to recieve bullshit. OK, here are the problems i have with this article: 1. "Houses that are used to cultivate drugs have damaged walls and floors, and their electricity supply has been tampered with" While this may be the case with some houses used for cultivating Cannabis, it is the minority. In my experience, most growers love their house just as much as they love their plants, and houses being treated as grow facilities is a product of prohibition in which the police and government are to blame. 2. "harmful chemicals remained in the house long after a drug set-up was dismantled and these could cause respiratory problems." …

Front page of one of the papers today. Make sure you have a read of the editorial, some of you may wish to reply as well http://www.tweednews.com.au/

High All Managed to get a bit of media coverage of the raids on Nimbin http://news.ninemsn....aspx?id=8216919

Several thousand plants were growing among native vegetation at Peebinga near Pinnaroo S.A. Some plants were 1.5 metres high. Charges have been laid against a Highbury man, 72, another from Thebarton, 49, and a third man, 54, from Virginia. Superintendent Ian Parrott said a sophisticated dripper system was being used to water the plants from a bore on the land. "The size of this crop demonstrates the highly-organised nature of illicit drug cultivation and represents the most significant seizure of cannabis in SA in recent years," he said. "What is also concerning is the theft and misuse of water associated with illegal cannabis cultivation. "In times of water …

POLICE have seized 90 cannabis plants and more than $16,000 cash after a search warrant was carried out at a home in Carine yesterday. A Misuse of Drugs Act search warrant was executed on the Guinevere Way home yesterday. Police spokesman Samuel Dinnison said police at the scene allegedly came across an “elaborate hydroponic set up†in the home which took up two rooms in the house. Proceeds of Crime Squad Detectives have put a “freeze notice†on the $16,000 cash and the property. A 60-year-old man has been charged over the haul and is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court tomorrow. Taken from Perth Now.

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