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From the Sydney Morning Herald : http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/sti...-rinr.html#poll DARE are government funded pigz who "Just Say No" ... a total failure on all accounts over the last 25 years or so ... so it is THEY who misunderstand the matter and THEY who have been the ones making irresponsible statements all these years. Just Say Know This 1998 article from Playboy Magazine sums it up : Just say No - Why DARE doesn't work Didn't work then and doesn't work now ... so many Billion$$$ wasted on this propaganda. I forgot to put this up the other day so the Poll has closed but check out the votes ... As with nearly every poll I've seen on Decrim/Legalize…

Mark Dodd From: The Australian March 31, 2010 6:08PM http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world...o-1225848182331 Copyright 2010 News Limited WAR-battered Afghanistan, the world's biggest producer of opium can now claim the title of world leader in hashish production as well, a key UN report has found. The farm-gate value of Afghanistan's illicit opium production was estimated at $438 million last year compared to $39-94 million for cannabis resin or hashish, a report by the UN Office of Drugs and Crime said today. But in its first survey of cannabis production in Afghanistan, UNODC said the resin yield from Afghan cannabis is the highest in the world. "While…

Anyone got any info about this one? http://www.smh.com.au/national/wakeup-call...00227-pa3o.html

"ARGUABLY the tallest cannabis plants found in suburban Queensland were seized in a Chermside backyard. About 50 of the huge plants were found on Monday, some up to 4.5m tall. To the surprise of police who raided the property, no attempts had been made to conceal the drugs from neighbours or pedestrians peering down the side of the house. "I've never seen a crop this size and this quality in suburban Queensland," former Drugs Squad officer Det Insp Graham Clark said from the scene. "We estimate at this stage there's a quarter to half-a-million dollars (of cannabis). They're very well attended plants." Police swooped on the Mylne St home in the morning and took a…

Peter Fitzsimmons, noted author, after dinner speaker, sports commentator and former Wallaby wrote this in his column: Halt this Pointless War (note the final sentence in the article below) ANOTHER week, another massive drug bust. This one was on Thursday in Hinchinbrook, where the police found a drug laboratory said to be capable of producing $10million worth of ecstasy. Sigh. All power to the courageous men and women of the NSW Police Force who do this stuff but, truly, hands up who thinks all this effort will make a blind bit of difference in the long run, any more than it ever has? Hands up who thinks there is any way around the laws of supply and demand, whi…

Hi everyone... Casper asked me to pass this on... Enjoy! Alison xx On the 'Time 4 Hemp - TODAY PotCast' (released March 25, 2010) Time For Congress To Move! People often ask; 'Do members of Congress know the REAL TRUTH ABOUT MARIJUANA?" The answer is: YES! In this segment you hear from Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) and Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) Also with Aaron Huston from the Marijuana Policy Project Musical artists featured: Human - Negative Index Red Dirt - The Toyes To download this segment directly, click on the url below: http://today.time4hemp.com/podcasts-only/rss2.aspx On the 'Time 4 Hemp - MUSIC PotCast' (released March 25, 2010) …

<h2 class="storyHeadline"></h2> Thought I should post this up ... From the Northern Star. Link - http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2010/...back-in-sights/ What else is there to say really. Sigh ... On a related note ... I noticed this: http://www.nor.com.au/~hemp/media_releases...ease_0107_1.htm 1999 media release from the Hemp Embassy entitled - NSW Police Minister & Commissioner reply to Helicopter raid Complaints. Worth a read for sure ... this part struck me though ... part of the reply from the Commissioner : Is it just me or is this comment (in Bold) a little odd ? Best to read the whole reply for yourself ... but I wou…

Date: 22 03 2010 Source: Reuters.com

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