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Police yesterday reaped the results of a tenacious drug operation when they uncovered three highly sophisticated hydroponics laboratories in three Cairns suburbs. The laboratories were located at East Trinity, Palm Cove and Smithfield and are believed to have been part of an organised syndicate based around large-scale cannabis production. It is alleged the first laboratory, protected by a high-tech surveillance system, was located in a shed at an East Trinity slipway. It is alleged police found 64 high quality cannabis sativa plants, most of which were ready for harvesting, plus 17 kilograms of cannabis sativa ‘heads’ in a drying room. Police then searched a Palm…

I am going to be moving to Sydney soon from Scotlandand want to know how easy it is to get weed there

February 20, 2008 - 4:36PM Four people have been charged with drug offences after police discovered three sophisticated hydroponic cannabis labs in far north Queensland. The labs were found at East Trinity, Palm Cove and Smithfield, police said. They were believed to have been part of an organised syndicate based around large-scale cannabis production. One lab, protected by a high-tech surveillance system, was found in a shed at an East Trinity slipway. Police allegedly found 64 "high quality" cannabis plants, most of which were ready for harvesting, plus 17kg of cannabis heads in a drying room. The lab at Palm Cove allegedly housed 16 mature plants weighing 9…

Evening Standard, London, 09/02/08. Father of 3 jailed for miniscule amount of pot

Doctors group backs medical marijuana American College of Physicians urges government to rethink prohibition WASHINGTON - A leading U.S. doctors group has endorsed using marijuana for medical purposes, urging the government to roll back a prohibition on using it to treat patients and supporting studies into its medical applications. The American College of Physicians, the second-largest doctors group in the United States, issued a policy statement on medical marijuana this week after it was approved by its governing body, the group said on Friday. The group cited evidence that marijuana is valuable in treating severe weight loss associated with AIDS, and nausea an…

A controvesial "cannabis cafe" has reopened just days after police used a tractor to smash their way in. During the dramatic raid the side of the building collapsed while people were still inside. Now the owner of the cafe, which police believe is being used to sell cannabis, has tried to turn it into an impregnable fortress. advertisement He has stacked car tyres filled with concrete around the building in Freshbrook Road, Lancing, and installed razor wire to deter intruders. A spokesman for the owner, who did not want to be identified, said: "We were back up and running within days of the police raid." One of those inside at the time said: "It was like somethi…

Run acome if ya wanta check rock in action make ya way to the brisbane supreme court 10am pon the 21st feb 2008. rock will be defending himself as a sovereign citizen with the rights to issue himself with a licence to possess, cultivate, process, trade and distribute cannabis. He will be bring in a cannabis plant to exibit as evidence of the plant being a harmless herb not a dangerous drug. he is very persistant bout dis isue with well into the 66th court appearance, rock is to be commended for his defiant determination to take on the courts so courageously. hafe love and support dat whenever he drops in he loves to read ya encouraging words pon de board an…

Source: www.news.com.au weird thing about that story is that there was another one on the same news site that said they only found 800 plants and it was in south melbourne that story can be found here.