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Police bust cannabis operation in national park A major drug growing operation has been discovered inside a national park in Victoria's north-west. Police say a complex piping system that stretched for several kilometres was used to grow marijuana crops inside the Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, between Ouyen and Mildura. The pipes were traced back to a nearby property, where police say large quantities of processed cannabis and cash were found buried. A man is being interviewed about the find, but no charges have been laid. Sergeant Mark Edwards says the pipes were traced back to a nearby property. "We've executed a drug search warrant on the property," he said. …

"Pot. It mightn't kill you, but it could turn you into a dickhead" Ads target cannabis smoking teens A NSW anti-cannabis campaign will target teenagers as they travel to school and surf the internet. NSW Health launched the $600,000 campaign, which it says is designed to warn the 14 to 19-year-old age group on the dangers of starting the marijuana habit. Print advertisements, carrying tag lines such as "Pot. It mightn't kill you, but it could turn you into a dickhead", will appear in youth magazines and on bus stop posters. The ads feature a person staring accusingly from a black and white photo and quotes such as: "You've got great eyes, when they're not bloo…

California in bid to impose 7.25% sales tax on cannabis FOR decades, smoking marijuana has been an illicit affair, a key anti-establishment ritual for America's counter-culture underground. But the legalisation of the drug for medicinal purposes in California has presented its advocates with a dilemma: to remain firmly on the wrong side of the law or accept a demand to pay taxes on its sale. Marijuana prescribed by a doctor for health reasons was decriminalised in a state-wide referendum in 1996 and has grown into a billion-dollar industry. About 25,000 patients and carers are now members of the so-called pot clubs. Chris Moscone, an attorney who represents the …

Ice pipes, bong components banned By Roberta Mancuso February 05, 2007 04:53pm Article from: AAP Font size: + - Send this article: Print Email SHOPS that sell pipes used to smoke the drug known as ice will face penalties of up to $10,500 under new Queensland laws banning the utensils. Premier Peter Beattie today said Cabinet approved amendments to the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 which will also close a loophole that had allowed retailers to sell separate parts of cannabis utensils such as "bongs". The laws will be introduced to state Parliament this week. Mr Beattie said the ban on ice pipes was part of his Government's "ice-breaker strateg…

By staff reporters and the Herald Sun April 11, 2007 03:25pm VICTORIA police said today they had taken cannabis from a school in Kew and would speak to a 17-year-old student. The boy's parents would also be spoken to. Staff at the secondary college had co-operated with police. The Herald Sun reported today that Xavier College in Victoria was forced to expel a year 11 student for selling marijuana in the school yard. Another three pupils were suspended after admitting they bought the drug from the student. Staff at Xavier had decided not to go to police over the incident, instead referring the students concerned for counselling. Students at the independent…

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Australia's first ocean-going gay cruise, NaviGAYtion, has been raided by police, culminating in the arrest of four men on drug charges. The cruise, which left Sydney on Friday (March 30) for a three-day trip in the Tasman Sea, was the focus of a police operation involving an undisclosed number of officers from Sydney's Marine Area Command and sniffer dogs from the NSW Police Dog Unit. A statement released by NSW Police said five people were detected with drugs during the operation, in which all 1,200 passengers were searched as they boarded P&O liner the Pacific Sun. Of the five people found carrying drugs, four were charged with illicit drug offences - includ…

Drug users claim lighter jail terms * 3000% increase in drug users claiming mental impairment * Top laywer says system is being rorted DRUG users are taking advantage of South Australia's mental impairment defence laws to gain lighter sentences. The head of the South Australian Parole Board Frances Nelson QC today said the definition of mental impairment was too wide under 10-year-old reforms by the SA Government and many criminals were escaping with lenient jail terms. Ms Nelson said she was concerned at a stark increase in the number of drug users who used a defence of mental impairment for murder and lesser crimes such as graffiti vandalism and growing …

A man who grew 15 cannabis plants through a hydroponic operation at his home in Canberra has escaped conviction by an ACT Supreme Court. Police discovered the plants when they raided Guy Terance Hawksley's home in Turner in October 2003. Today the court heard he used the drug to treat pain from a back injury sustained when he was training to become an elite rower. Hawksley provided results from a test for cannabis to show he was now clean. Justice Terry Connolly said the man had turned his life around and was now finding alternative ways to treat the pain. He did not convict Hawksley but placed him on a 12-month good behaviour bond. Author:ABC Date:Wednesday, …