Cannabis Hemp News

Author: Greg Stolz Date: 14 jul 06 Source: The Hobart Mercury Copyright: © Davies Bros

04.07.2006 By WILL JACKSON DRUG users, dole cheats and visa dodgers were the target of a fourday police, Centrelink and Department of Immigration crackdown in Lismore and Nimbin. Operation Grasstree, which ended on Sunday, was part of an ongoing ‘all of government’ approach to policing in the Richmond Police Local Area Command. Police were armed with drug detection warrants and labrador sniffer dog teams during the operation, which had two stages. Phase one had plainclothes officers patrolling local streets within the command, focusing mainly on Lismore. The second phase saw uniformed officers manning roadblocks on main access roads into Nimbin. Department of…

A SYDNEY man has been charged over the largest seizure of cannabis in NSW, valued at more than $38 million. He is the 16th person arrested over the April 2004 seizure of 3.2 tonnes of cannabis in a raid on a Jacks Creek property, 17km from Narrabri, in the state's west. During the dawn raid, police allege they located drying cannabis in two sheds and suspended within a crop site. Police arrested 15 people at the time. The latest arrest, of a 39-year-old Brighton-le-Sands man, was made outside his southern Sydney home at 11am (AEST) yesterday. He was charged with aiding and abetting the large commercial cultivation of a prohibited drug and conspiracy to supply a pr…

The British Government's decision to downgrade cannabis to a Class C drug has been criticised by the head of the United Nations anti-drugs department. Antonio Maria Costa, executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said countries got the "drug problem they deserved" if they maintained inadequate policies. In an unusual statement, he suggested cannabis was as harmful as cocaine and heroin - a stance which differs wildly from the British attitude of treating cannabis far less seriously than Class A substances. Mr Costa suggested that cannabis was now "considerably more potent" than a few decades ago and that it was a "mistake" to dismiss it as a soft, …

Police to get password powers Where ????? Simon Hayes JUNE 06, 2006 Artical QUEENSLAND [bloodyQld'ers] Police are to be given power to force suspects to hand over passwords and encryption codes. Civil libertarians warn the laws could allow corrupt police to fake evidence, because they will have access to suspects' digital signatures. The legislation, to come into force in July, covers mobile phones, PCs, handhelds and other electronic devices. Non-compliance carries up to 12 months' jail. The amendments to the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act will make Queensland the only state with legislation preventing suspects from claiming the right to…

Parliament Debates Medicinal Cannabis View larger imageFile photo shows the rolling of a marijuana joint© Getty Images 15/06/2006NewstalkZBParliament is to debate whether medicinal cannabis should be introduced as a treatment option for people with serious illnesses. The concept forms the basis of Green MP Metiria Turei's private member's bill which has been pulled from the ballot. Ms Turei says the bill will allow registered medical practitioners to prescribe cannabis for specific serious conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, glaucoma and those suffering conditions associated with chemotherapy. She says at present, medicinal cannabis is only availa…

Author: David Crawshaw Date: 05 Jun 06 Source: The Hobart Mercury Copyright: © Davies Bros Wow, someone who actually seems to have half a brain, and a decent knowledge on the subject

Pot use recriminalized in Alaska Author: AP Source: Anchorage Daily News Date: June 3, 2006 Copyright: © 2006

Demand for drugs soaring, inquiry hears June 5, 2006: Author: AAPSource: The Age Copyright: Yes

Got this from www.shortnews.com: New Study: Cannabidiol Dramatically Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Growth A study done in Naples, Italy, by the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics show compounds in marijuana inhibit growth of cancer cells in animals and in culture on a wide range of tumoral cell lines. Those cell lines include human breast carcinoma cells, human prostate carcimona cells, and human colectoral carcinoma cells. During the study investigators assessed the anti-cancer activity of various non-psychoactive cannabinoids. Cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerol (CBG), and cannabichromine (CBC) where all shown to inhibit cancer growth. CBG and…

Source: Sky News Active on Austar Digital and the online version how big a crop must you have in order to use helicopters to transport it

ONE of Australia's largest drug syndicates, suspected of producing tonnes of high-grade marijuana every year, has been smashed, with arrests and raids across north Queensland last night. The syndicate, allegedly run by Queensland grazier Alexander Malcolm Lane, is suspected of operating for more than a decade, with plantations across Cape York and around Cairns. A three-year joint police and Australian Crime Commission taskforce - codenamed Charlie-Thatch - has traced the syndicate to Europe and across Australia. At least 10 properties are suspected to have been used as rotating sites for the sophisticated plantations, growing highly potent hybrid strands of "skunk"…