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2 March 2006, United Kingdom: DON'T BE DOPEY, Scientists say smoking cannabis DOESN'T lead to taking harder drugs Author: Bob Roberts, Deputy Political Editor, The Mirror Date: 2 March 2006 Source: The Mirror Copyright: © 2006, The Mirror Suck shit Family First. (This is one of their main claims.)

Looks like the end for OG/CW/HS Media Advisory - The RCMP dismantles an international drug distribution network on the internet MONTREAL, Feb. 28 /CNW Telbec/ - Members of the Marihuana Grow Operations Enforcement Team of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police concluded their first major operation when they uncovered a Montreal based criminal organization involved in the trafficking, importation and exportation of cannabis seeds, as well as in conspiring for the purpose of cannabis cultivation via the Internet. This operation was launched in November 2004 under the name "Courriel" and culminated with the seizure of 200,000 cannabis seeds and the arrest of seven perso…

The accident in La Trobe Terrace, near the corner of Gordon Avenue, where a 16-year-old girl died in October last year. A GEELONG teenager has pleaded guilty to culpable driving over a crash which claimed the life of his 16-year-old passenger. Michael James Chambers, 18, also entered a guilty plea to recklessly causing serious injury when he appeared in Geelong Magistrates' Court yesterday. The count relates to injuries to a 15-year-old front seat passenger who survived the fatal crash in La Trobe Terrace last year. The court heard discussions were continuing about whether the charge would later be changed to one of negligently causing serious injury. Chambers…

Rounous have it that servers form OG and c bay have been seized. Info from mod on OG forms....

Police seize millions of dollars of cannabis plants 22 February 2006 Police have seized nearly 5000 cannabis plants from plots around the Nelson region over the last five days after a helicopter spotting blitz. Thirteen people now face prosecution over the haul reportedly worth millions of dollars. In one bust 70 plants up to 4m tall were discovered in Golden Bay. "I haven't seen them that big in a few years," operation commander Sergeant Steve Savage told The Nelson Mail. The crop was protected with an electric fence, cyanide paste and possum or "gin" traps. He said this was now standard practice among growers who didn't want wildlife interfering wi…

Source: Sky News Active , Austar Digital I feel so sorry for this woman, sounds like she got rorted into buying seedy buds and then she got busted :thumbdown

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/commo...%5E2702,00.html Toughen sentences for 'dangerous' cannabis: DPP Jeremy Roberts and Verity Edwards February 13, 2006 COURTS must impose tougher sentences for cannabis-related crimes because of the damage it does to the mental health of marijuana smokers, South Australia's Director of Public Prosecutions has demanded. Speaking at the first-ever "open day" for the office of the DPP in Adelaide, Stephen Pallaras QC said he was waiting for the right drug case to appeal to a higher court. "I have heard the research on the link between mental illness and cannabis and it concerns me greatly," Mr Pallaras said. "It may be …

Author: Jay Warren Date: 6/02/2006 Source: WCPO TV, KY, USA Copyright: 2006 Tri-state Teen Turns Parents In To Police More articles on the same thing: Turning in parents takes 'guts' Son blows the whistle on his parents

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(photo Chris Lane, Sydney Morning Herald) Iemma, Howard and Bracks discuss toughening cannabis prohibition 10 February 2006: Author: AAPDate: 10 February 2006 Source: Howard hard line on marijuana, news.com.au Copyright: Yes Howard must be close to retirement so, why do this now? NSW Premier Morris Iemma has been preparing for the Howard anti-cannabis coming out party for a week by increasing penalties on hydroponic cannabis because it "is stronger", (news.com.au). Iemma: cutting cannabis users rights Victorian Premier Steve Bracks was enthusiastic according to The Age. URL http://johnbatchelorshow.com/admin/allsource/exampleimages/John%20Howard%20Happy.jpg I…

NT jockey Phillip Johnson has been banned for five years after he tested positive to drugs and threatened a steward with a telephone. Johnson claimed he smoked dope because he was in pain following a haemorrhoid operation. On Tuesday he was handed a five-year disqualification for misconduct and a two-year suspension for testing positive to cannabis. It was his fourth positive cannabis test. On the last occasion in 2001, the winner of the 1992 Alice Springs Cup on True Tales claimed unwittingly eating carrot cake laced with marijuana had been the reason for his elevated cannabis level. The latest swab on Johnson was taken on September 6 and he was advised by…

goodbye aussie section of overgrow.com remember to take stock of your marihuana seed !!! collect it and store it so it is archived for years.. the cops cant stop the proliferation of the seed if we breed more than ever !!!.. always keep on your toes... this is really sad news for everybody but if we got good seed then the coppers around the world are fucked!! http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4638.html Cannabisworld.com and Overgrow.com Seized By Police by Marc Emery (03 Feb, 2006) Overgrow.com, Cannabisworld.com, Heaven's Stairway Seed Company, and Eurohemp.com Shut Down and Servers Seized by Canadian Police When the world's largest websites for …

10 February, 2006: The Prime Minister has launched a renewed smear campaign against marijuana users once again associating them with mental illness at this years head of government meeting, COAG. The PM has long held anti-cannabis, pro-prohibition views and is tickled to bits that recent scientific evidence has been made to justify them. The need to invest in mental health http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,1658,5107869,00.jpg (Picture: Kym Smith, copyright: The Courier Mail) The PM must have prescience for drug use: to suspect that marijuana smoking was naughty even before there was evidence to believe it! PM you are either are a clairvoyant or…

Date: February 4 2006 By Louise Dodson and Andrew Clennell ALL states will be urged to strengthen laws on cannabis use as part of a new national plan to tackle mental illness to be presented by the Prime Minister, John Howard, at his meeting with the premiers in Canberra next week. Mr Howard will seek the agreement of the states at the meeting to a new mental health plan including measures to reduce cannabis use, senior Government sources said. Mr Howard's push was pre-empted by the Premier, Morris Iemma, who yesterday announced tougher penalties for the indoor cultivation of cannabis. The maximum penalty for the cultivation of five to 49 plants for individuals …