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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17596296-2,00.html PM gets tough on marijuana dangers From: By Tony Vermeer December 18, 2005 THE Federal Government is planning a national anti-marijuana campaign to combat community perceptions that it is a relatively harmless drug. Prime Minister John Howard has criticised health experts for adopting what he says is a "relaxed" attitude to marijuana in comparison with the attack on tobacco. And he has called on states and territories to abandon a decade of decriminalisation and introduce tougher laws to deter marijuana users. "It amazes me that we can be so zealous in dissuading people from smoking - and I used to smoke, I…

Author: John Kron Date: 12-Oct-2005 Source: Australian Doctor (.com.au) Copyright: © 2005 Australian Doctor - a division of Reed Business Information Pty Ltd Article link: testing the law Testing the law Breaking the law to treat patients opens an ethical can of worms. By John Kron. SOME doctors recommend illegal treatments to patients because they believe the anticipated benefit is worth the legal risk. But is that ethical? Dr Andrew Katelaris recalls being contacted by a 78-year-old patient soon after Dr Katelaris appeared in an episode of ABC TV’s Catalyst program discussing the medical use of marijuana. “[The patient] was so desperate for help that she foun…

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http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocs...able%204-28.pdf This link above shows stats and suburbs for NSW in which growers were caught :thumbdown ! Its quite interesting and revealing. Not many growers on the Northern Beaches but plenty the further west you go :scratchin ! Must visit Richmond-Tweed someday... :smoke

Original Article People really need to do some research about the difference between tobacco (physically addictive) and cannabis (not physically addictive, but can bcome emotionaly addictive)

Cannabis: the final word 5 Dec 2005 A risk to mental health, or a boon for people with MS? Both, says Barbara Lantin Why can't people make up their minds about cannabis? A recent issue of a tabloid newspaper carried news of an Australian study that showed that four out of five people with severe schizophrenia had been regular marijuana smokers in their youth. A few pages later, it included an article extolling the virtues of a cannabis-derived medicine for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Cannabis: 'what is needed now is education' The Home Office insists that cannabis "is still a controlled drug, and possession, production and supply are still illegal", but last…

Original article Please tell me that the police have better things to do than go bushwalking looking for plants?

Wow massive bust up there in Alaska over 100 grams :: Original article

CRIMINAL sanctions for growing and possessing cannabis should be tightened, according to the Howard Government, which is increasingly concerned by the havoc drugs are wreaking on Australia's young minds. One drug expert warned yesterday that the rising number of people using illicit substances was a mental health "time bomb". The warning came just days after a report exposed how psychologically ill patients were dying because of poorly co-ordinated care. Parliamentary secretary for health Christopher Pyne, who has oversight on drugs, also blasted relaxed state cannabis laws, saying the states "all need to toughen up their laws dramatically", especially in regard to …

From telegraph.co.uk I must say I have to agree with 4 ounces being a pretty high amont to delineate between personal supply and intent to supply ... I've smoked for over 30 yrs and its rare I've ever had more than an ounce or 2 ...tops ... way too much money to tie up in weed .... so I think that Sir Ian is right ... I may fail the test at the moment .. but not for long devilred.gif

Sorry, saw this in todays paper, and thought it may be of interest to someone. hmmm Onya, you cant find a link between the guys (R.I.P. by the way) mental state and his drug use, so you'll just go ahead and say it was the cause anyways. :thumbdown Notice how they say how he (the deceased) was a regular drug user, but they only mention cannabis. I bet that was the most harmless out of the lot, whatever he was taking. EDIT:LINK

For some reason I don't think Fijian dealers would be giving the shit away

Seems like there are lots of older growers busted ... or a combo of a 40something with a 20something .... this time a couple in their 50's ... probably a dude who lost his job after 20 years at it and doesn't know what else to do ... :scratchin