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Had to post one more .. this is some very scary shit .. wonder if anything in OZ moves in...say, one way drive hire cars :scratchin really feel sorry for these people ... in France ... you are guily and in jail until you can prove your innocence .. imagine it... i feel very lucky being an aussie sometimes

Link to forum topic of original story Elderly drug traffickers permitted to live at home The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has confirmed an elderly Perth couple convicted of drug trafficking will be allowed to stay in their Carlisle home, despite it being seized under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act. David and Florence Davies were found guilty of possessing 19 kilograms of cannabis with intent to supply last year. The couple lost a High Court appeal against their convictions last month. DPP Robert Cock says the Davies will have to sign a contract regarding the payment of rates and taxes on the property. However, Mr Cock says they will be allowed…

Forget reefer madness - now we are an enviromental scourge!! Wasted: dope smokers in sin bin over contaminated recycling By Wendy Frew Environment Reporter November 8, 2005 Australia's marijuana smokers have created an unexpected problem for the country's recycling efforts: home-made bongs thrown into domestic recycling bins are contaminating material that could otherwise be reused. Just one bong, or water pipe, could stop hundreds or even thousands of PET plastic bottles from being recycled because a bong's PVC hose would contaminate the material, says environmental campaigner Planet Ark. "Bongs are a big problem for recyclers," said Planet Ark's founder, John De…

I say mr howard is a typical publicity wave riding attention grabbing dickhead

A northern NSW organisation that wants marijuana legalised says long-term users are more likely to drive more safely while under the influence than if they are forced to go without the drug. A new study has revealed many cannabis users often drive after using the drug, which increases the risk of crashes. It also revealed the only deterrent to driving stoned was police roadside testing. But Michael Balderstone from the Nimbin Hemp Embassy says it was hard to test the responses of drivers because cannabis affects people differently. "I don't know what to think about it and it hasn't come near us yet," he said. "If they put saliva testing outside Nimbin we'd all b…

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Author: no byline Date: 17 oct 2005 Source: ABC News Online Copyright: © 2005 ABC Link: article link Monday, October 17, 2005 NSW Govt claims credit for reduced drug use New South Wales Health Minister John Hatzistergos has claimed credit on behalf of the Government for falling rates of illicit drug use in the state. But there is concern about the rising use of drugs such as ecstasy. Addressing a conference of drug and alcohol agencies, the Health Minister says since 1999 heroin use has dropped 58 per cent. There is also significant declines in the use of cocaine, cannabis and speed which he credits to government programs. "Addressing the issues through the va…

EIGHT people have been charged over the cultivation and supply of more than $1 million worth of cannabis on the NSW north coast. The charges follow a three-month investigation and included police raids on houses in Banora Point and Tweed Heads. Investigators said they uncovered cannabis plants and leaf matter with an estimated street value in excess of $1 million, and hydroponic equipment. Several charges, including supplying, cultivating and possessing cannabis, have been laid against five men and three women, ranging in age from 25 to 58, police said. They included a 25-year-old Banora Point man, charged with the supply, cultivation and possession of cannabis, a…

A national drug summit in Adelaide has been told of a radical proposal to address addiction before it takes hold in teenagers. Perth doctor George O'Neil suggests that high schools should test students for marijuana use as part of an annual health check and if they fail, they would be forced to undergo monthly tests. Dr O'Neil says several mining companies use a similar model on their employees. "The only punishment a school could ever give is to change from annual monitoring to monthly monitoring on the kids that were starting to be affected," Dr O'Neil said. "But if you're being monitored once a month and you have to discuss this with your mum once a month, th…

From: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16925690-1242,00.html TWO people will appear in court after police found an extensive hydroponic cannabis cultivation operation in a Sydney home. Police searched a house in Spitfire Drive at Raby in Sydney's southwest yesterday and found the hydroponic set-up under the house, in the dining room and three upstairs bedrooms. Investigators seized 336 cannabis plants, growth lamps, chemicals and a sum of cash. A 25-year-old woman and 41-year-old man were arrested at the house and charged with cultivating a commercial quantity of prohibited plants and goods in custody. The will appear in court next month, police said.