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Media Release 20.07.2005 Green light for cannabis but not tobacco. MP Nandor Tanczos’ Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Infringement) Amendment Bill, if passed through parliament, will be the first step in the Green Party’s push to have cannabis legalised. The Green Party is calling for partial decriminalisation of cannabis. This comes from an avid supporter of the Smokefree Environments Amendment Act that outlawed smoking in bars. Tanczos, on national television, admitted to being a once a month cannabis user, an admission of possession of cannabis, an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. One questions whether Tanczos is a fit and proper person to be in parliamen…

POLICE have seized weapons and drugs in raids on two Melbourne homes. Two men were charged and a third was expected to face charges after the raids in Melbourne's north west yesterday, police said. At Mt Alexander Road in Moonee Ponds, police seized an array of weapons including a home-made spear and a longbow and arrows, a fake gun, stolen property and cannabis. They arrested a 37-year-old man and charged him with trafficking a drug of dependence, possessing a drug of dependence, possessing dangerous articles, handling stolen goods and possessing a pistol. At an address in Cannes Avenue, Avondale Heights, police seized 4kg of high-grade packaged cannabis, marijua…

THE South Australian Government is considering the nation's first mandatory drug-testing regime for its 6500 doctors, after it discovered last month that the state medical board took no action against a mentally ill doctor with a 10-cone-a-day cannabis habit. Health Minister Lea Stevens said the state's chief medical officer would consider the proposal after a coronial inquest found last month that the drug-addicted doctor provided "seriously inadequate care" to a patient who later died. Coroner Wayne Chivell also strongly criticised the South Australian Medical Board's management of the case. The health department review by Chris Baggoley would examine how drug-a…

Amid the whole hue and cry about the AFL and the WADA code, one essential question remains unanswered: why is cannabis, a non-performance-enhancing substance, on the banned list? Dick Pound, the WADA chairman, could do no better than: "Part of the deal in sport is you don't take drugs." Federal Sports Minister Rod Kemp, from many opportunities, has shed even less light on the matter. One journalist who has been critical of the AFL on the issue was asked the question directly on radio. He could merely respond with: "You'd have to ask WADA." We are back where we started. If it were not serious, it would be funny. Sportspeople are being singled out for scrutiny that ne…

Domestic Pot Production Up, Cannabis Not Linked To Violence, Federal Report Says Washington, DC: Domestic cultivation of cannabis is rising and is responsible for the majority of marijuana available in the United States, according to the National Drug Intelligence Center's (NDIC) latest "National Drug Threat Assessment" report. The report states that domestic pot production levels are increasing and now range from 6,000 to 19,000 metric tons annually. Accordingly, the report notes that 98 percent of state and local law enforcement agencies describe the availability of marijuana in their area as "high or moderate." Overall, the report estimates that anywhere …

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By July 1, 2005 LAKE Illawarra Police raided a house at Primbee yesterday, seizing almost $350,000 worth of cannabis plants. Detectives and drug squad police were among a dozen officers who descended on the Windang Rd property at noon, finding more than 170 cannabis plants growing in a sophisticated hydroponic set-up, in a specially designed room. Last night police estimated the plants, which varied in size, were worth $348,000. Acting Lake Illawarra Area commander, Acting Superintendent Mark Gallagher, said police had the house under surveillance overnight before the search, and it had been unoccupied the whole time. After an agronomist examined the plants, it…