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Cannabis found inside a garden ornament in Alice Springs led police to the discovery of $200,000 worth of the drug at a Darwin home. Police say a drug dog helped police intercept 88 grams of cannabis hidden in a cavity in the ornament. Police then searched the Darwin suburb of Karama where they found more than two kilograms of cannabis and a substantial amount of cash. They also found a mould identical to the ornament. A 54-year-old man has been charged over the haul. Author:ABC Date:Friday, April 8, 2005. Source:ABC Copyright:© 2005 ABC

https://www.marijuanaaustraliana.net/module...order=0&thold=0 The Supreme Court of Canada is about to hear a thermo-nuclear warhead of a case regarding cannabis prohibition. Cannabis prohibition in Canada was declared null and void several years ago - but was re-instated by the courts. This was an illegal act - only Parliament can make laws. Once the law was struck down as unconstitutional it had no effect on Canadians - in fact all cannabis cases for a period of about 18 months were ignored because of this precedent. Officially the laws are back on the books, but this is technically illegal. Canada currently has no cannabis laws - will the Supreme Court confirm t…

Raid nets $12,000 worth of cannabis By HAYLEY SEENEY 29jun04 MAGNETIC Island police found an estimated $12,000 worth of dry cannabis and hundreds of cannabis plants growing in a back yard on the island. A tip-off from the public led police to 206 cannabis plants, including 78 mature plants between 1.8m and 2.4m tall, and 2kg of dried cannabis estimated to have a street value of $12,000. Police also seized a considerable quantity of cash and property from the home. Officer-in-charge of Magnetic Island police Sergeant Kerry Kraut said a 52-year-old island resident was charged with five drug offences. Among the charges were production of a dangerous drug, supplyin…

Project for distributing medical marihuana failed. By our parliamentary redaction. The Hague, Friday, March 18. - Health Minister Hoogervorst will most likely stop the distribution of softdrugs for medical use. Yesterday, during a debate in the Second Chamber, he stated that doctors hardly prescribe mediweed because of their lack of confidence in the drug. The cannabis is supposed to relieve the pain of patients suffering from cancer, for instance. On top of that, the medical grade cannabis that is being produced under the supervision of the department has nasty side effects, like psychosis. An other reason to stop the project is the competition by coffeeshops, whic…

SEIZURES of hydroponically grown cannabis in the Adelaide's Elizabeth area are running at record levels. So far this financial year, 182 offences have been recorded, compared to 152 for the corresponding period last year. Detections peaked in February with 29 offences recorded – a 61 per cent increase over the January figure of 18. Elizabeth CIB acting Chief Inspector John Venditto said yesterday the large increase in detections was a result of a focus on drug distribution in the area. The increased use of accurate intelligence on drug manufacturing and dedicated operations to tackle them were key components of the police action. "SA police operate with effective …

Police have used a helicopter to remove a well-established cannabis plantation from the Kanangra Boyd National Park near Oberon in central western NSW. Officers uprooted the 152 plants from the park late yesterday after getting a tip-off from a member of the public. Chifley duty officer Inspector Chris Davey says the plants had an estimated street value of more than $300,000 and ranged from half a metre to two-and-a-half metres in height. Inspector Davey says a camouflaged tent and a water pump were also found. "Because of the steep terrain we required a police helicopter, Pol Air Three, to come in and lift the cannabis, the property out of the area because it was…

Cannabis found in policeman's home, court hears A Melbourne court has heard cannabis was found in the home of a police officer charged with drug offences and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Twenty-four-year-old Constable David Collins was arrested during a raid at his Frankston home in June last year. Collins was later charged in relation to ecstasy trafficking and providing information about planned police raids to an alleged drug dealer. The alleged dealer is also believed to be an associate of murdered police informer, Terence Hodson. The Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard police recorded 67 instances of telephone contact between the woman and D…