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A LIVER transplant saved Larry Hagman when doctors gave him six months to live. But after going back to his old drinking ways, the former Dallas star says he doesn't deserve a second chance. The 72-year-old star, who played scheming oil baron JR Ewing in the 1980s soap, has developed life-threatening problems with his replacement liver. He ruled out being given yet another one, as he is unwilling to deprive anyone else who might need it. "I wouldn't have it even if it meant I had another 20 years," he said. "It doesn't scare me. You are going to die eventually anyhow." Hagman had a liver transplant in 1995 after his own was riddled with cirrhosis and cancer. Do…

original article: http://ssonet.com.au/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=3013 Sydney Star Observer is a free weekly gay street press publication. The accidental activist JUSTIN BRASH CAMPAIGNS FOR MEDICINAL CANNABIS OUTSIDE NSW PARLIAMENT, ACTING UP IN THE NAME OF GOOD HEALTH AND COMMON SENSE By Tim Benzie Free pot. Happy words to many, but not to NSW parliamentarians heading to work this April Fool’s Day. Activist Justin Brash handed bags of “free medical cannabis” to passing pollies, although the pamphlet attached had a political punchline. The bags contained “the only legal options available for medical cannabis patients currently in NSW” – which was nothing. “Docto…

A man today denied deliberately feeding two toddlers spaghetti with a cannabis laced sauce. Anthony John Patten, 22, pleaded not guilty in the South Australian District Court to two counts of administering cannabis to a child. Patten was alleged to have administered the drug to two girls, aged two and four, in September last year at a house in Adelaide's north. He denied the charges in a brief hearing today and was remanded on bail to reappear again next month. An earlier Magistrates Court hearing was told the girls were hospitalised after allegedly eating spaghetti with a sauce laced with marijuana. Patten, who was caring for the two children of a friend, …

HYDROPONIC equipment suppliers are readily offering advice on how to grow cannabis and methods to avoid being caught, an Advertiser investigation has found. A visit to 15 random Adelaide hydroponic equipment suppliers in the past week has uncovered the practice, with everything from prices to instructions and diagrams on how to set-up a clandestine drug laboratory to interested buyers. One shop even offered to provide cannabis seeds "in secret" if hydroponic equipment was bought. All shops recommended specialist equipment needed to create an elaborate secret set-up, including water pumps, pipes, nutrients to help with cultivation, aeration fans, insulation and large…

ONE of 16 men charged over a $45 million cannabis seizure was allegedly caught on phone taps giving advice about cultivating the drug, a court was told yesterday. Demitrios Hantzis, a 38-year-old Sydney building contractor, appeared in Parramatta Bail Court after he was charged on Thursday with several drug offences. Prosecutors allege he was caught on phone taps offering advice on harvesting, cultivating and caring for the cannabis at the property at Narrabri, western NSW, where most of the 3.2 tonnes of the drug was found. The court also was told his parents lived on the property. Hantzis was arrested at his home in Connells Point, Sydney, after police …

Cannabis contradictions in Holland, the never-ending story. Dutch Justice Minister Donner and Health Minister Hoogervorst want to ban Nederweed from coffeeshops, high THC marihuana threatens the health of smokers, they state. The Amsterdam City Council wants to legalise the production of Nederweed, in order to get a transparent situation, and to get the production out of the hands of criminals. Who will win, The Hague or Amsterdam? Translation: “Smoking Nederweed can have very damaging physical and mental effects. The number of reports of psychosis amongst the youth, after smoking Dutch hash has increased enormously, according to the Ministry of Health.” Source: De…

By EDITH BEVIN April 2, 2004 A court may decide if a five-year-old girl allowed to smoke cannabis by her mother is removed from her family. The Northern Territory News yesterday revealed how the girl was witnessed by neighbours lighting a packed bong and breathing in the cannabis smoke. Neighbours said two other girls, sisters aged nine and 13, also smoked cannabis and that all three regularly drank alcohol and smoked tobacco. Assistant Secretary Community Services Carol Peltola said last night Family and Children's Service had not yet decided about the fate of the three children. ``Making a decision about what we're going to do depends on a whole range of …

By EDITH BEVIN April 1, 2004 A nine-year-old and a 13-year-old also smoke drugs and drink alcohol. A five-year-old Territory girl has been smoking cannabis, it was learned last night. The case is being investigated by Family and Children's Services. epartment last night refused to confirm an inquiry was under way. But a former FACS officer said: ``The child's case has been referred to an assessment team to follow up. ``There have been no reports of physical violence towards the child _ just drug abuse.'' The Northern Territory News has obtained photographs that show the five-year-old girl preparing to light a bong in a house in Palmerston. A 13-year-o…

Police have seized 600 kilograms of cannabis plants worth an estimated $8.6 million in a western New South Wales town. The plants were discovered at a property at Capertee, north of Lithgow, during a raid by the drug squad and state protection officers this morning. Seven men aged between 20- and 51-years-old have been charged with drug offences and are due to appear in Lithgow local court tomorrow. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1081575.htm

Police investigate '5-year-old cannabis user' From http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1080661.htm Northern Territory police have confirmed they are investigating whether a five-year-old smoked cannabis in a Darwin home. A photograph of the child, along with another of two 13-year-old girls apparently smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol, were published in the NT News newspaper on Thursday. A police spokeswoman says officers received the photos from the Northern Territory Department of Family and Community Services on Friday and an investigation has started. Territory Community Services Minister Marion Scrymgour told Parliament last week the newspaper story w…

By EDITH BEVIN April 3, 2004 Police last night launched an investigation into allegations a five-year-old girl is using drugs. The girl may be blood tested for drugs by health authorities. Police were called in after the Northern Territory News voluntarily handed over photographs of the girl holding a bong. Her 13-year-old sister was shown smoking a bong while her 13-year-old friend poured herself a glass of sherry. Community Services assistant secretary Carol Peltola said: ``We have spoken with the family. ``We have forwarded the photos to the police and asked them to investigate. ``We are speaking to a pediatrician about children and drugs and what …

By DIANA EVANS Thursday, 1 April 2004 POLICE seized drugs with a street value of around $15,000 at a Denmark property this week as part of Operation High Tide, the region's crackdown on the illegal drug trade. Eight men and one woman have now been charged in the past two months. Police went to a property at Byleveld Road, William Bay, on Tuesday afternoon after a tip-off from the public. Around a kilogram of dried cannabis and four mature cannabis plants were seized from a shed. A small amount of cannabis material was located in the house. A 41-year-old man has been charged with one count of cultivating a prohibited plant and one charge of possession of a pro…

Hello, I am the main administrator of www.atsipusk.lt. www.atsipusk.lt is one of two lithuanian (Lithuania is a small country near the Baltic Sea) websites about cannabis, marihuana, it's culture and employment in all spheres of life. The circumstances took an unfavourable turn, and now, inspired by corrupted news media, the law structures of Lithuania started to make repressions against us. The other webpage (www.legalus.net) has already been forced to shut down. That's why we are asking you to temporarily lend us some webspace (at least 30MB) and, by doing this, help us to survive this uneasy period. Otherwise, the stoners of Lithuania will be left without any source …

By GRAHAME ARMSTRONG March 21, 2004 NEW cannabis laws which come into effect tomorrow will increase the risk of physical and mental health problems for young people, Opposition Leader Colin Barnett claims. Mr Barnett said the changes ? making the possession of up to 30g of the drug and the cultivation of up to two plants punishable by fine or an education session ? sent the worst possible message to the community that some cannabis was OK. "There is clear scientific evidence that cannabis use is linked with depression and anxiety in youths and an increased risk of psychotic disorders such as paranoia, manic depression and schizophrenia," he said. "Physical healt…