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This was received at the NAP office tonight from our comrades in Moscow. With this statement, this Russian Federal Government committee has declared needle and syringe programs, harm reduction activities and possibly even drug law reform activities as illegal. Users worldwide need to work together to stop these backwards steps from occurring. The user activists and harm reduction people in Russia need all of our support at the moment. Stay posted on this issue. This is a very dangerous situation for Russian drug users right now. Following the statement is an explanation from one of our comrades in Russia, Dis, a user activist and owner of www.drugusers.ru Gary M Dar…

December 16, 2003 AN Adelaide man called police when he found intruders breaking into his home to steal his cannabis crop, and ended up being charged himself, police said. Police called to a house at Torrensville shortly after midnight caught four men allegedly stealing cannabis that was being grown in two rooms. Two Torrensville men, aged 22 and 23 years, a 25-year-old man from Findon in Adelaide's west, and a 26-year-old man from North Dandenong in Victoria were arrested and charged with aggravated serious criminal trespass. However, also arrested was the 23-year-old homeowner who had called police. He was later charged with cultivating 16 cannabis plants. All…

Six held after bikie raids 16dec03 SIX people have been charged after police allegedly seized firearms and drugs during raids today on 13 premises, including a bikie clubhouse, in Melbourne's south-east. Four men faced Frankston Magistrates Court today on charges including affray, serious assault, false imprisonment and aggravated burglary, police said. Brendan , 30, Bradley, 39, Leon , 29, all of Hastings, and Michael , 39, of Westernport Marina, were remanded in custody to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday. Two other men, a 43-year-old from Tootgarook and a 40-year-old from Hastings, were charged with drug offences and released on bail. Police sa…

I just saw an add for 10 news and the sound bite was something like the tittle so I will watch it and post/edit some details, but if others are aroound and get that chance to see it it would be good to get some other opinions on the causes and exactly what happened etc

news link West Australian police have seized more than 200 grams of methylamphetamine in a series of raids and charged eight people. The state's Organised Crime Investigations and Gang Response units raided the Perth and Kalgoorlie properties. Police said they found cannabis, dexamphetamines and items believed to be pyrotechnics. Kevin Ross Smith, 44, of Kalgoorlie, faced Kalgoorlie Court of Petty Sessions charged with conspiring to supply methylamphetamine and possessing unlicensed firearms. He was also charged with four counts of selling a prohibited drug; with possessing methylamphetamine with intent to supply, and with possessing cannabis and hashish. …

THIRTY-one people have been arrested and $3.5 million worth of property seized after cannabis suppliers were successfully targeted by a combined Queensland and NSW police operation. Queensland Police started Operation Bravo Chilly in June focused on the production and distribution of cannabis between north Queensland's Whitsunday area and northern NSW. Police said today a total of 83 drug and property offences had resulted from the operation so far and investigations were continuing. State Crime Operations Command Detective Acting Chief Superintendent Kev Robinson said the operation had been successful in identifying cannabis producers. Supt Robinson said property…

It's a bit of a shock, but Steve Kubby and his family have been denied political asylum in Canada. If you haven't been following his plight, Steve was instrumental in California's 215 legislation allowing medicinal marijuana. He fled the United States when it became clear he could not use his medicine from within prison. Steve has a rare form of adrenal cancer, no-one has ever lasted as long as he has, and he has dozens of doctors and researchers backing him up that it's the cannabis. Testimony during the hearings made it very clear that if he returned to California he would be jailed, and denied his medicine, but Canada's Immigration Hearing found that Steve: "did…

I have visited and reported on two of many cannabis competitions in Spain, way different than the ones I had seen so far. links are here: La Bella Flor competition, Malaga. http://www.hempcity.net/travelreports/spai...gs/2/index.html La Semillita, Seville. http://www.hempcity.net/travelreports/harv...ille/index.html

A MAN and woman will face court after the discovery of more than $300,000 worth of cannabis at a house on the NSW central coast. Police said officers were following up inquiries at a home on the Pacific Highway, Gosford, after a 47-year-old man was involved in a minor collision yesterday. When they arrived at the property there was the strong smell of cannabis, a spokesman said. Officers obtained a search warrant and returned to the house shortly before 3pm (AEDT) where they discovered a large number of cannabis plants, leaf, seeds and amphetamines. A 26-year-old woman was arrested, she remained in custody to appear in Gosford Local Court today. The 47-year-old …

i just wanted to say i was sooo angry when i watched that to think that that women really and honestly believes MJ killed her son!!! It would be like saying and person who kills themselves and had a drink of alcohol well then thats what killed them, ahh she trying to blame something else instead of what really was the problem HER! its story's like this that mis-inform the nation and think it is a deadly drug like speed or herion! ah sorry people i had to vent some angry because im still really pissed off at it still!!!

UNEMPLOYED dad turned himself into a drug dealer after Centrelink told him he was too old to get another job. Marijuana helped generate an income for Mr Cook. Former retail manager Kenneth Mark Cook, 35, had lost his job for the first time in 20 years. He had no prior criminal record except for a few minor traffic infringements. But the Darwin dad resorted to dealing marijuana in his desperation to make money to pay bills and support his wife and children. Cook embarked on the new career path, the Supreme Court heard last week, because Centrelink officials told him to "change his life and re-educate himself" because he was too old to get another retail trade …

Now that recreational use has been dealt with, the WA Government are finally addressing industrial hemp. Hopefully medical use won't be too far behind. If they did it backwards, there'd be too many questions about legitimising or tolerating recreational use - deal with recreational use first and the other topics can be discussed without ambiguity: From: MAPNews <owner-mapnews@mapinc.org> To: mapnews@mapinc.org Subject: MN: Australia: New Laws Clear Way To WA Fields Of Hemp Newshawk: Niall Young Pubdate: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 Source: West Australian (Australia) Copyright: 2003 West Australian Newspapers Limited Contact: letters@wanews.com.au Website: http://www.thew…

MORE than 1900 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $3 million have been discovered in a raid on a property in northern NSW. NSW Police said officers raided the Myrtle Creek property yesterday afternoon and seized 1959 plants, valued at $2,953,000, a shotgun and two rifles. A 60-year-old Myrtle Creek man was charged with cultivate large commercial quantity of prohibited plant, possess prohibited drug and not keeping a firearm safely secured. He was refused bail and will appear in Lismore Local Court today. A 58-year-old Myrtle Creek woman was charged with cultivating a large commercial quantity of a prohibited plant. She was granted conditional bail …