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Justice Minister Donner demands Dutch coffeeshops to discriminate. Dutch coffeeshops have been popular since they opened, in the early seventies, and not only with the local population, they have also been frequented by foreigners from all parts of the world, from the day the first coffeeshop opened. The first dealer in Amsterdam’s first coffeeshop, the Mellow yellow, was a Briton, serving hash and grass for years, to an international public, in the heydays of the hippie era. Amsterdam was and is the Mecca of Marihuana, with about 200 of Holland’s 800 coffeeshops within its city limits, for every cannabis user of the world, from Iceland to New Caledonia. Many millions o…

Albert & Logan news - Oct 15 A routine search has netted police amphetamines and a cache of weapons. Police said a 30 yr old man has been charged with numerous offences after a search of his Crestmede hime on October 8 revealed a large amount of amphetimines and cannabis. They said offocers also seized a quantity if cash, a rifle, a baton, a wrist slingshot and a police hat badge. Scales and drug utensils were also found at the property.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/National/story_51674.asp Heres a little nibbble from that article: "Two girls, aged three and four, remain in hospital suffering from an overdose of cannabis in what police described as a sickening case." Do you think they overdosed or the police overeacted? I dont know wether you can trust ninemsn .

A strange aspect of the mull culture is that a freind of mine whom has been buying about $100 a fortnight for pain cause by the myriad of diseases brought on by AIDS does not want to risk placing some plants inside under lights. I was amazed as I had offered to supply the lights and seed stock for free. The reason being is that she considers cultivation so illegal so refuses to risk it EVEN THOUGH she has less than five years to live. I have argued with her that with her disease she would be more than justified in growing it inside and wouldn't attrack any flak from the system. How do I convince the masses of mullers that indoor crops are not so bad? Hydro DOES NOT affect…

by Pete Brady (21 Oct, 2003) Emery and Canadian MJ Business to be Featured in Forbes Magazine Marc applauded again for his business sense and philanthropy. In 1996, journalist Quentin Hardy put Marc Emery on the front page of the prestigious Wall Street Journal newspaper. The article rightfully credited Emery with creating the entire retail marijuana seed industry, and lauded him for being a philanthropist. Since then, and under Emery's leadership and guidance, Canada's pot culture has blossomed into a powerful political and cultural movement. Hardy never forgot Emery, and has kept in touch with him over the years. These days, Hardy is even a more influential j…

Police were starting to win the war on drugs, Commissioner Paul White claimed yesterday. Police have shut down, or through raids forced the closure, of 20 drug houses since August last year. ``The introduction of drug premises legislation represented a major challenge and opportunity for the police force to disrupt the illict drug market,'' Mr White said. He said operations run by the drug squad had shut down drug houses known to supply not only cannabis but also amphetamine. Since the legislation's introduction: SIXTY-EIGHT first warning notices have been issued, including one to a commercial premises in Darwin; NINE second warning notices across the NT …

So this is how they "help" a victim of burglary in New Zealand.

Do you guys know about MAPinc.org? They archive illicit drug articles and letters from newspapers all over the world, it's an amazing resource and a great way to keep up to date with the news. Unfortunately there's hardly anyone newshawking in Australia. boulder has posted a few articles here in the last few weeks (and many more I'm assuming), but if they were all posted to MAPinc.org then the whole world could be reading them and learning. MAPinc syndicates their news via XML feeds to all of the major cannabis/drug websites, and they're all sent out by mailing list to subscribers. Articles and letters inspire even more letters, particularly from overseas when they …

MELBOURNE man will face court today over his alleged involvement in a national drug syndicate suspected of trafficking cannabis between four states. Jason Peter Scott, of Ringwood North, was remanded in custody in an out-of-sessions court hearing late yesterday after a series of raids across Australia. Homes in Melbourne's eastern and southern suburbs, including Ringwood North, Edithvale, Box Hill North and Croydon Hills were searched about 7am (AEST) yesterday. Cash, cannabis and drug-related equipment were seized in the raids, which followed a three month joint investigation involving police from Victoria, NSW, South Australia and the Australian Crime Commission. …

To answer all the email's I'm getiing that say "Thats sounds like some sick shit Im Gunja Can I come to the Canna Cup?????? What do you need to SMS me or something" I would like to open the doors to the world but it's not mine, I'm just doing the posting for Dr Douge. So if you know me or any of the people I have mentioned, contact us. There's about four of us I think. The Cup is smaller this year for security, etc. Also there's a $2000 prize thing. All else is redundant info, read my previous posting on the Cup. Kimba

I was doing a bit of surfing and came across this report about UK police officers being let off drug testing, take a look. Buster.