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Newshawk: Niall Young Pubdate: Thu, 01 May 2003 Source: West Australian (Australia) Copyright: 2003 West Australian Newspapers Limited Contact: letters@wanews.com.au Website: http :P/www.thewest.com.au Details: http :P/www.mapinc.org/media/495 Author: Jason Meotti LOSING SIGHT OF THE REAL KILLER THE concerted campaign being run by the Liberal Party and anti-drug groups opposing the Government's cannabis law reform legislation has reached a crescendo. We now have conservative independents jumping on the bandwagon and the National Party abandoning its own policy platform to avoid the "soft-on-drugs" tag. The mainstream media, who only a short time ago were supportiv…

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Toronto Star May. 10, 2003. 10:28 AM Ottawa backs off pot law plans Possession to stay criminal offence Changes come after U.S. outcry TONDA MACCHARLES OTTAWA BUREAU OTTAWA— The federal government has backed off plans to make pot possession a mere ticketing offence, the Star has learned. Instead, sources say the Liberal government will keep simple possession of marijuana on the books as a criminal offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The new plan came days after U.S. officials warned that any easing of Canada's marijuana laws could lead to a crackdown at border crossings. The government will provide "alternative" civil penalties — fines, …

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,...,947688,00.html Cannabis 'could kill 30,000 a year' James Meikle, health correspondent Friday May 2, 2003 The Guardian Thirty thousand Britons a year might eventually die from cannabis smoking, doctors claimed last night. They called for a battle against the drug to mirror that belatedly waged against tobacco, saying that it too could soon pose a major public health hazard. Their warning, made in an editorial in the British Medical Journal, is the most high-profile attempt yet to alert authorities to public health difficulties that might result from an apparently more liberal attitude to the drug. The authors,…

Apr. 30, 2003. 08:49 AM Chrétien ready to ease pot possession law Applause greets promise to youth 'We're not legalizing it' ANDREW CHUNG OTTAWA BUREAU OTTAWA — Calling his government "activist" and "not afraid to take on controversial issues," Prime Minister Jean Chrétien cast a nod at youth last night and vowed that marijuana would soon be decriminalized. It was the first public pronouncement from Chrétien that possessing small quantities of marijuana would be decriminalized in Canada. "We will soon introduce legislation to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana," he told a Liberal party fundraiser. Amid applause, he quipped, "Don't start to…

THC Ministry Amsterdam You guys are the first to have the url from our new website. The Amsterdam Cannabis Ministry is located at what used to be the "T-boat coffeeshop"(closed since 1-4-2002), in the center of Amsterdam and will be open for public soon.

Newshawk: Niall Young Pubdate: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 Source: West Australian (Australia) Copyright: 2003 West Australian Newspapers Limited Contact: letters@wanews.com.au Website: http :D/www.thewest.com.au Details: http :P/www.mapinc.org/media/495 Author: Ben Harvey POLL SHOWS SPLIT ON NEW CANNABIS LAWS WA'S proposed cannabis laws have divided the community and look set to be a defining issue at the next State election. The latest Westpoll indicates less than half the community endorses the move to decriminalise the use and cultivation of small amounts of the drug. Under the laws, which passed through the Legislative Assembly this month, recreational users caught with…

Oh yeah... I almost forgot to wish everyone a happy 420....HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!

G'day everyone...I heard on ABC news radio that the CWA is campaigning for mj legalization... Anyone know sumthing about this one??

http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs%40.nsf/...33;OpenDocument The traffic in and abuse of illicit drugs results in significant costs to individuals and the community. To minimise the harm associated with illicit drug activity there is close cooperation between the Commonwealth Government, the State and Territory Governments, the various police services and other law enforcement agencies. Included in these is the Australian Customs Service, which has responsibility for the enforcement of laws controlling importing and exporting of illicit drugs. These agencies direct particular attention to monitoring the popularity of the various types and forms of illicit drugs and iden…

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Relaxed laws have provoked controversy People who grow their own cannabis should face lighter penalties to end their contact with criminal suppliers, an influential think tank tells the Home Office. Half the cannabis consumed in England and Wales is now home-grown, research from South Bank University and the National Addiction Centre found. The study also found the market in domestic cultivation is supported by a thriving, legal trade in cannabis seeds and horticultural equipment. Experiments in tolerance of possession of the drug in Lambeth in London and moves to downgrade cannabis's classification to class C have previously attracted criticism. The Joseph Rowntree …

g'day; i heard on jjj today that Amsterdam hash dealers are striking in protest against new law or something, can anyone elaborate on this?? T-Boat, maybe you have some info?

Tassie workers face new saliva drug test By DANNY ROSE January 21, 2003 A GROUND-BREAKING machine that can detect recent drug use in saliva samples in just 12 minutes has arrived in Tasmania. And its owner _ a Hobart private detective firm _ is marketing it to Tasmania's major employers. The Bellerive-based firm Thomas Whayman & McCarthy unveiled the Cozart RapiScan device yesterday. It could be in action on the state's worksites, under the name Integrity Sampling (Tas), by next week. Firm partner Colin Thomas said it was the "perfect workplace tool" as it detected drugs within about 24 hours of testing. Conventional drug-detection methods require a two-da…