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Raids by NSW police on cannabis crops in the state's New England region have netted about 3500 plants worth $7 million. View the full article
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UPDATE 11.30am: THE haul of cannabis seized during a Noble Park police raid is worth more than $300,000. View the full article
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The New South Wales Opposition says an Upper House inquiry into the medical use of marijuana will help the debate to be dominated by evidence, instead of dogma. View the full article
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Voters in Colorado and Washington passed ballot initiatives on November 6 to tax and regulate cannabis in those states. This means legalisation of cannabis is now inevitable in many countries in the world. It will take time and there will be numerous steps. Perhaps Australia is still a few royal commissions away from legalising cannabis. Several opinion polls show that there are now more supporters of regulated cannabis in the US than opponents. It's only a matter of time before supporters outnumber opponents of legalised cannabis in Australia. So what would legalised cannabis look like? Some will argue for high taxes for cannabis on the grounds of suppressing consumption…
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In reply to When The Poor Vote Conservative : Frankly, I’m heartily sick of this analysis from satisfied and self-appointed superiors. It’s condescending bollocks. Maybe it’s not so much that increasing numbers of “poor” people are actively embracing the Right as that they are being offered no coherent alternative. Really, in the big picture, where do the US Democrats differ from the Republicans ... View the full article
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Legalizing prostitution and street drugs nationwide may actually benefit the economy. View the full article
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Report on the national minimum data set Around 150,500 closed treatment episodes for alcohol and other drug use were provided in Australia in 2010-11 - almost 5,000 more than in 2009-10. Health read more View the full article
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Police are puzzled by the discovery of three garbage bags full of freshly-cut marijuana with a sign reading "Free dope. Mull up" dumped by a road on the New South Wales south coast. View the full article Three garbage bags containing 16kg of cannabis were left by the side of a road south of Sydney with a sign inviting passersby to "mull up". View the full article A dopey scheme to give away drugs has left NSW police in possession of three garbage bags full of cannabis. View the full article
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Expert doubts value of work drug tests From: http://www.heraldsun...f-1226519222508 The deputy director of the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) at Flinders University, Ken Pidd, says drug-testing in the workplace is just an easy "tick-a-box" response to the problem. Dr Pidd is to present his finding on Monday at the 2012 Conference of the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) in Melbourne. "Certainly there is very little rigorous research on the effectiveness of workplace drug testing and within that not much support for testing," Dr Pidd said. "As a stand-alone strategy, workplace drug tes…
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A WOMAN who was using marijuana for "medicinal purposes" will pay $900 in fines, Mount Isa Magistrates Court heard yesterday. View the full article Medicinal excuse fails Nov. 20, 2012, 7:23 a.m. A WOMAN who was using marijuana for "medicinal purposes" will pay $900 in fines, Mount Isa Magistrates Court heard yesterday. Sallyanne Machin pleaded guilty to one charge of possessing dangerous drugs and one charge of possessing utensils or pipes used in relation to drugs. Police prosecutor Sergeant Vaughan Cooper told the court on October 19 at 7am police executed a search warrant at Machin's home where they found a bowl containing less than a gram of cannabis, a…
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Dangerous new psychoactive drugs are emerging in Australia at a breathtaking rate, say experts conducting groundbreaking research into online drug sales. View the full article
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The interim findings of a survey of backyard cannabis growers shows most grow it for medicinal purposes. View the full article Backyard pot grown for health: survey Melissa Jenkins, AAP November 18, 2012, 2:55 pm http://l.yimg.com/ea/img/-/121118/20120718000523216454_original_1_800x600-18ah1ri.jpg?x=292&sig=8qcpurZJB1MChnTtzNtnAg-- AP © Almost half of people growing cannabis in Australia use if for medicinal purposes, a study shows. Almost half of people growing small quantities of cannabis in Australia use if for medicinal purposes, a new study has found. In the first study of its size in Australia, the National Drug Research Institute is conducting an anony…
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An anonymous marijuana dealer donates half of his proceeds to the victims. View the full article
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THE Northern Rivers has lost the mantle of the of the cannabis capital of Australia, according to recent crime statistics. View the full article
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A CROWS Nest man who acted as a "go between" for a drug dealer has been sentenced to a four-month jail term. View the full article
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