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In two separate incidents at Sydney's North Shore, more than $1,000,000 worth of ecstasy and cannabis was uncovered by police yesterday. The drug haul follows the discovery of a clandestine lab and 10 kilograms of cocaine at addresses in Artarmon, Turramurra and West Ryde last month, but police said the North Shore was not being targeted for drugs. "It's more opportune than anything else. The timing is just coincidental, I would think," police spokesman David Rose said. He said an operation focusing on the North Shore's drug trade was not under way, and the two arrests made last night were not planned in conjunction with each other. In the first arrest, police too…
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MORE than 50 per cent of Australia's prisoners tested positive to cannabis over the past year, a report has found. The Australian Institute of Criminology today released two comprehensive reports focusing on drug use and intimate relationship violence among prison detainees. The data was collected from more than 4500 people in police custody at nine sites across the nation. The data was taken from voluntary questionnaires filled out by the police detainees, 70 per cent of whom also provided urine tests. The report showed that drug use and intimate relationship violence was high among detainees. More than 50 per cent tested positive for cannabis, nearly a quarter…
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THE VICTIM of a violent burglary in Ballarat East admitted to being "stoned and drunk" at a committal hearing yesterday. Giving evidence against an alleged attacker, Geoffery McGinness told Ballarat Magistrates Court he was a "dole bludger" who consumed alcohol and marijuana daily. "I'm stoned and drunk right now," he said. "I had a stubby over lunch, I have cannabis every day." The 21-year-old swore repeatedly during the hearing, drawing several warnings from Magistrate Luisa Bazzani. Ms Bazzani eventually left the bench in frustration, telling Crown prosecutor Andrew Grant to "speak to" his witness. The defendant in the case, Shane John Warren, was allegedly…
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Police seize 1,900 cannabis plants in raid Friday, 15 June 2007. 11:18 (AEST) A man has been charged with a number of drug offences after police searched two Wide Bay properties. Police executed search warrants on two properties on Wednesday. They allegedly found 1,900 cannabis plants at a property at Bauple south of Tiaro. A second property at Walligan, west of Hervey Bay, was also searched and police allegedly found a hydroponics system, 53 cannabis plants and two kilograms of dried cannabis. A 54-year-old man has been charged with producing dangerous drugs, possession of property used in the commission of a crime and major possession of dangerous drugs. ABC…
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Police have claimed victory in dismantling an alleged drug house in the northern suburbs. Acting on a tip-off from members of the public, north west tactical investigation group officers raided a Two Rocks house at 10.30am yesterday and allegedly found two hydroponic cannabis-growing setups. The officers allegedly seized 16 cannabis plants about one metre tall and paraphernalia including air filters, electrical timers, water heaters and digital scales. A sling shot was also allegedly found, along with two smoking implements. A 42-year-old man who lived at the Damepattie Drive house was charged with cultivating cannabis with intent to sell or supply, possessing can…
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A new research and education centre targeting cannabis is expected to be up and running by the end of this year. The Federal Government has announced the $12 million centre will be run by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, based at the University of New South Wales. Federal Minister Christopher Pyne says the centre will provide information to young people in particular about the dangers of the drug. "Cannabis is still a very important part of the drug scene and is the most used drug in Australia still, so we don't want to in our attempt to fight ice and ecstasy and other synthetic drugs take our eye off the ball of fighting cannabis," he said. Author: …
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http://nwtasmania.yourguide.com.au/covers/208.pdf Author, Date, Source, Copyright all on the page. Full story available at http://nwtasmania.yourguide.com.au/detail....ategory=general This annoys me. I don't see how the rise in ice use can bring on the ban of cannabis bongs. ...Well I can. It's just annoying.
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THC eases allergic reactions A FOLK remedy has been resurrected by scientists who found active ingredients in cannabis reduced allergic reactions. The research, conducted on mice, points the way towards cannabis-based treatments for irritated skin. Extracts from the hemp plant were traditionally used to treat inflammation and could be bought from chemists in the early part of the 20th century. But fears about the intoxicating effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the chemical that causes the cannabis high, led to a ban on sales in the 1930s. The new research suggests the herbalists who used cannabis ointments to treat eczema knew what they were doing. Sci…
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Greens' cannabis shameChris Tinkler and Liam Houlihan June 10, 2007 12:00am Article from: Sunday Herald Sun THE GREENS' chief policy strategist in Victoria has admitted she helped organise a cannabis festival. Freja Leonard, chief of staff to Victorian Greens MP Greg Barber, used to be a coordinator at Mardi Grass, Nimbin's pot celebration. Mothers of overdose victims are calling for Ms Leonard to resign and say the revelation raises major questions over Mr Barber's judgment. The illegal festival features widespread drug-taking, nudity and the Hemp Cup - a judging section designed to find the best marijuana. Ms Leonard refused to say whether she had taken a…
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'Queen of Pop' jailed for 12 months June 1, 2007 - 11:59AM Former Australian Queen of Pop Allison Durbin has been jailed for 12 months for drug trafficking. Durbin, now known by her married name Allison Giles, was handed a 24-month jail term today but half of the sentence was suspended. The reclusive former pop star, who shot to fame in the 1960s and 70s, had pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court to trafficking a drug of dependence, cultivating a narcotic plant and theft of electricity. The court heard Giles, 57, had a hydroponic set-up at a house in West Footscray and supplied cannabis to drug dealer and father of snatched baby Montana, Giuseppe Dom Barb…
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Author: ABC News Online Date: 1st June 2007 Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1939700.htm Copyright: 2007 ABC Good to hear this sound, rational argument from a non-cannabis lobby group.
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Drugs cause of Pine Creek Road Train Collision Northern Territory Police say that one of the drivers in Monday night's road-train crash near Pine Creek was on drugs at the time of the head on collision. Northern Territory Police have charged a 35-year-old man for driving in a reckless manner endangering life, being under the influence of drugs and in possession of cannabis. The road train was carrying cattle when it veered onto the wrong side of the road. The Stuart Highway, 20 kilometres north of Pine Creek, was closed for 18 hours while debris was cleared from the road. The accused is being treated for injuries at Katherine hospital. He will face court i…
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A PRISON employee smuggled a loaded gun into a jail in an alleged plot to kill mobster Lewis Moran, a court has heard. The gun was found in the cell of a convicted kidnapper in 2003. The prison worker allegedly handed a package containing the gun to the kidnapper in the presence of a road-rage killer who was a close associate of gangland murderer Carl Williams. Crime patriarch Lewis Moran, 58, was slain the following year at the Brunswick Club. Williams, 36, was jailed this month for organising Moran's murder. The County Court heard that several people could be charged over a conspiracy to kill Moran while he was in custody. A former Port Phillip Prison emplo…
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Former pop queen grew drugs FORMER pop star Allison Durbin has admitted growing and trafficking cannabis. Australia's former Queen of Pop, 57, pleaded guilty to three charges in the County Court yesterday. The court heard Durbin, who goes by her married name Allison Ann Giles, lists her occupation as an "entertainer on a disability pension for the last six or seven years". In Melbourne Magistrates' Court last year, the faded pop sweetheart was accused of supplying cannabis to convicted drug dealer Giuseppe Dom "Joe" Barbaro, 50. Barbaro's three-week-old daughter Montana was kidnapped in 2004. The court heard Giles allegedly used the code word "baby" at th…
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SMOKING is still the biggest cause of preventable death and disability in Australia, a new report says. It is worse than obesity, alcohol, high cholesterol, road crashes, illicit drugs or unsafe sex, the report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) found. Of 14 preventable health risks, tobacco was the single biggest killer and worst cause of disease. It was responsible for 12 per cent of all deaths in Australia in 2003, killing more than 15,000 people. Next worst were high blood pressure, high body mass, physical inactivity and high blood cholesterol. Alcohol, low consumption of fruit and vegetables, illicit drugs, occupational hazards, domes…
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