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This letter to the editor was published in today's Sydney Morning Herald (6 feb 2006): Shoot, don't smoke The new cannabis laws provide for up to one year imprisonment for possession of small amounts of cannabis, while heroin users have government-approved injecting rooms ("Cannabis targeted in mental health drive", February 4-5). Macquarie Street, we have a problem. Alex Jones Leichhardt
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STATE governments will be expected to toughen up drug laws, in exchange for federal funding to overhaul treatment for the mentally ill. Federal Health Parliamentary Secretary Christopher Pyne, a critic of "weak" cannabis laws, said there was an expectation the states would crack down on marijuana use. Mr Pyne said weak state and territory laws on marijuana use sent the wrong message to young people. He said the link between marijuana use and mental illness was clearly proved. "Those states where cannabis use is decriminalised, we call for them to recriminalise it," he said. "In the states where decriminalisation has not occurred, there is still universally a pol…
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Date: February 4 2006 By Louise Dodson and Andrew Clennell ALL states will be urged to strengthen laws on cannabis use as part of a new national plan to tackle mental illness to be presented by the Prime Minister, John Howard, at his meeting with the premiers in Canberra next week. Mr Howard will seek the agreement of the states at the meeting to a new mental health plan including measures to reduce cannabis use, senior Government sources said. Mr Howard's push was pre-empted by the Premier, Morris Iemma, who yesterday announced tougher penalties for the indoor cultivation of cannabis. The maximum penalty for the cultivation of five to 49 plants for individuals …
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Original article Not going to be a good MardiGrass for some
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goodbye aussie section of overgrow.com remember to take stock of your marihuana seed !!! collect it and store it so it is archived for years.. the cops cant stop the proliferation of the seed if we breed more than ever !!!.. always keep on your toes... this is really sad news for everybody but if we got good seed then the coppers around the world are fucked!! http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4638.html Cannabisworld.com and Overgrow.com Seized By Police by Marc Emery (03 Feb, 2006) Overgrow.com, Cannabisworld.com, Heaven's Stairway Seed Company, and Eurohemp.com Shut Down and Servers Seized by Canadian Police When the world's largest websites for …
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PEOPLE who smoke cannabis after work short circuit the brain's ability to dump the bad memories accumulated during the day, a Sydney drug expert said today. Dr Jon Currie, director of western Sydney's health services dealing with drug addiction, says smoking marijuana after work leads to emotional instability and abnormal brain function the following day. "Normally, you've had a whole lot of nasty things that have happened to you during the day and you tend to dump all those at night," Dr Currie said. "You just get rid of the bad memories from the brain in a core dump, using natural substances in the brain which are like cannabis. "When you smoke cannabis you are …
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People could face up to 20 years' jail for growing cannabis and smokers of the drug forced to undertake counselling on its links to poor mental health under a legislative crackdown. The NSW government is about to introduce what it claims will be the most hardline cannabis laws in Australia, in response to growing concerns of the drug's link to mental illness, according to The Daily Telegraph. People could be jailed for 10 years for growing as few as five higher-strength hydroponic plants, or face a $550,000 fine and/or 20 years' jail for 200 plants. Hydroponic cannabis is between five and seven times stronger than conventionally grown cannabis. NSW Premier Morris …
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By SIMON BENSON February 03, 2006 CANNABIS smokers may be forced to take counselling sessions on the links between marijuana and mental disorders to avoid being charged on a first offence, in a rewriting of NSW drug laws. The Daily Telegraph has learned Premier Morris Iemma called for a review of the cannabis cautioning scheme to send a stronger message about the effects of marijuana on mental health. But the real crackdown will be brought to bear on those caught growing high strength (hydroponic) cannabis - now thought to be a significant factor in rising mental health problems. The Government is about to introduce what it claims will be the most hardline legis…
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I was chatting to one of my relatives who lives in Qld who told me that as of 1/2/05 Qld police will be instituting ramdom breath testing for both Alcohol & Drugs including Marijuanah. I did a little google searchon the subjec it and came up blank. So I am wondering 'What's happening'. Has anyone heard on the grape vine about Qld entry into this outragious waste of taxpayers cash ? :smoke
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ONE of the state's most influential doctors has rejected calls for widespread drug tests for doctors, saying they should only be introduced if politicians roll their own sleeves up first. Speaking for the first time since he became the president of the South Australian Medical Board, Dr Trevor Mudge said he saw little point in drug testing doctors. "As soon as we have daily drug testing for politicians we should introduce them for doctors, because after all, they make much more important decisions than we do," Dr Mudge, an obstetrician, said. "The evidence from other countries is that widespread testing of doctors is very expensive and essentially not helpful." Whil…
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A SECOND man has been arrested over a large cannabis crop located near the Sunshine Coast. A 33-year-old man from Bribie Island was charged yesterday over the crop discovered at a Conondale property, west of Maroochydore, on January 14, police said. He will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on February 15 charged with one count each of possess cannabis and produce cannabis in excess. Police charged a 52-year-old Conondale man over the crop on January 14. He was charged with one count each of produce cannabis, possess cannabis and possess things used in the production of cannabis. He will appear in Caloundra Magistrates Court today. http://www.news.com.au/st…
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A FADED pop star and the father of a kidnapped baby faced court together yesterday on drug charges. Seventies sweetheart Allison Durbin is accused of supplying cannabis to convicted drug dealer Giuseppe "Joe" Barbaro, whose baby daughter Montana was kidnapped in 2004. Ms Durbin, named Australia's Queen of Pop three times in the late '60s and '70s, is charged with trafficking, cultivating and possessing cannabis, as well as theft of electricity. The 54-year-old still had the trademark long hair that thrilled thousands of male fans in her heyday when she appeared in Melbourne Magistrates' Court yesterday. But it was the only touch of glamour left for the one-time darl…
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:::PRESS RELEASE::: PRESS RELEASE::: PRESS RELEASE::: NIMBIN H*E*M*P* EMBASSY – Monday 30th January 2006 BIG JOINT BUDGET BLOWOUT ! :::PRESS RELEASE::: PRESS RELEASE::: PRESS RELEASE::: Following this years Nimbin MardiGrass, which is on May 6th and 7th, the Nimbin H*E*M*P* Embassy is taking the BIG JOINT down to Canberra to try and get through to John Howard and Co that cannabis users today come from all walks of life and are only criminals because of the extraordinary monopoly on pain management that was given to a handful of Giant Pharmas by FBI Chief Harry Anslinger in the 1930’s. “The BIG JOINT will look great doing a few laps of the House around budget re…
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POLICE sniffer dogs succumbed to the heat yesterday, only catching 30 Melbourne Big Day Out revellers with small amounts of drugs. The two dogs, called to monitor the Big Day Out for the first time in the event's history, went home after 3 1/2 hours as searing temperatures forced their minders to call it a day. Inspector Paul Tottage said the dogs could not handle the muggy weather. "They just got too hot," he said. "It was too humid for them." The dogs found small amounts of cannabis and ecstasy on patrons. None of those caught with drugs were transferred to police stations, and 11 were placed on drug diversion programs. "The hit rate for the dogs has been rela…
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