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One in 50 Victorian drivers tested positive for drug use, according to police, five times the rate of motorists found to be driving drunk. Victoria Police announced that 10,546 drivers had been tested for drug use since new roadside testing was rolled out in December last year. Acting Deputy Commissioner Noel Ashby said 213 drivers had revealed signs of recent methamphetamine or cannabis use, and the high rate of drugged-driving rate was a concern. The rate of motorists caught out by breath tests for alcohol is one in every 250 drivers in Victoria. "Not only is using illicit drugs illegal, but those who use drugs and then get behind the wheel are a real danger…
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Man charged after drug raid 30sep05 CANNABIS plants with a potential street value of almost $100,000 have been found in a police raid on on the NSW Central Coast. Police said they searched a property at Budgewoi about 3pm (AEST) yesterday and allegedly found a hydroponic setup in a garage, along with 49 cannabis plants. A 41-year-old Budgewoi man was charged with cultivating and possessing a prohibited plant, possessing a prohibited drug, possessing a prohibited weapon, not having a firearm in safekeeping, and two counts of possessing unregistered firearms. He was bailed to appear in Wyong Local Court on October 26. News link This is fucked...this guy (and …
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CRIMINALS are growing 5000ha of marijuana in Australia every year, an area the size of 689 Melbourne Cricket Ground precincts, according to a US intelligence report. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) report, obtained by the Sunday Herald Sun under Freedom of Information, paints a grim picture of illegal drug use in Australia. It says: AUSTRALIA has one of the world's highest rates of ecstasy and methamphetamine abuse. THERE are 200,000 heroin users in Australia. ECSTASY manufacturers are using oil from the sassafras plant to make the drug. COCAINE is being smuggled into Australia on flights from South America, and importation is set to rise, and …
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While this is not cannabis related news, the last 2 paragraphs sums much up of the drug problem in Australia: Brash ---------------- Author: Ruth Pollard Date: 1/10/2005 Source: Sydney Morning Herald Copyright: © 2005. The Sydney Morning Herald. Link: article link to SMH site Alarm as ecstasy users turn to ice By Ruth Pollard Health Reporter October 1, 2005 Hospital emergency departments are watching with alarm as the popularity of the methamphetamine known as crystal, which is highly addictive and often 80 per cent pure, increases. Still mostly concentrated among those who use party drugs or inject drugs, crystal - also known as ice - is replacing the powder for…
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POLICE will be given new powers to use sniffer dogs trained in cocaine and designer-drug detection to randomly search private premises, including parties. Parents who host teenage parties could request police undertake drug spot checks at their venue in a bid to reduce the increasing incidence of violence spilling into suburbs. Police Minister Judy Spence said yesterday the new laws, to be debated in State Parliament this week and likely to be in place for Christmas and the Schoolies festival, were targeted at drug dealers who preyed on youth. Three labradors will be trained to ignore cannabis but detect amphetamines, methamphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy, angel dust…
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The NSW Council of Civil Liberties is looking at stamping out ALL sniffer dogs in NSW :thumbsup Apparently 70-80% of positive detections end without a single bit of evidence of drugs at all so the sniffer dogs are basically useless The council says its police harrassment to have a sniffer dog smell you up and down, expecially considering 70-80% of all positive results given by the dogs are false postives.... The police are whinging (as to be expected) demanding that the dogs stay on as they play a valuable role in the war on drugs and stamping them out will open the way for dealers and traffickers.... I'm not sure if they meant all public sniffer dogs like at…
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DNA research uncovers new cannabis strain Researchers in the ACT appear to have found a previously unidentified type of cannabis plant which they have dubbed 'rasta'. There are currently thought to be only two types of cannabis, one prized for its rope-making qualities, the other cultivated for its drug properties. New Scientist reports that Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) scientists categorised almost 200 cannabis plants according to their DNA. CIT spokesman Simon Gilmore says he and colleagues at the institute's Centre for Forensic Science appear to have uncovered another sub-species of the plant. 'Rasta' is not dissimilar to the sativa sub-species but …
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MORE Northern Territory soldiers have tested positive for drug use. The soldiers, from Robertson Barracks near Darwin, are believed to have tested positive to cannabis and ecstasy. The Northern Territory News understands several soldiers stationed at the barracks returned positive samples after drug tests earlier this month. The soldiers could face disciplinary action or be forced to leave the army. A Defence Force spokesman confirmed soldiers were being investigated for illicit drug use. He said 21 soldiers were tested and the army was continuing investigations into the alleged drug-taking. "Defence can confirm the army is investigating drug use by soldier…
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Did anyone catch thhis remarkable statement on 60 minutes last week. Here is a snippet of the transcript of the show (LIZ HAYES is the reporter). Full transcript at 60 minutes archived story on 'Reefer Madness': I would prefer to see that 'London-based psychotherapist' deregistered and banned from treating anyone else
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16601864-1245,00.html A WEST Australian Government official is one of two men charged with drug offences following a joint operation between WA's corruption watchdog and South Australian police. WA's Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) said a WA Department of Agriculture officer based near the SA border, was arrested and charged with the possession of more than 1kg of cannabis. CCC operations director Nick Anticich said the man was in custody ahead of a court appearance in Ceduna, about 450km on the SA side of the border, later today. He has also been suspended by his employer, Mr Anticich said. Following the search of a farm…
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DRUG gangs are gutting suburban houses and building massive rural sheds to grow their marijuana as the hide-and-seek battle with police intensifies. Improved aerial surveillance has forced growers to abandon massive outdoor crops and move indoors where they are using sophisticated hydroponic techniques to grow super-strength cannabis. Police say gangs are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on properties and equipment. In some cases, interior walls of homes as well as furniture and fittings are being removed to maximise the growing area under special intense lighting and temperature controls. Hydroponic cannabis is more potent than marijuana grown outdoors …
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Police raid nets Sydney cannabis haul September 9, 2005 - 6:25AM Police have discovered more than $1.2 million worth of hydroponically-grown cannabis in a raid in Sydney's west. Police said they found the hydroponic set-up in a house in Aplin Road, Bonnyrigg, yesterday morning. They seized 528 cannabis plants and 20kg of cannabis leaf. A 30-year-old man has been charged with offences including cultivating and supplying a prohibited drug and stealing electricity. He will appear in Fairfield Local Court today. AAP
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Just when I thought no one was interested the Herald rang up and wanted to do a story. Not the best mention but a mention none the less. Also got a 2SER (community radio) interview coming up next week I think. Brashy ------ Edited by Ben Cubby and Alan Kennedy Date: Wednesday September 7, 2005 Source: SPIKE - Sydney Morning Herald Copyright: 2005 Fairfax. Gone to pot A marijuana protest was cancelled this week when the main organiser got a job. Sydney's annual medical cannabis picnic is usually a chance for people who use medicinal cannabis to get together with their supporters in The Domain and call for a start to medicinal cannabis trials, which were promised by t…
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Hi people, English guy here.... I have just moved to Sydney after 6 years living in Amsterdam and then in Berlin.... I am based in Surry Hills.....please can someone tell me where I can buy a bag of grass in this city... After a hard week at work I miss the obligatory Friday night J. Look forward to any helpful suggestions. Thanks Joe
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Cannabis ... no effect on pain, according to a new ruling /supplied CANNABIS has no role in the treatment of acute pain, contrary to popular belief, according to Australian guidelines designed to improve doctors' and patients' "abysmal" knowledge of pain relief options. Although many experts believe cannabis may help relieve chronic (or long-term) pain, the guidelines launched in Sydney yesterday by federal Health Minister Tony Abbott say solid evidence now shows it has little efficacy with acute pain. Acute pain is defined as pain lasting up to two to three weeks after surgery, trauma or a medical condition such as kidney stones. The previous edition of the guidelin…
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