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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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Government official on drug charge
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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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Gone to Pot
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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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Just thought i would let you all know there is an article about Marc Emery on TripleJ's Hack today. Author:TripleJ Date:24:08:05 Source:Today Today Copyright:TripleJ
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A MAN who grew cannabis worth millions of dollars on a property called Hippy Valley in central-western New South Wales has had his jail sentence more than doubled. Blaz Skorin, known also as Bill, was sentenced in March to two years and two months' jail for the cultivation of almost 7000 cannabis plants on a property he co-owned near Forbes. Skorin, 31, had pleaded guilty in the District Court to growing plantations, estimated to be worth millions of dollars, from June 2002 and March 2003. Today, following an appeal by the prosecutors, his jail term was increased to four and a half years by a panel of three judges in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal. His pre…
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Police have seized cannabis worth more than $900,000 in a raid on a western Sydney home. Detectives found 307 cannabis plants in a hydroponic set-up during a raid of a home William Street, Bankstown, about 7.30am (AEST) Friday. Police estimate the plants have a street value of more than $900,000. A 30-year-old man has been charged with cultivating greater than a commercial quantity of a prohibited plant, and will appear in Parramatta Local Court. Author:AAP Date:Sat Aug 6 2005 Source:ninemsn.com.au Copyright:©AAP 2005 So they were expecting each plant to provide a pound of dry mj, more brown dribble from the anally retentive so called experts on crime.
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MORRIS IEMMA, medical cannabis draft exposure bill A bit over two years ago, (May 20, 2003 to be exact), Bob Carr, illustrious leader of the state of NSW for over ten years, stated on parliamentary record the following: "The complexity of an issue does not provide a licence to walk away while ordinary people suffer and acquire criminal records, simply for treating their illness and relieving their suffering in the only way that works for them. With a sensible mixture of common sense and compassion we can make a medical cannabis regime work in this state, as it works in other jurisdictions around the world. That is the governments intention and I look forward to introducin…
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