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MULLING OVER THE SWAB SQUAD Duff Beer is the brew favoured by Homer Simpson, which he drinks at home on the couch as a fun way of passing time. Curiously, the director of research at the Australian Drug Foundation is a man named Duff - Dr Cameron Duff - who kind of declared this week that drugs, notably party drugs, are the new beer. "Drug use seems to have become a leisure activity in its own right," he said, citing a foundation survey of 380 peppy Melbourne nightclubbers. In short, pillin' and chillin' are now "mainstream". Dr Duff made a careful call for national policy makers to "rethink" their approach to managing the heartland's latest hobby. His comments…
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A haul of cannabis plants worth more than half a million dollars has been uncovered in Sydney. Police said officers had executed a search warrant on a house in Broadmeadows Street, St Johns Park, in Sydney's southwest, around lunchtime on Friday. They found 258 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of $645,000 plus hydroponic cultivation equipment which was taken for forensic examination. No arrests had been made at this stage, police said. Author: AAP Date: Saturday June 26, 04:28 PM Source: Yahoo News. Copyright: AAP, Copyright © All Rights Reserved.
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Thu, 24 June 2004 Stephen Berry Challenges Coroner Over Cannabis "Nelson coroner Ian Smith should stick to his job and avoid adding political policy to his workload," said Libertarianz Deputy Stephen Berry today. "The logic behind Mr Smith's support for cannabis prohibition and the irrelevance of his reasons are another flimsy fence limiting personal freedom." Coroner Ian Smith bases his opposition to cannabis legalisation on the many cases he sees of people dying in accidents following cannabis use, in particular a recent car crash in which a Nelson man was killed following alcohol consumption and the smoking of cannabis. Berry points out however that these cases ar…
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Image of young drug takers 'wrong' June 23, 2004 NEW anti-drug campaigns must reflect the fact young drug takers were often professional types who believed they could manage the risks, a researcher said today. An Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) study of nightclub patrons found more than half of the 380 people surveyed in Melbourne had tried ecstasy, cocaine, speed or ice. More than 75 per cent knew regular users, it found. ADF research director Cameron Duff said drug use was now very much in the mainstream, and the image of young drug takers as dysfunctional, unemployed or delinquent was wrong. The study found more than 90 per cent of respondents worked or stu…
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Gaol sentence appealed Thursday, 24 June 2004 ATTEMPTING to smuggle a small amount of cannabis into Bathurst gaol for a friend has landed Edward John Quinn a five month's spell in gaol., However Quinn, 37, from Tumut Place, St Clair, immediately appealed the severity of the sentence in Bathurst Local Court this week and was granted bail until his appeal is heard in the District Court at a date to be set., Quinn was charged with taking 3.8g of cannabis into Bathurst Correctional Centre on April 10., When asked by Magistrate Alan Clarke why he tried to smuggle the drugs into gaol, Quinn said "it was a dumb thing to do”., "That's the understatement of the year,” Mr Clarke …
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Cannabis seizure pair refused bail TWO more members of a group of 15 people accused of cultivating 3.2 tonnes of cannabis near Narrabri appeared in Central Local Court in Sydney on Wednesday. Dimitrios Passaris, 45, of a Marrickville address, and 34-year-old Robert Vito Giammaria, of an Earlwood address, applied for bail but their applications were refused. Passaris was refused bail to reappear at Central Local Court on July 15, while Giammaria was remanded in custody until a June 23 appearance. Both stand accused with 13 others over the State's largest haul of dried cannabis at a property on the Jacks Creek Rd at Narrabri in April. The co-accused George Hatsios…
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'Dickhead' ads to turn kids off pot A bold advertising campaign that aims to wipe out marijuana's reputation as a "soft" drug will hit NSW cinemas this week. The latest phase in the state government's cannabis awareness program was launched to screen before movies throughout the school holidays. The advertisements, which will also be displayed in cinema bathrooms, bus shelters and on buses, highlight adverse health effects, physical dangers and social impacts of using the drug. One includes the ad-line: "Pot. It mightn't kill you. But it could turn you into a dickhead." NSW Special Minister of State John Della Bosca said the ads were aimed squarely at young peop…
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Newshawk: http://www.napnt.org Pubdate: Monday 21 June 2004 Source: Northern Territory News Author: Lorelei Fong Lim Copyright: 2004 Northern Territory News Email: ntnmail@ntn.newsltd.com.au Url: http://www.ntnews.com.au New police dogs to sniff out drug deals The Northern Territory Police force is to get a drug-detection dog unit, despite a rejection by Cabinet of the proposal more than a year ago. Such a drug dog unit was a recommendation of last year's O'Sullivan report into the police service. Cabinet rejected the drug dog unit in March last year. But after the August publication of the O'Sullivan report, the Territory Government committed to implementing al…
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Man in court over $2.7m drug bust June 11, 2004 A MAN charged over a cannabis haul worth $2.7 million following raids across Sydney's west was due to appear in court today. Police today said officers had simultaneously raided seven homes in Marrickville, Earlwood, Greenacre and Fairfield last week. Cannabis with an estimated street value of $2.7 million was seized, as well as cash, documents and equipment used to hydroponically grow cannabis. Following ongoing inquiries by Marrickville detectives, a 32-year-old man was arrested at a Padstow business yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Bankstown police station where he was questioned. He was then charged with…
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Death threat after drugs disappear By Police Reporter SAM RICHES June 10, 2004 AN interstate drug courier has threatened to kill airport baggage handlers who allegedly stole more than 10kg of cannabis from his luggage. Police confirmed yesterday they were investigating death threats, while sources said two Virgin employees were expected to be charged over the incident. It is understood the man threatened Virgin employees after he discovered the drugs missing from his luggage when he disembarked from his domestic flight. Virgin staff contacted police after the man threatened staff and demanded the return of the drugs. As a result, police are monitoring traffic thro…
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A Darwin supermarket was yesterday served with a first drug premises notice after police said customers were offered the chance to buy drugs with their groceries. Tiwi Supermarket owner Jannie Mathers was served the drug house notice. Ms Mathers, 39, said last night she was "appalled" that her business had been implicated in a drug dealing operation. A man, an employee of the supermarket for the past "couple of years", had been sacked. "He said he didn't sell it in the supermarket," Ms Mathers said. "He said the drugs were in a bumbag that he had brought with him to work because he didn't want to leave them at home. "I don't know what to believe but being ca…
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FORMER Port Adelaide footballer David Granger today lost an appeal against his conviction and four-year jail sentence for growing cannabis for sale. Last year, Granger was found guilty of knowingly having cannabis in his possession for the purpose of selling it. He had earlier pleaded guilty to a further charge of knowingly producing cannabis. Granger, who was six months into a three-year good behaviour bond for an earlier cannabis offence when he was found guilty, was sentenced to four years and three months imprisonment, with a non-parole period of two years. Three judges in the South Australian Court of Criminal Appeal today dismissed Granger's appeal, with Chi…
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An elderly Perth couple has been given a 16-month suspended jail term after being convicted of possessing cannabis with intent to supply. Last week, 81-year-old David Davies and his 77-year-old wife, Florence, were found guilty of the charge following a police raid on their home in 2002 in which 19 kilograms of cannabis were discovered. The haul was valued at more than $250,000. During the trial the couple's son said he had placed the drugs in his parents' home without their knowledge. Past News on This Topic Author: ABC Date: 08/06/04 Source: ABC News Copyright: 2004 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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A 67-year-old man is to appear in a Lithgow court today after police allegedly found more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in his possession. Acting on information police say they stopped the man while he was driving his car in Lithgow, in central west NSW, yesterday morning. They say a search of the vehicle found a kilogram of marijuana. Police then searched the man's house, where it is alleged they found 12 50-litre drums and four 44 gallon drums of marijuana. Police estimate the street value of the drugs at $600,000. Author: ABC Date: 4/06/04 Source: ABC Online Copyright: 2004 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Customs officers acting on a tip-off from a shipping company have foiled a sophisticated drug smuggling attempt, seizing more than 600kg of cannabis hidden in a container at Fremantle Port. Federal Justice Minister Chris Ellison today described the haul as the biggest cannabis seizure at Australia's border since 1997. In all, 640kg of the drug with an estimated street value of more than $12 million was found in the container after an employee noticed it had a false floor. Customs officers then used an x-ray machine to reveal the drugs which were wrapped in about 300 separate plastic bags. The container was in transit at Fremantle but Senator Ellison declined to…
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