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Alcohol `worse than drugs` in Pacific: Australian report
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zeenews - (Australia) "It very clearly identifies alcohol as the main substance of concern in the Pacific region and shows that cannabis is the key illicit drug of concern in the region. (Fri Mar 19 08:06:54 2010 PDT)

44 arrested in major outlaw motorcycle drug trafficking gang
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adelaidenow - (Australia) Adelaide Now 44 arrested in major outlaw motorcycle drug trafficking gang POLICE have ended a nine-month investigation into a Queensland outlaw motorcycle gang's drug trafficking network with the arrest of 44 people and the seizure of more than $2 million in drugs. (Fri Mar 19 00:38:17 2010 PDT) [also couriermail.com.au12601]

Coast quartet charged in drug raids
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goldcoast - (Australia) Australia Coast quartet charged in drug raids FOUR people on the Gold Coast have been arrested and charged with 17 drug-related offences after police seized drugs and property worth over half a million dollars in raids today. (Fri Mar 19 00:06:59 2010 PDT)

Drunk, stoned man fined for abducting koala
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news.ninemsn - (Australia) Owen John Delaney was charged with illegally possessing a protected animal when he, while under the influence of marijuana and alcohol, caught the koala in a backyard of a house in Kempsey in September, the... (Thu Mar 18 23:35:33 2010 PDT)

Election decision a vote on hubris
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independentweekly - (Australia) Both Government and Opposition have spent more time talking about each otherb s supposed inactivity or impotence on crime and punishment. b A safer night out,b promised Mr Rann this week when announcing yet more plans to b toughen up criminal lawsb , while Ms Redmondb s team countered that only they could be trusted to close down drug labs an... (Thu Mar 18 21:34:43 2010 PDT)

I'm ready for health debate: Abbott
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news.ninemsn - (Australia) Pot smoking man 'put baby in oven' A US father has been charged with... (Thu Mar 18 14:50:32 2010 PDT) [also news.ninemsn.com.au4437, news.ninemsn.com.au8327]

UK cop jailed over drug smuggling plot
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news.ninemsn - (Australia) A former detective has been jailed for 22 years for his part in a STG200 million ($A332 million) plot to smuggle 1.5 tonnes of cocaine into Britain. Also jailed on Thursday was former fireman Alan Wells, 56, wh... (Thu Mar 18 12:51:23 2010 PDT)

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Anton Oliver Humbly Declines Cannabis Party Offer
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voxy - (Australia) Anton Oliver Humbly Declines Cannabis Party Offer ! Voxy.co.nz Anton Oliver Humbly Declines Cannabis Party Offer Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party today announced that they have formally invited ex-All Black Anton Oliver to stand for the party. (Mon Mar 15 12:19:22 2010 PDT)

Medicinal cannabis lobby to fight
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northernstar - (Australia) Medicinal cannabis lobby to fight ! Northern Rivers News ! Local News in Northern Rivers ! Northern Star Medicinal cannabis lobby to fight ! Northern Rivers News ! Local News in Northern Rivers Medicinal cannabis lobby to fight Pain-killer: Advocates of the medicinal use of cannabis will head to Canberra to lobby the Prime Minister and the US President. (Mon Mar 15 09:42:20 2010 PDT)

breaking drug news

Police have little black book of celebrity drug users
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heraldsun - (Australia) Police have little black book of celebrity drug users ! Herald Sun Police have little black book of celebrity drug users Photo of diary similar to that of the one convicted drug dealer Richard Buttrose used / Simon Bullard AT least one well-known fashion designer. (Fri Mar 19 06:22:03 2010 PDT)

Ponzi king Madoff attacked by fellow inmate in jail
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australiannews - The Bureau of Prisons now says that it interviewed Madoff about the incident. (Fri Mar 19 03:19:27 2010 PDT)

INTERNATIONAL: Richard Buttrose drug conviction
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smh - (Australia) What they discovered was described by a District Court judge yesterday as a "large-scale retail cocaine operation" with the "potential to corrupt and destroy members of the community.". (Fri Mar 19 01:15:33 2010 PDT)

INTERNATIONAL: internet addiction, london, hospital
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smh - (Australia) London hospital to treat internet-addicted teens Teenagers who cannot tear themselves away from the internet, computer games or their mobile phone can get help from a new addiction service, a spokeswoman said Thursday. A private London hospital has launched Brit... (Fri Mar 19 01:15:33 2010 PDT)

Former Bulldog banned over spiked drink
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wwos.ninemsn - (Australia) A former Bulldogs player has been banned for 15 months after his drink was spiked with ecstasy and another recreational drug. (Fri Mar 19 00:38:17 2010 PDT) [also brisbanetimes.com.au8874]

Increase in bottle shop numbers is resulting in more violence - report
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adelaidenow - (Australia) THE growth of bottle shops in suburban Australia is resulting in an increase in violence, according to research undertaken by an alcohol and drug centre. ... (Thu Mar 18 22:49:31 2010 PDT)

David Headley dodges death, extradition
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timesnow - (Australia) But what will come as a huge blow to India, is Headley's plea agreement with US prosecutors that does not allow him to be extradited to India. Security forces along with sniffer dogs were deployed. According to the 35-page plea agreement Headley has cooperated in the past over drug charges and has been doing so with the government since his arrest last year as mentioned in the report.... (Thu Mar 18 21:50:27 2010 PDT)

medical marijuana news

"Stoner Culture" Will Ruin Medical Marijuana
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defamer - Stoner Cultureb Will Ruin Medical Marijuana ! Defamer Australia b Stoner Cultureb Will Ruin Medical Marijuana A US attorney is taking on irresponsible weed growers who are making respectable “. (Fri Mar 19 07:40:06 2010 PDT)

Wal-Mart worker Joseph Casias fired for legally using medical marijuana
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news - (Australia) Wal-Mart worker Joseph Casias fired for legally using medical marijuana ! News.com.au Wal-Mart worker Joseph Casias fired for legally using medical marijuana A Wal-Mart worker with brain and sinus cancer was fired for legally using medical marijuana / File A WAL-Mart employee with sinus cancer and an inoperable brain tumor who was fired for using medical marijuana will not be rehired. (Wed Mar 17 18:39:49 2010 PDT)

Medicinal cannabis lobby to fight
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northernstar - (Australia) Medicinal cannabis lobby to fight ! Northern Rivers News ! Local News in Northern Rivers ! Northern Star Medicinal cannabis lobby to fight ! Northern Rivers News ! Local News in Northern Rivers Medicinal cannabis lobby to fight Pain-killer: Advocates of the medicinal use of cannabis will head to Canberra to lobby the Prime Minister and the US President. (Mon Mar 15 09:42:20 2010 PDT)

breaking harm reduction news

Needle service expands
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bunburymail - (Australia) A LONG awaited permanent needle exchange centre in Bunbury will allow similar mobile services to meet the needs of surrounding communities. (Tue Mar 16 19:36:10 2010 PDT)

You decide: The drug debate
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themercury - (Australia) It is prescribed opioids that are misused in this State. (Mon Mar 15 15:35:41 2010 PDT)

Labor campaign gets dirty
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themercury - (Australia) Mr Dowling said it was clear from reading Hansard parliamentary debates last year that the Greens did have a plan to legalise heroin. (Mon Mar 15 15:35:41 2010 PDT)

Time to clean up prisoner drug use, says Anex
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couriermail - (Australia) AUSTRALIA'S jails are a major source of new blood-borne infection, a harm reduction group says in a call for a controlled needle exchange for inmates. AUSTRALIA'S jails are a major source of new blood-borne infection, a harm reduction g... (Mon Mar 15 07:35:27 2010 PDT) [also dailytelegraph.com.au11516]

Jails 'a source' of blood-borne diseases
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watoday - (Australia) Australia's jails are a major source of new blood-borne infection, a harm reduction group says in a call for a controlled needle exchange for inmates. Anex says Australia's prisons should follow those... (Mon Mar 15 06:19:59 2010 PDT)