The Land of Oz.

[az666]

hello....just noticed the title of the thread and thought id check it out...(i was born in brisbane)...and say hi

im not really a long term smoker but i understand what your sayin bout the outdated bs laws....

what the cops like bout weed in oz??

[HIEROPHANT]

hello....just noticed the title of the thread and thought id check it out...(i was born in brisbane)...and say hi

im not really a long term smoker but i understand what your sayin bout the outdated bs laws....

what the cops like bout weed in oz??

Not quite as bad as the US however there's a distinct push on at the moment to go the US way by stealth,NSW is introducing random weed,speed,XTC spit testing later in the year for motorists,Victoria already has it,the first guy busted for the whole of OZ to see as the cops invited the media, is suing the police force(along with a lot of others, could even be a class action) ,he went straight to the doctors and got himself independantly tested ,the cops said he tested for speed and weed,he denied ever using speed and said the last time he had taken cannabis was weeks before at a party? They are OUTRAGIOUSLY TESTING FOR CANNABIS IN TOTAL DISCIMINATION as it doesn't leave your system for months(and there's NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF that it affects your driving,the Dutch and German studies concluded that it really didn't affect driving ability) and there testing for metabolites in the NANOGRAMS ,no indication that you are stoned at all ,all it means is that you have been in contact sometime,people will test positive from sidestream smoke even though they had none if they are around it, I am tossing up with either refusing (why incriminate yourself) or testing then contesting the results on the grounds I consume LEGAL hemp seed oil,US army dude got off with this defense.Nimbin MARDI GRASS will be bigger and better this year,check it out online.
That is why the LINKS are in my online signature ,its my attempt at fighting back,as soon as I upload some info about politicians etc's misdeeds I will vbe SPAMMING them with millions of emails as political emails in OZ are NOT included in the anti-spam laws and my website is CLEARLY political.
http://www.youtestfirst.org

OZZIE JUSTICE????????????

Elderly drug dealers lose their appeal
March 15, 2005 - 3:58PM

Australia's oldest drug traffickers have failed in an appeal against their convictions for possessing cannabis estimated to have been worth up to $264,000.

World War II veteran David William Sidney Davies, 81, and his wife Florence Gladys Davies, 77, now face the prospect of having their West Australian home seized under the state's tough proceeds of crime laws.

The pair, who have been married for 58 years, last year received suspended sentences after a jury in the District Court found them guilty of two counts of possessing cannabis with intent to sell or supply.

During the trial, the court was told 18.7kg of the illegal drug was found above a false ceiling in the couple's Carlisle home, in Perth's south-east.

A further 300 grams was found in an ice-cream container under their bed, and $7,000 cash was found hidden under the driver's side seat of their car.

When questioned about the drugs found in their bedroom, Mr Davies told police it was used to relieve Mrs Davies' back pain.

However, the jury accepted the prosecution's case that the Davies had allowed their son, Tyssul Davies, to store the cannabis in their home and had given him a key to allow him to retrieve it when he wished.

Tyssul Davies was arrested the morning his parents' home was searched and subsequently pleaded guilty to possession of the 19kg of cannabis with intent to supply or sell.

The Davies appealed last month to the WA Court of Appeal on the grounds that the verdict was unreasonable because they could not be deemed to be in possession of the drugs with intent to supply it to their son when Tyssul already possessed it.

In a unanimous decision delivered today, Justice Christopher Steytler, Justices Len Roberts-Smith and Carmel McLure dismissed the appeal.

"In my opinion there is ... no reason why all three family members should not have been found to have been in possession of the drug for the purposes of the act," Justice Steytler said.

Mrs Davies, who was not in court, declined to comment on the appeal outcome.

Comment was being sought from the Davies' lawyer, Laurie Levy, and the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Mr Levy said he was disappointed by the failure of the appeal but said it highlighted the need for changes to the confiscation laws.

"The law says that once they are declared a drug trafficker the DPP can then move to confiscate their assets," he said.

"My view is in these circumstances where it is said that they gained $7,000 by the commission of this crime it is inequitable where they stand to lose a family home that they have owned for 50 years."

He said he had been instructed to appeal to the High Court, and papers would be lodged within the next 28 days.

"I don't really think that anyone wants to see two pensioners turfed out of the home that they have owned for 50 years when it is not suggested that they derived the home from the commission of any crime," he said.

AAP

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links to NIMBIN's 13th annual MARDI GRASS
http://www.nimbinmardigrass.com/accom.html
High Times story about the 10th Mardi Grass
http://www.hightimes.com/ht/lounge/c...?bid=115&aid=3
or a good story on the Mardi Grass
http://www.onlinepot.org/misc/downunder.htm
Nimbin is a leisurely 25 minute drive from my town ...see you at this years Mardi Grass.