Four men remanded over cannabis seizure
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- Four men remanded over cannabis seizure
- Four charged in cannabis bust
- Coroner wrongly blames cannabis for fishing deaths
Four men remanded over cannabis seizure
rte.ie – Aug 25, 2005
Philip Breen from Blanchardstown in Dublin, Shane O’Rourke from Enfield, Co Meath, Edward Mulligan from Carbury, Co Kildare and Jose Feminia from Spain, all appeared in Naas District Court charged with having cannabis for supply. The charges relate to one of the biggest drug hauls in the history of the state. ¤10 million worth of cannabis was discovered in a container parked at a rear of a house in Knockirr between Carbury and Enfield last Tuesday. Advertisement Mr Breen and Mr Feminia did not apply for bail while the other two defendants said they could not meet bail set at ¤90,000. All four were remanded in custody to appear in Cloverhill District Court next Wednesday. Meanwhile, a fifth man arrested in connection with the haul is still being questioned at Newbridge Garda Station.
Four charged in cannabis bust
NEWS.com.au – Aug 25, 2005
Police said officers searched a car and a house in Muscat Street around 10pm (AEST) yesterday and allegedly found money and several bags of cannabis. The 14-year-old boy was dealt with under the Juvenile Justice Act. A 36-year-old woman was charged with several drug offences, including trafficking a dangerous drug and supplying a dangerous drug. A 20-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were also charged and issued with notices to appear in Toowoomba Magistrate’s Court at a later date. Share this article.
Coroner wrongly blames cannabis for fishing deaths
Scoop.co.nz – Scoop.co.nz (press release) – Aug 25, 2005
According to MrFountain, “the only logical explanation was that, affectedby cannabis, the skipper got it wrong” when consideringwhether to sail ahead or wait. The ALCP does not disputethe possibility cannabis use may have played a part in 24year-old David Thirkettle’s fateful decision. However,people can make illogical decisions – especially understress – even when completely drug-free. Did the coronerallow for that possibility? “Coroners seem to be goingout of their way to point the finger of blame at cannabis asthe cause of accidents when it is discovered in the blood ofvictims, even if it means excluding other more likelyreasons for the accident. “The skipper was in apotentially high-stress situation where he was underpressure to deliver the boat to a deadline. It appearstoo, that the Environmental Science & Research agency couldwell have a conflict of interest in advising coroners,related to its stakehold in ‘drug testing’…
7mcg per litre”consistent with smoking a cannabis cigarette from about oneto eight hours before death. ” The ALCP say this was only ametabolite measure that cannot accurately indicate when thecannabis was consumed, and demonstrates neither intoxicationnor impairment. Regarding the coroner’s call forlegislation banning workplace cannabis use, AotearoaLegalise says there can be no credible guidelines in theworkplace while there exists a general rejection ofGovernment’s health promotion double standards (c. alcoholand cannabis). The prohibition law is promoting dangerousindifference to any possible risks of cannabis use in theworkplace in NZ. It is therefore well within the bounds ofpossibility that cannabis LAW played a decisive role in thesinking of the Iron Maiden.