Canadian Marijuana Surpasses Wheat as Biggest Crop (Update2)
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- Canadian Marijuana Surpasses Wheat as Biggest Crop (Update2)
- Alleged truck thief will face Grand Jury
- Public records
- A royal stitch-up? ‘Panorama’ looks at wedding ’shambles&#…
- Berkeley police send a half ton of pot up in smoke
- Seven arrested in heroin raids
Canadian Marijuana Surpasses Wheat as Biggest Crop (Update2)
Bloomberg – Sep 30, 2005
,where police say much of the weed is sold. Efforts by PrimeMinister Paul Martin to decriminalize marijuana are a biggerthreat to U. relations than the softwood-lumber dispute,according to a Compas Research poll of 146 Canadian chiefexecutives in March… is taking the border a lot more seriously than inthe past,'' said Tom Riley, spokesman for the White House Officefor National Drug Control Policy. The increase in Canadianmarijuana production risks harming all trade between the twocountries, he said. Almost half of all adult Canadians smoked pot at least oncein their life, according to a survey last year by Health Canada. The same proportion support decriminalization of possession,compared with a third of their U. counterparts, a NovemberIpsos-Reid poll found.
Alleged truck thief will face Grand Jury
Shelbyville Times-Gazette – Sep 30, 2005
Those two include:* A man accused of speeding. In that case, police also saw what’s believed to be marijuana in the car. That led to a search of the man’s home and discovery of 200 marijuana plants, according to warrants. * Another man was arrested on charges of selling fake Ecstasy to a confidential police informant. He’s also charged with accepting $260 from an informant who paid for marijuana, but didn’t get any. Court officers said it was just another routine day.
Public records
Goldsboro News Argus – Sep 30, 2005
Drug chargeA 27-year-old Goldsboro man was arrested Thursday by Goldsboro police and charged with a felony drug offense, three other felonies and three misdemeanors. Police also discovered that Larenz Earl Suggs of Brock Street had used another person’s name when he was arrested. Suggs was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, financial identity fraud, forgery and uttering. He also was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana, driving while his license was revoked and resisting arrest. He was placed in the Wayne County Jail in lieu of a $50,000 secured bond. Suggs was accused of using the name of Yuante DeBois Smith, 27, of Creech Street on Wednesday when he was arrested. Charges of felony and misdemeanor marijuana possession against Smith were dismissed Thursday in Wayne County District Court.
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The Independent – Independent – Sep 30, 2005
Under a deal announced yesterday, punters at Friedman’s forthcoming UK tour will be handed free samples of the firm’s produce. Apparently this is all entirely legal. “Technically, according to UK law, possession and sale of cannabis seeds is legal unless they germinate,” Friedman says. “So as long as it doesn’t rain and the seeds don’t get wet, everything we’re doing is perfectly legal. “Friedman also has a new album out, which is accompanied by the following “parental advisory” warning: “This CD contains irresponsible endorsement of illegal substances.
Berkeley police send a half ton of pot up in smoke
San Francisco Chronicle – Sep 30, 2005
’s East Oakland repair yard, a 24-acre site at East 14th Street between 54th and Seminary avenues. Cleanup cost of the highly toxic wastes could be in the multimillions of dollars. — Berkeley police incinerate 1,000 pounds of marijuana after a raid on the backyard of Earth People’s Park Commune at 933 Addison St. and 2018 Ninth St. , in West Berkeley. Officers found plants up to 14 feet tall that were clearly visible from the street. — California officials are exploring the possibility of using confiscated marijuana and approving the manufacture of a synthetic version of the drug to help ease the severe nausea some cancer patients suffer during radiation or chemotherapy treatments.
Seven arrested in heroin raids
NEWS.com.au – Sep 30, 2005
Five women from the same family and two unrelated men were arrested in the Adelaide raids. Police said about $60,000 of cash, and quantities of heroin and cannabis, and substances believed to be ecstasy and steroids, were seized in the raids on 10 Adelaide houses. Three Victorian properties were raided but no arrests or seizures were made. About 100 police in both states took part in the operation which was the culmination of a two-month investigation sparked by a series of heroin overdoses, some of them fatal, in Adelaide in recent months. “This came about because of a probe conducted by the drug and organised crime (squad), relative to a number of overdoses that had resulted in deaths as well as hospitalisation,” Inspector Trevor Jenkins of SA Police said. “We looked carefully at the heroin trade and believe that we have targeted some people who are significantly involved in that trade… “We looked carefully at the heroin trade and believe that we have targeted some people who are significantly involved in that trade. ”
The five women, whom police allege were the ringleaders of the drug ring, were charged with taking part in the sale of heroin and other drug offences. The two men were charged with possession of cannabis for sale. All would appear in court at later dates, police said. Share this article. au’, ‘ A MAJOR heroin trafficking ring has been smashed and seven people arrested in police raids in two states today.