Saturday, May 20, 2006

Call for uniform marijuana laws / The Australian, 16 May 2006

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"A SINGLE nationwide set of laws to combat the trafficking and use of cannabis could be created under a commonwealth crackdown that treats marijuana as being as dangerous as heroin.
The federal Government wants the states and territories to abandon their varied laws on cannabis, which have decriminalised personal use in some states, in favour of tough uniform national laws. The Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy also endorsed a national strategy yesterday on alcohol abuse, and said it would develop a plan over the next six months to fight the growing use of amphetamines and other dangerous stimulants."