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Nexus © | RADIOACTIVE News © \EwS™ RADIOACTIVE Taking Liberties | /¥™sos Anyone found with any amount of There are half a million regular smokers in Amid all the news about commercial marihuana iw South Wales now faces a NSW. jets falling out of the sky recently, one detail maximum penalty of 10 years jail or a After charging the 24 year old man, one slipped through almost unnoticed. $200,000 fine, under a new Supreme Court of the arresting officers said, “I couldn’t tell Pan Am Flight 103 - which crashed in interpretation of NSW law. you what offence he had committed, but it Scotland on December 21st last year killing In an appeal in late February, Justice was clear that something was going on.” more than 260 people - exposed a disturbing Enderby ruled that a magistrate was correct In December last year the Law Council, fact; it contained 430kg of depleteduranium, in convicting a 24-year oldman of soliciting representing Australia’s barristers and so- used as a counterweight in five hundred and or inciting another to supply him with a licitors, called for the legalisation of marihu- Sifty Boeing 747s! prohibited drug. ana and amove away from law enforcement A Boeing spokesperson said that ahealth In addition to a possession charge - as aineans of controlling drug use in general. scare was unwarranted as the uranium would which carries a maximum penalty of two Head of the Law Council's criminal law be harmful only if it oxidised in a four-hour years jail or a $2,000 fine (up to 25 grams) - section MrBrian Donovan, QC, said inereas- fire and was released into the atmosphere. anyone found with marihuana or any prohib- ing penalties for drug offences had failed - Washington physicist Robert Parker ited drug is is now considered as responsible “and we have to face that fact.” disagreed, citing a letter he wrotc to Bocing for a transaction as the person who sold it to The Council points out that the problems (which was published in Nature on Decem- them. arising from alcohol and tobacco were worse ber 22nd) in which he said that the uranium In arecent statement the Law Council of than those caused by illegal drugs. is “harmless when aplancis in normal opera- Australia said that the crackdown on organi- Tn arecent survey of the Hunter region in tion, but should it crash and should there be sed crime has shifted the burden of proof to NSW, 99% of drug-related deaths were a fire, called a pool fire, the uranium can be the accused and increased police powers in found to be caused by alcohol and tobacco. oxidised” and released into the atmosphere. areas of privacy, search and seizure and use A government poll in 1986 found that Boeing used the uranium as ballast until of listening devices. This case is a precedent 77% of Australians surveyed were in favour it found a cheap, reliable source of tungsten. which makes all smokers of marihuana - of decriminalising marihuana. 31% had tried How many times have Jumbos crashed estimated by the Burcau of Statistics and the drug and a further 16% said they would eausing a ‘pool fire’? others to be 31% of the population - vulner- try it if it were offered to them. 10% were able to selective (or random) victimisation. regular uscrs. SMH ‘Skin Cancer Cure’ Claim Acream being marketed as a “safe and painless cure for skin cancer which produces no side-effects” has gone on sale over the counter in chemists. Devel«ped from a plant the “secret ingredient” from the Devils used by Queensland farmers to stop the Appie plant, found on Australia’s cast coast. growth of cancers in cattle, the marketers of Dr Cham first learned of the plant from a Curaderm say the cream will totally heal veterinarian friend who learned it from anold sunspots and several common forms of skin farmer. > —_—— “I did some research and found the Their claims follow clinical trials on 200 Devil’s Apple contained a large quantity of sunspots, squamous cell and basal cellearci- —_gycgalcaloid and have had amazing success nomas in which they cite a 100% success inclinical trials on skin cancers in humans.” B 0 0 m e ra n g rate, Dr Cham said that after four weeks of 1T WORKS treatment every skin cancer studied was a a OR FFE. completely healed while patients treated Polish archaeologists recently Dr Bill Cham, chief professional officer in the University of Queensland’s depart- ment of medicine, spent 10 years developing with aplaccbocrcam foreight weeks showed unearthed a 23,000 year old crescent-shaped ’ no improvement. boomerang in a cave near Krakow. Closely ) Mr John Lumby, deputy chief pharma- resembling its Australian counterpart, it is f cist for the NSW Department of Health says carved from a mammoth tusk and is older the evidence is “notsufficient so far as we are than any other known; the oldest Australian concerned”, and claims of cancer cure are boomerang is only around 1,000 years old. forbidden. Reuter NWS © (\GWS™ RADIOACTIVE Taking Liberties | /¥™sos Anyone found with any amount of There are half a million regular smokers in Amid all the news about commercial marihuana iw South Wales now faces a NSW. jets falling out of the sky recently, one detail maximum penalty of 10 years jail or a After charging the 24 year old man, one slipped through almost unnoticed. $200,000 fine, under a new Supreme Court of the arresting officers said, “I couldn’t tell Pan Am Flight 103 - which crashed in interpretation of NSW law. you what offence he had committed, but it Scotland on December 21st last year killing In an appeal in late February, Justice was clear that something was going on.” more than 260 people - exposed a disturbing Enderby ruled that a magistrate was correct In December last year the Law Council, fact; itcontained 430kg of: depleteduranium, in convicting a 24-year oldman of soliciting representing Australia's barristers and so- used as a counterweight in five hundred and or inciting another to supply him with a licitors, called for the legalisation of marihu- Sifty Boeing 747s! prohibited drug. ana and amove away from law enforcement A Boeing spokesperson said that ahealth In addition to a possession charge - as aineans of controlling drug use in general. scare was unwarranted as the uranium would which carries a maximum penalty of two Head of the Law Council's criminal law be harmful only if it oxidised in a four-hour years jail or a $2,000 fine (up to 25 grams) - section MrBrian Donovan, QC, said inereas- fire and was released into the atmosphere. anyone found with marihuana or any prohib- ing penalties for drug offences had failed - Washington physicist Robert Parker ited drug is is now considered as responsible “and we have to face that fact.” disagreed, citing a letter he wrotc to Bocing for a transaction as the person who sold it to The Council points out that the problems (which was published in Nature on Decem- them. arising from alcohol and tobacco were worse ber 22nd) in which he said that the uranium In arecent statement the Law Council of than those caused by illegal drugs. is “harmless when aplancis in normal opera- Australia said that the crackdown on organi- Tn arecent survey of the Hunter region in tion, but should it crash and should there be sed crime has shifted the burden of proof to NSW, 99% of drug-related deaths were a fire, called a pool fire, the uranium can be the accused and increased police powers in found to be caused by alcohol and tobacco. oxidised” and released into the atmosphere. areas of privacy, search and seizure and use A government poll in 1986 found that Boeing used the uranium as ballast until of listening devices. This case is a precedent 77% of Australians surveyed were in favour it found a cheap, reliable source of tungsten. which makes all smokers of marihuana - of decriminalising marihusna. 31% had tried How many times have Jumbos crashed estimated by the Burcau of Statistics and the drug and a further 16% said they would eausing a ‘pool fire’? others to be 31% of the population - vulner- try it if it were offered to them. 10% were able to selective (or random) victimisation. regular uscrs. SMH ‘Skin Cancer Cure’ Claim Acream being marketed as a ‘‘safe and painless cure for skin cancer which produces in the University of Queensland’s depart- ap side-effects "has gone on sale over the ment ofmedicine, spent 10 years developing counter in chemists. Devel«ped from a plant the “secret ingredient” from the Devils used by Queensland farmers to stop the Appie plant, found on Australia’s cast coast. growth of cancers in cattle, the marketers of Dr Cham first learned of the plant from a Curaderm say the cream will totally heal veterinarian friend who learned it from anold sunspots and several common forms of skin farmer. > —_— “I did some research and found the Mammoth Their claims follow clinical trials on 200 Devil’s Apple contained a large quantity of sunspots, squamous cell and basal cellearci- —_gycgalcaloid and have had amazing success nomas in which they cite a 100% success inclinical trials on skin cancers in humans.” B 0 0 m e ra n g rate, i Dr Cham said that after four weeks of Dr Bill Cham, chief professional officer 1T WORKS treatment every skin cancer studied was completely healed while patients treated Polish archaeologists recently with aplaccbocrcam foreight weeks showed unearthed a 23,000 year old crescent-shaped no improvement. boomerang in a cave near Krakow. Closely Mr John Lumby, deputy chief pharma- resembling its Australian counterpart, it is cist for the NSW Department of Health says carved from a mammoth tusk and is older the evidence is “notsufficient so far as we are than any other known; the oldest Australian concerned”, and claims of cancer cure are boomerang is only around 1,000 years old. forbidden. Reuter Times Eight - Au Liberties Taking JUMBOS Anyone found with any amount of marihuana iw South Wales now faces a maximum penalty of 10 years jail or a $200,000 fine, under a new Supreme Court interpretation of NSW law. In an appeal in late February, Justice Enderby ruled that a magistrate was correct in convicting a 24-year oldman of soliciting or inciting another to supply him with a prohibited drug. In addition to a possession charge - which carries a maximum penalty of two years jail or a $2,000 fine (up to 25 grams) - anyone found with marihuana or any prohib- ited drug is is now considered as responsible for a transaction as the person who sold it to a them. Ina recent statement the Law Council of Australia said that the crackdown on organi- sed crime has shifted the burden of proof to the accused and increased police powers in areas of privacy, search and seizure and use of listening devices. This case is a precedent which makes all smokers of marihuana - estimated by the Burcau of Statistics and others to be 31% of the population - vulner- able to selective (or random) victimisation. ‘Skin Cancer Cure’ Claim Acream being marketed as a “safe and painless cure for skin cancer which produces no side-effects” has gone on sale over the counter in chemists. Developed from a plant used by Queensland farmers to stop the growth of cancers in cattle, the marketers of Curaderm say the cream will totally heal sunspots and several common forms of skin cancer. Their claims follow clinical trials on 200 sunspots, squamous cell and basal cell carci- nomas in which they cite a 100% success Boomerang rate, 1T WORKS NEXUS New Times Eight - Autumn 1989