JPRS ID: 8588 WORLDWIDE REPORT NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS

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- NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS
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25 Ju].y ~.979
WO RLL~W Y DE REPORT
NARCOTICS AND DANG~ROUS DRUGS
(EOUO 31/79)
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AUSTRALIA
Presa Commenta on South Australian Drug Report
(EdiCorial; various sources, 16, 17 May 79)........ 1
Delay on Marihuana Urged
ReporC a 'Ma~or Contribution'
Que~nsland Premier Opposes Marihuana Legalization
(1'ElE COURIER-MAIL, 17 May 79) 4
, CommiCCee Considers Bugging in Drug Inveatigations
(THE COURIER-MAIL, 11 May 79) 5
Campaign for Marihuana Decriminalization Reported `
(Bill West; THE AUSTRALIAN, 10 May 79) 6
MP Urges Computer Checks on Illegal Prescriptions `
- ~TxE cou~YEx-MAIL', ii r~y ~9) 9
Former Adviser Alleges Government Inaction in Drugs
Fight
(Philip Mclntosh; THE AGE, 24 May 79) 10
G~vernment Accepts Amendment to Antidrug Legislation
(THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 24 rsay 79> 12
Federa,l Government Introduces Tough New Drug Penalties
(Vazious sources, various dates) 13
L~fe Imprisonment Included, by Robert Bennett
P~c~alty 'Not Too Severe', Editorial
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Drug-Free ltehnbilitaCion Program To Open in Viceoria
(TH~ AGE, 31 May 79) 15
Appeal To Be Launctied
Odysaey MeChod Used, by Leonard Radic
- Conviceed Drug Runner May Name Syndicate Leaders
(TH~ COURIER-MAIL, 25 May 79) 19
Sydney Judge NoCea 'Epidemlc' of Dru~-Related Crimea
- (TH~ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 26 May 79) 2~
AirporC Drug Se:~rches Up Due to Crackdown on Smuggling
(THE COURIER-MAIL, 24 May 79) 21
Murdered Cauple Linked to International Drug Ring
(Various sources, various dates) 222
Leader in Melbourne, by Lindsay Murdoch
Sketchey of Suspects, by Si:eve Ballard
Computer Uae Described
- Government R~poxts Large Increase in Drug Seizures
(THE AGE, 23 May 79) 25
Supreme Court To Rule Whether Laundered Drug Money Is
Legal -
(THE SYDNEY ~iORNING HERALD, 30 May 79) 26
a Narcotics Off icer: Cheap Air Fares, Drug Rate Linked
(THE WEST AUSTRALIAN, 30 May 79) 27
Police Say Accused Her~in Pusher Made $1000-$2000 a Week
(THE WEST AUSTRALTAN, 19 May 79).�.���������������� 2a
Perth Newspaper Reports Growing Drug Problem in Park
(THE WEST AUSTRALIAN, 19 May 79)..�.��������������� 29
Queensland Official Asks Ban on Cocain~ Rock Song
(Sally Fraser; THE AL'STRALIAN, 18 May 79)........... 30
Businessman Sentenced to 10 Years for Heroin Smuggling
(THE COURIER-MAIL, 18 May 79) 31
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Sydney Dealer ~orcee llebtor To Organize Heroin
ImpnrC~ ~
(THB W~ST AUST1tALiAN, 12 May 79) 32 -
Drug Pushera Said To Treat Bail Lawa With ConCmnpt
(Edi~ori~l; THE COURIER-MAIL, 14 May 79)........... 33
Smugglera Swallow Cannabie Oil Valued at $100~000
(THE COURIER-MAIL, 10 May 79) 34
Pair Wha Imported Heroin �or Own Use Given Two Years
- (THE COURIER-MAIL, 17 May 79) 35
Briefa -
Heroin Ct~arges ~6
Heroin ImporC InvolvemenC 36
Darwin Heroin Defendanta 36
- Drug Death Charge 37
Melbourne Motel Raid 37
Morphine Supplier!s Sentence 37
Bail on Heroin Charge � 37 -
Three Drug Defendants 38
Cannabis Resin Smugglera 38
Air Drug Watch 38
BURMA
Hard Labor Sentence for Bringing Drugs Into Jai~.
(BOTATAUNG, 22 Jun 79) 39
HONG KONG
American Artist Sentenced for Drug Possession _
(SOUTH CHtNA MORNING POST, 7 Jul 79) 40
, Prisoner Claims He Became Addicted in Prison
(SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, 29 Jun 79) 41
Three Drug Traffickers Get 8-Yegr Jail Sentences
(SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, 20 Jun 79) 42
Briefs
Donation for UN Drug Fund 43
Lewis Trial for January 3 43
Suspended Sentence for Woman 43
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Accused Farmer'~ Appeal Dismisaed 44
Urug Trial Begins 44
Drug Manufacturi~ng Exhibit Opene 44
Two Convic~ed oP Pos~esaion 45 _
INDON~SIA
MorphinQ Smuggled by Air From Thailand
(WORKiCNG PEOPLE~S DAILY, 17 Jun 79) 46
MALAYSIA
Deputy Prime Miniater Addresse~ Commonwealth Drug Meeting -
Meeting -
(NEW STRAITS TIMES, 19 Jun 79) 47 -
Narcotics Arreats, Tr~.als, Sentences Reported
(Various sources, various dates) 48
- Heroin Sentence
- Suspects Acquitted -
Heroin Arrests
Life Sentences
Drug-related Suicides
THAILAND
Airport Customs Seizing Big Amounts of Drugs
(BANGKOK POST, 4 Jul 79) 51
- Australian Defendant Allegedly Drug Racket Ringleader
(THE COURIER-MAIL, 25 May 79) 52
American, Five Thaie Arrested in Marihuana Case
(BANGKOK NATION REVIEW, 18 Jun 79) 53
Two Americans Arrested Sending ~erotn by Mail
(BAN~ItOK POST, 29 Jun 79) 5~
Itali.,an in Drug Arrest at Airport
(BANGKOK POST, 20 Jun 79) Sb
Drugs Purchased in Hat Yai for Resale
(BANGKOK POST, 21 Jun 79) 57
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pnlice Arrest Three in Drug Raid
' (BANGKOK POST, 5 ,Tul 7g) 58
Brie~a
- AddicC Statistica ReporCed 59
Raid Nets 5 Kilos o~ Opium 59
Fleeing Australian Suspects 60
Drug Trial Delayed 60
CANADA '
_ T~riea Back Mmrihuana DecriminalizaCion
- (THE CITIZEN, 25 Jun 79) 61
MP Fined for Posseasion of Cocaine
(Rick Mayoh; THE CITIZEN, 25 Jun 79)............ 62
Briefs
" Hashish Charges 63 `
� Hashish Conviction 63
LATIN AME1tICA
BRAZIL
Creation of Special Drug Court Recommended ~
(0 GLOBO, 2 Jun 79) 64
Methods of Drug Addiction Treatment in Brazil Dis- _
~ cussed
(Kristina Michahellca; JORNAL DO IIRASIL, `
10 Jun 79) 68
DEIC Mounts 'Operation Cocaine'; Recent C.ampaign
Successes
(FOLHA DE SAO PAULO, 2 Jun 79) 74 ~
: Traffic Violation Leads to Cocaine Trafficker's
Arrest
(FOLHA DE SAO PAULO, 12 May 79) 76
- Briefs
Drug Seizure in Campinas 77 ~
Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced 77
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Lopez Michelsen on 'Marihuana and Other Plants'
(Alfonso Lopez Michelaen; EL TIEMPO, 3 Jun 79)... 78
Marihuana Legalization Proposa]. Goes to 5enare~
(Arnulfo Sanchez; EL TTEI~'0, 4 Jun 79)........... 83
,
Report of Cocaine in Tnfant Cadaver Denied
(EL TIEMPO, 30 May 79) 84 `
Legal Debate Qver Use of Confiscated AircrafC
(Various sources, 11, 12 Jun 79) 85 -
Legality of Government Use in Donbt
Offic~l Communique Iesued
M~onCeria Authorities Score F~rst Big Cocaine Se~.zure
(EL TIE1~0, 5 Jun 79) 91
Traffickers, Marihuana, Equipment Seized _
(EL TIEI~O, 5 Jun 79) 92
Cocaine Lab, Weapon~ Seized on Ranch
- (EL TIEI~O, 4 Jun 79) 94
'Mafia' Hae Seized 27 Shrimp Boats
' (Julian Escovar; EL TIEMPO, 3 Jun 79)............ 95
DAS Seizes 15 Tons of Marihuana
(~L ESPECTADOR, 26 May 79) 101
Traffickers, Cocaine Seized '
(EL ESPECTADOR, 29 May 79) 102
Cur.dinamarca Cocaine Lab Raided
(EL TIEMPO, 11 Jun 79) 104
Briefs
_ Coca Plantation Found 106 -
- MEXICO
Antidrug Campaign Coordinator Reports on Results
(EL SOL DE SINALOA, 12 Jun 79) 107
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CUN'TL"N'1'5 (Continued) Pa~e
Police Se~rch Discloses Heroin in Rehabilitation
CenCer
(EL MANANA, 20 Jun 79) 109
Judicial Police in Constant Danger From Traff ickers
~EL BRI1V0, 15 Jun 79) 111
Unriring BaCCle AgainaC Drugs in NortheasC Descri.bed
(EL UTARIO llE NUEVO LAREDO, 17 Jun 79)............ 113
Heroin, Marihuana D~.stributors Arrested in Nogalea
_ (DIARYO DE NOGALES, 13 Jun 79) 115
, Ring Smuggling HigY: Grade Colombtan Marihuana CapCured -
(EL MANANA, 15 Jun 79) 116
- AeCails on Probe of Large Marihuana Shipment Fr.om '
- Colombia
(Various sources, 16, 21 Jun 79) 119
_ Ringleader in Dal~.as
Drug Custodians Deny Charges
Coupl.e Arrested t~~lth Cocaine Bound for Reynosa -
(EL BRAVO, 28 May 79) 121 -
Wholesale Pill Distributors Arrested in Ciudad Acuna
(EL DIARIO DE PIEDRAS NEGRAS, 12 Jun 79)............ 122
Light Sentence Imposed in Cocaine Trafficking Case
(EL MANANA, Jun 79) 125
Briefs
Marihuana Traffickers Sentenced 126
Jailed Trafficker Convicted 126
Heroin Tr:~ffickers Caught 126
, Durango Cocaine Ring Captured 127
Insufficient Evidence Frees Suspects 127
Nine Traffickers Sentenced 128
Early Release for Traffickers 128
Release for Insufficient Evidence 128
Week~nd Releases Granted 128
Heroin, Cocaine Pusher Arrested 129
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t~c~K ot~rrc;rnt, ust~; oNt.Y ~
CUN'I'LN'i'S (Cr~ntiilued) Z'~g~
- NEAR EAST AND NOTtTH AFRICA
I ItAN
Opium t~nd Hashi~h Openly Sold in Streets Since
Revolurion
(SVCNSKA DAGBLADET, 29 May 79) 130
. Two Million Iranians on NarcoCics
(FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZETTUNG, 11 Jun~ 79)....... 132
Briefs .
Government Burns Heroin, Hashish 135
WEST EUROPE
AT:LGIUM
Briefs
Cocaine Dealers Jailed 136
CYPRUS
I'olice Find Quantity of Opium
(CLF,VTHERI KYPROS, 29 Jun 79) 137
FI:DEFAL REPUBLIC OF GERMA~IY
Large-Scale Smuggling From FRG to Au~tralia Reported
(DER S?IEGEL, 18 Jun 79) 138
FItANCE
Seven Years in Prison ~or poctor Traff~cking in Hashish
(LE MONDE, 27 Jun 79) 141
- Briefs =
Besancon Drug Convictions 142
GREECE
~ Arrests for Cocaine, Heroin 143
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CON1.'I;NTS (Continued) p~~~
NOItWAY .
5eurting Adds to Anri-Narcotics Budget
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V~rious sources, 8 Jun /nja~~~��~�~~.����������~. ~.~4
Government Alarmed by Drug Tncrease, by Rolf A.
tlmdal
ConservaCives Ga11 Ac:tion InadequaCe
YORTUGAL
Overview of Drug Abuse, Attempts To Comhat It in -
Portugal
(Antonia de Sousa; DIARIO DE NOTICIAS,
12, 19 Jun 79) 148 -
_ Reduction in Consumption
Drugs Confiscated
Judiciary Police on Problem
SPnIN
Briefs
Foppy Plants 161 _
PoYice Detain 8,000 in 1978 161
5WEDEN
Government Has Yet To Classify PCP as Narcotic
(Lisbeth Borger-Benc3+egard; SVENSKA DAGBLADET,
- 21 May 79) 162
- Unique TreatmEnt Center Shows Favorable Results -
(Bo Engzell; DAGENS IJYHETER, 1 Jun 79) 164
Cothenburg Investigation Reveals Gang Entering
Traf f ic
- (Leif '~,hlin; DAGENS NYHETER, 15 May 79) 166
- One of Largest Cannabis Seizures Leads to Convictions -
(DAGENS NYHETER, 25 May 79) 169
Briefs
New Clinics Proposed 170 ~
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CON'1'LN'TS (Conl inued ) pflgc
'CIIRKI:Y
]:11e~;a1 Opium Poppy Cultivation ~
(DUNYA, 31 May 79) 171
Indian Hemp Srnuggli~ng Arres~a
(T~RCUMAN, 1 ,Tun 79) t72
Gazinntep Raid NeCs Narcotics, Arms
- (CUMHURIYET, 26 May 79) 173
Briefs
I1licit Crops 174
- UNITED KINGDOM
Illicit Drugs From Iran Could Increase This Summer -
(James Allan; THE DATLY TELEGRAPH, 25 Jun 79)...... 175
Urug Squad Trio Cleared of P1oC To Recycle Drugs
, (THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, 29 Jun 79) 176 _
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AUS~'~AL~A
PRE'SS ~dMM~NmS ON SOU'I'Ft AUS'T~ALIAI~ b~UG tt~F'OI~T
Ue~.~y hn Marihu~n~ Urged -
_ Mc.lbou.rne TN~ AC~ in ~nglish 16 M~y 79 p 11
[ E~ i. tori~l i"I'irugs i Searching fdr Angae~~"~
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?~"~M~ South Auatralian Royt! Commtaaloti Mto credfMlity becausa ot the dlvet~ence betnv~een
1 non�mtdical use of druga hu pt+opowd a experfbnces rvtth d?onrbl~ ~nd the tesir~me
new and generaliy sensWle ~t af ~laws wc! aernings od danger pre~!?ed by o(flciahlnm;
a~icisl pra~t~dut~a fat the cat~trbl t~f drus tre th~t Ynung people nni~ht M~e respecx to~.the
and abuse, In ita� long flnai ~rport, tpteu~d potlce wlto wero eMa~dng wh~t the u~n uw
yesterdiy, tt ur~ed change~ to oflicial sttltuda as oppr~asiv~e laan~ and th~t 1`w errtorcement
to dn~ge and drug�u'ers~ which ether resouroes are beitt~ atr~tnM by the proeacutlon
Governments ~nd communities would be wise to eR lorg~e numb~n d peopk for poaetiloo and
consider. in a caim and reasoned trreatlae on the u~e ot the drug.
dni~ probiem, the comr,iiaaioners recommend `~~m~q~ ~y~ t}b~ ~~s
tighter controi ove~ common paln�killers; a nrw ~~N}M by ue uncertafn consequencea
and eminently more reapstic drug educxtion of wing ~e dn~g. h ~rgues chat "p~rtial
srheme; the redrafting of inessy drug taws into pro~hlbttion" - tbat Ea, Danning tha commercl~l
a singte piece Of C~0-bt~d{118t@d IlgID1At~Od; a ~p~, ~arketing and atk ot c,umabii -
more constnutive epproach to peaple charged win ~ttow the Gu~rernrt~ent to maintain -
~ with uniawful po~seasion o1' clrugs aad ths. efiecttv~e controi o~ it with t~vee aodal costs.
est~blishment ot a Ma~ bureancratic and more LegoUsation to permit the peraon~l cuhlvatian
ilcxible dnrg treatment mrvke. and uae of c~fnabis, ~nd
gntuito~ dlstribution
There ia, ?awever, one =}gnMcmt of che drug to frienas far ure in private, ia urged,
recomme�dation that causea cortc~m. It ix the The commi~don atres~ea thet such a charfge in
proposal Yhat the cutNvaNon and pose~aston M the iaw ii unllkely to reauit in greater use. And
- cannabis for penonal use sheuM be kgalised. ~~~~~~on ahould not be ieen
The commisslon'~ case for thta major charrg~e ia, ~s ~~~t af cannabit w~ in an ideat
at least on the ~urface, impressive. tt does nat k~0~ ~~rt'
suggest that the uee of cannabts ii free trom ~ commiasion'~ recommendation,
risks to the ua~r otpub1k u[ety_k ~ 8 however, i~ tertxpered with ~ iignifkant rtder.
that conciusive e~vh~~e ~ The three members of the fnquiry xay: We are
menta! or AW,*e that teglsi~tors mun tilce tnto acootmt
physical damage doea not exist, p~~~c opinion, ~nd that change cannot ny in
corrtmission say~ tf~ere t~ r~o proo~ t~a~ u~ ~ ~e tace of widely hdd attitudes". ?'hey eay
muijuana leada to the ux M c~o~e daegetaua t~ey have_ dett~ately- re~frained trom
drugs. It ctalma that crtmind sanctSons a~t~ ~~e~~g ~c ~ o~--~.~.~~.~~
its u~e ue futilr; tMt the laws have been usa! q~~y ~}y j~~ }y p~ dirortion.
urtfalr t y end }~aye t h e n f
a,
e ~a~ in fact, pubik apinion adll seenu to bs ru
that drug education pmgrammd f~oe a tosi o~f agvnrt the IeRatisatbn ot muiJwni. A~8L
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'Age' survey last year tr>und that b9 per cent of ~ p~ ~ k~
M p~opt~ belleved the total ban ahoutd contaln dangerow to~ph er Me ~Yw~
~enelnu~, Th~ commtaston'e case mlght parsuade W~~~ the eate at home�groro~ne e~i1 1~ -
gome paopt~ to ch~nge their mindd, L~ta atopped~ Whqo milcing ~t jood ~
ye3terday ehe South Au~trafinn P~mter ~
~jcct~d the cannabie proposaL The Pcenaler'e p'~~nt syetcm o~ to~Grt ~t+ohl~i tlM
commis~ton ha~ not pr~ented ~n,aw~t~NIM~
_ declgion aeem~ precipitate; the cortmilsaion'e ca~e for. ite prefarred alterniHw, ~'ef ~11~
careful and reasoned recomm~en~datl~n, ~rdv~d there Is etl~t ~ queatiot~ m~rk o~?~er tM M~Mi'~
- at after two y~ars of Inveatigation~ eurely Iong�term uoe at tfie dru~. 'rhe oem~MlMlerl
deserved dc~~r congideration and e chance for concedee thot cAnnabia m~?y ~!y'et~t V
_ communi~y debate. ab'.flry to drive~ ~nd augge~~e th~t ttw ~~M~
Neverthelegs, th+ere are good reaeau ~or exa~Mned by t rotd resettrctt untt, ~tnd .tt~ ~a
d~laying action on thfq ~an c~f the commigsion's oafe levei be eet, dmll~r to the bt~ood ~1~1
- report, Two other inqulrles', aponeor~d by the level now entorced in inott Stater, l1~ !!M
= Federal and NSW Covernmente, are etili c~:~?n?leslon'e c1~~nt thAt retaxatlat of iM
examfntnR the drug queerlon and, In particuiar, cannabls liwa wi11 rot le~d to ~t W= MrerlrM~~M
drug taw~ and their enforcemenG One or both use ae~m3 over~apHmistk. Hi~vin~ uld tlwt, w
ef them might . rug~+e~t b~ MNlil~r rt bet~eve d~e commiss{on I� at k~tt~ os~ tlrt
rhaeging the lawe to lnchde t+eootnltba ~t ~ track even though tt b obviou~fy OuR Ot
widespread use of c~nnebii in AuMtt~ NYM wfth majortry pubtic apiNo~. ft kar ~
_ limiNng its attnct~on. ~arttcul~r~r fa q~ valuable contMbutio~t to a Moe~ry ~I~At'
A~Pte. The other rowon for delayW~ weipl~INa? debate. ~
Report a 'Ma3or Contribution'
lt~rth 't'}i~ WE~T AUST~iALTAN itt ~nglish 17 May 7~ p 6
[ Nkl i i,o rial : "Drug Report"]
['t'ex t] There is ]lttle doubi iudgfn~, by a11
the barometers of pub~fc opinlo~~ that
most Australians would endor~e the
declslon of che South Australlan tiow
ernment to reJect the Sackvitle myal
commissidn'g recommeadatton i~r
legaltsing the private uae of marihuana.
Whether m~inl,q the r~sult ot reaaoned
.or intuitlve responae--and there ts a
good deal of evid~ce to suggest the
Iatter-the conmervatlve vtew pt~evalls
:whencver attftudes about marlhuana are
.called into questton.
'That ts hardlY surpTisU?8~ 81ven the
rnnstant dally t~eminders about aociai
evils that come lumped toseth~r under
the generat heading of "drug problems".
Misconceptfon or not~ it is hanf tor sx-
fety to avofd the concluaion that it aoutd
be inviting more trouble 1f it embraced
yet another drug~ even 1n a limfted end
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~tM~t1y r.~ntro]teci wuy. Whi1e gepg t~-
rnafn in aur knowt~clgrabout m~Mhua~~~,
society m~ist ca~tinue~ to en+-if lndeed
that fs the c~s~o~ tt~e side oi t~uNnn,
The polit~c,~l ~~~ll~ry. ~s th~t gna~rn-
, metft8' atul op~! ~ p~rtld~ must kc~p
in atep;'I'!te t~e~~nt convulgiwt Withln th~
WA ~branch o~. ~e AL~ und~rl~neo, thi~
point. .
, Yet 1t w~u1d .,be a great ity fi the
commurzitq 1~rg~ly dl~nf~ the roy~t
cnmmf~sfon's t~?o yegrs ot valUeble. work
becsu~e oi tWabne't~ntroveratal''r~com-
mendatlon and the Corcoran t~vern�
~ ment`g reaction to it. Th~ commfaslon'e
argum~nt at~ut rnarihu~na, g~ar~d ~erq
murh tnwardg redu~ing the hgrmful
cans~quene~ of drug tase, i~ wc11 re-
searched ~nd we11 t~eaavned. in the
interc~sts of bett~r und~rstanding, it
deserves natfonwide ~crutfny and cnn-
- ~ideration. Protess~r Sackville and his
coSleagues realt~tlcally ackrtowledg~ tttet
l~gistators must take publfc opinfnn into
account. Theq also point out that they
are indfcating aha,t theq beiteve fs the
prop~r direction of c1~e, not tts tegls-
latlv~ titning.
huana~is a
wealfh of informagtion about
- the non-medical use ot drugs. The ~
recommendatlong wi11 grestly as~ist
gov~rnment policymakers in South Aus-
tralfa and the e~est of the nation. Their
appltcatinn to- the g~owing nationat
problem ot pi11-p~pping~ !or exanlple,
ai11 be ot great benefit,
The commt~sion's tindtngs cannQt he
the laat waM nn the pnobtema os drug
abuse but theq are certain to make a
maior contrlbution to government and
public knowtedge.
- C~O: >JOb
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AUSTRALIA
QiJ~~NSLAN~ Pf~~MSER OpI'OS~S MAFtIHUANA L~GALIZATION -
tlrisb~ne THE COURIER-MAIL in ~ng~ish 17 May '79 p 8
C`I'ext~ mhere was no chanc~ that marihua,na would b~ dec~iminalig~d or legal-
i~cd in Qu~er_eland~ th~ Premi~r (Mr. ~3eikg-I'etersen) said yest~rd~,y.
"Nothing indicates that marihuana wi11 do at~ybody ar~y good~" he s�~id.
' Ddr. 8Je1ke�Petenen �
au ooavneactna on th~
8outh Awtr~tfan Oov-
ernment'a re~eatlon of a
RoYr1 Commti?:on ree-
omraufdaNon for We
deotla~inaU~ation of
m~rthwa~ uw !n qr1.
m?t~.
'�Thb !t on~ tlme i
wpyon ~ L,Mabor` _Gawm-
m~~ Q~w�N~ flo ~
Correct
Th. eon~n A~IVa
Pm~afa tl~r. ooraoru~l .
h~d '"read" tM e1~cW�te
oornctlr 1n oitlnt D~biic
~tatude w the nWor
b~ctfer W ~r?p mOVM W
1~~a11~ iM tu~ ot tpar!�
buans.
M i . SJ~11ce-Petar~en
sald there pae auMtu~-
t!N evieence tiu~ mart-
huana IW W the we of
^hard" drup. and ehe
Ciovernra~nt ~routd be
derellct in ib dnty tt it
wpported ~r enor~ se
deaNmindf~e 1ta u~e.
M r. B}elke-Petereen
u!d ~rootl~-haded aca-
demfc tt~tnldn~ had pre-
mOted the tsts atfd
tapaatbA a t~i-
au.na.
rS0! 5300
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AU~mNALIA
iInMMI'["~~~ CdN5Ib~RS HUGGING IN b~UG INV~;SmIGAmION~
tirisb~ne 'rFt~ COURI~H-MAIL in ~ngli~h 11 Ma?y 7q p z
~~rext] CANBERRA. Two Governrnent backb~n~h~r~ voNd .
with th� Oppo:ition yestordoy to try to fore~ th� Gov~rn-
- rnan! into giving iudge: th~ finoi :cy on the plocin~ of
listening dev~~ee 1n drug inva~tigotidn:.
The Government prdposed thot the Business and
Consumer Affairs Minister (Mr, Fife) should have this
right.
A fom+o~ P~ime Minis~or (Sir William MeMohonl and Mr.
ComQron (Ub., Qid,) v~ated in a Lo~i~loti~o commiKt~ in ~upport of
am~ndmanh ~o tha Cuttom~ Am~ndm~nt 6i11 1979 moved by th�
Opposition D~putp Lecder (Mr. Bow~nl.
Mr, goa�en'.~ amend� rerr arfoiu elfeot on ctr� etonen utd deputy com-
tnr.nt~ deiellM nU ~eter� tl Ubertle~." h~ ~~Id, mlrafon~ra ~?nd In Yome
ence ~n the Mlnlatc~ hsv "'i'he �hote Queitlon ot c~ses, pollCe auperlnten-
fnR the tinal say Rnd MlnlsteMAl rapona1b111ty dente, the pOM~i to w-
nuballtuted any 8tate, or is a myth ~a ~ numbec ot tho~iee the ptantlnQ of
Terntory Supreme Court peopk here Iu~o~v," he buga. _
iudge or any iud4e of the told the commlttec. It aaa the (3overn-
~~e~~ ^IC ta important to aive menti'a lntentton to m~ke
Under h~s ptan, the the cittsen every chance dure fta leglal~tlon aaa tn
Controller of Custom~ ~ detpnd hlmselL" the beaC poaslble order.
woutd ha~e to spplq to a ~tr. Bowen argued titat ~~~~dmenta were
Judge tor s rrarrunt to c~~cn s Pnme Minlater or p�~ ~�d e~~~ ~r ~ren
placc s.buRBing device ~ny MtnUter ooutd ee~ a ~o~ ~O ~~G ~ith AI~
and the Judge woutd flxatlon about indlvfd- W~~~ t�d Mr. C~m-
huts to Yattaty hltnsett and 1et thts fixatlon tolin~ wiW the Op-
that the faeuing ot a at[ect h1s Judgment. p�"~~~OO
~n?rt~nC waa Juatltkd. iie added that s 1ndt~ The tegi~lacion rom-
Mr. Horven rrgued thAt wonid be nwn caretnl mlttee hu no power W
~+h a t a aa b e I n t. before lunins � warraa~ ~iter the IegWaNon but
dealt plth rraa n aery belo~ hlanelt open to simpiy makes � reoom�
aerfoua lntringemmt ot s e r n t 1 n r Dr aoolt~er mendatlon W be conttd-
human rlghta. coar4 ered br Cabinek
~Thb ts psthtindln~ Mr. 1~1te utd legtat~-. D e b s t e on turther
Ieal~ttoo whlch bu a t 1 o n In aome Btata clawe~ rn~ coattautn~
atlo~red poltce cmnmis- iwt n1gh~
CSO: 5J00
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AUSTNALrA
- UAMI'AIGN COH MARIHUANA D~C~IMINALTZAm~ON NEI'ORTEn
- C~nberr~ 'CH~ AUSTNALIAN in ~n~li~h 10 May ?9 p 7
f3y I~i11 We~t~
C~rc~Xt~ _
Lcrs, 1t rould well Ue, but and-over category, Wl~ethcr
m~re of that later, that figuro is accurate or ~~oc
The MaclJuana PeEttton it certalnly puts a now com-
ONY K~VV 11~S~ Organtsatian, formed by Mr p~exlon on tlie argument for
Burke Ray;~, Mr Neli HutChi- decrtmtnalisatlon, He says
lmen smohing gi':~SS f01' bon a~~d Tony Kew, of the >>~s Brcatest frustraLton has
~ 3 yC~ll'5 bUt t11~5C d~ly5 Australlan MarUuana 1'arty~ been wich those who, to his~
tius headeti ita petttton: We~ tratned eye, are users.
lir.tis morC likely tn be the underaigned, ca11 on tlie they
baulkhlooktaround nnd
]~i~,li for a diffe~'etlt 1'~~- dovcrnn~entotNSW to: mutter something ltko: 'No~
~t~11- a petitiun cat'ylitg TAKE immedtate steps to herc~ ma~~: 8ome of them
l~U,11110 SI ri~lUi'eS C~111- remove the naicles undcr
have a really blase attitude.
b the Prisons ct for the pos- ~They any: ~You'll get tl~cre,
111~; lul' 1hC d~CC11111t1d1I- Session and use of n~arl- keep it u~' and walk away.
juana in ali its lorms,
satior~ of marijuan~. CONSIDER the IegislaLive ~eW h~ ~~e ~ potnt of
'I'I~c 1~rsonat secretury to cnaMment ot tlie proposal studying the aocial eftects of
tl~c N8W ALtorncy-denerai. that people should be abie to ~aws, Lhe physlcal eftects ot
Mr F'r:u~k Wulker. has asked. grow their own mariiuana. t~~e drug includtng ita posai- -
for s? brict an tt~e kind oE Under such a scheme the ble medlclnal qual(ttes, and
pce~~le ~IanlnR Up. Mr Kew is non-protit transfer of amatl ~~s economlc potential as a
:u~x~nu~c ~o tc11 him. quantitics ot mariJuana ro~erciai crop.
C3riu~nics: mfddle�ciass. woutd be permisslble, He chailenges anyone to
faniilics, we11�to�do bustness- PROVID~ tl~e removal ot come forward wlth acientitie
mcii and profeastonals head nll crlminal records ot those P~of that marihausna has
thr llst oi classftlcation~ Convicted c~f marUuana-re- any stgniftcant detrimeatal,
being compiled for the At� 7ated ottences,and side etfects. He aays that
torney-C3encral to look over. TAKE at~ps to set up a e~~ery maJor scientific re-
It 1s hard to esRimate what (3overnment-controlled can� 1~~~ including aeveral re!
a�clght the llst wUt carry - f6 nabls contml board to supcr- leased by the Amerlcan
could be argucd that wtth- vlse the eventual fuil legalt- Medlcal Aasociation, has
- out thc heip u[ a 11e-deteclor sation of mariJuana. cleared it as a non-addictive
ft ts impossible to tcll how , The petitlon has bcen substance whtch is less
n~ucl~ imaQination has gone steadlly gathertng memen- harn~ful than commoniy-
~nto drawu~g ft up. But the tum stnce it first hlt the used 1ega1 drugs Ilke alcol~ol
~x~i~i~ is lhat Uie powers who streets on New Years' ~ve and tobacco. ~
tr.tnic icgisiation are show- despite the amall number of Kew estimates ti~at the 11-
in~; lnlerest in sucit fine volunteers gathering nan~es Ilcit marlJuana trade 1n Aus-
~i~~ts. and addresses (1~ 1~as been tralia ls wortt~ t1000 million
A a~~n ot thin~s to come? largely a lone ettort by Kew). a yc~.r: a 1ot ot money ilow-
Cunsldcring tl~e Labor Mr Kew claims up to 40 per ing unvetted outside the
Gove?�nment's track record cent of those on liis list econo
om m~rihu;~na-rclatcd mat� would fall fnto the 60- ears� tim~c ~u~ntt( d!t will con-
y Ro~~ernments
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~ r.om~; up wltli un ~ltcrn~tiivo 'dertnan Tony TteeveH got up
to the black murkeb sltua- to speuk nt x Hyde park
tidn, At tt~e very Icast auch a Ra11Y wl~ich uttracted ~,00~
Inrqe voltuno of cash musb people. Dopu was haitded
dt5tort mcasurement oP tho out ireely to thogo wt~o w~?n-
_ n~?i,iuu~~l hicom~, ted to smoke, half ~ kflo-
A Il of t1~cs~ point~ w111 bQ gram .of tho drug was rni-
~win~cd ou6 tn the A~torney lled. Agatn tl~ere wcre no
~ir.ucrnl nt a mceting early arrest~ other than for park-
in Mny. Mr Wntker's sc:eretA- in~ utfences ~nd ironfcally
ry~, 13nb Hulc~l~lson, 6o1c1 thr onefordrunkenne~s,
Aurt~~~niln~i he hn~ ndvlsed Wl~ilu Premler WrKn has
hew La briu~; to ~hc mee~ing repe~tedly denled hts ~~ar~,y
s~ yyi~onsi;~ ot ~lic rcactlons i~ i?1 favor af relaxing tl~o
hc hns been actting from Che laws no has i~over taken ad-
1~ubllc n~~ci an nsscssment of .,,ventage of hls poeitton as -
tl~c nqe ni~d visible charac- Po11ao Mlnfater to dtrect the "
tcrtstics of thoso wha havo ]~rosecutton of thOao wlio
Uer.n algning up, huve bcen regularly defytng
~~I6 is vcry dlfficult to gaugQ the 1aw in publlc,
wl~fch way pubilc opinlon is The grey~ or shoutd it be
Roing on marihuan~;' Mr green, areas are 11ke1y to bc-
Hutcl~i;;o~i suid, ~~Wl~enevcr come clearer nn June 30 -
uny mrusure o[ tegailsatlon when the report by the N8W
fs tioated w~e get nn outcry Roya1 Commtsston Into
irum onc sec~lon of thc com- Drug Tratftcktng wUl be re-
munity and approval irom leased. The Comm[ssion was
another - it is impossible to critisized by some se~ctions of
hear thn reactions above the tho communtty for s>>endf~ig
noise. an undue amount of time
~~Obvlousiy a petltton and funda exploring the ma-
which claims to represent rihuana trade to thc exclu-
suclt u wlde sectlon of the sion of trafficktng in liard
communtty is wortli looking drugs so it is expected to re-
at:' ]ease a very detafied syno~~-
Since it reached govern- sis of tho present situntfon.
ment the NSW.Labor Party It wlll be interesttng to see
- has shown a curlous toler- whether it is in accord wi~h
ance for those who would the prelfminary report by
have the marijuana laws tlie 3outh Australlan Com-
changed. mission which suggested
Frank Walker attracted an grass should be legaltscd.
avulanche of criticism Jast� sold under government li-
ycar when he suggested cense and taxed in the same
pcenle should be ailowed to " way as tobacco and alcohol.
qrow o couple ot piants in The fu11 report oE the S.A.
the back yard ior tl~cir own Commisston is atso aue Lo ur -
Utic. released very soon.
Tl~erc l~ave been a string At the moment maxlmum
of protcst meetings nt 5yd- pcnnitics for marfiuana re-
ncy's Marttn Pince and not
one arrest has been made,
cSesplte open flouting of the
]aw. AC one meeting the for-
mer Prime Minister, Jol~u
Gorlon spoke out clalming
400,000 Austratiat~s smoke
tl~e drug and call~ed ior a re-
Iaxit~K ot Penalties.
Durin~ a recen6 we.ekend
dr.siKncd to higlvJght the
call for law reform, Seuator
Mlchaet Tate (A.L.P. Tas)
s~ttd Sydney Clty Council A1-
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l~~t~~d ~~tfenceq arn ~~elmtlrir
iu~nund 6hr~ counlry, oaI~o-
ciull,y tnr n iio~i�I,~dlctablA
l1~ ~C11C0 NU~h as ~ slmple ca!?e
ot poaeagfon of the drug or
amoking 1t. The pQnaltie~ idr
Iarge sca13 trafficking do
vary trom gtuta to gtate but
N5W is a good yurdptick, ,
Maxtmwn penalties in ~ ' '~r~ I ~
N8W ran- ~ from a~000 and M I I
ar two years for p088C851011 '
or smoking to s2S,~00 and or
ten yoarg for cultlvating or
tra[tlckinq in amounte of t;;~g
niore thari 28 graMS. fJow- 2=,
- ever magistr~tes are allowed
a targe n~exsure ot dl~cre~- ''~t -
low as onQ dollar forfposses~- ~~"~t�' ~'~s i, ~;�~~~~'4~` s:~y
aion have encouraged claiMs :;~t,;$ ~ ~ f ;3 ~ ~ h
thnt the Iaw is already too ~3 = k` ~
]eutent. "~r"~,~ ~ -a ti
~ t
A spokesman for tho N~W ~ ~ _ ~'r~ ~ ~ ~ ' }
~:r~, ~
. druK squud satd in moet pos- `
session cases, itrst oflenders Y =d
ffnrd only t60 to 5100. "I ' ; : ~
doubt Lhat even decriminali- :Y~~ r -
sacfon would bring about ~
' > ..7.~>~.~'~
much morc lentenco than n ~ ~ ~
tl~at;' 1~o sald. TONY Kew and his petition -
Oue flnai tliought. The ex-
~ 'tcnt that the drug ts being
used was revealed in a re-
port by t1~e Hcalth Commts-
stoi? ot N8 W last year which
stated ond ; h11d in four aged
betweeri 14 and 16 is a regu- -
lar ~riariliuana smoker. It
has for a long time been
fashtonable to cuote atatis-
tics llkc that in relation to '
tl~c predominance of tobacco
ancl alcohol in schools.
AKain, pcrh~ps a slgn of .
thinqs to come. �
CSC~: 5300
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AUSTRALTA
_ MP ifRC~S COMl'UTER CHECKS ON ILLEGAL 1'I~SCRIPTIONS
- i~risbane THE COURIER-MAIL in Engliah 11 May 79 p 8
[Text~ Canberra~~--A Labor MP wants computers establlshed in every State to
r.atch doctors who 111egally prescribe narcotics. =
Mr. Jacobi (Lab~~ S.A.~ said yeste~day the diversion of drugs from 1ega1 medi-
~ c~,l channels into the black market was source of supply which was often over-
_ looked.
He ~aid the obtaining of narcotic drugs from doctors by way of prescriptions
was common among addicts who were short of money and could not afford heroin.
Mr. ~ Ja~obt aatd tome Mr, Jacobl eatlmnted Mr. Jaeobi eafd outaide
doctora were certifying that the cost would be p~~~~~y yetterdaq po-
falaely on pracrlpttona ;16,000 a yetr ln eaeh ~ice e~tlmakd that ot ~il
that the p~tient wu euf- Bt~?te, 1nc}uding the atatt the n~tooWo drua~ fn the
i e r t n g from tet.Nnal requtred. d~~ ~ne, 70 to MO per -
can~cle~r. ~lowed addlcu to M~'~ Jacobl'a wg~eaWon ~nt had been dlvested
obtaln druga on the tollo~n a clafm by a re- legal medical ch~n-
Phsrmaceutfcal Benetlta t t r e d AdeWde couple neL of iupply,
- 9cheme for 11tEie aa~ no �~8t ~tO~ ~d A h! ah proDoi~ton
tained t2~eir aon s drua ~me irom ~cta ot talae
habit, pretences st doctau' aur-
CiOSt The oanpie nrealed tedes~ he xatd. ~
He told a Houae of euUer tW~ month ths! ~
Repreeentatlves leafeis- ~eir ~ tJ~ a ntlaterM
tlon commfttee, whlch fa berofn addlct, coald ret
examining the Cuatoms p~*~P~~s tor esrcotlo
Amendment Bill, th~E ~ p~7ahotroplo drnp I
B t a t e health aervfcea t r o m dootors wltlwnt
muat be allocated Sunda ~~M 9nationed,
t o monltor the pce- ~~~ar ~o~M
acrJbing by doctore of ~elafde mother wtd her
narcotfo druga snd to }~,o~ ~diot eon, aUo
check who wss pre- ~d ~ other addlcta
acribtng the druQa and hsd msde st leaat QO
for whom. ~8~~ ~ ~ a~~n ~d
Th1a cauld be done obtained preacri~tlons
thro~gh a comput~rfaed from all of them,
ach gtate syatem 1ti t7ab~t
The ' iyakm slre,dy 8er son on occaaton
wia operattng verq auc- b~ ~,y~~ ~~tter-
ceeefully in Taemanta eat doato:s a day t~o w~-
Pert h1a habiG
cso: S3oo
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~ AUSTRALIA
f~'OCiMER ADVISEI~ ALLECES GAVERNMENT INACTION IN DRUGS FIGHT
Mc~~Lhour.na THE AGE in Engllsh 24 May 79 P 5
['~y Philip McIntosh]
['I'ext~ A former F'ederal and State adviser on drugs says lack of act~.on by the -
r'ederal Government has played a ma3or past in the increase in illicit dru~ use,
[1r. Gerald Milner says ~he Federal Government has greedily takQn millions of
do7.~ars �rom legal drug use while spending only a fraction t~ deal with drug
~~roblems .
At the official launching of his book "Drug Awareness" in Melbourne yesterday,
Ih. Milner criticised inquiries into drug use for their dubious value and ~reat
expense. They ~ave the false impression that something worthwhile was being
dotte about drug problems.
}~c: claimed that the recent South Australian Royal Commission on the nonmedical
use of drugs had understated its cost by more than $700~000.
Ih~. Milner, the Australian consultant to the International IJrug Abuse Preven-
- tlon Programme, said the commission would have cost $1.5 million during the
two years it sat and not less than $800,000 as claimed. '
Gov~rnment action on previous drug reports, in 1966, 1971 anfl 1~73~ could have
alleviated the effects of escalating illicit drug use~ he said.
"Productivity would have been better, 'accidents' at work~ on the road and in
the home fewer, sickness and pension costs less--thus lea:�ing more funds for
the positive aspects of life~" he said.
Instead, Government inactivity had left society with "social tow-trucks, amtu- `
lances ar.d casua.lty departments to pick up and patch up what are essentially
political accident victims."
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He siad the Federal Goverrunent took $q50 mill~.on in ta,xes on alcoho~~ $500
- mi7.lion on tOb~1CC0~ plus income tax from all thoee employed in the drug in-
dus tiy .
Y~~ l. i. l, f*~,vr. h~,ck only 5.6 cents pEr head for da.�ug educatiori a yea~ arid lasU
t I~,