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Surprise as Willie Nelson quits pot

Unofficial ambassador for weed, Willie Nelson, 86, has revealed why he has stopped smoking pot after 65 years, leaving the...

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05th Dec. 2019 11:12 AM

American country singer Willie Nelson takes a drag off a joint while relaxing at his home in Texas in 2000. Picture: Getty

Hotboxing driver loses his licence

A driver detected with cannabis in his system told police he had been in a closed laundry room where his mates were...

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26th Nov. 2019 10:11 AM

A hotboxing driver has been busted for having cannabis in his system despite claiming he did not smoke it. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Self medication lands fine and disqualified licence

A 38-year-old man has defended his decision to self medicate with illegal drugs, despite pleading guilty.

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23rd Nov. 2019 8:11 AM

SELF-MEDICATING: 38 Year old man Simon Lee Peake was charged with driving while having a relevant drug in his saliva. Picture: Facebook.

Police raid finds man with stolen car, bags of drugs, taser

A man found to have a stolen car, 265g of marijuana and a taser says he thought the taser was legal because of how easy it...

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20th Nov. 2019 2:11 PM

Police raided Maxwell Travers Dryer's home on September 23 when they found 265g of marijuana, pipes, scales, a grinder, a taser and a Ford Falcon ute with the numberplates removed.

Smoking a joint while walking past cops not a good idea

A TOOWOOMBA man who walked past police while smoking a cannabis "joint" admitted to the stupid act in the city's court.

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16th Nov. 2019 6:11 AM

Whispers: Gossip and funny stories from around Toowoomba and beyond.

Man grows field of marijuana crops to treat anxiety

TRAGIC circumstances led a Gladstone man to self-medicate his anxiety with marijuana and the 24-year-old led police right...

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14th Nov. 2019 5:11 AM

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019 file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. Like in other states before it, advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana use in Illinois want the law to look backward as well as forward. It conscientiously attempts to ensure that those who profit from growing and selling the weed have substantial representation from the mostly impoveris

Mad dash to hide marijuana plants from cops

Man claims home grown weed wasn't for personal use, police state the plants were well looked after

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08th Nov. 2019 5:11 AM

IN COURT: Scott Brook pleaded guilty to cannabis production.

Man starts growing marijuana to self-medicate

Police discovered the man’s drug operation at his Durong home.

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07th Nov. 2019 12:11 PM

Police found 21 small plants, 11 mature plants, irrigation lights and seedlings.

Mum's $12k inheritance gift goes up in (marijuana) smoke

A man who spent thousands of his mother’s inheritance money on marijuana will remain behind bars despite a last-ditch...

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30th Oct. 2019 5:10 AM

Jim Christodoulou, 60, was sentenced to nine months’ jail after pleading guilty to possessing dangerous drugs.

Teenage mum smokes marijuana in front of police

POLICE watched as a teenage mother smoked her bong while sitting on the floor of her bedroom.

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30th Oct. 2019 4:10 AM

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