Pot smokers face police probe

A handful of territory cannabis smokers face being investigated by police after admitting they smoked pot.

Six protesters from the Network Against Prohibition – carrying statutory declarations – filed into Darwin police station.

They said the protest was designed to highlight the “absurdity” of the NT Government’s zero-tolerance approach to illicit drug use.

The declarations were signed by a commissioner of oaths based at Northern Territory University.

But their hopes of arrest were dashed when acting superintendent Bob Rennie, officer-in-charge at Darwin station, said the claims would be investigated.

“We appreciate your assistance and will investigate the claims,” he said.

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Pubdate: 13th April 2002
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Copyright: 2002 Northern Territory News