PRO-CANNABIS GROUP SAYS SHIFT TOWARDS AMPHETAMINES

A pro-marijuana group says a recent report on cannabis shows people
are moving away from the drug and are using more amphetamines.

The Nimbin Hemp Embassy in northern New South Wales has slammed the
Federal Government for claiming the latest research shows it is
winning the war on drugs.

The report from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre has
revealed many young people believe cannabis is uncool and dangerous.

Hemp embassy spokesman Michael Balderstone says the Prime Minister
and Assistant Health Minister Christopher Pyne have no idea of the
affect of cannabis, or what people are using on the street.

"They would really know a lot about cannabis wouldn't they ... these
are people that have no idea of what's going on in the street I
reckon," he said.

"Pot is the easy bust. You have to smoke it, it's smelly but alcohol
is legal and 'ice', powders, pills they're very hard to detect, so
there are changes happening there's no doubt about it."