Dubai says no to drugs

Mariam Shafeek, 21, was arrested at Dubai Airport last Thursday after being found with 0.2g of marijuana in her purse. The penalty for marijuana possession in the United Arab Emirates is four years jail, regardless of the amount....Detective Sergeant Greg Murton, of the Christchurch police drug squad, said even 0.5g of marijuana was a "tiny amount". He said it would be about the size of a 5c piece and would be enough for only "half a marijuana cigarette".-- more here