Pot Causes Mass Slaying

The recent mass slaying in Australia were done while the accused was under the influence of Cannabis.

At least that is the theory put forward by Fred 'Shorty' Lynch who owns the Mologobi Sheep Station near where the slayings occured.

I saw this joker hanging around the town the other day,' says Shorty, 'and he was smoking this big fat roll-your-own. If your ask me I'd say it was that Mary-juanna stuff. Smelt kinda funny too.'

When asked by the Sunday Herald's correspondent to comment on the rumour. Police Superintendent Murphy of the Australian Homoicide Squad said there was absolutely no basis for it. 'The accused was found with a packet of cigarette tobacco, and had obviously been drinking heavily, but there was nothing to suggest that he was under the influance of any drugs.'