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Current Affairs 2006 - Government (89 items)
| Aug 14, 2006 | Sting nets cross-border team multiple drug arrests Victoria Police teamed up with U.S. navy personnel to nab more than a
dozen suspected drug dealers last week during a three-day sting dubbed
"Project Calypso."...
Members of the Victoria Police Strike Force and Focused Enforcement
Team worked alongside members of the U.S. Navy Criminal Investigative
Services from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the
investigation.
Use of foriegn military to wage war on Canadian citizens at home must be okay, as there is no outrage anywhere to be seen. Which is more scary? |
| Aug 11, 2006 | Marijuana Party Leader Pleads Guilty Nunavut's leader of the Marijuana Party pleaded guilty to longstanding drug-related charges in an Iqaluit court this Tuesday.
Ed deVries pleaded guilty to trafficking marijuana and laundering the proceeds of crime, two charges he's faced since August 2004.
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| Aug 11, 2006 | New Forfeiture Act 'Outrageous End Run' Around Legal As the provincial government gears up to use its new Civil Forfeiture Act, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association is decrying the legislation as an attack on the rights of British Columbians.
The law, which came into force April 20, enables the province to seize property, goods or cash deemed by a civil court judge to have been gained illegally or used in the commission of an illegal act.
If seized, property such as cars, boats and houses can be liquidated, with the proceeds going to the province....But this bill gives B.C. control over seized assets rather than Ottawa. "This is the province getting their foot in the door on collecting some of these proceeds for themselves," Vonn said.
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| Aug 5, 2006 | Reefer Is Worth Getting Mad About Today's Marijuana Isn't The Stuff Baby Boomers Toked, Says the UN's
Antonio Maria Costa. Pot's Characteristics Now Aren't That Different
From Other Plant-Based Drugs -- Like Cocaine and Heroin
UN, US what's the difference? Same propaganda. See: Top Ten Facts ALL Canadians Need To Know About Cannabis |
| Jul 28, 2006 | Busted Pot Politician Plans Carving Giveaway The leader of Nunavut's Marijuana Party said last week he wants to donate a big collection of Inuit carvings to the territory.
Ed deVries said he's acquired more than 600 works of art from Igloolik carvers, in exchange for cash, and pot.
During the federal election last winter, Nunavut's Marijuana Party received 7.8 per cent of the vote, more than Green Party. DeVries estimates that 80 per cent of Nunavut's population smokes dope.
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| Jul 27, 2006 | Wanted: Pot Growers WINNIPEG -- People who want to grow pot for the federal government may soon get the chance.
Health Canada's five-year, $5.75-million contract with its current supplier of medicinal marijuana, Prairie Plant Systems, appears to be winding down and the department is preparing to seek proposals from all potential suppliers.
Of course, anyone with experience that has been "caught" need not apply. |
| Jul 6, 2006 | Ease Pot Restrictions - CAS A new study from the Canadian AIDS Society ( CAS ) says Canadians living with HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses need better access to medical marijuana. The study report identifies barriers that prevent patients from getting a reliable and affordable supply of medical pot and proposes ways to make access easier.
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| Jul 6, 2006 | Ottawa Making Medical Pot 'Almost Impossible' Too Many Hurdles, Lawyer Tells Court
CALGARY - The government provides a legal method for a person to grow and possess marijuana for personal medical reasons, but makes it "almost impossible" to do so, a lawyer argued yesterday.
John Hooker, counsel for longtime Calgary pot crusader Grant Krieger, told provincial court Justice William Pepler the medical marijuana issue is similar to the abortion issue, in which the government permits women to legally have abortions, then puts many hurdles in place.
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| Jul 3, 2006 | It's Time To Take Ragers Off The Road Opinions Differ On The Causes Of Road Rage, But One Thing Is Clear: People With Anger Issues Don't Belong Behind The Wheel ...
researchers think it's ... a medical condition called intermittent explosive disorder. A Canadian study ..found frequent road ragers were more likely to take ecstasy...
cocaine, cannabis and alcohol. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health concluded that drugs and alcohol are the main cause of angry, erratic behaviour behind the wheel.
[Big Pharma is working overtime to pump out the "disease of the day" so they can peddle their latest cure to replace the mostly less harmful substances some people choose to self-medicate with:
Psychotropic medications used with Intermittent Explosive Disorder.
Carbamazepine (Tegretol and others).
Divalproex (Depakote).
Fluoxetine (Prozac).
Gabapentin (Neurontin).
Lamotrigine (Lamictal).
P henytoin (Dilantin).
Sertraline (Zoloft).
Venlafaxine (Effexor).
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| Jul 2, 2006 | Tories Keep Medical Pot As much as the Tories would probably love to ditch the medical marijuana program, they have quietly extended the contract with the government's official pot grower....
The five-year, $5.7-million deal the Liberals inked with Prairie Plant Systems, which grows Ottawa's weed in an abandoned mine in Manitoba, expired Friday ( after a six-month extension was previously granted ).
[While other growers of that magnitude are MAKING $5.7-million in NON-TAXABLE income over 5 years, the government is SPENDING $5.7-million in TAXPAYER MONEY over 5 years on the pot trade, yet no alarm bells seem to be going off... in fact , the status quo is reinforced more than ever at every level.] |
| Jun 30, 2006 | BC: Properties Must Be Inspected Every 3 Months Landlords will be required to make mandatory inspections of their rental properties every three months, if a proposed anti-drug bylaw is adopted by Langley Township council.
[Homeowner = some privacy rights, Renter = no privacy rights. Slowly our freedom and rights disappear for metaphorical wars, and surprisingly, very few are concerned about it.] |
| Jun 27, 2006 | Marijuana Use 'Out of Control' Worldwide: UN Official. Marijuana use worldwide is "out of control" because it grows everywhere, is in high demand and erroneously is considered by many to be harmless, a senior United Nations official said on Monday.
Antonio Maria Costa, executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, highlighted the marijuana problem at a news conference as he released his office's 2006 World Drug Report.
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| Jun 27, 2006 | UN - Potent Pot No Soft Drug
Report Says The Effects Of Canada's Cannabis Now Rival Those Of Cocaine, Heroin
The increasing potency of marijuana -- spurred on by hydroponic growers in places such as B.C. -- means the world should no longer consider pot a "soft" drug, according to a report released Monday by the United Nations.
"Today, the harmful characteristics of cannabis are no longer that different from those of other plant-based drugs such as cocaine and heroin," Antonio Maria Costa, director of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crimes, said in a written statement.
[I never believed they could revive Reefer Madness and get away with
it, but these masters of propaganda have been perfecting their
techniques for many, many years.]
Transnational Institute
Press Release
June 26, 2006
UNODC World Drug Report 2006 full of scientific insults
In its 2006 World Drug Report, released today, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) struggles to fabricate success stories about the effectiveness of the global drug control regime. Flawed comparisons are constructed with higher opium production levels a century ago, with higher prevalence figures for tobacco, and biased claims are made about cannabis. Martin Jelsma, coordinator of the Transnational Institute’s Drugs & Democracy Programme, after a quick read of the report today, considers it to be “full of scientific insults”.
[Read More....]
From: Campbell, Larry W.: SEN
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: UNODC World Drug Report 2006 full of scientific insults
UNODC Executive Director, Antonio Maria Costa claims that the world is
experiencing a devastating “cannabis pandemic”. This gentleman is the same
person who said we were putting "cannabis oil" on pasta. It was pointed out
that is was hemp oil which is not a sativa product. He didn't know the
difference and appeared not to care. Simply another high paid UN stooge. Isn't
it amazing that the US only supports the UN when they toe the US "drug war"
line.
Senator Larry Campbell
Ps. Feel free to distribute this email. |
| Jun 26, 2006 | Sask Marijuana Party Raises Money For Food Bank With a cannabis leaf flag flapping and the sounds of the jazz festival in the backgroud, the Saskatchewan Marijuana Party held a barbecue in Kiwanis Park Saturday afternoon to raise money for its coffers and for the Saskatoon Food Bank.
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| Jun 9, 2006 | Marijuana Party Joins Political Landscape In Sask PARTY JOINS POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN SASK.
The proverbial "smoke-filled rooms" where political deals are cut may take on a whole new meaning in Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan Marijuana Party has joined six other parties as an officially registered provincial political party with Elections Saskatchewan.
Like other marijuana parties in the country, it is expected to advocate the legalization of possession and cultivation of cannabis.
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| May 10, 2006 | U.S. Drug Officials 'Very Impressed' MONTREAL--A top U.S. drug official and the U.S. Ambassador to Canada say they're pleased to be on the same page as the new federal government when it comes to law and order, particularly now that Ottawa has no plans to decriminalize marijuana.
[A Conservative majority will become Canada's worst fears come true] |
| May 10, 2006 | BC: Grow Op Law Passes B.C. - The provincial legislature has passed a law requiring electrical companies to forward billing information to municipalities.After Bill 25 is passed, electrical companies will give the city two years of electrical bills so a spike in activity can be isolated.
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| May 4, 2006 | Marijuana Should Be Legal, Senator Says A Conservative senator from Quebec says pot should be legalized -- and sold like beer and wine.
"I'm against decriminalization. To me, it's the worst scenario," Sen. Pierre Claude Nolin said yesterday. "If we're going to end prohibition, let's do it properly."
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| Apr 17, 2006 | Grow Op Law Erodes Your Right To Privacy Footnote: If the main marijuana public-policy issues are the risks of grow-ops in neighbourhoods and the role of criminal gangs in profiting from the industry, a different response should be considered. Allowing people to grow a handful of plants without penalty would reduce the threat to neighbourhoods and the available profits for gangs.
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| Apr 10, 2006 | Civil Liberties Union Opposes Proposed Amendments A proposed law aimed at locating marijuana grow operations could be a valuable weapon in the battle to drive them from the North Shore, say authorities, but the proposed rule change is also raising hackles among privacy advocates.
If passed Bill 25, The Safety Standards Amendment Act, introduced in the provincial legislature Thursday, will grant municipalities the right to access electricity records of BC Hydro customers without going through the judicial system. Under the proposed law, local governments could then pass on any of that information to their police force for further investigation.
[Day by day, our rights slip away...] |
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