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Current Affairs 2007 - Police (105 items)
| Jan 5, 2007 | PUB LTE: Tumor Story A Nice Touch The busting of Mark Russell and the Mid-Island Compassion Club reminds me of Charles Dickens' apt quote: "The law is an ass."
At the same time, it draws attention to a community-need. ....
As a nurse, I cannot say enough about the professionalism of these organizations and the tremendous service they provide to the community. It's a fact: they reduce their patients' use of our over-burdened health-care system, and that's something to think about.
Also, I wouldn't put my professional reputation on the line unless I wholeheartedly supported such a venture.
So let's get with the program, people!
Liz Stonard
Coombs
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| Jan 5, 2007 | Cannabis Activist Speaks Out on Raid and Booze Local marijuana activist Mik Mann is worried a recent police raid of a Coombs compassion club means bad news for those who legally grow and consume the herb.
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| Jan 3, 2007 | Medicinal Marijuana Grow-Op Halted Trail resident Peter Roglich is left bewildered after local RCMP seized roughly 200 marijuana plants from his personal grow-op last week.
According to Roglich, he and his wife have both been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, are using the plants for exclusively for medicinal purposes; and have been licensed to do so for the past six months.
Roglich says he has a certified licence through Health Canada and cannot understand what provoked the RCMP to enter his home.
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| BC: 'Grow Op War Won' Marijuana growers seem to be in rapid retreat, especially in Surrey, where civic officials are poised to declare victory over local grow-ops.
The most powerful weapon hasn't been increased conventional policing, but rather the threat of electrical inspections and service disconnections for residential homes that B.C. Hydro records show have extreme power consumption, a tell-tale sign of a grow-op.
[What will they do when the next generation of lights do not use much electricity and are much cooler?] |
| BC: Pot Raids Extinguish a Million Joints A police crackdown on Vancouver Island marijuana grow-operations has already destroyed the equivalent of a million joints, and is on pace to beat last year's haul.
A team of RCMP, municipal police, and Canadian Forces officers has found about 10,000 plants in the past four days, said Cpl. Greg Cox, spokesman for the RCMP's Island District. ...Generally, a single mature plant can be harvested, processed and used to make between 500 and 1,000 joints.
[What a waste of number crunching time - what a waste of resources that could be used to rid the Island of truly invasive plants ] |
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