| Oct 22, 2008 | Cops To Keep Eye On Pot-Dealing Cafe Quebec City police warn they will closely monitor the activities of a cafe that plans to sell marijuana.
The operators of Montreal's Compassion Club say they will open a second shop today in the provincial capital to respond to growing demand for "medicinal" marijuana.
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| Oct 5, 2008 | No Shortage Of Illegal Pot Groomers VANCOUVER - There's green to be made clipping and trimming the green leaves in British Columbia's marijuana industry.
The prospect of tax-free income is driving some people into temporary work as "clippers" for indoor and outdoor grow operations.
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| Sep 29, 2008 | BC: Holy Smoke Four' Convicted of Marijuana Trafficking Legalization Fight: Judge shoots down defence arguments in case involving downtown Nelson business; prosecutor says no remorse from four men should lead to a harsh sentence
A guilty verdict came down Friday in Nelson Provincial Court for the four men charged with marijuana trafficking out of the Holy Smoke Culture Shop on Baker Street in Nelson.
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| Sep 27, 2008 | NS: Maccan's Marijuana Maverick Enters Race AMHERST - The marijuana maverick is back to take a second crack at becoming MP for Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley.
Rick Simpson, the Maccan man who believes he has found the cure for cancer in a marijuana paste he calls hemp oil, said Friday that he filed the necessary paperwork with the riding's returning officer earlier this week.
"I'm running to get my message out," Mr. Simpson said. "I want to see lives saved and get the country on its feet and straightened out. Hemp is the answer to all our problems."
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| Sep 22, 2008 | ON: Court Ruling May Change Marijuana Laws There may be no legal prohibition against possession of cannabis in Ontario if a Superior Court judge upholds an earlier finding in an ongoing challenge to the medical marijuana laws.
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| Sep 21, 2008 | Layton Visit Goes To Pot Following the love-in, Layton was dogged by questions about his party's relationship with the Marijuana party.
Layton told reporters he never made a deal with the party, and did not force two former pot activists to resign as NDP candidates in B.C. this week.
That contradicts claims by marijuana promoter Marc Emery, who says he raised thousands of dollars for the NDP and signed up new members in exchange for support for his cause of legalization.
Layton said the two B.C. candidates who suddenly resigned this week did so voluntarily.
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| Sep 20, 2008 | May Eyes BC Seats Disgruntled conservatives, pot smokers and working moms should all consider voting for the Greens, federal party leader Elizabeth May said Friday in Kelowna.
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| Sep 20, 2008 | Second NDP Candidate Resigns Over Drug Use Kirk Tousaw, the NDP's candidate in Vancouver Quadra, has stepped down after a video surfaced of him smoking marijuana -- making him the second B.C. NDP candidate to step down over drug use this week.
The video, recorded in 2005 and still available on Google Video, shows Tousaw taking part in a competition judging various strains of marijuana with marijuana activist Marc Emery.
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| Sep 19, 2008 | District Dismisses Bong Store Owner's Charge Of Discrimination Dave Singh, owner of Hemporium, is vowing to go to court if necessary in order to sell bongs, pipes, rolling papers and other items Mayor Gord Robson has described as "drug paraphernalia" in Maple Ridge.
Singh's store was open for only three days before the District of Maple Ridge closed it because he didn't have a business licence. After the store was closed the district then rejected his business licence application.
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| Sep 19, 2008 | 'Freedom Tour' Leaves Its Mark Neil Magnuson is once again making his way across Canada to raise awareness about the dangers of drug prohibition, particularly marijuana.
"Prohibition to drugs has been a complete disaster. It didn't work with alcohol and it's not working with these other substances as well," said Magnuson.
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| Sep 19, 2008 | Island Pot Could Be Canada's Supply Horticulturist Eric Nash and his partner Wendy Little operate Island Harvest in the Cowichan Valley, which they say is Canada's first and only production facility of certified organic medical marijuana.
Their operation is licensed and approved by Health Canada, and they have been supplying two patients with marijuana who are registered with the Health Canada program authorizing use of the drug for certain medical conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord disease and cancer.
Now they are applying for a contract to be a major supplier of marijuana for some of the 2,500 people across the country who are enrolled in the Health Canada program.
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| Sep 18, 2008 | Green With Empathy Every morning when Boris Saint-Maurice shows up for work he breaks the law. Saint-Maurice is the owner of the Compassion Club on the corner of Rachel and Coloniale - a store that sells marijuana illegally to people who can demonstrate a medical need for the drug. He has been arrested for drug trafficking numerous times.
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| Sep 15, 2008 | Police Use Spin To Help Battle Grow Ops Nelson lawyer, Don Skogstad handles a lot of criminal cases involving marijuana growing operations and says recent police reports of seizing houses and organized crime connections in relation ( to ) marijuana cultivation are simply part of a media spin campaign by the RCMP.
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| Sep 12, 2008 | Medical Marijuana Users Face Continued Uncertainty Part III of a four-part series on the medical use of marijuana - Although Fewer Than 3,000 Canadians Are Licensed To Use Medical Marijuana, It's Estimated That Between 400,000 And One Million People In The Country Use Cannabis As Medication. The Following Is The Third In A Series Of Articles About The Use Of Marijuana To Treat Medical Conditions.
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| Sep 12, 2008 | Felger Calls in Drug Agent Leading up to, and after, the federal election, Abbotsford marijuana activist Tim Felger has invited retired drug agent and acclaimed public speaker and educator Celerino "Cele" Castillo to speak about the nation's war on drugs.
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| Sep 11, 2008 | Man Claims Seized Substance Is Catnip A marijuana activist who was allegedly busted with a pound of pot claims police have no proof that what they seized is not catnip -- and he intends to try to prove it in court.
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| Sep 9, 2008 | District Orders Bong Store Shut During its brief existence the store had posters with marijuana leaves on its front windows. Key chains that said "legalize" on top of marijuana leaves were on sale.
Mayor Gord Robson told council at the Monday council meeting that he had received "a number" of complaints about the store's existence.
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| Sep 5, 2008 | Federal Election Could Be Going To Pot Legalizing The Use Of Marijuana Will Be An Election Issue If Proponents Across Canada Listen To Neil Magnuson. ....
In Lethbridge as part of the "2008 Freedom Tour" on Thursday, the long-time activist said three of the four national parties have spoken out in favour of decriminalizing the recreational drug.
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| Sep 4, 2008 | Relight Those Nice Dreams Cheech & Chong Reprise Their Hit '70s Comedy Act In Ottawa
Nearly 25 years after their breakup, the wildly popular comedy team of the 1970s is back to "Light Up Canada." And, after that, they're going to blaze up America too. "Our performance in Ottawa is actually going to be the first time that we've done Born in East L.A. together," says Cheech, calling from Hawaii, of the comedy team's hit parody of a Bruce Springsteen original. "Condoleezza Rice called us and said, 'You know, I'm having no luck with the Palestinians and the Israelites and I need to get somebody together before my reign is out here.' Ottawa - you're the first guys."
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| Aug 29, 2008 | Cannabis Crusader Calls On Whitehorse But the marijuana activist didn't bring any weed to the Yukon.
"Typically I let the locals smoke me up," said the 50-year-old leader of BC's Marijuana Party.
"That way, I can experience what you're smoking here." It's Emery's first time championing cannabis in the territory. .....And Whitehorse RCMP is worried.
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