Current Affairs (2008) -
Chronological (386 items)
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| Sep 9, 2008 |
Driver Found Not Guilty Of Marijuana Possession A man caught with marijuana during a traffic stop in Pitt Meadows was acquitted of a drug possession charge Friday after a provincial court judge questioned the legality of the police search. |
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| Sep 10, 2008 |
Pot Plantations Aired Out Vancouver Island Police Officers have wrapped up a six-day air and land operation, which resulted in the eradication of over 23,000 marijuana plants from across Vancouver Island. In total, officers visited 222 sites where marijuana was being illegally cultivated on Crown Lands. [Consumers can't afford gas, but thier tax money can fund helicopter excursions] |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Sep 18, 2008 |
Researcher Condemns Prime Minister Stephen Harper's War on Drugs When retired SFU psychology professor Bruce Alexander starts thinking about Prime Minister Stephen Harper's $63.8-million National Anti-Drug Strategy, he "goes ballistic". ...In his new book, The Globalisation of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit ( Oxford University Press, $70 ), he argues that the true roots of drug misuse in Canada go far deeper. Dislocation, fragmentation, and isolation are the side effects of unregulated capitalism, Alexander said. |
| Sep 18, 2008 |
Greens Go Pro-Grass The Green party says it supports cannabis sales to adults through licensed distributors. As well, the party would like to see "small, independent growers" thrive, and the government taxing the weed at the same rate as tobacco, generating an estimated $1 billion a year. VOTE GREEN!!! |
| Sep 18, 2008 |
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Man Denied Rights A man whose rights were violated when police searched his car for marijuana was still sentenced to six months probation in Sarnia court. The 23-year-old had 35 grams of marijuana in his car's trunk on June 24, 2007. ...Though the search violated the man's rights, the marijuana should still be evidence in the drug possession trial, Hornblower said. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Sep 19, 2008 |
Grow Op Found In Home Where Man Was Shot Police have found a marijuana grow operation inside the Chestermere home of a 20-year-old man with suspected Calgary gang affiliations who was shot to death on his doorstep Tuesday night. Ending prohibition would end the violence...but that is too logical for our intelligence-challenged politicians to grasp. |
| Sep 19, 2008 |
Driver Impaired By Marijuana In Fatal Crash An Edmonton man was convicted of impaired driving causing death Thursday, after a judge ruled he was high on marijuana when he slammed head-on into another vehicle, killing two people. <strong>Court earlier heard he had also been using prescription medications including Paxil, Zyprexa and Ativan, but Ross rejected suggestions that they played a role in the crash. </strong> They call this the justice system? |
| Sep 19, 2008 |
Are Drugs Good Or Bad? We all decide the degree that we involve substances in our lives. It is essential to recognize the role a drug is playing and take time to consider the resulting effects. The conversation needs to be less about defining the substance as "good" or "bad" and should question how we are using. Is your use responsible, moderate, and accountable? Or have you shifted to misuse, resulting in negative consequences made visible by the problems you are experiencing? |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Sep 20, 2008 |
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Prosecutors Silent On Pot Decision AMHERST - Federal prosecutors aren't about to say why drug charges against two Halifax County men were dropped nearly three years after they were laid and just three weeks before their trial was to begin. ... Police seized more than 1,000 marijuana plants from the two homes, $1,000 worth of electronic equipment used in the grow-op and an undisclosed amount of money. |
| 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. |
| 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. |