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| Mar 31, 2008 |
Marc Emery Should Not Be Extradited This editorial board has more than once presented its strongest moral case for the Canadian government to block the extradition of Marc Emery, the West Coast marijuana advocate who faces a possible life sentence south of the border for operating a mail-order seed business out of his Vancouver headquarters. It is our view that the differences in the two countries' handling of seed vendors make extraditing Emery a shameful abdication of judgment by the Canadian authorities. |
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| Mar 31, 2008 |
Ontario Makes Case For Random Police Questioning he Supreme Court is expected to revisit a rule it established 11 years ago that said evidence obtained by police when people are forced to incriminate themselves after their Charter rights have been violated may not be used against them in a trial. The April 24 hearing stems from an appeal filed by Donnohue Grant, who was convicted of gun possession charges in 2004. |
| Mar 31, 2008 |
Former Jail Guard Pleads Guilty A former jail guard has pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe to smuggle marijuana into Barton Street jail. |
| Mar 30, 2008 |
An Apprentice Drug Runner -- In Grade 9 'People Are So Desperate For Money That They'll Put Drugs In A Child's Hand' |
| Mar 28, 2008 |
Abstinence Not The Only Way Off Drugs An alternative to abstinence is gaining acceptance among people working with those who struggle with drug addiction. ..For example, a client may come to detox to stop smoking crack cocaine, but intends on smoking marijuana when he gets out because a gradual detox approach is what makes sense to them. |
| Mar 28, 2008 |
Legalize All Drugs: Former Police Officer After 28 years on the Vancouver police force, Tony Smith believes the "war on drugs" is creating far more problems than it's solving. During a 45-minute speech at the Alberta Harm Reduction Conference on Thursday, Smith argued legalizing all drugs would lower crime, and take control of the drug industry out of the hands of dangerous criminals. |
| Mar 28, 2008 |
Hooked On Green Parents Empowering Parents ( PEP ) is at the frontline of drug education and prevention. Meeting every second Tuesday at 7 p.m., at County Hall, PEP hosts open meetings for anyone impacted directly or indirectly by drug use. Families come together to share their experiences and learn from others who have struggled and suffered with addictions. PEP stands by its members and ensures that they are never alone and have someone to turn to for advice and assistance. Recently, Strathcona County Council voted unanimously to grant PEP $30,000 so that the organization could hire an executive director and continue to expand their vital work and help even more families. For more information on Parents Empowering Parents, visit www.pepsociety.ca. |
| Mar 28, 2008 |
Coping With The Pain "Who is it harming? Where is the victim?" asks Cheryl MacLellan, co-owner of Hemp Country. "If there is no victim, there ought not to be a crime." Those comments may be surprising coming from MacLellan who is a former Children's Aid Society child protection worker and a former police officer in the detective's office with the Oxford Community Police Service. |
| Mar 28, 2008 |
Protection Needed for Kids in Pot Grow Homes: Councillor Children's health and safety is at stake when they grow up in drug houses, Bateman said. When Langley Township's Public Safety Inspection Teams visit a local home, they often find evidence of drugs. All too frequently, they also find toys and playpens. |
| Mar 27, 2008 |
Membertou First Nation Reviewing Its Drug Policy SYDNEY - Membertou band council is reviewing its drug testing policy to balance the rights of individuals with those of the community...Earlier this month the chief's son, John Bonham Paul, posted signs in his home which read 'Say no to corporate bullying' and 'Say yes to human rights.' |
| Mar 27, 2008 |
Have Your Special Brownie, And Eat It Legalization would make smoking up safer for those who choose to do so, as it would reduce the risk of it being laced with things such as crystal meth. It would be a very viable ( and taxable ) industry, and it would do wonders for tourism - Canada would surely move up on the list of vacation destinations. All reasonable arguments. But then there's people like Emery, publisher of Cannabis Culture magazine and leader of the BC Marijuana Party. |
| Mar 27, 2008 |
Alberta: The Nanny State Indeed, they considered it necessary in the preamble to the Drug-Endangered Children Act to state categorically that "children exposed to illegal manufacturing of drugs, indoor cannabis operations, trafficking and other forms of illegal drug activity are victims of abuse." That is as wild a claim as it is unsupportable. But the circumstances under which it may be invoked are so broad there is little that can be done to counter its stupidity. Although the preamble suggests that only the really serious stuff is the object of the Act, a child is deemed to be drug-endangered if he or she is "exposed" to illegal substances. That's it. Full stop. |
| Mar 24, 2008 |
Reading, Writing And Marijuana In Smithers Schools "There is a serious issue around drugs in our community -- period... And the schools would be a reflection of the community," he said....Cameron was responding to an incident earlier this month when a teenager, described as an upstanding Grade 10 student, was singled out for selling pot to four eighth graders. |
| Mar 22, 2008 |
Marijuana Prescriptions Getting Lost in Smoke Since the current incarnation of Canada's medical marijuana program was established, doctors have been forced by Health Canada to act as sentinels for a product whose complexities, methods of delivery and side effects they have little firsthand information. It's a situation that leaves many physicians hesitant to sign their names to the documents required for patients to access government pot. |
| Mar 20, 2008 |
Bill C-26 - Conservative Assault On The Judiciary Our federal Conservative government has a disturbing tendency to circumvent judicial deliberation by imposing upon courts their own authoritarian sense of justice...This supposedly 'tough on crime' strategy embodies the curious mentality with which the Harper Conservatives regard crime: that all transgressions are committed by individuals or groups of individuals, and extenuating circumstances surrounding their offences count little compared to the fact that they are naturally immoral and should be punished. |
| Mar 20, 2008 |
Are RCMP Baggage Searches Legal? Serious legal and constitutional questions surround RCMP tactics involving baggage searches at Canadian bus stations, train stations and airports. This practice has gone on in Canada for several years now, as part of the RCMP's national Jetway program. Jetway targets people travelling with drugs, contraband, weapons or explosives by plane, bus or train. It's part of a larger RCMP program that also deals with people travelling in private vehicles and trucks. |
| Mar 20, 2008 |
Controversial Law Used To Seize Property The legislation allows the province to confiscate property used in crime or obtained from the proceeds of crime without any criminal charges or convictions. |
| Mar 20, 2008 |
Bill C-26 - Conservative Assault On The Our federal Conservative government has a disturbing tendency to circumvent judicial deliberation by imposing upon courts their own authoritarian sense of justice. Whenever 'public' fears of rampant crime within the country must be quelled, Prime Minister Harper and his minions consider the most effective political maneuver to be the cobbling together of bills which aim to impose mandatory minimum prison sentences for myriad offences. |
| Mar 19, 2008 |
Hemp Education 101 Did you know hemp played a vital role in the settlement of North America and helped win the Second World War? Many people don't, but now with the help of a new video on YouTube more than 1,400 do. |
| Mar 18, 2008 |
MDs Increase Dosage Of Medical Marijuana Canadian doctors have been increasing daily dosages of marijuana for patients using cannabis for medical purposes, Health Canada reports. |