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Jul 5, 2011	BC: Hydro Begins Move To New Meters A new BC Hydro smart metering program is proving a boon for Prince George as contractor Corix Utilities sets up shop in the city to switch more than 100,000 northern B.C. metering devices. The initiative also promises to be a source of great savings for the province and a headache for marijuana grow operators, said B.C. Hydro smart meter project manager Gary Murphy.
Jun 22, 2011	Man Awarded $30,000 For Medical Marijuana Costs A Maple Ridge man should receive $30,000 to cover the cost of seven joints of marijuana a day because of botched back surgery, the B.C. Supreme Court has said in a potentially landmark decision.
Jun 22, 2011	Medical Marijuana Law Gets Reprieve The troubled federal medical marijuana program was granted a reprieve until this fall when a constitutional challenge will be heard at the Ontario Court of Appeal. Justice Donald Taliano ruled the marijuana program unconstitutional two months ago and gave Ottawa until mid-July to repair the Medical Marijuana Access Regulations ( MMRA ) or pot would be effectively legalized in Ontario.
Jun 21, 2011	Ottawa To Enforce Stricter Medical Marijuana The federal government is poised to tighten the rules on medical marijuana. Sources say Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq wants to take individuals and Health Canada out of the business of growing pot and tender licences to companies under tightly regulated conditions. The move is a response to complaints from mayors, police and firefighters who say sanctioned growers are abusing their permits and often growing far more than they need.
Jun 11, 2011	Proposed Improvements to Health Canada's Marihuana Medical Access Program The Marihuana Medical Access Program (the Program) provides seriously ill Canadians with access to marihuana for medical purposes1. In recent years, a wide range of stakeholders including police and law enforcement, fire officials, physicians, municipalities, and program participants and groups representing their interests, have identified concerns with the current program.
May 2, 2011	Harper wins majority government The Conservatives will now pursue their crime bills against Canadian medical patients and consumers who use cannabis. Before their rule is through , they will institute mandatory minimum sentence of six months in jail for growing 5 or more cannabis plants.
Apr 12, 2011	COURT STRIKES DOWN MARIJUANA LAWS, GIVES GOVERNMENT 90 DAYS TO FIX CHARTER ISSUES Today in R v. Mernaugh the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found the entire regulatory scheme governing medical marijuana (the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations) to be invalid. As a result sections 4 (prohibiting possession) and 7 (prohibiting production) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act were stricken. The government has been given 90 days to fill the legislative void or it will become legal to possess and produce marijuana. <a href="http://whyprohibition.ca/blogs/jacob-hunter/court-strikes-down-marijuana-laws-gives-government-90-days-fix-charter-issues" target="_blank">Read More HERE</a> <a href="http://whyprohibition.ca/sites/default/files/Matthew%20Mernagh%20Reasons%20for%20Judgment%20Taliano%20J%20April%2011%202011.pdf" target="_blank">Court Decision</a>
Jan 1, 2011	Cannabis data overview: Inventory, sales and licensed area This update reflects the data reported under the Cannabis Tracking System Order in July 2024. Data is subject to revision as verification and validation occur on an ongoing basis. Please note that, except in rare instances, Health Canada generally does not make estimates for reporting parties that have not submitted their information into the Cannabis Tracking System.
Jan 1, 2011	Calgary city council to be asked to approve cannabis sales at adult-only events A proposal to allow cannabis sales at adult-only events in Calgary has been approved by a city committee in a near-unanimous vote and will now go to city council for final approval.
	Munchies Available At Medical Marijuana Expo Ivy Lovell's gourmet cookies and brownies are guaranteed to give you a buzz. She was one of dozens of vendors at a medical marijuana show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre called Treating Yourself Expo that opened Friday and runs all weekend.

Oct 6, 2010	Bill S-10 Hurts People, Families And Public Coffers For immediate release <strong>Over 200 experts call on Senators to be sensible on crime</strong> Toronto, 6 October 2010 - Over 200 frontline organizations, public health professionals, researchers and experts - working with people who use drugs and those vulnerable to HIV infection - have endorsed a letter calling on the federal government to get sensible, rather than tough on crime. This action comes as the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs deliberates this week on whether to hold hearings on Bill S-10 (an Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts). The letter - endorsed by the Committee?s own former co- chair, Senator Pierre Claude Nolin - urges Committee members to respond to the public health problem of drug addiction by focusing on scientifically proven approaches instead of demonstrably ineffective ones, such as mandatory minimum sentences. If the Committee chooses not to hold hearings, crucial expert testimony may never be heard. [<a href="" target="_blank">READ MORE</a>]
Oct 1, 2010	BC Local Government Resolution on Medical Cannabis <strong>B146 MEDICAL CANNABIS Victoria</strong> <strong>WHEREA</strong>S the federal medical cannabis program administered through Health Canada?s Marihuana Medical Access Division does not satisfy the constitutional rights of critically and chronically ill patients to access marihuana for medicinal use; <strong>AND WHEREAS</strong> the use of cannabis by legitimate cannabis patients is a health issue, and as such should be under the legislative purview of provincial governments: <strong>THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED</strong> that UBCM lobby the provincial government to work with the federal government toward the goal of decentralizing the administration and oversight of legitimate medical cannabis use and production from federal authority to provincial health ministries as part of their public and personal health mandate. 115 NOT PRESENTED TO THE ASSOCIATION OF VANCOUVER ISLAND & COASTAL COMMUNITIES UBCM RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: No Recommendation UBCM RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE COMMENTS: The Resolutions Committee advises that the membership has not previously considered a resolution requesting that the administration and oversight of medical marihuana be transferred from the federal to the provincial government.
Sep 11, 2010	Emery Gets Five Years in U.S. Jail Vancouver's "Prince of Pot," Marc Emery, was sentenced in a Seattle courtroom Friday afternoon to five years in prison by a U.S. Federal Court. It was the sentence Emery and his wife Jodie had been looking for since his guilty plea in late May to conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. "We feel that we'll probably get the sentence we were expecting," Jodie Emery told a rally of about 30 supporters outside the courthouse. The crowd waved signs reading "Free Marc" and chanted their support as passing cars honked their horns. Emery was arrested in 2005 by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and indicted for selling marijuana seeds online and through the mail to customers in the U.S. On his website, Emery claims to have made $3 million a year selling seeds and to have sold more than four million seeds over the years. "Jail is a cruel and lonely place and I regret that my actions have brought me here," Emery said in a written statement to U.S. Federal Court Judge Ricardo Martinez.
May 5, 2010	C-15 Has Returned - Now Called S-10 Rob Nicholson today reintroduced C-15 as Bill S-10, the bill is slightly different, with mandatory minimum sentences kicking in at 6 plants, not 1. So, to say again, the bill no longer has a mandatory minimum sentence for 1 marijuana plant.
Mar 15, 2010	Petition opposing Marc Emery's extradition The petition opposing Marc Emery's extradition will be introduced in the House of Commons by MP's LIBBY DAVIES (NDP), UJJAL DOSANJH (Liberal) and SCOTT REID (Conservative) between 3 pm - 4 pm (eastern)/ noon - 1 pm (pacific). Shown live on CPAC.ca
Dec 30, 2009	Prime Minister Shuts Down Parliament - Kills Bill C-15 In a political maneuver designed to shield his embattled Conservative government from criticism during the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper on December 30th "prorogued," or shut down, Parliament until a new session begins in March. The move kills all pending legislation, including a Tory "tough on crime" bill, C-15, that included mandatory minimum nine-month prison sentences for growing as much as a single marijuana plant. <img src="http://cannabislink.ca/pics/nytimes_premier.jpg" width="742" height="81" border="0" />
Dec 9, 2009	Senate Accepts Bill C-15 Amendments The Senate has voted to amend Bill C-15. The bill will now go to Third Reading in the Senate, and then will be forwarded back to the House of Commons.
Dec 3, 2009	Canadian Senate Committee Passes Bill C-15 C-15 has been passed by the Senate Committee with <a href="http://whyprohibition.ca/blogs/jacob-hunter/canadian-senate-ammends-c-15" target="_blank">minor amendments.</a> It now proceeds to the Senate for a final vote. After that, the bill only requires a signature by the Governor General to become law. See: <a href="http://whyprohibition.ca/blogs/kirk-tousaw/what-does-c-15-mean-after-senate-amendments" target="_blank">What does C-15 mean after the Senate amendments?</a>
Oct 21, 2009	C-15 Senate Committee Transcript: Wed, Oct. 21, 2009 THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS EVIDENCE OTTAWA, Wednesday, October 21, 2009 The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, to which was referred Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other acts, met this day at 5 p.m. to give consideration to the bill. Senator Pierre Claude Nolin (Deputy Chair) in the chair. The Deputy Chair: Welcome, everyone. We will have two things to start with today. First, I have a declaration to report to you. Colleagues, I would like to indicate that Senator Campbell has made a written declaration of private interest regarding Bill S-226. In accordance with rule 32.1, the declaration shall be recorded in the minutes of proceedings of this committee.

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