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| Sep 22, 2008 |
ON: Court Ruling May Change Marijuana Laws
<strong>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. </strong> [This is a federal act, so it should be argued there is no cannabis prohibition anywhere in Canada.] |
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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. |
| 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 |
ON:
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 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 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 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 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Sep 4, 2008 |
Relight Those Nice Dreams
<strong>Cheech & Chong Reprise Their Hit '70s Comedy Act In Ottawa</strong> 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." |
| Sep 3, 2008 |
Growing Flowers, You Say? A Likely Story
Likely residents were divided on whether the police raids had made their community a better place to live. Likely Chamber of Commerce spokesman Robin Hood said yesterday the grow ops fed an underground economy and boosted property values in a town hit hard by a slowdown in logging and mining. "It did not bother me," he said in an interview. .... But High Country Inn owner Darlene Biggs, who has three of her eight grandchildren living in the village, said she was pleased to see the grow ops closed down. "A lot of us have been complaining for a while and calling the police," she said. |
| 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. |
| Aug 28, 2008 |
Stoning Of A Crusader
NOW readers know Matt Mernagh as that indomitable spirit behind the megaphone at medpot rallies in Yonge-Dundas Square. Bright lights, big city. That's Mernagh. .....On Saturday August 16, Mernagh was arrested, along with a roommate, and charged with possession of marijuana, possession for the purposes of trafficking and production of marijuana. |
| Aug 24, 2008 |
Police Stop 'Pretty Unusual' For Marijuana Exemptee
Derek Pedro's first trip to Hempfest was a "nerve wracking" one. He says Ontario Provincial Police asked him and Alison Myrden, both federal medical marijuana exemptees, to get out of their truck during a spot check Wednesday. |
| Aug 24, 2008 |
Hempfest considers move to new site
Hempfest could move to a new location with several entry roads after a second consecutive year of stepped-up police enforcement. Police stopped more than 500 vehicles and handed out dozens of charges during 12-hour daily vehicle checks Wednesday to Saturday north of Echo Bay. |
| Aug 18, 2008 |
Legislation Out Of Joint
Ryan Vander Hoek hopes lighting a joint will fire up Edmonton's cannabis community. The 22-year-old and his so-called Sunshine and Grass crew were at Louise McKinney Park yesterday, getting high and having fun. The eight-hour cannabis festival, which was expected to draw up to 150 pot smokers, featured live music, free munchies and pot-related competitions - such as creative bong-making and fastest joint-smoking. |
| Aug 15, 2008 |
AB:
Police Say Marijuana Sold To Students At Pizza Parlour
William Aberhart High School students could satisfy their munchies with Your Choice Pizza's $3.50 special that got you a slice of pepperoni or cheese pizza and some chips. |
| Aug 13, 2008 |
Ruling Needed on Vehicle Searches: Judge
With the Moncton judiciary split on the legality of a local Mountie's vehicle searches, Judge Irwin Lampert says it's time for New Brunswick's Court of Appeal to rule on the subject. ...He said if police are allowed to search people based on guesses or hunches, it "can too easily mask discriminatory conduct." |