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| Oct 28, 2008 |
Drug Case Evidence Tossed
It seemed a stroke of luck for Halifax Regional Police that a pair of officers responding to a car accident last year found a large quantity of drugs and a loaded handgun stashed in one of the damaged vehicles. But their luck changed Monday when a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge ruled that the constables lied to Christopher Henderson in order to search his car because they knew they had no grounds for a warrant. |
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| 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. |
| Oct 22, 2008 |
Message Sent
Provincial Court Judge Gives Paul Defelice One Year in Jail to Send a Message to Community About Drug Trafficking They argued they provided a necessary service to a town with a reputation for smoking pot, but the sentence handed out to the first of four men found guilty of selling marijuana from their downtown business showed the judge thought the community could do without it. |
| Oct 10, 2008 |
OPP Offer Warning About Marijuana Resin
The Ontario Province Police Drug Enforcement Section is warning the public about the dangers of the production of marijuana resin following charges laid in connection an explosion at a duplex in Ingersoll. The production of marijuana resin is achieved by the soaking marijuana in an organic solvent. [This would not happen in a regulated market] |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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." |
| 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.] |
| 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. |