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Apr 5, 2007	Crime Stoppers Needs Funding Or It's Finished Cornwall Ont - If the city police can't find close to $12,000 a year for Crime Stoppers, the local agency may be forced to fold.... Johann said the group has relied heavily upon the sale of pull-tab tickets, commonly known as Nevadas, to fund their operations. [A program that relys on gambling revenue to reward snitches - what a stupid society we live in]
Apr 5, 2007	This Is Your Vue On Drugs If you notice a bit of a common thread running through this week's edition of Vue, try not to freak out, as it's entirely intentional. You are not high. Well, actually, chances are you might be, which is kind of the point. Based on information both official and anecdotal, it's clear that drugs are, well, everywhere these days.
Apr 2, 2007	Cops Target Pot-Smoking Teens In Jackson Park Undercover Windsor police officers involved in a special operation busted a group of teens for smoking marijuana around Jackson Park. In a news release, Staff Sgt. Stephen Bodri said young officers in plain clothes have been working on the problem of high school students using drugs in Jackson Park during their school breaks. They busted the teens Thursday. [There must be a lack of serious crime in the area]
Mar 30, 2007	Marijuana Advocate Pleads Guilty to Pot Possession Driving a car plastered with marijuana leaf logos and stickers is bound to catch the eye of police -- particularly if you're on the way to the annual Hempfest celebration. That's what happened to a Montreal man nearly seven years ago, a Sault Ste. Marie judge heard Thursday. Marc Boris St-Maurice was leader of the Marijuana Party at the time of the July 21, 2000 stop. Since then he has joined the Liberal Party and plans to seek the nomination in a Montreal riding, he says.
Mar 29, 2007	The Numerology Of A Stoner The sub-culture of the pothead has always had a special language when trying to endear themselves to society in general. The first term I learned in my youth was "Mary Jane" when referring to marijuana. Nowadays that seems pretty "square-man" But the language developed in the sub-culture has not really changed all that much. Lingo or codes are used that many folks just don't get, and parents tend to lay a blind eye towards. Sure, if you look in little Johnny's bedroom and see a Canadian Flag with a three-pointed leaf in the middle, chances are he may be more familiar with the illegal substance than you wish.
Mar 24, 2007	Dude, Where's My War? Canadian Adam Mann sees himself as an envoy for peace in the Middle East. But that may simply be a pipe dream. The 22-year-old University of Calgary political science student has recently been recruited by one of Israel's most unusual political parties to help gather Canadian support and know-how. This includes lobbying expertise in the last word in calming an unstable region -- pot.
Mar 15, 2007	Holy Smoke Owners Enter Plea Holy Smoke Culture Shop co-owners Paul De Felice and Alan Middlemiss as well as associates Kelsey Stratas and Akka Annis entered not-guilty pleas in Nelson court last week and are now waiting for a trial date to be set.
Feb 21, 2007	Officers Abused Lawyer's Son: Lawsuit Claims Edmonton police officers detained and strip-searched the son of Edmonton defence lawyer Tom Engel after they threw away the evidence -- a marijuana cigarette -- of his alleged crime, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Feb 20, 2007	PUB LTE: Refreshing Read Thank you to John Gleeson for writing such a sensible and honest article ( Drug profits and the big picture, Point of View, Feb. 18 ). It was so refreshing to read a drug-prohibition news piece backed up with science, facts and logic instead of quotes from police about their "beliefs" and ( questionable ) statistics. When discussing public health and safety issues, it's absolutely essential to be unbiased, unemotional and factual -- especially by referring to reputable and independent studies, such as the Fraser Institute report, which Gleeson mentioned. This is the kind of newspaper article we should see more often. Kudos to the Winnipeg Sun for running this important information.
Feb 16, 2007	The Quiet Americans Quietly and deliberately, over the past decade, the U.S. consulate on West Pender Street has built its own police service. Dubbed the Law Enforcement Working Group, or LEWG, it now has 12 agents. More are expected as Vancouver and Whistler prepare to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver and Toronto are the only cities in Canada with U.S. law enforcement hubs, although one is in the works for Montreal. Senior U.S. agents in Ottawa oversee the work of the hubs. But the total number of U.S. agents in Canada remains classified.
Feb 7, 2007	Marijuana Party To Contest Byelection Saskatchewan Marijuana Party Leader Nathan Holowaty plans to run in the March 5 provincial byelection in Martensville. The other declared candidates are Nancy Heppner of the Sask. Party, New Democrat John Tzupa and Liberal Nathan Friesen. Candidates have until Feb. 17 to file nomination papers.
Feb 5, 2007	Weeding Out The Competition By Regulating The Drug Trade, Canada Could Cut Down On Law Enforcement, Protect Its Citizens And Make A Little Bit Of Extra Cash On The Side As Well Because of crimes that are related to the drug trade--most notably the killing of the four police officers in Mayerthorpe two years ago--many have been pushing for increased punishment for drug-related crimes recently. While a tactic such as increased jail time would theoretically make criminals think twice before becoming involved in the trade, there's no statistical evidence that supports this claim. The fact remains that it's just too profitable an industry to be deterred by harsher punishment. Instead we need to end this failed experiment called prohibition and regulate most, if not all, drugs.
Jan 30, 2007	Knock The Law Not The Cops For Making Pot What was James Breau thinking when he decided to run the Mid Island Compassion Club and distribute marijuana without a proper licence? Did he think the police wouldn't find out that he was supplying 85 people with highly priced weed? Despite the fact that a 2006 Maclean's Magazine poll concluded 93 per cent of Canadians support the legal use of marijuana for medical purposes, it's still illegal to distribute the drug without a licence.
Jan 24, 2007	Family Sues Door-Busting Cops ON: Henry George McCool Sr. accuses Toronto Police of being negligent for barging into his home on Sept. 15, 2005 in search of his son, who did not live with his father at the time of the arrests, in a gang crackdown dubbed Project Flicker, a statement of claim filed yesterday said. The family wants $2.75 million in damages for the incident, which they say has left the mother and father coping with depression and their 8-year-old granddaughter with a "continuing fear and distrust" of police officers that has led to frequent nightmares.
Jan 13, 2007	Marijuana Advocate Battles For Business Licence Tim Felger says he'll open his bookstore/political office, called Da Kine, in downtown Abbotsford whether he receives a business licence from the city or not. Since he first applied for a business licence in the summer of 2005, Felger says he has been the subject of 170 building and bylaw inspections, 24 fire inspections and more than 100 police visits. "I'm not only being singled out, but [City of Abbotsford officials] are violating my freedom of expression," said Felger, a long-time marijuana advocate.
Jan 13, 2007	Drug Paraphernalia Seized Lotus Store Owners Arrested Officers in the drug and vice squad raided a Main Street store for the second time in two years. More than 600 pieces of drug paraphernalia were seized from Lotus after York Regional Police descended on the shop following an investigation that began late last year. A man and two women from East Gwillimbury, all in their late 20s, have been charged with selling instruments for illicit drug use.
Jan 11, 2007	When Cops Inhale Did the Toronto Police narcs who swooped down on the Church of the Universe congregation in the Beaches, arresting 22 and laying 205 pot charges, actually inhale? That's a loaded question for those worried about lack of accountability when it comes to officers breaking the law during investigations. And if some of the arrestees are right, coppers did toke on-scene in the course of their reconnoitering.
Jan 11, 2007	Chong's Smokin' Hot to Local Potheads Edmonton-born face of marijuana culture brings act home to Yuk Yuk's this week EDMONTON - Edmonton's famous prince of pot may be 68, but he's still a hero among young local stoners.
Jan 10, 2007	PUB LTE: Some Laws Ridiculous, Inhumane The recent raid on Mark Russell's Mid-Island Compassion Club stands as a perfect example of the idiocy that our gutless politicians are forcing upon the police, Mark Russell, and at least 85 local people in need of medicinal marijuana. What possible good arises from such an expenditure of valuable police time, charging Russell for aiding ill people, and driving his clients to purchase their pain relief from various sources in the black market? Courtenay RCMP Constable Derek Kryzanowzki admits that the investigation took over a year to complete, that it wasn't instigated by a complaint from the general public, and was self-generated through one of the members in the drug section.
Jan 6, 2007	PUB LTE: Don't Sacrifice Rights In War On Drugs Lawyer Robert Gill proved the maxim that if the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. ( "Perhaps it's time to tweak the charter," Jan 4. ) In the wake of prosecutors staying drug charges after police botched a search of a vessel carrying cannabis, Gill proposed we modify the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to allow unlawful and warrantless searches if they result in evidence of a crime. When such fishing expeditions come up empty, we would allow victims to retain a lawyer and take the police to civil court, to sue taxpayers for damages. Assumedly when victims can not afford a lawyer, one would be provided at taxpayers' expense. The article went on to suggest that, if after five years, we "feel" more secure, we make the gift to his profession permanent. Thomas Jefferson ( who grew hemp ) once said: "A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither." The war on drugs is a classic example. Perhaps it's time to trash the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Matthew M. Elrod Victoria
Jan 5, 2007	PUB LTE: Compassion Raid a Waste of Time The recent raid on Mark Russell's Mid-Island Compassion Club stands as a perfect example of the idiocy that our gutless politicians are forcing upon the police, Mark Russell and at least 85 local people in need of medicinal marijuana. What possible good arises from such an expenditure of valuable police time, charging Russell for aiding ill people and driving his clients to purchase their pain relief from various sources in the black market? Courtenay RCMP Constable Derek Kryzanowzki admits that the investigation took over a year to complete, that it wasn't instigated by a complaint from the general public and was self-generated through one of the members in the drug section. ....A wish for year 2007 -- may our local police force bravely continue to dodge bullets -- but at the same time cease to make the biker gangs richer. W.L.M. Wilson Qualicum Beach
Jan 3, 2007	PUB LTE: Drug Haul Numbers Misleading DRUG HAUL NUMBERS MISLEADING Dear Editor: I just read with interest a story by Mia Thomas regarding arrests of drug traffickers ( Burnaby RCMP punch hole in drug ring, Burnaby NOW, Dec. 27 ). I have a bone to pick. First of all, she claims that 16 kilograms of pot is around 95,500 joints. It's actually typically about half of that, and, more importantly, what is that point trying to be made by breaking these confiscated drugs down into their 'supposed' dose amounts? Very few people can take a full gram of mushrooms as one dose. Probably even less people will get over six joints from one gram ( usually it's three, maybe four ), and, as for the number of doses in a gram of cocaine, that's probably not close to the same from one person to the next. It makes the author look like she is trying to appear knowledgable on an issue she has no knowledge about. And, finally, so what? What exactly was the intended point of all of this? If the point was to show how many doses the police got off the streets, it looks like there wasn't much mushroom or cocaine while it attempts to make it look as if almost one hundred thousand people were saved from the evil weed, which is misguided at best! Perhaps she got these numbers from another source, but whoever it was, I would suggest they have no clue what they are talking about. K.E. Byrnes Vancouver
Dec 23, 2006	Big Pot Case Against Five Falls Apart All charges have been dropped against five men arrested aboard a fishing boat RCMP said was attempting to import $6.5 million worth of marijuana to B.C. When police arrested the five and seized the 47-metre MV Baku in Ucluelet May 22, they laid out marijuana on the dock that had been discovered inside the vessel -- 1,630 kilograms of it ( 3,600 pounds )...But now, Crown prosecutors say they have entered stays on all the charges laid against the five men because there is little likelihood of a conviction.
Dec 20, 2006	Stoned Canadian Drivers Double Since '80s The number of Canadians who say they've driven after smoking drugs has more than doubled since the late 1980s, according to a study that reports young men drive while high just as often, or even more, than they drink and drive. Almost five per cent of the 4,639 drivers surveyed said they'd driven within two hours of using marijuana or hashish in the previous year an average of 24 times, said the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.
Dec 14, 2006	Canadian Weed Board Will Need A Bigger Cafeteria Eureka! Get this: The Canadian Weed Board. Eh? Eh? The column is now open for questions. Yes, you, Q, you have a question? Q: Just five. What? Why? Where? When? And, in particular, insofar as it certainly bears repeating: WHAT?! A: Exactly as stated. Parliament passes legislation not to abolish, not to weaken, but to preserve forever the Canadian Wheat Board, on two conditions: 1 ) instead of a soft "Wh..." and an "...e-t," a hard "W.." and an "...e-d," a virtual homonym, and 2 ) instead of selling grain, the marketing monopoly moves exclusively into cannabis, marijuana, goof grass, spliff, mary jane, dope, jazzleaf. Everybody wins. The Canadian Whe..er, Weed Board gets to keeps its existence as a 500-employee federal bureaucracy. Farmers, released from historic board restrictions and obligations, gain the freedom to sell their grain to anybody at any time.

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