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| Aug 12, 2008 |
Busted For Holy Smoke
BRACEBRIDGE -- A man who claims he is an ordained minister was busted with almost half a kilo of pot yesterday during a traffic stop on Hwy. 11 near Bracebridge. "Rev." Michel Nathier, 53, of the Church of the Universe, admitted he was smoking a joint when the OPP officer pulled him over but said he was committing a holy act. |
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| Aug 11, 2008 |
Chong 'Looking For People To Talk To'
You might think that three decades after Tommy Chong pioneered the stoner movie genre with Cheech Marin in Up in Smoke, Canada's Prince of Pot would be tired of, pardon the pun, rehashing his reputation as a famous pothead. "No, not at all. I'm not tired of talking, period," laughs the Edmonton-born cannabis comic, still smokin' after all these years. "When you get to my age, man, you look for people to talk to." |
| Aug 11, 2008 |
Stoner Flicks Have Slowly Seeped Into Modern Culture
With pot-friendly flicks often scoring huge at the box office -- and earning bags of pop culture credibility -- stoners are almost mainstream. In honour of pot-action comedy Pineapple Express, we're taking a look at genre-defining stoner flicks. |
| Aug 7, 2008 |
New Law Passes First Test In Saint John Courtroom
SAINT JOHN - A 33-year-old Saint John man is the first in New Brunswick to be convicted for drug-impaired driving based on new investigative tools provided by federal legislation. Ralph Daniel Craig, a Dilaudid addict, was subjected to new drug detection tests by police after rear-ending another vehicle and "failed miserably," Crown prosecutor Chris Titus told provincial court. Craig was "clearly impaired by drugs," Titus said. |
| Jul 31, 2008 |
AB:
Police Chief Apologizes To Family For Botched Raid
After nearly eight years, the longest running complaint against the Calgary Police Service has ended with a rare public apology from the chief to a family who was the victim of a botched drug raid. |
| Jul 31, 2008 |
Outlaw Compassion
Paul Spendlove, media relations officer for Health Canada, says no matter what benefits they may provide to the sick, "Compassion clubs are unregulated and have always operated outside Canadian laws. These clubs have no legal authority to provide access or to produce and distribute marijuana." |
| Jul 25, 2008 |
12-Year-Old Boy Facing Drug Trafficking Charge
Shelburne police have charged a 12-year-old boy for trafficking marijuana. The child was arrested Tuesday afternoon ( July 22 ), as part of an ongoing investigation. "Obviously it's very disconcerting at any age, but when you see 12-year-olds who are supplying it to other minors, it's a grave concern," shares Sgt. Mark Bennett. "It's something that has to be addressed by the police, the judicial system, the public and the parents." If it was a grave concern, then they would regulate uncontrolled substances to deter this, but when there are no controls, anyone and everyone sells them. |
| Jul 17, 2008 |
Bust My Bubbleator
When I pictured what high times pot orgy the Toronto Cannabis Cup would look like, I imagined tables and tables piled high with sweet toke. |
| Jul 17, 2008 |
'Flagrant' Charter Violations Cited In Bacon Acquittal
Abbotsford police used misleading information about three suspected drug traffickers when officers applied for a search warrant after arresting the trio three years ago, a provincial court judge says. Judge Donald Gardiner said he had no choice but to throw out the evidence obtained against Jonathan Bacon, Rayleene Burton and Godwin Cheng because the Charter violations by police were "deliberate, wilful and flagrant." |
| Jul 16, 2008 |
Blood Testing For High Drivers
Drivers suspected of being high on drugs could be facing an unwelcome needle at the hands of police. New federal legislation enacted on July 2 allows police to collect blood and fluids from drivers suspected of being high on drugs. |
| Jul 16, 2008 |
It's Harvest Time For Marijuana Growers
Ontario Provincial Police are gearing up for an annual harvest, and it's looking like a bumper crop of illegal marijuana this summer. |
| Jul 10, 2008 |
Cannabis Day Picnic Has Highly Charged Agenda
There was more than one way to get baked in the sun in Halifax on Canada Day. A telltale sweet smell drifted through the air as more than 200 people gathered on the Dartmouth Common for Halifax's 13th annual Cannabis Day picnic, held every July 1. |
| Jul 9, 2008 |
Report Has Hookah Bar Owners Steaming
Allegations of marijuana being sold and smoked at Vancouver hookah bars have one operator in a huff. The allegations come as Vancouver councillors are poised to make a decision about how to enforce the city's indoor-smoking ban. |
| Jul 8, 2008 |
New Drug-Impairement Testing Now In Effect
As of July 2, 2008 drivers will have to submit to a Standardized Field Sobriety Test for impairment when demanded by a peace officer who suspects they are driving while impaired by drugs. Bill C-2 empowers Canadian police who suspect a driver of being impaired by any drug, illegal, prescription or over-the-counter, to demand the subject submit to a breathalyzer test, physical coordination tests and an assessment by a Drug Recognition Expert using the Drug Evaluation and Classification ( DEC ) assessment along with a demand of bodily fluid samples ( blood, saliva or urine ). A constitional challenge just waiting to happen... |
| Jul 5, 2008 |
On The Frontlines Of The War Against Drugs
Special Report: Oakville Beaver reporter David Lea sheds some light on the secret life of an undercover cop with the Halton Regional police Drug and Morality Bureau. Who is morally qualified to work for a "Morality Bureau"? Why does such a thing exist in this century? |
| Jul 5, 2008 |
Police Turf War Sank B.C. Hells Angels Investigation
Animosity between the RCMP and the Organized Crime Agency of B.C. resulted in the failure of a multi-million-dollar investigation into the Hells Angels, a former lead investigator with the OCABC has alleged in a wrongful dismissal suit. |
| Jul 4, 2008 |
High on Postal Service
According to the lists obtained by Sun Media, packages with illicit items have been destined for big cities and small towns from coast to coast. Shipment sizes range from a few joints or bottles of booze to a large-scale drug haul worth $1 million. But the most common illicit shipments contain marijuana. |
| Jun 28, 2008 |
Fatties For All
There is enough serious crime out there for our already under-funded police force to tackle. Abuse of dangerous drugs like OxyContin comes to mind. Violence against women is a huge issue which remains largely unaddressed. Some corporate crime in this city doesn't even get investigated. I don't think police should be wasting their time chasing around after two-bit grow-ops and small-time smugglers. ( Granted, Pearce seems to have been called up to the majors. ) We, the dope smokers of Newfoundland and Labrador, should be given some recognition and some respect. |
| Jun 25, 2008 |
Search Warrants Challenged
A local lawyer has finished his arguments in a case that could change the way search warrants are handled across British Columbia and invalidate thousands of search warrants issued in the past six years, calling the police investigations and subsequent court cases into question |
| Jun 19, 2008 |
$40 Pot Charge Has Law in Turmoil
Clifford Long's constitutional saga began in September 2005 when he was a passenger in a car stopped by police for a seatbelt infraction. |
| Jun 19, 2008 |
Legit Grower Takes Helm At Pot Club
The Mid-Island Compassion Society continues its slow growth under new management, and the risk of criminal charges have been reduced since a licensed medicinal marijuana user took over for founder James Younger three weeks ago. |
| Jun 16, 2008 |
Police Get New Powers To Nab Drivers On Drugs
Marijuana, crack cocaine or too much pain medication? It's been tough for police to tell what a person is high on, especially when they're behind the wheel -- but that's about to change. Police forces across the province are gearing up for July 2 when a new federal law takes effect that gives them additional powers to boot drug-impaired drivers off the road. |
| Jun 14, 2008 |
Parasiris 'Relieved' Upon Learning His Fate
Parasiris and his wife both testified they had no idea it was the police who had broken into their home. Both said they didn't hear officers shout "Police!" until after Tessier had been shot. <a href="http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/editorial/story.html?id=34eba880-bfd3-437e-bcd7-a047e3a6474e" target="_blank">As one writer put it: "If you can't trust armed masked raiders who burst into your home in the middle of the night, who can you trust?"</a> |
| Jun 12, 2008 |
BC's Heavy Rain Threatens $1-Billion In Marijuana
British Columbia's marijuana industry is poised to lose $1-billion this year if the constant rainy weather battering the region doesn't stop, activist Marc Emery said yesterday. |
| Jun 6, 2008 |
Judge Throws Major Drug Bust Case Out Of Court
A major Winnipeg drug bust has been thrown out of court after a judge found police had no right to conduct a gunpoint takedown of a suspected dealer. The 2004 arrest -- in which a large quantity of marijuana and meth was found inside a vehicle in St. Vital -- was deemed an excessive show of force by police and a "serious" breach of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. |