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May 1, 2008	Sniffing Out the Larger Implications of the Dog Sniff Cases Dogs "Search" When they Sniff for Narcotics Most importantly, all nine justices (essentially) agreed that when a police dog trained to sniff out narcotics focuses its olfactory powers on an individual's knapsack or luggage, the target's reasonable privacy expectations are encroached upon. In other words, this constitutes a "search" for s. 8 Charter purposes, a conclusion that triggers the "reasonableness" requirements of the guarantee.
May 1, 2008	BC: Two-Year Sentence For Mail-Order Pot Scheme A Langford man has been sentenced to two years for operating a mail-order marijuana business, part of a vast new criminal enterprise operating in Canada.
Apr 30, 2008	'There Were Smoky Moments, There Were Non Smoky Moments' t was a lively day at the Nelson courthouse on Monday as the Holy Smoke Culture Shop was once again in the spotlight. Two owners and two associates have been charged with trafficking and they are using the charges to fight the marijuana laws in Canada. Here is some of the banter inside the court and out from the first day of the trial. The trial is expected to resume on Thursday.
Apr 30, 2008	BC: Accused Admit Selling Cannabis NELSON - The owners of the Holy Smoke Culture Shop have admitted in provincial court to selling organic cannabis from their downtown premises. However, they are putting forward a "defence of necessity," saying they did more good than harm.
Apr 29, 2008	Teens Have Same Rights Random searches of high school lockers by police with drug-sniffing dogs have been routine in Canada for a long time. Not any more. Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada clamped a tight leash on the canine cannabis sniffers, ruling that warrantless searches were "unlawful" and a breach of privacy under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Apr 29, 2008	Tiresome Debate This week's Holy Smoke trial is a waste of time and money, but who is to blame? The Holy Smoke crew are back in the courts this week. They couldn't be happier. They will once again climb up on that pedestal and shout to anyone interested in hearing these two words - legalize it!
Apr 28, 2008	QU: McGill Students Arrested on 4/20 Two McGill undergraduate students were arrested on lower campus last Sunday when at least eight Montreal police officers swarmed onto campus to break up a small crowd of marijuana smokers.
Apr 28, 2008	When Laws Are Held In Contempt, We All Suffer When pro-marijuana advocates gathered in downtown Vancouver recently to smoke pot in defiance of the law, many puzzled citizens wondered why the police took no action against them. ...As John Winter, president of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, told The Province editorial board: "In a perfect world, the police would have dealt with them with some severity, but the fact is the police don't have the support of the community."
Apr 27, 2008	UVic Prof Lectures PM On Tories' Drug Policy University of Victoria professor Susan Boyd's weekly letters to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on drug research haven't garnered a response from the federal government, but others around the world are reading. ...On Feb. 1, Boyd, along with the Beyond Prohibition Coalition of Vancouver, launched a website at <a href="http://www.educatingharper.com" target="_blank">www.educatingharper.com</a> to inform the prime minister and concerned Canadian citizens about drug policy and harm reduction.
Apr 25, 2008	Supreme Court Muzzles Sniffer Dogs The use of drug-sniffing police dogs in the random search of a southwestern Ontario school and a Calgary bus terminal was unconstitutional, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. In a 6-3 decision, the top court ruled that the actions breached Section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which covers what constitutes reasonable search and seizure. The ruling, which could have an impact on police powers across the country, centred on two cases.
Apr 24, 2008	Purring At Puff Party Amazing pot smog hangs hazily in the sunny afternoon during Toronto Hash Mob's second successful smoke-out on Sunday, April 20, better known as 4/20. By 4:20 pm, almost 2,000 stoners fill our makeshift auditorium behind College Park at 420 Yonge.
Apr 21, 2008	MB: Thousands Celebrate Love of Earth, Weed Winnipeg - Security guards and police officers watched on the sidelines as the Manitoba Legislative Building grounds went up in smoke on Sunday. The grass didn't catch fire but thousands of people lit up marijuana joints or fired up their bongs to protest the criminalization of the drug.
Apr 21, 2008	ON: Pot Lovers Light Up, Party at Festivities in Victoria London - Hundreds of doobie devotees celebrated the most important date on the pothead calendar yesterday by getting lit at London's Victoria Park. A cloud of marijuana smoke wafted into the air at about 4:20 p.m., on the 20th day of the fourth month of the year
Apr 21, 2008	Hundreds Turn Out For Pro-Pot Rally Niagara Falls - Hundreds who believe Canadians should have the right to smoke up without fear of being charged took to the streets of Niagara Falls Sunday afternoon to draw attention to their cause.
Apr 15, 2008	Midlife Toking on the Rise An increasing number of adults - particularly those in their 30s and 40s - are using marijuana, according to a new Ontario-wide report that reflects what experts describe as a growing cross-country trend.
Apr 3, 2008	Interview By Matt Mernagh With Pot Seed Breeder Dan My original quest to speak with Konstantin amongst cannabis community contacts turned up all the wrong leads. His lawyer hooked me up.
Apr 3, 2008	Homegrown Bailout? There's a massive cloud of cannabis confusion hovering around Marc Emery's extradition case now that the deal between the Prince of Pot and U.S. prosecutors has hit the skids.
Mar 31, 2008	Ontario Makes Case For Random Police Questioning he Supreme Court is expected to revisit a rule it established 11 years ago that said evidence obtained by police when people are forced to incriminate themselves after their Charter rights have been violated may not be used against them in a trial. The April 24 hearing stems from an appeal filed by Donnohue Grant, who was convicted of gun possession charges in 2004.
Mar 28, 2008	Legalize All Drugs: Former Police Officer After 28 years on the Vancouver police force, Tony Smith believes the "war on drugs" is creating far more problems than it's solving. During a 45-minute speech at the Alberta Harm Reduction Conference on Thursday, Smith argued legalizing all drugs would lower crime, and take control of the drug industry out of the hands of dangerous criminals.
Mar 27, 2008	Have Your Special Brownie, And Eat It Legalization would make smoking up safer for those who choose to do so, as it would reduce the risk of it being laced with things such as crystal meth. It would be a very viable ( and taxable ) industry, and it would do wonders for tourism - Canada would surely move up on the list of vacation destinations. All reasonable arguments. But then there's people like Emery, publisher of Cannabis Culture magazine and leader of the BC Marijuana Party.
Mar 27, 2008	Membertou First Nation Reviewing Its Drug Policy SYDNEY - Membertou band council is reviewing its drug testing policy to balance the rights of individuals with those of the community...Earlier this month the chief's son, John Bonham Paul, posted signs in his home which read 'Say no to corporate bullying' and 'Say yes to human rights.'
Mar 17, 2008	AB: Alderman Wants To Ganja Up On Head Shops But Owners Doobieous That aldermen would consider prohibiting paraphernalia has Calgary bong and pipe purveyors uptight -- they say politicians are meddling in a perfectly legal business. And they're right, technically.
Mar 13, 2008	Pot Grabs High Spot On Drugs List Ottawa may have become known as the "crack" capital of Canada but the majority of users still like to paint the town green. Marijuana is the drug of choice followed by crack cocaine on the list of the top five drugs in the city, according to Ottawa police.
Mar 12, 2008	Pot Seed Sales Do Not Warrant Export Finally, a court ruling that puts in perspective the five to 10 years' imprisonment that B.C. cannabis crusader Marc Emery faces in U.S. prison for selling pot seeds.
Mar 6, 2008	Prince Of Pot Still In Limbo The fate of Vancouver's Prince of Pot is still uncertain after his extradition hearing yesterday was again postponed while Canadian and American prosecutors negotiate how to legally sentence him in both countries.

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