CANNABIS CULTURE - The fate of the Prince of Pot is in the hands of Canada’s Justice Minister Rob Nicholson. full story
Though crime rates are falling, Canada's Conservative government is planning "major construction initiatives" to the country's prison system and has released spending estimates showing a 43 per cent increase in penitentiary capital costs. full story
Henry Walter Wooten has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for possession of 4.6 ounces of marijuana. full story
A group of conservative and liberal lawmakers are teaming up to tell the federal government to butt out of the legislative process and local communities about medical marijuana. full story
Forest Whitaker is sure to shock fans of jazz crooner Louis Armstrong by focusing on "Satchmo"'s love of marijuana in his next movie. full story
New Hampshire's House is considering decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults — seven months after Gov. John Lynch vetoed a bill that would have legalized medical use of the drug. full story
With DEA offices throughout Canada, it's not surprising that U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency reps weaseled their way into meetings with Health Canada, the government agency responsible for overseeing Canada's national legal medicinal marijuana program. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Just like last year, marijuana legalization has been voted up to the top of Change.org's "Ideas for Change in America" list. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - The debate over a Senate bill to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in Colorado stretched on for hours, and concluded with plans for a rewrite of the bill. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Vancouver has another series of games and judging to look forward to, as local activist Dana Larsen hosts the Second Annual Vansterdam Ganja Games and Marijuana Bowl. full story
CC News & Feature Articles
CANNABIS CULTURE - Just like last year, marijuana legalization has been voted up to the top of Change.org's "Ideas for Change in America" list. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - The debate over a Senate bill to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in Colorado stretched on for hours, and concluded with plans for a rewrite of the bill. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Vancouver has another series of games and judging to look forward to, as local activist Dana Larsen hosts the Second Annual Vansterdam Ganja Games and Marijuana Bowl. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Ex-narcotics officer turned cop-busting filmmaker Barry Cooper has been arrested for allegedly filing a false police report in a KopBusters sting operation, and for possession of less than a gram of marijuana found in a raid on his home. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - A police officer who supports the legalization of marijuana was barred from speaking at a harm reduction conference by the Victoria Police Department. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - A Montreal man who made millions selling marijuana seeds online has been spared a prison term by a Quebec judge. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - In search of businesses that have benefited from the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, CBC's The National stopped by Cannabis Culture Headquarters and spoke with activist Marc Emery about high profits. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Our very own ganja chronnoisseur, Dragonfly, travels the world in search of each country’s best cannabis and evaluates strains ranging from the popular and plentiful to the rare and exotic. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Like many African-American men, freedom-fighter Malcolm X suffered police harassment while peddling pot as a youth in Harlem to make ends meet. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Some words of advice from a pot activist to Canada's next Prime Minister, Ross Rebagliati. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - The 2010 Olympics have come to Vansterdam, home of Cannabis Culture. Read the latest from CC about the Winter Games. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - In Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Norway's TV 2 Nyhetene stopped by Cannabis Culture Headquarters to speak with Marc Emery and take a tour of the BCMP vaporizer lounge. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Stephen Colbert wants to defeat the world, and he is starting with Vancouver. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - The state-funded California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research announced that its studies have shown marijuana to have therapeutic value in a report released on February 17. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - A new California state-sponsored study has found that medical cannabis can reduce pain for patients suffering from HIV/Aids, multiple sclerosis, and cancer. full story
Pot Products
CANNABIS CULTURE - Yes, they are back! Get your Cannabis Culture, Pot-TV, BC Marijuana Party, and Overgrow the Government t-shirts at CCHQ and the CC Online Store. full story
On February 2, 2010, in commemoration of Bob Marley’s 65th birthday, Tuff Gong will issue a new digital-only collection, In Dub Vol. 1, exclusively on iTunes. full story
CC Blogs
Barry Cooper 9 hours 57 min ago Our home was raided by two narcotics units last Tuesday for a misdemeanor warrant of "False Report To a Peace Officer."
Jeremiah Vandermeer 3 days 6 hours ago Executives at CBS broadcasting have quietly reversed their decision refusing to air a NORML's Times Square advertisement advocating legalizing and taxing marijuana.
Loretta Nall 3 days 6 hours ago Folks we now have a new bill number for the medical marijuana bill.
Jodie Emery 3 days 8 hours ago I'm on an email list for Green Party candidates, and I brought up discussing the Conservative government's costly anti-drug, "tough-on-crime" legislation when the budget was tabled this week. It created a conversation, and to my surprise, there are Green Party candidates who actually support prohibition!
David Malmo-Levine 4 days 9 hours ago This article was written in Fraser but I chose to wait to publish it until after I was released - those who run the jail may not have taken my constructive criticism with a completely open mind.
Breaking News
Mar 9 2010 CNN: A federal appeals court in Argentina has ruled that a grandmother must stand trial for growing two marijuana plants in her backyard.
Mar 9 2010 Vintage Vans designs look dope in new Hemp collection.
Mar 9 2010 Drug cartels working with politicians? You don't say...
Mar 9 2010 In Alabama, a "determined group of Southerners...exemplifies the rebel stubbornness for which the state is famous -- by refusing to give up their fight for the safe, legal, medicinal use of cannabis."
Mar 9 2010 Although "chronic pain" seems all encompassing and thus easily used as a reason for medical marijuana use, the organization of Health Canada very clearly defines what can be considered severe enough pain for medical marijuana.
Mar 9 2010 USA Today: The University of Mississippi Marijuana Project provides marijuana to licensed researchers around the USA studying the drug under a contract from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Mar 9 2010 BBC News: Cannabis substitutes such as spice, mojo, and juju have been reclassified as class B substances.
Mar 9 2010 AP: Red Cross clinics in some parts of Mexico are refusing to treat people wounded by gunshots after finding themselves caught in the drug war, with cartel hit men intercepting ambulances to seize patients and even killing a Red Cross worker this week.
Mar 9 2010 The British pop singer is coming under fire for positive comments he made about marijuana.
Mar 7 2010 The council adopted a 10-month moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries but directed city officials to use that time to further study the issue, hold public meetings and examine alternatives, including potential land-use language allowing medical marijuana cooperatives and collectives in certain areas of town.
No Extradition for Marc Emery
Marc Emery is known around the world as the "Prince of Pot". The USA is extraditing and imprisoning this Canadian activist because he successfully funded the global marijuana movement over the last decade. FREE MARC EMERY! Share this website everywhere! www.NoExtradition.net full story
Transcript from CBS 60 Minutes segment featuring Marc Emery full story
CC's Recommended Websites
Dec 9 2009 Bad cops on film. A shocking number of videos showing cops cracking heads.
Dec 9 2009 Website for the "The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010".
Jun 26 2009 Excellent blog run by a Boston legalization activist - lots of videos, current marijuana news, and info on the Boston Freedom Rally.
Apr 1 2009 A collection of studies about marijuana, including numerous medical research references about the various ailments and diseases treated and prevented by cannabis.
Aug 22 2008 Dedicated to the nonviolent prisoners of the US Drug War, to their families, and to all who work for their freedom and to restore respect for all Human Rights.
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