Members of Parliament from three parties—Conservative, Liberal, and New Democrat—are poised to present petitions with thousands of signatures seeking to stop the extradition to the U.S. of Canada’s Prince of Pot, Marc Emery. full story
WHYPROHIBITION - On Tuesday, Stephen Harper and Google launched “Talk Canada” an online town hall in which users were asked to submit questions to the Prime Minister. full story
Now that medical marijuana is legal in Michigan, can an employer fire a worker who tests positive for the drug? full story
Possession of hashish is legal for state’s medical-marijuana patients, not that law enforcement seems to know. full story
I guess we can debate whether Rahim Jaffer broke the law and by how much. But what's really interesting is the reaction now emerging from his fellow Conservative Party colleagues. full story
If the idea of having a marijuana deficiency sounds laughable to you, a growing body of science points at exactly such a possibility. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Ex-narcotics officer Barry Cooper is fuming over a police raid on his home and plans to sue the officers and officials involved for $30 million, calling their conduct "obvious retaliation" for a sting operation he pulled on Texas police for his show KopBusters. full story
WHYPROHIBITION - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has decided to ask the Internet what issue is most pressing to Canadians. full story
Prohibition of any kind doesn’t work, and that is because prohibition is a regulation of morality. full story
A powerful drug cartel is buying off journalists in northern Mexico to work as spies and smother coverage of a spike in killings on the U.S. border in the latest attack on the media in Mexico. full story
CC News & Feature Articles
WHYPROHIBITION - On Tuesday, Stephen Harper and Google launched “Talk Canada” an online town hall in which users were asked to submit questions to the Prime Minister. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Ex-narcotics officer Barry Cooper is fuming over a police raid on his home and plans to sue the officers and officials involved for $30 million, calling their conduct "obvious retaliation" for a sting operation he pulled on Texas police for his show KopBusters. full story
WHYPROHIBITION - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has decided to ask the Internet what issue is most pressing to Canadians. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Chris Bennett is preparing for battle in his quest to become the first Canadian legally permitted to use marijuana for religious purposes. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - High Times Editor Steve Hager and retired DEA agent Robert Stutman fought Head to Fed in a debate about marijuana legalization at the University of South Alabama. 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
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
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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
Loretta Nall 5 hours 24 min ago For the third time in recent months a Dothan, AL jury has come back with an astonishing verdict in a drug case. They are astonishing because they are correct verdicts.
Ed Rosenthal 5 hours 48 min ago The bud of the month for March 2010: Super Silver Haze grown by CyberVapor.
Barry Cooper 1 day 4 hours ago Candi attempted to turn herself over to the kops Tuesday but unclear language between the police and our lawyer caused us to reschedule her jailing for Thursday. She will only have to spend a few hours in jail. I hope Texas feels safer knowing Candi is in jail for a marijuana roach...ridiculous. I'm really mad about this.
David Malmo-Levine 1 day 9 hours ago I was working in the pallet yard at Fraser Regional Correctional Center a while back - Jan. 25th to be exact - when I noticed one of the guards reading the Province newspaper. Just for a lark I asked him what my horoscope said. It read:
Jeremiah Vandermeer 6 days 8 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.
Breaking News
Mar 11 2010 Cannabis is used secretly by many people to alleviate pain and anxiety - but secrets can be quickly exposed by drugs tests at work.
Mar 11 2010 Bainbridge Island’s municipal code currently does not have a statute for marijuana at the misdemeanor level — under 40 grams. “We can arrest someone for having drug paraphernalia,” said an island officer, “But not for the marijuana.”
Mar 11 2010 One cop sat in his car with his brother and watched him deal cocaine to customers. Another police officer called a cocaine supplier four times to arrange buys for his friend who was a user –– and also a Providence police officer. They spoke in code into their cell phones, arranging buys and pickups, as state police detectives and FBI agents listened in through wiretaps of their alleged criminal doings.
Mar 11 2010 CannaMed, Colorado's largest medical pot evaluation company, faces scrutiny for selling patient information.
Mar 10 2010 This guy is a genius: Police in southern Sweden received a visit from an unhappy member of the public who asked authorities to test the hashish be had purchased for traces of LSD, complaining that the smoke had been way too strong.
Mar 10 2010 Under the regulations, dispensaries can operate only in specially-designated business zones; be at least 500 feet from a school, church or other public area; and not closer than 1,000 feet from any other dispensary. The regulations also limit advertising and exposure of marijuana products to the public. Furthermore, a caregiver in a home setting may have no more than three patients using medical marijuana.
Mar 10 2010 The Grand Rapids City Commission has passed new regulations requiring caregivers to register as a home occupation. The ordinance also requires them to be at least 1,000 feet from any school and that all marijuana be locked away.
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...
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 The Safety First Website provides resources for parents, educators and students who are interested in reality-based approaches to drug education that stress the health, safety and well-being of young people.
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