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Submission on Bill C-7

karlis — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:56:50 -0700

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Saanich home first to be seized

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Marc Emery Direct Marijuana Seeds

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Cannabis Culture: Overgrowing the Government

karlis — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:56:41 -0700

Mounties granted pot-growing licence

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LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA -- AGRICULTURAL BENEFITS

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San Francisco Pot Dispensaries Closing Under Threat of Federal DEA

karlis — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Medical Marijuana Is LegitimateMedical marijuana in San Francisco may be going up in smoke. In late December, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration sent letters to landlords of buildings that housed medical cannabis dispensaries in the city, telling them they face the loss of their property and possibly prison if the businesses stay open.

United Kingdom: The Drug Laws Don't Work

karlis — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Cannabis and Big Ben in EnglandFifty years ago, Lenny Bruce, the American comedian who was pursued relentlessly by the police for his drug use, remarked that cannabis would be legal soon, "because the many law students who now smoke pot will some day become congressmen and legalise it in order to protect themselves".

Drug Policy Events in Ottawa and Vancouver Monday, February 4th

karlis — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Canadian drug policy will take centre stage Monday, February 4th. In Vancouver, representatives from one hundred Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will meet as part of a United Nations consultation on worldwide drug policy. In Ottawa, the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy will hold a lobby day urging MPs to consider drug use as a health issue, not a criminal issue and to reject criminalization of drugs.

Canadian Medical Marijuana Constitutional Challenge Needs Your Help!

karlis — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800

It is with great happiness that I bring good news in regards to the Vancouver Island Compassion Society (VICS) charter challenge of our federal medical cannabis program. Our counsel, Kirk Tousaw, had a meeting with the Crown attorneys and an acquittal was granted to Michael Swallow, one of the two defendants in the case, for lack of evidence.

Health Canada Unfairly Restricting Access to Medical Marijuana: Lawyers

karlis — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800

The federal government must loosen unfair restrictions that are preventing seriously ill Canadians from obtaining the medical marijuana they need to treat their debilitating illnesses, lawyers for the sick argued Monday in Federal Court.

California Court Decisively Rules State Medical Marijuana Law Trumps Federal Law

karlis — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800

A California Appeals Court ruled Wednesday in favor of Felix Kha, a medical marijuana patient from Garden Grove seeking the return of his 8 grams of medical marijuana that was seized by police.

Editorial: Defining Drugs

karlis — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Alcohol kills and injures but is celebratedA glossy brochure recently dropped out of my newspaper: "Discover your taste for whisky," it advised. As it happens, I discovered my taste for whisky long ago and so was not in need of this advice.

829,625 US Marijuana Arrests in 2006, up 15% - One Arrest Every 38 seconds

karlis — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Painting by JAMES MOORE, US Drug War Prisoner, TexasWashington, DC - Police arrested a record 829,625 persons for marijuana violations in 2006, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report, released today.

Drug Czar John Walters says Marijuana Growers are TERRORISTS!

karlis — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700

John Walters is the terrorist, destroying families and lives!The nation's top anti-drug official said people need to overcome their "reefer blindness" and see that illicit marijuana gardens are a terrorist threat to the public's health and safety, as well as to the environment. John P.

DEA Threatens Forfeiture of Los Angeles Compassion Clubs

karlis — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Evil Men versus Innocent Nature!In an attack on access to medical marijuana in the nation's second largest city, the LA DEA office has mailed notices to landlords of Prop 215 co-ops warning them that they are liable to forfeiture and criminal penalties for allowing medical marijuana facilities on their property.

Health Canada Orders Doctors to Keep Medical Marijuana Doses Under 5 Grams

karlis — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

OTTAWA - Health Canada has been contacting doctors who prescribe medical marijuana for their government-approved patients, advising them to keep the dosages low. Some users say that not only violates doctor-patient confidentiality, it's also wrong for bureaucrats to make judgments about the medical needs of people they've never seen.

Medical Marijuana Law Gains Momentum in Albany, New York

karlis — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

ALBANY - Following in the footsteps of Connecticut's Legislature, New York State lawmakers are expected to approve legislation allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The Democrat-led Assembly could pass a medical marijuana bill as early as this week, according to the bill's main sponsor. The Republican-led Senate is expected to follow suit, lawmakers said.

Medical Marijuana Constitutional Challenge Begins

karlis — Fri, 11 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

VICTORIA, BC - A constitutional challenge to Canada's medical marijuana regulations began Thursday, part of the B.C. Supreme Court trial of two Victorians charged after a police raid of a compassion club grow-op. Defence lawyer John Conroy of Abbotsford said outside the courtroom that the constitutional challenge contends government regulations force Canadians onto the black market to buy marijuana.

Med-Pot Constitutional Challenge: Press Release

karlis — Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

In May of 2004, the Vancouver Island Therapeutic Cannabis Research Institute, a research and cultivation facility overseen by the Vancouver Island Compassion Society (VICS), was raided by the West Shore RCMP. Mat Beren and Michael Swallow were charged with multiple counts of cannabis production, and over 900 plants were seized and destroyed, temporarily leaving the critically and chronically ill members of the VICS without a safe source of medicine.

Medical Marijuana Martyr: Tennessee Senior Targeted by DEA

karlis — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Bernie EllisLife came unglued for Bernie Ellis on the day drug agents raided his farm like it was the fortified villa of a South American cocaine kingpin. Ellis was bush-hogging around his berry patches when two helicopters swept low over the treetops. Then, rumbling in on four-wheelers, came 10 officers of the Tennessee Marijuana Eradication Task Force.

Marijuana Compound THC May Fight Lung Cancer

karlis — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700

While smoking marijuana is never good for the lungs, the active ingredient in pot may help fight lung cancer, new research shows. Harvard University researchers have found that, in both laboratory and mouse studies, delta-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cuts tumor growth in half in common lung cancer while impeding the cancer's ability to spread.

NY Congressman Condemns FDA Ruling on Medical Marijuana

karlis — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)Washington, DC -- One week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a baseless, one page press release claiming that marijuana had no medical benefits, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) led a bipartisan group of 24 House members in calling on the agency to explain its reasoning and show scientific proof to support its view.

Burning Rainbow Farm: Book Review by Greg Williams

karlis — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Burning Rainbow Farm by Dean KuipersTwo days before the 9/11 attacks that led to war in the name of democracy, two Michigan men were shot to death for simply trying to exercise the very rights their country was now supposedly fighting for.

Alaska House Upholds Best Marijuana Law in the U.S.

karlis — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

In a stunning upset, MPP's coalition in Alaska has won a major victory against efforts to re-criminalize marijuana in Alaska. On Wednesday, against all odds, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 21-19 to reject Gov. Frank Murkowski's (R) bill to wipe out Alaska's good marijuana law ? the best state marijuana law in the nation.