Swift Action Sought on D.C. Medical Marijuana
D.C. Council chairman ready to begin crafting policy with lifting of ban.
Jeremiah Vandermeer
Pothead Needs Support
The time has come to legalize marijuana, tax it, and create a few hundred thousand jobs. Marc Emery is currently waiting to see if we will let the US extradite him, to face a possible life sentence for selling seeds on the internet.
Drug Money Saved Banks in Global Crisis, Claims UN Advisor
Drugs and crime chief says $352bn in criminal proceeds was effectively laundered by financial institutions.
CBC’s 2009 BC Newsmaker of the Year: Marc Emery?
CANNABIS CULTURE - BC Marijuana Party Leader Marc Emery has been nominated for the CBC's "Top 5 B.C. Newsmakers of the Year". The CBC will reveal one winner each day this week.
Mexico’s Drug Cartels Siphon Liquid Gold
The bold theft of $1 billion in oil by drug cartels, resold in the US, has dealt a major blow to the Mexican treasury.
Medical Marijuana Apartheid: Different Rules Apply for Rich and Poor Pot Smokers
A California hipster can hit the vaporizer without fear of harassment, but a lower-class person smoking a blunt may not be so lucky.
High-Ranking ICE Officer Pleads Guilty to Corruption
A retired high-ranking U.S. immigration officer pleaded guilty Thursday in a Miami federal court to conspiracy to obstruct justice for helping members of a Mexican drug-trafficking organization evade arrest.
Police ‘Unplugged’ Drug Corruption Probe
Claims against drug squad were ignored, court told, as damage control bid was under way on other unit
Prisoner at Center of ‘KopBusters’ Campaign May Soon be Freed
The woman at the epicenter of a Texas filmmaker's crusade against allegedly corrupt police may soon be freed thanks to a federal judge's decision to vacate her sentence.
Marilyn Monroe’s New Roll
CANNABIS CULTURE - Nearly 50 years after her death, Marilyn Monroe has made a film appearance: a previously undiscovered home movie purportedly showing her smoking pot at a party in New Jersey, circa 1958.
