VICE Explores B.C. Bud
CANNABIS CULTURE - A crew from VICE magazine who visited CCHQ and the BCMP Vapor Lounge in December has released a three-part documentary about British Columbia's marijuana industry and culture.
Jeremiah Vandermeer
Global TV: Thousands Rally to Legalize Pot at Vancouver 4/20 Protest
The forecast Saturday for downtown Vancouver is cloudy, with a chance of THC.
4/20 Vancouver: Huge Marijuana Protest and Farmers Market Hits Art Gallery on April 20
CANNABIS CULTURE - Record-high numbers of marijuana smokers and vendors are expected to fill Vancouver’s downtown Art Gallery grounds on April 20 for what is likely to be the city’s largest 4/20 rally yet, part of a worldwide celebration of cannabis culture and action against destructive drug laws.
New Poll Shows 3 to 1 Support for BC Marijuana Decriminalization Plan
CANNABIS CULTURE - As the annual 4/20 cannabis celebration approaches, a new poll shows overwhelming support for a plan to decriminalize and then legalize marijuana in BC.
California’s Acting Governor Gavin Newsom Calls for Marijuana Decriminalization
CANNABIS CULTURE - Serving as acting governor while Jerry Brown is in China on a trade mission, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom called for the decriminalization of marijuana in his speech at the California Democratic Convention in Sacramento on April 13.
Activist Facing 81 Years Admits to Selling Pot, Seeks Jury Nullification
CANNABIS CULTURE - In a story that seems like a Hollywood screenplay, a political activist is making a stand against laws he feels are unjust. Rich Paul, the founder of the New Hampshire based 4:20 Foundation, is facing four felony charges for selling marijuana.
California NORML Takes on Drug Testing
CANNABIS CULTURE - Despite growing public support for marijuana legalization, US drug warriors, some of them with not-so-vested interests, are seeking to tighten the screws on consumers by imposing new and tougher drug testing rules that have nothing to do with safety or impairment.
BC Green Party Candidate Jodie Emery To Tour Dangerously Underfunded Vancouver Hospital
CANNABIS CULTURE - Jodie Emery, Green Party of British Columbia candidate for Vancouver West-End, will join Vancouver City Councillor Adriane Carr for an in-depth tour of St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver at 8:30 AM on Monday, April 8.
BC Medical Cannabis Partners Urge Support For Provincial Marijuana Program
CANNABIS CULTURE - On the eve of a provincial election, The BC Medical Cannabis Partners are urging citizens to support a provincial medical marijuana program.
Joe Klein: Marijuana Next
With Republicans in a chaotic retreat on social issues like gay marriage and immigration, some conservatives are looking for places to set up a skirmish line. Pete Wehner proposes marijuana as the bright line today in the Washington Post.
