Marijuana Still a Drug With No Accepted Medical Use, Court Says
Appellate judges defer to federal health experts and side with the DEA.
Jeremiah Vandermeer
Canada Should Follow America’s Lead in Liberalizing Marijuana Laws
As of November, any Canadian caught with as few as six cannabis plants faces a mandatory six-month minimum prison term. Ironically, the new rules came into effect at the same time that Washington state and Colorado voted to tax and regulate the recreational use of marijuana by adults.
Marijuana Legalization Would Promote Drug Use, DEA Contends
Recent state efforts to legalize marijuana pose a challenge for the Drug Enforcement Administration because they would increase marijuana's availability and promote drug use, the DEA said in a filing released Wednesday.
Judge Throws the Book at a Kind, Hard-Working Man Behind Marijuana Grow-op
Why would a judge imprison for nine months “a kind, hard-working” 52-year-old rancher who is remorseful for growing marijuana to cover his family’s medical and other bills?
Ross Rebagliati to Open Medical-Marijuana Franchise
Ross Rebagliati, the Olympic gold medallist and bad boy of snowboarding, plans to open up a franchise of medical marijuana shops that trades on his fame.
California Supreme Court Deems Legality of Storefront Medical Marijuana Dispensaries “Final”
“The matter is now final,” according to the California Supreme Court.
We Enforced Ottawa’s Pot Laws. They Don’t Work
Law enforcement officials, academics and government officials gathered in Ottawa this week to discuss how to keep Canadian communities safe at a time when policing costs are soaring. Canada’s failed marijuana policies must be part of this discussion.
Liberal MLA Kash Heed Says BC Attorney General’s Marijuana Comments “Destructive”, “Disturbing”
CANNABIS CULTURE - Former Police Chief and current BC Liberal MLA Kash Heed has called out his party's own Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Shirley Bond, about enforcement of marijuana laws in the province, calling her comments "destructive" and "quite disturbing."
BC Attorney General Dodges Questions About Marijuana Decriminalization Ballot Initiative
CANNABIS CULTURE - British Columbia's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Shirley Bond, responding to questions about the Sensible BC marijuana decriminalization campaign, said that Canada's federal government is ultimately responsible for making or changing the drugs laws the province must enforce.
The Michelle Rainey Memorial Bench Warming
CANNABIS CULTURE - Friends of Canadian medical marijuana activist Michelle Rainey celebrated her life and work, and dedicated a beautiful memorial bench in her honor at Kanaka Creek in Maple Ridge, BC on Saturday.
