CANNABIS CULTURE - The final Herb Museum Fundraiser Auction and Open House of 2012 is coming up from 8 PM to 11 PM, Thursday, December 20, on the 2nd floor of the BCMP building, 303 W. Hastings Street.
Nurse practitioners could soon be able to prescribe medical marijuana to patients under their care, and the price patients pay for the drug could rise under proposed regulatory changes from Health Canada to its medical marijuana program.
A Nova Scotia woman with multiple sclerosis is worried that proposed rules for medical marijuana mean it will be more difficult and expensive to get the drug.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) reached out to Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, on Thursday in an effort to find out how the federal government intends to deal with states like Colorado and Washington that have recently legalized marijuana possession.
CANNABIS CULTURE - The best way to celebrate the holiday season is to light up a fat Christmas Tree with a circle of family and friends, then kick back with a spiced eggnog and a huge plate of festive baked treats. This was the scene at the 2012 Cannabis Culture Christmas Staff Party, held on December 12 at the BCMP Vapor Lounge.
President Obama says recreational users of marijuana in states that have legalized the substance should not be a "top priority" of federal law enforcement officials prosecuting the war on drugs.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the Justice Department will announce “relatively soon” its policy on recently passed state measures legalizing the use of marijuana.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Activist Dana Larsen will bring the message of marijuana decriminalization to Vancouver Island from December 6 to 11 as part of the Sensible BC Tour.