Journalism is lousy with prizes. In Canada, you can win a National Newspaper Award, a National Magazine Award, a Canadian Online Publishing Award, a Michener Award, a Judith Jasmine prize, an Atlantic Journalism Award, the list goes on.
Pot policy questions were front-and-center in the White House's "Your Interview With the President" YouTube campaign, but Obama refused to acknowledge them.
Supporters of medical marijuana say it can be used for a wide variety of treatments including glaucoma, cancer and AIDS. But now support is growing, including here locally, to give it to children who suffer from autism.
Fears that licensed medical marijuana grow operations could be major safety hazards are pushing a city alderman to demand that Health Canada disclose the locations of the homes.