Vancouver’s trendy Yaletown neighborhood saw its first dispensary for medical marijuana opened on July 14, as medical cannabis advocates claim that Health Canada is implementing “drastic plans” to restrict access across Canada.
CANNABIS CULTURE - For the latest news on Marc Emery, CCHQ, and Canada's cannabis community, watch new episodes of The Jodie Emery Show each week on Cannabis Culture. In this episode: Jodie talks about her husband Marc Emery passing a drug education course, Marc's contraction of MRSA in a US prison, and the fight for medial marijuana in Canada.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. On today's show: Former Manitoba MLA Bob Wilson - who served seven years in prison after being convicted in a marijuana smuggling case - joins the show to discuss news of the arrest of his former friend and co-accused, Ian Jackson MacDonald. MacDonald, who escaped from prison 30 years ago, insists Wilson is innocent.
A former Vancouver police officer caught dealing drugs on the job is sorry for what he's done and should receive treatment, not punishment, a psychologist testified Wednesday.
The DEA is right in saying there's not enough scientific evidence about the medical uses of cannabis. But that's because the government's paranoia about the plant makes legitimate research on possible benefits all but impossible.
The Miami Beach City Commission has declined to place the issue of decriminalizing marijuana on the November ballot. Even so the issue could, in the future, force a special election.