One thing that lifts Jodie Emery's spirits this Christmas is the outpouring of support her jailed husband has received from marijuana advocates around the world.
CANNABIS CULTURE - 2010 was a huge media year for the herb, but some of this year's pot news was left in a haze. Here's a round up of the Top Ten Underreported Marijuana Stories from 2010.
A B.C. judge has thrown out the evidence against an Asian man stopped with 57 marijuana plants in his trunk after ruling he had been a victim of racial profiling.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has been transformed into a global intelligence organization with a reach that extends far beyond narcotics, and an eavesdropping operation so expansive it has to fend off foreign politicians who want to use it against their political enemies, according to secret diplomatic cables.
Long ago, shamans -- and reindeer -- in the Far East were known to eat red and white mushrooms. And then hallucinate. A Harvard biologist asks, is it possible this is the source of the "jolly" man in the red and white suit and his "flying" reindeer?
Many readers of Straight.com probably shook their heads in amazement when they read that marijuana activist Dana Larsen is seriously considering a run for the leadership of the B.C. NDP.
It's a Christmas miracle. Conservative minister Pat Robertson made a surprising declaration on a recent episode of The 700 Club: He disagrees with the continued criminalization of marijuana.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Dana Larsen, well-known marijuana activist, politician, and former editor of Cannabis Culture, is considering a run for the leadership of the BC New Democratic Party. Sign up to become a member before mid-January and take part in the leadership vote!
A medical marijuana recommendation for a pregnant woman could cause a Denver doctor to lose his license. It would be the first time a Colorado doctor loses his license over an improper pot recommendation.