Ottawa Puts Up Money To Spin Hemp And Flax Into Fibre
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says Ottawa is putting money into a Saskatoon company that turns waste flax and hemp straw into high-quality fibre.
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Mexico’s Narco Wars: Stolen Elections, FBI-Cartel Ties, and Why US Banks Don’t Want to End the Drug War
CANNABIS CULTURE - Last year's chilling book El Sicario: The Autobiography of a Mexican Assassin details the outright corruption of the Mexican government and its shady alliances with drug cartels.
Google’s Drug War vs. Mexico’s Cartels
Google, so far, has won the search engine wars. Now it wants to target international crime, including Mexico's powerful drug cartels.
Medical Marijuana Bill Would Lift Ban on Evidence in Federal Court
Late yesterday, U.S. Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) and 18 co-sponsors introduced HR 6134, the "Truth in Trials" Act, bipartisan legislation to allow defendants in federal criminal prosecutions the ability to use medical marijuana evidence at trial, a right not currently afforded them.
Belize to Consider Decriminalizing Marijuana Possession
On July 16, the government of Belize released a press statement announcing the appointment of a committee to evaluate a proposal to decriminalize marijuana possession. The committee – to be headed by a former police minister – was appointed by the Minister of National Security.
Morgan Freeman On Marijuana: Criminalization Of Weed Is ‘Stupidest Law Possible’
Morgan Freeman is a long-time advocate of marijuana legalization, a point he recently reiterated in a wide-ranging interview with Newsweek.
Obama’s Pot Problem
Will the president's tough stance on marijuana cost him the crucial swing state of Colorado?
The Drug War Finds New Ways to Fail
The federal government’s effort to battle drug abuse has been a tragic and expensive failure. But of course, admitting that would make politicians, who regularly endorse it to sound tough, seem foolish and careless with taxpayer dollars. So the War on Drugs continues, while of necessity it slowly morphs into new forms of federal waste and unnecessary intrusion into people’s lives.
Research Backs Up Medical Marijuana Claims
University of California medical researchers slipped an ingredient in chili peppers beneath the skin of marijuana smokers to see if pot could relieve acute pain. It could — at certain doses.
Justice Department Closes Two More S.F. Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The number of medical marijuana dispensaries in San Francisco will dip to a nearly 10-year low on Aug. 1, when two more permitted pot clubs will close under pressure from the federal Justice Department.
