Ottawa’s Proposed Changes Would Cause More Illegal Activity
A group representing medical marijuana users says the Conservative government’s proposed changes to the medicinal pot system will lead to more law breaking, not less.
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Liberal Party Explores Legal Marijuana Framework in Draft Policy Paper
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Liberal Party of Canada has released a detailed draft policy paper exploring a possible framework for marijuana legalization, regulation and taxation on a national scale.
Med Pot Changes Burn Licencees, Says User
Feds eliminating production of marijuana in homes.
Drug Policy Leaders Honoured with Diamond Jubilee Award
At an event to be held at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre Campus this evening, Senator Pierre Claude Nolin will award sixteen individuals from British Columbia’s drug policy reform community with the Queen’s 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Canada Should Follow America’s Lead in Liberalizing Marijuana Laws
As of November, any Canadian caught with as few as six cannabis plants faces a mandatory six-month minimum prison term. Ironically, the new rules came into effect at the same time that Washington state and Colorado voted to tax and regulate the recreational use of marijuana by adults.
The Stoner Girls’ Guide to Method Man
CANNABIS CULTURE - I had the ultimate stoner gal pleasure of seeing Method Man live at Toronto’s Sound Academy for his Legend Series Tour on January 10, 2013. (The sound system at this venue can go fuck itself though.)
Judge Throws the Book at a Kind, Hard-Working Man Behind Marijuana Grow-op
Why would a judge imprison for nine months “a kind, hard-working” 52-year-old rancher who is remorseful for growing marijuana to cover his family’s medical and other bills?
Ross Rebagliati to Open Medical-Marijuana Franchise
Ross Rebagliati, the Olympic gold medallist and bad boy of snowboarding, plans to open up a franchise of medical marijuana shops that trades on his fame.
We Enforced Ottawa’s Pot Laws. They Don’t Work
Law enforcement officials, academics and government officials gathered in Ottawa this week to discuss how to keep Canadian communities safe at a time when policing costs are soaring. Canada’s failed marijuana policies must be part of this discussion.
Liberal MLA Kash Heed Says BC Attorney General’s Marijuana Comments “Destructive”, “Disturbing”
CANNABIS CULTURE - Former Police Chief and current BC Liberal MLA Kash Heed has called out his party's own Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Shirley Bond, about enforcement of marijuana laws in the province, calling her comments "destructive" and "quite disturbing."
