Ontario Court to Release Judgment in Pivotal ‘R. v. Mernagh’ Marijuana Case
CANNABIS CULTURE - A ruling that could have wide-ranging implications for Canada's marijuana laws will be handed down tomorrow by the Ontario Court of Appeal.
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Is a Provincial Ban on Medical Cannabis Prescriptions the Key to Ending Prohibition?
CANNABIS CULTURE - It may be time for Canada's provinces to pass legislation banning medical professionals from prescribing cannabis for medical purposes. Ironically, that may be the only measure capable of stopping a federal moving target dead, and ending cannabis prohibition in Canada.
Ontario Medical Marijuana Dispensary Operator Targeted in Multiple Police Raids
CANNABIS CULTURE - Police executed raids today on at least three locations in Ontario, including the MCCM medical marijuana dispensary in Hamilton, the Hamilton home of the business's operator Pete Melanhead, and a growing facility in Brantford connected to the group.
Belize Asks Canada to Help Fight Spillover of Mexican Drug War
MP Chris Alexander says Canada working with Americas to prevent spread of drug trade
Eight Ways to Help Decriminalize Marijuana in British Columbia
CANNABIS CULTURE - Here are eight things you can do to become part of the Sensible BC team to decriminalize marijuana in British Columbia.
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.
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.
