The owner of a Kamloops compassion club raided by the RCMP promises he will keep selling marijuana to those with medical need — part of a fight for the "rights of the sick and dying."
One of the witnesses heard during Ontario Superior Court hearings on rules governing the use of medical marijuana, a 55 year-old sufferer of multiple sclerosis, testified that when she asked her doctor to approve her application to use marijuana to relieve her chronic pain, the doctor put her hands over her ears and went, "La, la, la, la. I can't hear you."
The federal government claims that its omnibus crime law, and particularly the mandatory sentences imposed on drug crimes, will target serious organized criminals. This is hogwash; the law will create all manner of injustices. Here’s one example.
Patients left in pain; Some users risked being jailed for using a drug that helps them function, and proposed Health Canada changes could make the situation worse
A coalition of health, academic and law enforcement experts is calling for the legalization and regulation of marijuana, saying existing laws only drive the billion-dollar industry underground and fuel gang violence.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Iconic filmmaker/stoner/activist Tommy Chong stopped by Cannabis Culture Headquarters this week to discuss Obama's continuing war on medical marijuana and the latest on imprisoned Canadian pot activist Marc Emery.