CANNABIS CULTURE - Free Marc Emery Campaign activists occupied Conservative MP Gary Lunn's last week as part of an ongoing campaign of sit-ins inside Conservative MP offices.
The son of a outspoken Canadian marijuana activist was returned to Canada after being taken from his mother and put in a US foster home for two years by American authorities.
Exposing a youngster to illegal drug production such as a marijuana grow-op would be considered child abuse under an Ontario private member's bill to be introduced next week.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Over 80 cities in countries around the world took part in the Worldwide Rally to Free Marc Emery on May 22, 2010, in protest of the extradition to the US of the Prince of Pot.
CANNABIS CULTURE - The occupations continue! Protestors calling for the return of extradited cannabis activist Marc Emery to Canada are staging protests at Conservative MP offices across the country.
As the leader of the B.C. Marijuana Party, Marc Emery faces extradition to the United States. That leaves the future of the grassroots cannabis-fueled lobby group in doubt. But according to a local weed activist, the charge could spark further publicity for possible pot legalization.
Ignoring what was a wise recommendation on the part of the Senate, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has revived an ill-considered bill that will impose a mandatory minimum sentence of six months for anyone convicted of growing as few as six marijuana plants.