CANNABIS CULTURE - The spliff-shaped Olympic torch burned through the Pot Block, Vancouver's marijuana-friendly district, during the launch of the 2010 Winter Games on Friday.
When asked if the $118 million government-funded movement to encourage Canadian athletes to win the most medals at these Olympics was a good idea, Catherine Weller put her lips up to a bong and inhaled.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Canada's public broadcaster has produced a new documentary film called CannaBiz, which explores the growing marijuana industry in Canada.
A 74-year-old Hamilton grandmother who asked for a special waiver to enter the U.S. despite an old, apparently settled marijuana bust got a trip to a cell.