B.C. Gang Leader Sentenced to 30 Years
B.C. gang leader Clay Roueche has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug-trafficking charges in the U.S.
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Disingenuity
Are we really supposed to believe that the RCMP wants to mount a legal challenge to block disclosure of a videotape showing the circumstances around a man dying in their custody to protect the privacy rights of the deceased?
Pothead Needs Support
The time has come to legalize marijuana, tax it, and create a few hundred thousand jobs. Marc Emery is currently waiting to see if we will let the US extradite him, to face a possible life sentence for selling seeds on the internet.
CBC’s 2009 BC Newsmaker of the Year: Marc Emery?
CANNABIS CULTURE - BC Marijuana Party Leader Marc Emery has been nominated for the CBC's "Top 5 B.C. Newsmakers of the Year". The CBC will reveal one winner each day this week.
Why ‘Potential’ Danger in a Residential Area May Catch Even Small, Safe, Production Sites
My recent discussion of the possible impact of Bill C-15 stirred up some discussion about whether I'm overstating the risk to small producers in residential areas.
Police ‘Unplugged’ Drug Corruption Probe
Claims against drug squad were ignored, court told, as damage control bid was under way on other unit
My Response to Jon Ferry’s ‘Boot Camps’
Regarding Jon Ferry's op-ed "Boot camps would be more 'restorative justice'".
Cops Are Prohibition Pushers
The Vancouver Police department is working overtime - not fighting crime, unfortunately - but doing their best to make sure Bill C-15 becomes Canadian law.
Stop Bill C-15!: Senate Saved us From Heavy-Handed Tories
Canada's Senate made a sensible amendment Wednesday to a politically motivated bill that would have seen people who grew as few as five marijuana plants serve a mandatory six-month jail term.
Open Letter to Senators on C-15
Honourable Senators: I write in advance of your anticipated vote on the Report of the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs regarding Bill C-15, an Act to Amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
