Health Canada has sent out cease-and-desist letters to at least a handful of illegal marijuana dispensaries and compassion clubs across the country, warning the RCMP could raid them if they don’t shut down immediately.
CANNABIS CULTURE – A reporter for CKNW radio news in Vancouver was shown the door by Conservative staffers for asking about marijuana at Harpers first appearance in B.C. since the beginning of the 2015 election.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Canada's Conservative Health Minister Rona Ambrose is outraged again at the City of Vancouver's plans to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. Here's her full statement on Van City Council's vote to regulate.
Forget about Health Minister Rona Ambrose. Pay no attention to National Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay or anyone else in the bloated 38-member federal cabinet who happens to be the government's mouthpiece of the day on marijuana.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Unfortunately, this is not an April Fools' joke: A 76-year-old B.C. grandfather who couldn't afford to pay his bills on a small pension has been handed a six month mandatory minimum prison sentence for growing a small marijuana garden.
From Kamloops This Week
The release of a final report on marijuana by the House of Commons health committee has opposition MPs accusing the Conservatives of whitewashing all expert advice that disagrees with the government's stand.
The main groups representing Canadian doctors have declared they will not participate in Health Canada's upcoming anti-drug campaign targeting young people.