California Cities React to Court Ruling Throwing Out Dispensary Ban
CANNABIS CULTURE - Cities in California are beginning to respond to an appeals court decision throwing out Los Angeles County's medical marijuana dispensaries ban.
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Former Supreme Court Justice Blasts Minimum Sentences for Marijuana Offenders
Canada’s new mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenders are based on “very bad criminal law policy” and constitute a threat to public health as well as the concept of judicial proportionality, former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Louise Arbour says.
Ontario Court of Appeal Concludes Hearings on Striking Down Canada’s Pot Laws
CANNABIS CULTURE - Are Canada’s laws against the possession and cultivation of cannabis to go up in smoke? Canadians now begin to wait for the Court of Appeal for Ontario to make that call.
Medical Pot Ruling Suspended for a Year
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has given Health Canada one year to respond to his ruling that it is unconstitutional to restrict medical marijuana patients to just using dried pot.
Defence Lawyer Says Crown’s Move Thwarts Constitutional Challenge on Marijuana
A Kamloops case in which a compassion club activist hopes to challenge the constitutionality of Canada’s medical marijuana law took a fresh turn Monday.
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Strikes Down Section of Medical Marijuana Law
A B.C. Supreme Court justice has struck down a section of Health Canada’s medical marijuana laws.
Decision Expected in Victoria Cannabis Bakery Case
CANNABIS CULTURE - A Supreme Court judge is expected to make a ruling this week in a Victoria, B.C. marijuana bakery case that could have far-reaching implications for Canada's cannabis laws.
Pot-Trial Lawyer Given Time to Prepare Questioning
A Victoria man's challenge to Health Canada's medical marijuana access regulations was delayed in B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday to allow his defence lawyer to prepare for a cross-examination.
Cannabis Cookies and Lozenges Ease My Chronic Pain, Woman Tells Court
A Victoria woman who suffers from chronic pain told a court Wednesday that her family doctor refused to help her obtain approval from Health Canada to use medical marijuana.
Trust a Key Ingredient of Cannabis Cookies, Court Told
A cannabis expert agreed Tuesday that people eating medical marijuana cookies would have to trust their baker.
