New Fuel for Local Papers: Medical Marijuana Ads
When it hit the streets here last week, the latest issue of ReLeaf, a pullout supplement to The Colorado Springs Independent devoted to medical marijuana, landed with a satisfying thud.
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Could Legal California Pot Send Canadian Profits Up in Smoke?
A looming referendum in California on whether to legalize marijuana has fuelled a debate among bloggers and pundits over this question: Could legalization in the United States cripple the Canadian economy?
11 Reasons to End Cannabis Prohibition In Canada
With California heading to a decision on marijuana legalization later this year, the debate is gaining some well deserved exposure in Canada. A reversal of archaic thinking should prevail on reversing prohibition, and Canada should lead down this path.
Tories’ Law-and-Order Price Tag at $10B: Watchdog
A price tag for part of the Conservatives' law-and-order agenda is about to be made public -- and the number is in the billions, far higher than any previous estimates.
Drug Money Saved Banks in Global Crisis, Claims UN Advisor
Drugs and crime chief says $352bn in criminal proceeds was effectively laundered by financial institutions.
Mexico’s Drug Cartels Siphon Liquid Gold
The bold theft of $1 billion in oil by drug cartels, resold in the US, has dealt a major blow to the Mexican treasury.
Wake-Up Call: Tax Marks The Pot in Denver
On December 1, the City of Denver will start collecting city sales tax from every medical marijuana dispensary in the city. "Tax revenue agents will be meeting with all dispensaries, giving them the information," says Denver City Attorney David Fine.
Medical Marijuana Goes Retail: You Can Tax It
The Wall Street Journal: Retail shops are a sort of second wave of medical marijuana.
Colorado Could Become First State to Regulate & Tax Medical Marijuana
There was an old hippy saying in the '60s: "If the government figured out a way to tax it, marijuana would become legal." As of last week, Colorado has apparently crossed that Rubicon—at least for the prescribed version.
STOP BILL C-15!: New Drug Law Will Drive Up Prison Costs
A federal bill that would impose mandatory jail time for serious drug crimes would increase the workload of the parole system, and the government intends to inject more than $100 million over five years to ease the burden, according to the commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada.
