Tories’ Crime Bill Gets Another Chance to Pass Tonight
The Conservatives' controversial crime bill will be put to final vote Monday night in the House of Commons, a few days later than the government expected.
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Costa Rican President Calls for Drug Legalization Debate
Drug legalization in Central America merits a “serious” debate as a solution to the crime and violence coursing through the region even if it runs up against U.S. opposition, said Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla.
Pierre Claude Nolin, Conservative Senator, Votes Against Party’s Own C-10 Legislation
Canada's senators burnt the midnight oil Thursday as they wrapped up debate on the Conservatives' controversial crime bill.
For Harper Tories, Prison Spending Trumps Seniors
The Harper government is prioritizing new prison spending over maintaining seniors' retirement benefits, for reasons known only to itself.
Reconsider Pot Prohibition, International Panel Urges Harper
The Global Commission on Drug Policy says it's “very weird” that Canada is taking a tougher line on marijuana when governments across the globe are reconsidering the war on drugs.
Crime Bill to Return to House of Commons With a Few Changes
The federal government's omnibus crime bill will be heading back to the House of Commons after senators approved changes to Bill C-10 early Monday.
Vancouver’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Raid
CANNABIS CULTURE - In the first of its kind in the city since medical marijuana dispensaries began opening about 15 years ago, Vancouver police conducted a raid on the storefront location of a med-pot supplier on Tuesday, seizing cannabis and computers and arresting the 60-year-old manager.
Marijuana Could Be the Government’s Best Friend
When the Liberal Party of Canada voted at their biennial convention to legalize and regulate marijuana, some joked that the 77 per cent who backed the non-binding resolution must have inhaled.
Ghosts of Mississippi: My Trip To See Marc Emery in Yazoo
Marc Emery – the former publisher of Cannabis Culture Magazine and Pot TV, founder of the B.C. Marijuana Party, and my former boss – spent his 54th birthday yesterday locked in a medium security prison in Yazoo, Mississippi.
Identify Legal Marijuana Grow-op Sites, Calgary Asks Ottawa
Calgary officials are asking to be kept in the loop about medical marijuana being grown in the city.
