Tories Judge Evidence of Falling Crime Rates Inadmissible
As we have seen many times before, evidence doesn’t count when it comes to the Harper government and crime policy. Emotion apparently does.
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‘Fast and Furious’ Gun Program Draws Hill Demand for Documents
In a demand for fast - if not furious - action, Congressional investigators have given the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration just one week to produce documents to aid their investigation of a controversial gun-purchasing operation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Seattle Approves Medical Marijuana Regulations
The City Council voted on Monday to establish a municipal licensing and regulation system for medical marijuana distribution in Seattle under a new Washington state law that takes effect later this week.
Cannabis Culture News LIVE: Former MLA Convicted of Pot Charges Fights to Clear His Name
CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. On today's show: Former Manitoba MLA Bob Wilson - who served seven years in prison after being convicted in a marijuana smuggling case - joins the show to discuss news of the arrest of his former friend and co-accused, Ian Jackson MacDonald. MacDonald, who escaped from prison 30 years ago, insists Wilson is innocent.
Sign The Petition: Say NO to Health Canada’s Changes to Medical Marijuana
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Canadian federal government is proposing a number of troubling changes to Health Canada's medical marijuana program that will undoubtedly hurt patients, and now is your chance to speak up and be heard during a "consultation" process for the new regulations. Sign the petition to voice your concerns!
Marijuana Advocates Sue Feds After DEA Rejects Weed as Medicine
Without medical marijuana, Scott Rozman swears, he wouldn't be alive today.
Marijuana Bill Officially Introduced to Congress by Ron Paul, Barney Frank
Marijuana laws should be set at the state, not federal, level, Reps. Ron Paul and Barney Frank argued in a bill they introduced Thursday.
Days of Homegrown Medicinal Pot Could be Numbered
The federal government is expected to announce new rules for growing medical marijuana which would make it so only licensed growers would be permitted to cultivate and distribute it.
Is Health Canada Getting Out of the Medical Marijuana Business?
CANNABIS CULTURE - An official at Health Canada says the agency is planning on getting out of the medical marijuana business completely. Health Canada's Director of the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Jeannine Ritchot testified to a judge in an ongoing medical marijuana case that the current licencing program would be replaced with a new system that includes licencing larger-scale commercial growers.
Couple Wants Government to Pay For Medical Marijuana Costs
The Nova Scotia government is facing a lawsuit by a couple claiming the province should pay for their equipment to produce medical marijuana because they're too poor.
