A Victoria man who was the head baker for the Cannabis Buyers' Club of Canada has started a constitutional challenge against Health Canada's medical-marijuana access regulations.
Cannabis historian Chris Bennett is heading back to court in Vancouver on Tuesday, in a federal case that could determine whether he has the right to use marijuana for religious or spiritual purposes.
A Vancouver man will appear in Federal Court on Tuesday arguing for an exemption to the drug laws because they infringe on his constitutional freedom of religion to smoke his sacred weed - marijuana.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. In this episode: The Conservative government of Canada has reintroduced nine crime bills as one ominous piece of legislation called Bill C-10. We dissect the bill and discuss the details with Beyond Prohibition Executive Director Kirk Tousaw.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. In this episode: A former RCMP officer who uses marijuana as medicine, Carlos Cavaco, is suing Health Canada and the RCMP for repeatedly raiding his home. Cavaco's attorney Kirk Tousaw joins the show to discuss the details.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Canadian marijuana activist and lawyer Kirk Tousaw discusses the latest legal news from the cannabis culture. In this episode: Kirk analyses the governments proposed changes to Health Canada's medical marijuana program.
CANNABIS CULTURE - The first-ever free hemp burger barbeque will be held on the back lawn of the Victoria, B.C. courthouse this afternoon (May 19) at 1pm.
Canadians go to the polls today with a clear choice: the failed and contemptuous policies of Stephen Harper's Conservatives, or the sweeping vision of a prosperous, respected and free Canada offered by Jack Layton and the New Democratic Party. I urge you all to vote and to be part of the change that is coming to Parliament.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. Today on the show: The United States Government has denied political prisoner Marc Emery's transfer home to Canada. This means Marc may be forced to serve most or all of his five-year sentence in a US federal prison.