Winter of Hash? Has Smith Created Legal Lacuna for Extracts?
All of the impacts of the recent Smith decision in the BC Court of Appeal have not been fully understood and many questions remain.
Browsing: Law
After the Injunction: Catching Up with John Conroy
CANNABIS CULTURE - Last month, a Canadian federal court granted an injunction against a ban on patient medical marijuana cultivation and designated growers under new federal regulations.
1-year Minimum Drug Sentence ‘Cruel and Unusual’: Judge
Provincial court Judge Joseph Galati says sentence 'abhorrent or intolerable' to most Canadians.
Dude, Where’s My Pardon?: Colorado’s Marijuana Law Raises Serious Legal Conundrums
Now that pot's legal in Colorado, it brings up a host of thorny legal questions regarding past and future offenders
Charges Withdrawn in R. v. Mernagh Case
CANNABIS CULTURE - Fantastic news: word came down Friday afternoon from my lawyer Paul Lewin that Public Prosecutions Canada is directing their agent to withdraw in R. v. Mernagh. My ongoing court battle against Canada's medical marijuana program is finally over.
LA Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Notified They Must Close Immediately
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office has stepped up its drive to close illegal medical marijuana dispensaries, notifying operators and landlords of 140 pot shops that they must close immediately.
Washington State Should Lead on Marijuana Legalization
Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes argues that its time to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana. Outright prohibition isn't working.
Legalization For All
Stoners AGAINST British and Dutch government-style "severely limited number of licenses" legalization and FOR legalization "for all" – the kind of legalization imagined by the vast majority of the cannabis community since at least 1969.
Federal Fake Pot Ban Challenged
A Duluth man is now part of the first lawsuit challenging a federal ban on several ingredients found in synthetic marijuana products.
Medical Marijuana Patient Fired by Wal-Mart Gets First Day in Court
A legal medical marijuana user wrongfully fired from Wal-Mart after testing positive for a drug test will go in front of a Michigan judge to plead his case in a hearing that starts today.
