CANNABIS CULTURE - Despite the pothead presence at the party's federal convention, the NDP has picked the least marijuana-friendly leadership candidate, Thomas Mulcair, as its new leader.
NDP Leadership frontrunner Thomas Mulcair has switched positions from pro-decriminalization to anti-decriminalization and said marijuana can cause "mental illness".
CANNABIS CULTURE - Canadian marijuana activist Dana Larsen endorses Peggy Nash for leader of the NDP in the first episode of his new End Prohibition video series.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Candidates for Leadership of the NDP were unanimous this week in their support for ending the drug war, according to a survey released by Vancouver based End Prohibition: NDP Against the Drug War.
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Conservatives' ominous omnibus crime bill, C-10, is coming under fire from all sides. Experts, opposition politicians, and even conservative crime-fighters from Texas warn the bill is "counterproductive" and could spell disaster for Canada.
CANNABIS CULTURE - NDP Leader Jack Layton, champion of progressive causes and friend to Canada's cannabis community, lost his battle with cancer, passing away early this morning.