Vancouver Boosts Fines for Pot shops but Defiant Retailers Still Selling
Toronto uses raids and charges, Vancouver tries fines as cities struggle with pot shops ahead of legalization.
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Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot,’ Marc Emery, Released After Arrest in Montreal Marijuana Shop Raids
Cannabis activist and his wife, Jodie Emery, were arrested after opening shops in defiance of pot laws.
Sheldon Adelson Buys Editorial Support for Pot Prohibition in Nevada
In May 2014, when activists began collecting signatures for a marijuana legalization initiative that will appear on Nevada’s ballot this November, the Las Vegas Review-Journal welcomed the measure as “an opportunity to reset America’s costly drug war.”
Nine Perspectives on the Marijuana Legalization Debate
We talk to a range of experts in the wake of the Project Claudia raids.
No Bang for Taxpayers’ Buck with Pot Charges
U.S. President Barack Obama recently used the twilight of his tenure to again grant clemency to almost 60 non-violent drug offenders.
Legalized Pot, Free Trade
When the Mexican Army actually allows journalists to watch its soldiers in action, it’s often to see them burning marijuana crops.
What the World Can Learn from Colorado’s Marijuana Experience
When the Canadian Parliament considered decriminalizing marijuana possession in 2003, U.S. officials loudly objected.
The Countdown Begins: Final Days for More than 100 Vancouver Pot Shops
As the April 29 deadline draws nearer for more than 100 unlicensed pot shops to close in Vancouver, at least one dispensary operator has made it clear he’s not going down without a fight.
Southern Sunday: The International Drug Policy Reform Conference 2015
CANNABIS CULTURE – It’s Sunday afternoon in the United States capital as I write this week’s missive from your Southern neighbor.
When a Cannabis Consumer Kills, Should Marijuana Take the Rap?
Between 1911, when Massachusetts became the first state to ban marijuana, and 1937, when Congress made pot prohibition the law of the land, cannabis acquired a reputation as a “killer drug” that drove people to irrational acts of violence.
