CANNABIS CULTURE - 'Free Marc' activists occupy the office of Conservative MP for Nanaimo-Alberni, James Lunney, and use a marijuana vaporizer INSIDE HIS OFFICE!
CANNABIS CULTURE - Free Marc Emery Campaign activists occupied Conservative MP Gary Lunn's last week as part of an ongoing campaign of sit-ins inside Conservative MP offices.
CANNABIS CULTURE - The occupations continue! Protestors calling for the return of extradited cannabis activist Marc Emery to Canada are staging protests at Conservative MP offices across the country.
Ignoring what was a wise recommendation on the part of the Senate, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has revived an ill-considered bill that will impose a mandatory minimum sentence of six months for anyone convicted of growing as few as six marijuana plants.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada have reintroduced drug legislation that includes mandatory minimum sentences of 6-9 months for growing 6 or more marijuana plants, and 12-18 months for making any hashish (including baked goods!)
This 4/20 was a real trip: thousands of cannabis-loving citizens rallying together for a day of peaceful protest and celebration - and on the same day, Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson appears from the shadows of Ottawa to re-announce the Conservatives' War on Marijuana Culture.
CANNABIS CULTURE - An extensive study by Canadian researchers has concluded that "tough on crime" prohibition laws proposed by Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party will have no effect on drug supply and may boost rates of violence in the country.