I remember Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Justice Minister in the twilight of Paul Martin’s Liberal government, commenting that Canadians had developed a culture of tolerance for marijuana use in the nation. This was on the heels of the Senate Committee urging marijuana legalization, my 2003 Summer of Legalization Tour across all ten provinces of Canada, and our 6-3 Supreme Court loss attempting to find Canada’s marijuana prohibition laws unconstitutional.
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CANNABIS CULTURE - For the latest news on Marc Emery, CCHQ, and Canada's cannabis community, watch new episodes of The Jodie Emery Show each week on Cannabis Culture. This episode: Jodie gives the latest news on Marc Emery and discusses a recent lockdown at Marc's prison and strange sore bumps on Marc and other prisoners.
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CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. In this episode: Rebecca Ambrose of The Vancouver Seed Bank joins the show to talk about Canada's proposed ban on salvia, and lawyer Kirk Tousaw and members of the North Island Compassion Club discuss a recent police raid on their medical marijuana facility in Courtenay, BC.

There is little science that says salvia divinorum is dangerous to human health or safety, and there is no reason for the hallucinogen to be banned.