Medical

Tens of thousands of Canadians are worried over the current medical marijuana access regulations under Health Canada's authorization, and with the recent police targeting of medical marijuana dispensaries, or "compassion clubs" in recent months across the country.

After Marc Emery's wife, Jodie Emery, recorded a prison call with Marc to upload as a podcast (not against prison rules), Marc has been in solitary confinement (aka "the hole") for over a week with potentially another two months to go. He now spends 24 hours a day with no stimulation: newspapers, books, magazines, human interaction. This is cruel and unusual punishment.

In case you missed this article in the latest edition of The National Review here it is.
Medical

While medical marijuana laws can protect patients from criminal charges, they typically haven't prevented judges, court commissioners or guardians ad litem from considering a parent's marijuana use in custody matters.

GW Pharmaceuticals Plc's cannabis-derived medicine Sativex has been approved in Britain for treating spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis, in a landmark decision for the small drugmaker.