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.
CANNABIS CULTURE - High Art, High Artists: The Herb Museum will host the 'Art on Drugs' auction benefit on Thursday, July 8, at The Dispensary in Vancouver.
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.
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.
According to the director of Seattle Hempfest, the largest annual marijuana rally in the world, this year's event could be the last, with the iconic stoner gathering in a fight for its very existence.