CBC’s 2009 BC Newsmaker of the Year: Marc Emery?
CANNABIS CULTURE - BC Marijuana Party Leader Marc Emery has been nominated for the CBC's "Top 5 B.C. Newsmakers of the Year". The CBC will reveal one winner each day this week.
Why ‘Potential’ Danger in a Residential Area May Catch Even Small, Safe, Production Sites
My recent discussion of the possible impact of Bill C-15 stirred up some discussion about whether I'm overstating the risk to small producers in residential areas.
Mexico’s Drug Cartels Siphon Liquid Gold
The bold theft of $1 billion in oil by drug cartels, resold in the US, has dealt a major blow to the Mexican treasury.
Yolanda Madden Update
The Madden family reacts to vacated sentence and possible release of Yolanda.
Medical Marijuana Apartheid: Different Rules Apply for Rich and Poor Pot Smokers
A California hipster can hit the vaporizer without fear of harassment, but a lower-class person smoking a blunt may not be so lucky.
High-Ranking ICE Officer Pleads Guilty to Corruption
A retired high-ranking U.S. immigration officer pleaded guilty Thursday in a Miami federal court to conspiracy to obstruct justice for helping members of a Mexican drug-trafficking organization evade arrest.
Police ‘Unplugged’ Drug Corruption Probe
Claims against drug squad were ignored, court told, as damage control bid was under way on other unit
Prisoner at Center of ‘KopBusters’ Campaign May Soon be Freed
The woman at the epicenter of a Texas filmmaker's crusade against allegedly corrupt police may soon be freed thanks to a federal judge's decision to vacate her sentence.
Marilyn Monroe’s New Roll
CANNABIS CULTURE - Nearly 50 years after her death, Marilyn Monroe has made a film appearance: a previously undiscovered home movie purportedly showing her smoking pot at a party in New Jersey, circa 1958.
My Response to Jon Ferry’s ‘Boot Camps’
Regarding Jon Ferry's op-ed "Boot camps would be more 'restorative justice'".
