Activism

On the one hand, marijuana is practically legal—more mainstream, accessorized, and taken for granted than ever before. On the other, kids are getting busted in the city in record numbers. Guess which kids.

I woke up this morning alone, for the 12th day. I get to wake up in a big, soft, warm bed, with the sunshine outside the window, and a hot shower to start the day. Marc wakes up on a narrow steel bed in a tiny cell, with a thick metal grate showing just a small glimpse of the outside world, and an open-space jail shower. It's not fair.

CANNABIS CULTURE - A great new 'Free Marc Emery' stencil and three new pot protest posters from artist Gary Wintle. Design your own stencils and posters and send them to CC - we will post the ones we like online.

Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada want American-style mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana users and growers, and Liberals in the House have already given the green light. Is Bill C-15 about making Canadians safer, or making bigger profits for organized crime?

It has been a sad couple weeks at Cannabis Culture as we deal with the imprisonment of our friend and Prince, Marc Emery - but here is something that cheered us up a little.

Jail for drug offenses is no longer mandatory in New York: judges can send people suffering from addiction into a range of programs, such as treatment and mental health services.