Legal Pot Push For Canada Comes Closer to Reality
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Bill C-10 Hit With Legal Challenges By Quebec Bar Association
The Quebec Bar Association has launched a legal challenge against parts of the federal Conservatives' law-and-order agenda.
Can Obama and Peña Nieto Clear the Marijuana Smoke?
President Obama and Mexican President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto already had more than enough on their bilateral agenda.
Colombia’s President Combatting Insurgency with Drug Law Reform
CANNABIS CULTURE - It's easy for retired generals and past presidents to come out against prohibition once they've left office; once away from the pressures of the profiteers and champions of the drug-war, there is less stress in confessing the conspicuous.
Waiting For A Trudeau To Decriminalize Marijuana
Earlier this month, Washington and Colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adults. One week later, Liberal Party of Canada leadership contender Justin Trudeau announced to a high school audience in Prince Edward Island that he is "a huge supporter of decriminalization" of marijuana.
Mexico Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Legalize Marijuana
A leftist Mexican lawmaker on Thursday presented a bill to legalize the production, sale and use of marijuana, adding to a growing chorus of Latin American politicians who are rejecting the prohibitionist policies of the United States.
Marc Emery: Mandatory Minimum Sentences For Marijuana Will Not Work
In a Globe and Mail letter to the editor, imprisoned marijuana activist Marc Emery says the Canadian Conservative government's new mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana will hurt Canadians, not help them.
Justin Trudeau Supports Decriminalization of Marijuana
Federal Liberal leadership candidate says war on drugs "doesn't work" and that he's "a huge supporter of decriminalization".
Canada Toughens Pot Laws, Two U.S. States Loosen Up
The same day that voters in two U.S. states approved the legalization of marijuana, the Harper government in Ottawa was bringing into force tough new mandatory penalties for pot.
B.C. Watches Closely as Washington Votes on Marijuana Laws
Voters in Washington State will be heading to the polls next week to vote on an initiative that could legalize the sale of marijuana—a move that many are pushing for in British Columbia.
