A longtime advocate for the use of medical marijuana has agreed to give up a fight that has seen him battle the justice system as far as the Supreme Court of Canada.
A 20-year-old university student in Michigan is hospitalized and in serious condition after police shot the man Wednesday while serving a drug warrant. He was unarmed, investigators said.
CANNABIS CULTURE - In 2007, over 870 thousand people were arrested for cannabis possession in the United States, and more than 100 thousand people have been arrested so far this year.
Stephen Harper is coming to Vancouver this week, pushing mandatory jail sentences for drug offenses. Join the protest of Harper and his failed policies at 300 West Georgia St. on Thursday, February 26 at 12:30pm, and demand an end to drug prohibition!
An act of civil disobedience where a young New Hampshire man intentionally had himself arrested for possessing pot has snowballed into police action against a local radio host who promoted the protest.