President Obama says recreational users of marijuana in states that have legalized the substance should not be a "top priority" of federal law enforcement officials prosecuting the war on drugs.
A majority of adults in both Canada and the United States believe that cannabis ought to be legal, according to a two-country Angus Reid Public Opinion poll of 1,005 randomly selected Canadian adults and 1,002 randomly selected American adults.
California’s Humboldt State University announced recently it would form a new institute that combines experts from the fields of economics, psychology, sociology, politics, geography, social work and public policy to help better inform the nation’s ongoing debate on marijuana reform.
British Columbia’s cannabis market could generate more than $2.5 billion in tax revenue over next five years. New study challenges argument that BC’s cannabis market cannot be taxed.
CANNABIS CULTURE - On the heels of legalization in Washington and Colorado, Victoria activist and author Ted Smith of the the International Hempology 101 Society is touring Eastern Canada presenting cannabis conventions in concert with forming Hempology 101 chapters at the universities of Dalhousie, Mount Allison, Carleton, and Toronto.
The Sensible BC campaign has been getting some of the amazing media coverage over the past few weeks!
This month alone, Sensible BC has been covered in over 40 newspaper articles, as well as many stories on the radio and TV.
We've even been covered in newspapers in Norwegian and Chinese!
You can see most of our media coverage at http://SensibleBC.ca/news
All of the stories have been supportive and friendly to our campaign. Indeed, we've had several high-profile endorsements!
The Obama administration's relative silence on moves to legalize recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington has left officials in those Western states unsure how to move forward without running afoul of the U.S. federal government.