Many people feel that as far as human rights go, drug prohibition is not a serious issue. Their reasons range from the fact that drug use is prevailent despite prohibition to idea that drug use itself is somehow intrinsically wrong. Either way, the rights of individuals to choose what substances they ingest is given marginal importance in many social activists' minds.
The Telus World of Science will host Prime Minister Stephen Harper and B.C. Premier Christy Clark – and hopefully a vocal group of protestors – today at NOON.
Had we had a list of demands that included heroin prescription and legal cannabis, we could have pointed to these demands when refusing to be vacated from the Art Gallery, and Vancouver's vast network of drug peace activists would no doubt have joined the battle to resist removal.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. In this episode: Obama's DEA brings the medical marijuana crackdown to Washington State. Justin Prince, founder and organizer of Tacoma Hempfest, joins the show to discuss the widespread raids.
CANNABIS CULTURE - The latest battle in the Canadian courts over the right to use marijuana for religious purposes – the seemingly immaculate Charter Challenge case of cannabis historian Chris Bennett – was struck down by a Federal Judge this week.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Here are a few ways to help stop Conservative omnibus crime bill C-10, the nasty 'tough-on-crime' legislation experts say will cost billions and hurt Canadians.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Protesters gathered yesterday in front of the Seattle Federal Building, braving cold and windy weather to voice their displeasure with recent DEA raids on MMJ access points in King, Pierce, and Thurston Counties.
Another slice of President Obama's liberal base has become frustrated and disappointed with him: a growing number of leaders in California's $1.5 billion medical cannabis community.