B.C. Court Rules Medical Marijuana Program Unconstitutional
A B.C. Supreme Court justice has endorsed a recent federal court decision saying the national marijuana program is unconstitutional.
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Maybe This Is The Way The War On Marijuana Ends
In 'jury nullification', a jury in a criminal case effectively nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless of the weight of evidence against him or her. Until our national politicians show some backbone on the issue of marijuana law reform, it's one of the only ways to avoid imposing hideously cruel "mandatory minimum" penalties on marijuana users who don't deserve to go to prison.
Olympic Champion Michael Phelps Caught With Marijuana Pipe
Olympic Champion Michael Phelps, who vaulted to international stardom during the 2008 Summer Olympics by winning a record eight gold medals in swimming, has been caught in a very compromising position, according to a report by the British paper News of the World.
Connecticut Budget Deficit May Aid Marijuana Reform Effort
Two prominent lawmakers pushing for reform of the state's marijuana laws have a potent new ally: the budget deficit.
British Government Ignores Scientific Advice and Reclassifies Cannabis
Cannabis has been reclassified in England and Wales by the government from a Class C to a Class B drug, carrying a higher maximum jail sentence for possession.
First Medical Marijuana Raid by DEA under Obama Administration
Advocates call on president Obama to quickly change harmful, outdated policy
East Coast Band Makes Pot Noises
HALIFAX - Vancouver has always been the hotbed of marijuana activism in Canada, but now a group of Nova Scotians is hoping to revive the campaign for looser cannabis laws, not with public protests and civil disobedience, but with a familiar East Coast export: music.
Will Obama Legalize It?
Election Day 2008 marked the end of an error. For the cannabis community, change couldn’t come soon enough
New President, New Drug Policy
As Barack Obama becomes the 44th President, this historic moment is an opportunity to push Congress to reform America's drug laws.
Pot Smokers Won’t Get an Exemption From Law
The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected complicated constitutional arguments that deficiencies in the medical marijuana regime and conflicting jurisprudence should invalidate the criminal drug law.
