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Sunday, June 17th, 2007Newsday, NY 14 Jun 2007 Jason Del Rey HOPE RIDING ON NY MARIJUANA BILL For several years, Cedarhurst resident Sherri Greene has suffered from fibromyalgia, an arthritis-related condition that causes debilitating pain throughout her arms and legs. When the pain is at its worst, Green, 65, can’t even grip a telephone. Tired of the ineffectiveness [...]
Swat team invades injured marine’s home and takes medically approved plants
Sunday, June 17th, 2007Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO 14 Jun 2007 Tillie Fong MARINE POT GROWER ASKS COPS TO RETURN PLANTS ARAPAHOE COUNTY – A decorated Marine approved by the state to use marijuana for medical purposes is fighting to get back the dozens of marijuana plants seized from his basement by Aurora police in April. “I felt [...]
Government makes a cool five grand profit per kilo
Sunday, June 17th, 2007NOW Magazine, Ontario 14 Jun 2007 Matt Mernagh FEDS’ POT GOUGE Activists Call on Auditor General to Investigate 1,500 Per Cent Markup on Government Dope The days of health canada marking up medical marijuana to the tune of 1,500 per cent may be nearing an end. Or are they?
Montel Williams lends his support to Connecticut movement
Sunday, June 17th, 2007AlterNet 13 Jun 2007 Montel Williams MS SUFFERER MONTEL WILLIAMS MAKES THE CASE FOR MEDICAL POT Editor’s note: Connecticut may become the 13th state in the country to permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes. After legislation was passed in the state legislature this month, it is now up to Gov. M. Jodi Rell. [...]
No freedom of speech for students
Sunday, June 17th, 2007Regina Leader-Post 12 Jun 2007 Matt Barton STUDENT SUSPENDED AFTER VOICING MARIJUANA OPINION Kieran King’s views on marijuana have led to his suspension from Wawota Parkland School. King said he was threatened with police action by Principal Susan Wilson previously after making the case that marijuana was less harmful than alcohol.
48-year-old grandmother defends her right to medicate with marijuana
Sunday, June 17th, 2007Metro Times, Detroit, MI 13 Jun 2007 Curt Guyette Prescription Pot DRIVE UNDER WAY TO MAKE MEDICAL MARIJUANA LEGAL IN MICHIGAN Rochelle Lampkin knows she’s breaking the law when she lights a joint and takes a few tokes, but she doesn’t feel like a criminal.
Legalizing drugs would stop gangs
Sunday, June 17th, 2007National Post, Canada 16 Jun 2007 Rick Osborne Re: Put The Gangs Out Of Business: Legalize Drugs, Michael C. Chettleburgh, June 13. As a former gang member who served 24 years in federal prison ( drug, robbery and weapons charges ) and now leads a pro-social life working with youth in the Greater Toronto Area, [...]
Stolen plants lead police to seize nearly 200 Marijuana plants
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007The Morning Star, Vernon Jun 13 2007 Jennifer Dyck Pot Plants Found A call about a break and enter near Falkland resulted in RCMP locating not only the suspects, but also nearly 200 marijuana plants. The Falkland detachment responded to a 12:15 a.m. call of a break and enter in progress off of Salmon River [...]
Will Albany beat Connecticut as 13th state to legalize?
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007The New York Sun 12 Jun 2007 Jacob Gershman A MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW GAINS MOMENTUM IN ALBANY ALBANY — Following in the footsteps of Connecticut’s Legislature, New York State lawmakers are expected to approve legislation allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The Democrat-led Assembly could pass a medical marijuana bill as early as [...]
Canadian boxer tests positive for marijuana, banned for two years
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007June 11, 2007 OTTAWA (CP) – Canadian boxer Marc Bourassa has been suspended from competition for two years after testing positive for marijuana. The Victoriaville, Que., native’s positive test was taken during the national championships on Feb. 16, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport said Monday. Bourassa defeated Canadian team veteran Adam Trupish for [...]
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