Archive for June, 2007
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Saturday, June 9th, 2007Joanne Hatherly, Times Colonist Saturday, June 09, 2007 Drew and Jaime Rokeby-Thomas had the property, builder, designer and finances lined up for construction of their straw-bale home on Saltspring Island. They had everything they needed — except straw. Construction on the 1,760-square-foot house was to start in 2003, the same year Alberta’s drought made headlines [...]
Flashback 1 year – Seems like medical marijuana is stuck on the same page
Friday, June 8th, 2007CBC News June 14, 2006 Medical marijuana still not widely available The federal government’s medical marijuana program doesn’t work, the Canadian AIDS Society said in a report released in June 2006. The group’s report suggests few users of medical marijuana obtain the drug through official channels.
Ed Rosenthal, Convicted + Acquitted = No Jail Time
Friday, June 8th, 2007Josh Richman , ANG Newspapers May 31st, 2007 A federal jury in San Francisco convicted Oakland “Guru of Ganja” Ed Rosenthal on Wednesday of three of the five marijuana-growing felonies of which he stood accused. After starting deliberations Tuesday afternoon, jurors convicted Rosenthal, 62, of one conspiracy count; one count of growing, intending to distribute [...]
Medical marijuana patients threatened by collection action
Friday, June 8th, 2007Brennan Clarke, Saanich News June 1st, 2007 Any other terminally ill patient in Canada would have all his prescriptions covered by the Canadian health care system. Jason Wilcox owes so much money for his medication, Health Canada has cut off his supply and threatened to send a collection agency after him. Wilcox, a James Bay [...]
Menopause Medication Brings Criminal Charges
Monday, June 4th, 2007Port Hope Evening Guide June 3/07 Marijuana is supposed to ease the nausea from a variety of conditions. For Carrie Hooper – who pleaded guilty to possession in Port Hope court May 25 – it was menopause. Federal Crown attorney Marc Bebee described how, on January 18, the Kawartha Combined Force Drug Unit executed a [...]
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