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Monday, June 18th, 2007Packet & Times, ON 26 May 2007 Courtney Whalen LEGALIZE POT TO HALT VIOLENCE, GROUP URGES Marijuana Dealers, Not The Drug Itself, Blamed For Crime Legalizing drugs as a way to combat the drug trade may go against traditional views, but it’s an idea with its share of supporters. A Packet & Times story last [...]
A brief history of cannabis – the infamous weed
Monday, June 18th, 2007Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL 17 Jun 2007 Seth Robbins, with News Researcher Karen Duffy MARIJUANA LAW’S U.S. HISTORY Since the earliest settlers, marijuana has long been a cash crop in the United States. Many people, however, don’t know how it became illegal. This is a brief history of the infamous weed. 1619: The first American [...]
BC may follow Alberta’s lead with Drug Endangered Children Act
Monday, June 18th, 2007Eagle Valley News, BC 13 Jun 2007 CHILDREN WHO CALL GROW OPS HOME AT RISK The Shuswap’s economy is based on tourism, agriculture and forestry. But anyone who lives here knows there is another big industry cropping up all over – illegal marijuana growing operations. Police raids on various residences in rural areas surrounding Salmon [...]
Letter to editor blasts Alberta legislation
Monday, June 18th, 2007The StarPhoenix, SN 16 Jun 2007 Tanya Derbowka PROTECT CHILDREN BY ENDING UNPRODUCTIVE WAR ON DRUGS The article, Drug house parents face charges ( SP, June 5 ), illustrates perfectly what a complete disaster our drug policy has been for families. In response to the dangers posed by “toxic marijuana grow operations,” Alberta passed legislation [...]
Retired cop lends his support to legalization
Monday, June 18th, 2007NOW Magazine, ON 14 Jun 2007 THIS COP PLAYING POT PART As a retired police officer, i agree with Alan Young’s appeal that baby boomers in suits need to step up and call for cannabis to be a legal, regulated and taxed product. I smoked for seven years, quitting as I entered the police academy. [...]
Letter to editor makes valid point
Monday, June 18th, 2007Maple Ridge News 13 Jun 2007 M. Richardson WASTING TIME WITH SMALL GROW OPS Editor, The News: Re: What about missed work ( Letters, June 6 ). Keeping our community safe, at the expense of selling our rights and privacy and doing the job for police. I don’t understand. If the marijuana grow operations and [...]
More on Heath Canada interfering with doctors and medication
Monday, June 18th, 2007Winnipeg Sun, MB 17 Jun 2007 Canadian Press LIMIT POT RX: OTTAWA MDs Told To Keep Dose Low OTTAWA — Health Canada has been contacting doctors who prescribe medical marijuana for their government-approved patients, advising them to keep the dosages low. Some users say that not only violates doctor-patient confidentiality, it’s also wrong for bureaucrats [...]
Student remains center of controversy over marijuana speech
Monday, June 18th, 2007National Post, Canada 14 Jun 2007 James Cowan SCHOOL SUSPENDS TEEN FOR DISCUSSING DRUGS ‘Just Giving Statistics’ Sask. Student Shared Research With Classmates Kieran King says he’s never seen marijuana, let alone smoked or sold it. But cannabis has been causing problems for the 15-year-old honour student lately, ever since a fellow student complained about [...]
Health Canada dosage debate continues
Monday, June 18th, 2007The Calgary Sun 17 Jun 2007 Canadian Press DOSAGE DEBATE HAS POT USERS SMOKIN’ MAD OTTAWA — Health Canada has been contacting doctors who prescribe medical marijuana for their government-approved patients, advising them to keep the dosages low. Some users say that not only violates doctor-patient confidentiality, it’s also wrong for bureaucrats to make judgments [...]
Rick Reimer of Pembroke – not stoned, but medicated
Sunday, June 17th, 2007Daily Observer, Ontario 16 Jun 2007 Rick Reimer OPENING THE DEBATE ON THE ISSUE OF MARIJUANA Editor: I’d like to thank Tina Peplinskie and the Observer for the coverage of my recent trial in Pembroke. I’ll let you know as soon as a decision is reached. This letter is not about those issues, but instead [...]
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