Archive for November, 2007
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Saturday, November 3rd, 2007The Missoulian, MT 27 Oct 2007 Michael Moore MEDICAL MARIJUANA ADVOCATE KILLS HERSELF Robin Prosser, a Missoula woman who struggled for a quarter century to live with the pain of an immunosuppressive disorder, tried years ago to kill herself. Last week, she tried again. This time, she succeeded. After her earlier attempt failed, Prosser wound [...]
Caregivers Montana opens its doors to the sick and needy
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT 02 Nov 2007 Scott McMillion MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESS OPENS IN LIVINGSTON LIVINGSTON — Three years ago, Montana voters decided by a 62 percent margin that marijuana should be available for medical purposes. No issue or candidate had received that sort of statewide endorsement for 25 years. Since then, a network of [...]
Cannabis imbedded in New Zealand society
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007The Press, New Zealand 02 Nov 2007 Helen Murdoch RENEWED CALL FOR DEBATE ON CANNABIS The New Zealand Drug Foundation hopes to reignite the debate over legalising cannabis and has the backing of other health sector experts. Foundation head Ross Bell says politicians had to take cannabis out of the too-hard basket and revisit the [...]
Interview with Jack Cole of LEAP
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Austin Chronicle, TX 2 Nov 2007 Jordan Smith EX-COP WALKS THE TALK IN ANTI-PROHIBITION EFFORT Back in March 2002, retired New Jersey State Police Lt. Jack Cole made headlines when he and four other former cops teamed up to form the drug policy reform group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. The group’s message is simple: The [...]
Ferderal aid used as an enforcement weapon
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007New York Times, NY 02 Nov 2007 MARIJUANA AND COLLEGE AID Anything that keeps ex-offenders from attending college makes it more likely that they will be caught in the revolving door that leads to prison. Tens of thousands of people have been pushed in that direction since the 1990s when Congress passed a law that [...]
Trustee Charged With Growing Pot For Trafficking
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Winnipeg Free Press Oct.25 2007 Rick Martin A Manitoba school trustee has been charged with growing marijuana and possession of marijuana for the purposes of trafficking. Turtle River School Division trustee Gilbert Soucy and his wife Colleen Soucy were allegedly running a grow operation busted by police late last month. They appeared in Dauphin court [...]
B.C. Trying To Broker Drug Tests For Ferry Crews
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Globe & Mail, Canada Oct.24 2007 Justine Hunter VICTORIA — Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon is trying to broker a deal this week between B.C. Ferries and its work force that could pave the way for drug and alcohol testing for ferry crew. Mr. Falcon met yesterday with Jackie Miller, president of the B.C. Ferry and [...]
Immigrant Workers Found Innocent In Pot Farm Bust
Thursday, November 1st, 2007Dean Pritchard Winnipeg Sun Oct. 26 2007 Five Asian immigrants arrested after they were found working on a massive rural dope farm did not know they were breaking the law, a judge has ruled. The five accused were among 28 Asian immigrants arrested in October 2005 after RCMP seized nearly $20 million worth of weed from a [...]
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