Archive for January, 2008
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Monday, January 14th, 2008Lima News, OH 13 Jan 2008 Thomas J. Lucente, Jr. THE ILL-CONCEIVED WAR ON DRUGS DESTROYING AMERICA America’s ill-conceived War on Drugs cost another life this month when a police officer in Lima accidentally shot and killed a woman and injured her baby during a drug raid. They were looking for her boyfriend. The accidental [...]
Ottawa should not stand in the way of providing much-needed medication
Monday, January 14th, 2008Vancouver Sun, BC 12 Jan 2008 Meagan Fitzpatrick OTTAWA LOSES MARIJUANA FIGHT Licensed Growers No Longer Restricted To Just One Customer The federal government lost another court challenge to its controversial medical marijuana program, and now has 30 days to decide whether to appeal the ruling that declared one of its key policies unconstitutional. Under [...]
Alberta court’s argue that concerns for public safety trump an individual’s personal choice
Monday, January 14th, 2008Lethbridge Herald, AB 10 Jan 2008 DRUG TEST POLICIES IN A LEGAL HAZE It will take the wisdom of the Supreme Court of Canada to settle duelling lower court rulings that leave a conflicting tale of how to handle workplace drug testing. Since 2000, human rights commissions policies across Canada have been guided on the [...]
Court rules that search for marijuana was unlawful
Monday, January 14th, 2008San Francisco Chronicle, CA 12 Jan 2008 Bob Egelko APPEALS COURT SNUFFS OUT WARRANTLESS MARIJUANA SEARCH Police can’t enter a home without a warrant just because they see someone inside smoking marijuana, a state appeals court ruled Friday. In overturning a Pacifica man’s conviction, the state Court of Appeal in San Francisco said officers may [...]
Alaska Senator tells students that marijuana is a lot safer than alcohol
Thursday, January 10th, 2008Chicago Tribune, IL 8 Jan 2008 Rick Pearson GRAVEL TELLS KIDS: USE POT OVER ALCOHOL Not much has been heard recently from former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel as the candidate continues his long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, but he did gain attention with recent remarks on alcohol and drugs during a high school [...]
Measure G back on the ballot
Thursday, January 10th, 2008The Press Democrat, CA 8 Jan 2008 Mike Geniella MENDOCINO RETHINKING POT POLICY Some Residents Want to Overturn County’s Liberal Medical Marijuana Law UKIAH — Unhappy Mendocino County residents today will push the Board of Supervisors to voluntarily allow voters in June a chance to repeal the county’s marijuana policy. A citizens group calling itself [...]
The Ministry of the Attorney General’s application of the law comes into question
Thursday, January 10th, 2008Law Times, Canada 7 Jan 2008 Robert Todd SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR CHALLENGE TO PROPERTY SEIZURE LAW The Supreme Court of Canada will scrutinize Ontario’s Civil Remedies Act after granting a Toronto-area man leave to appeal an Ontario Court of Appeal decision that backed the seizure of his property. Police found Robin Chatterjee in 2003 [...]
Conservative government refuses to look at the science, or even the simple facts
Thursday, January 10th, 2008Vancouver Sun, BC 8 Jan 2008 Larry Campbell, is a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), an international, non-profit educational organization made up of current and former members of law enforcement who believe the existing U.S. drug policies have failed. WHY IS CANADA COPYING FAILURE? The Harper Government’s U.S.-Style Tough Line on Drugs Benefits [...]
Cannabis recognized for its healing properties
Thursday, January 10th, 2008The Calgary Sun, AB 07 Jan 2008 Canadian Press DOCTORS MORE OPEN TO MEDICINAL POT: STUDY By CP MONTREAL — After first opposing the use of medicinal marijuana, some Canadian doctors have warmed to the idea. A study for Health Canada says doctors support the use of cannabis when all other conventional treatments have failed. [...]
Politicians should take stock of this case and stand up and oppose this extradition
Thursday, January 10th, 2008Victoria Times-Colonist, BC 9 Jan 2008 Les Leyne THE PRINCE OF POT DESERVES B.C. SUPPORT It would be a fascinating and revealing political debate that would tell us a lot about B.C. Too bad it will likely never happen. B.C. Liberals and New Democrats are much too careful to say publicly what they really think [...]
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