Archive for May, 2008
« Previous EntriesCOURT WAS RIGHT TO PROTECT PRIVACY WITH BAN ON RANDOM SEARCHES
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Wed, 07 May 2008 Review, The (CN ON) COURT WAS RIGHT TO PROTECT PRIVACY WITH BAN ON RANDOM SEARCHES As controversial as the decision might be, Canada’s Supreme Court got it right when it ruled recently that specially trained police dogs randomly searching backpacks was a violation of privacy rights. In a 6-3 decision, the [...]
GROW-OP TEAM SUSPENDED OVER CLAIM OF THEFT
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Thu, 08 May 2008 Province, The (CN BC) GROW-OP TEAM SUSPENDED OVER CLAIM OF THEFT Langley Township’s marijuana grow-op busting team has been suspended in the wake of an allegation of theft against one of its members. “One of the members took something that shouldn’t have been taken and it was inappropriate,” said Langley Township [...]
CANNABIS GOES BACK TO CLASS B DESPITE DRUG EXPERTS’ VERDICT
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Thu, 8 May 2008 Times, The (UK) CANNABIS GOES BACK TO CLASS B DESPITE DRUG EXPERTS’ VERDICT Cannabis will be upgraded to a Class B drug next year even though the head of the Government’s advisory body says that the change is neither warranted nor likely to achieve the desired effect. Jacqui Smith, the Home [...]
DRUG CASE DROPPED DUE TO COURT DELAY
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Fri, 02 May 2008 Comox Valley Echo (CN BC) Author: Marcel Tetrault DRUG CASE DROPPED DUE TO COURT DELAY Charges have been dropped against two men accused of trafficking pot because of an excessive delay in bringing the case to trial. Arthur Dean Nelson, a 34-year-old Surrey man, and Daniel Jacob Wood, a 25-year-old man [...]
THREE ARRESTED DURING GRASS-ROOTS RALLY
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Sun, 04 May 2008 Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Author: Katie Schneider THREE ARRESTED DURING GRASS-ROOTS RALLY Cops nabbed three people for possession of marijuana yesterday among hundreds of hemp lovers rallying to liberate the drug and put an end to pot arrests. As many as 500 Calgarians gathered at city hall for the annual [...]
COUPLE LEFT ‘SQUATTING’ IN THEIR HOME
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Sun, 04 May 2008 Province, The (CN BC) Author: Susan Lazaruk COUPLE LEFT ‘SQUATTING’ IN THEIR HOME Say City Wants Them To Pay $5,000 For Search For Grow-Op That Wasn’t There When Selina Prevost and her husband returned home recently to find a notice tacked to their front door advising them Coquitlam city inspectors would [...]
EXPERT TESTIFIES CANNABIS HELPS SLOW AGING
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Fri, 2 May 2008 Nelson Daily News (CN BC) Author: Sara Newham EXPERT TESTIFIES CANNABIS HELPS SLOW AGING Holy Smoke Trial: University Professor Brought in to Help Prove Case for Defense in Drug Trafficking Trial B.C. Provincial Court heard Thursday that cannabis is safer than aspirin and can restore the balance in people’s bodies to [...]
POT DISPENSARY OWNER SENTENCED TO PRISON
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Tue, 29 Apr 2008 Bakersfield Californian, The (CA) POT DISPENSARY OWNER SENTENCED TO PRISON The owner of a Bakersfield marijuana dispensary was sentenced Monday to six months in prison, six months home detention and three years supervised release. William Eugene Connelly, 51, the owner of Seven Seas Compassionate Care Center, 6403 Seven Seas Ave., had [...]
STUDY: SMOKING POT DOESN’T CAUSE CANCER–IT MAY PREVENT IT!
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Sat, 3 May 2008 CounterPunch (US Web) Author: Fred Gardner STUDY: SMOKING POT DOESN’T CAUSE CANCER–IT MAY PREVENT IT! The Greatest Story Never Told Smoking Cannabis Does Not Cause Cancer Of Lung or Upper Airways, Tashkin Finds; Data Suggest Possible Protective Effect The story summarized by that headline ran in O’Shaughnessy’s ( Autumn 2005 ), [...]
JUDGE ORDERS MEDICAL MARIJUANA RETURNED TO CRAIG MAN
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Fri, 02 May 2008 Craig Daily Press, The (CO) Author: Joshua Roberts JUDGE ORDERS MEDICAL MARIJUANA RETURNED TO CRAIG MAN Craig – Tim Martin, a 24-year-old Craig man, said he has battled a “well-documented” history of severe pain caused by migraine headaches and stomach ailments for almost 10 years. Medical marijuana, which seven months ago [...]
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