Archive for June, 2009
Outdoor pot crops thrive on Vancouver Island
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009The Daily News http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=f9c58899-c6c7-4b16-a02e-8f0c064243e8 Outdoor pot crops thrive on Vancouver Island Dustin Walker, Daily News Published: Saturday, June 20, 2009 An RCMP helicopter pilot stands in a marijuana crop field found on Vancouver Island. Photograph by : Canwest News Service Ideal weather, forestry layoffs and a crackdown on indoor marijuna-growing operations may motivate more people [...]
Cabinet tweaks medical marijuana rules after losing court case
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Court challenge aims to legalize all cannabis use Advocates say previous rule a ‘mockery’ Shannon Kari, National Post Published: Monday, June 01, 2009 Mario Anzuoni, Reuters Health Canada has faced court challenges over medical marijuana eight times and has lost all of them. In each case the decision came because the court felt regulations were [...]
Emery Ready To Go To Jail
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009B.C. judge agrees to delay of Marc Emery U.S. extradition hearing By Keith Fraser, The Province May 25, 2009 1:04 PM Pot activist Marc Emery, pictured lighting up at Vancouver’s 4/20 rally on April 20, has been granted another delay to his extradition hearing over U.S. charges related to the sale of marijuana seeds. Photograph [...]
Fight C-15: It Is Almost Law
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009For more info on C-15 see: http://forums.cannabisculture.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1506559&page=all C-15 has been passed and is now going to the Senate. This happened today. http://parl.gc.ca/40/2/parlbus/chambus/senate/deb-E/043db_2009-06-09-e.htm?Language=E&Parl=40&Ses=2 Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Bill to Amend—First Reading The Hon. the Speaker informed the Senate that a message had been received from the House of Commons with Bill C-15, An Act to [...]