Archive for March, 2010
N.S. must pay for woman’s medical marijuana, judge rules
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/9015883.html By BEVERLEY WARE South Shore Bureau | UPDATED 3:24 P.M. Wed. Mar 31 – 2:12 PM The province has been ordered to pay for the medical marijuana used by a woman who is on social assistance. In a decision released this afternoon, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has ordered the Department of Community [...]
Worst Pot Prohibition Article Ever!!
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Marijuana far from harmless Danielle Aldcorn, Richmond News Published: Friday, March 26, 2010 What do you know about delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol? If you are the parent of a child who is 12 years old or older you might want to get familiar with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol; TCH for short. TCH is the main active chemical in marijuana. As a [...]
Canadians ‘ahead of politicians’ on marijuana
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Canadians ‘ahead of politicians’ on marijuana If Californians vote to legalize, Canada unlikely to follow suit, say two MPs By Andy Ivens, The Province March 26, 2010 2:12 AM Canadians are ahead of their federal politicians on the issue of liberalizing marijuana laws, according to two high-profile lawmakers from B.C. With Californians heading to the [...]
Forum aims to provide pot perspective
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Forum aims to provide pot perspective By Rachel Stern – Nanaimo News Bulletin Published: March 24, 2010 1:00 PM Nanaimo’s Hempology 101 Club wants to offer some perspective on the controversial debate over the use and legalization of marijuana during an upcoming Cannabis Convention. The Vancouver Island University club, an activist group working within the [...]
Time to kill the sacred cow of pot prohibition
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010http://www.theprovince.com/news/Time+kill+sacred+prohibition/2714697/story.html By David Seymour, The ProvinceMarch 23, 2010 Seventeen per cent of Canadians report having used cannabis in the past year, despite it being illegal. Prohibition, it seems, is hardly stopping people from using cannabis. For perspective, cigarettes are available at every corner store and the Canadian Cancer Society reports that tobacco use stands at [...]
Vote Online for Legalization of Marijuana in Canada
Saturday, March 13th, 2010Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has decided to ask the Internet what issue is most pressing to Canadians. An online poll called “Ask Your Questions to Prime Minister Harper” says the PM “will answer a selection of your top-voted questions in an exclusive YouTube interview next Tuesday March 16, 2010 at 7 p.m. ET.” We [...]
V.I.U. (Nanaimo) Hempology101 club hosts their 1st Cannabis Convention
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010How to contact…
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Please help us contact the Police Board and City Hall to let them know that it is a disgrace that Const. Bratzer is being muzzled from speaking. * Mayor Fortin of Victoria, Chair,Media Contact Person – mayor@victoria.ca (250) 385-5711 * Mayor Desjardins of Esquimalt, Vice Chair – bdesjardins@shaw.ca (250) 386-7927 cell (250) 881-5946 * Mr. [...]
Help defend pro-legalization cop’s free speech
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010http://www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com/freespeech Active duty police officer David Bratzer was planning to accept an invitation to speak about drug policy and harm reduction at an official city government-sponsored event…until his police department’s leadership stepped in and ordered him not to show up. Bratzer, a vocal “drug war” critic active with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), has served [...]