Archive for December, 2011
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011Health officers back marijuana legalization in B.C.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011Health officers back marijuana legalization in B.C. Dr. John Carsley argues that it doesn’t make sense that, for teenagers, cannabis is more easily available than alcohol. By Carlito Pablo geaorgiastraight December 22, 2011 Public-health physicians have added their voice to calls to end marijuana prohibition. The Health Officers’ Council of B.C. is endorsing a regulatory [...]
Controversial crime bill to cost Canadians $19 billion: study
Friday, December 9th, 2011Vancouver Sun Controversial crime bill to cost Canadians $19 billion: study QUEBEC — It will cost Canadians some $19 billion to build prisons to put more offenders behind bars for longer periods of time as part of the federal government’s new tough-on-crime legislation, according to a report released Thursday. The study, by the Quebec Institute [...]
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Thursday, December 8th, 2011Tell the Senate: Don’t rubber stamp the Crime Bill
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Tell the Senate: Don’t rubber stamp the Crime Bill Leadnow Petition follow link for petition 120,000 sent when i posted this Tell the Senate: Don’t rubber stamp the Crime Bill Update & New Action: Thursday Dec 8, 2011 On Monday, Prime Minister Harper’s Conservative MPs voted for the cruel Crime Bill. That night, the NDP, [...]
Senate in no rush to pass omnibus crime bill
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Senate in no rush to pass omnibus crime bill http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/ID=2174389998 When it comes to the Harper government’s omnibus crime legislation, the Senate’s sober second thought will carry over into the new year, calling into question the government’s previous claim that the bill is urgent and a top priority for the Conservatives. In an interview with [...]
Tories’ omnibus crime bill passes in the House of Commons
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Tories’ omnibus crime bill passes in the House of Commons By Tobi Cohen OTTAWA — The opposition has called it misguided, at least two provinces have vowed not to pay for it and the Canadian Bar Association has done its darndest to get the Conservatives to listen to reason. Still, the controversial omnibus crime bill [...]
Can you evict a legal pot-smoking tenant?
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011Can you evict a legal pot-smoking tenant? Young marijuana plants at a medical marijuana growing operation. Ted S. Warren/AP By Mark Weisleder | Fri Dec 02 2011 Several readers have asked whether you can evict a tenant who is smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes, or if you can refuse to rent to someone who tells [...]
Vancouver Mayors Back Marijuana Legalization and Stop the Violence BC
Friday, December 2nd, 2011Vancouver Mayors Back Marijuana Legalization and Stop the Violence BC More voices join the rising voice of people that are sick and tired of the status quo. We no longer accept the old lies about marijuana. We can no longer afford to laugh and joke about pot use while at the same time incarcerating our [...]
Mr. Harper’s marijuana pipe dream
Friday, December 2nd, 2011Winnipeg Free Press Mr. Harper’s marijuana pipe dream By: Editorial Posted: 12/2/2011 1:00 AM (DALE CUMMINGS) Coincidental with word that a British Columbia seed company has won second place at the annual High Times Cannabis Cup in the Netherlands, comes news of a speech delivered by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Vancouver defending Canada’s get-tough [...]
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