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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Advocates for looser pot restrictions are pointing to the raid as a sign of the ineffectiveness of the federal medicinal marijuana program Joshua Dvorkin, who injured his spinal cord when he fell during an epileptic seizure, has a licence to smoke marijuana to manage pain. Della Rollins for The Globe and Mail Anthony Reinhart Published [...]
Happy Hemp-a-versary…
Friday, April 2nd, 2010Happy Hemp-a-versary… today, 1 year ago, the United State of America had a federal proposition introduced to re-legalize industrial hemp. Let’s go America, you can do it!!!!! According to Wikipedia,” The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009 is a bill that was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Barney [...]
C.A.L.M. raided – med. cannabis in Toronto
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Press Release from CALM: Wednesday, March 31 51 DIVISION POLICE TARGET MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS At approximately 3 p.m. this afternoon, 51 Division officers raided a medical cannabis resource and support centre. C.A.L.M. has provided support for patients with debilitating illnesses that range from AIDS, cancer, glaucoma and MS for years. The police arrested 9 individuals [...]
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 [...]