Archive for June 8th, 2007
Flashback 1 year – Seems like medical marijuana is stuck on the same page
Friday, June 8th, 2007CBC News
June 14, 2006
Medical marijuana still not widely available
The federal government’s medical marijuana program doesn’t work, the Canadian AIDS Society said in a report released in June 2006.
The group’s report suggests few users of medical marijuana obtain the drug through official channels.
Ed Rosenthal, Convicted + Acquitted = No Jail Time
Friday, June 8th, 2007Josh Richman , ANG Newspapers
May 31st, 2007
A federal jury in San Francisco convicted Oakland “Guru of Ganja” Ed Rosenthal on Wednesday of three of the five marijuana-growing felonies of which he stood accused.
After starting deliberations Tuesday afternoon, jurors convicted Rosenthal, 62, of one conspiracy count; one count of growing, intending to distribute and distributing marijuana; [...]
Medical marijuana patients threatened by collection action
Friday, June 8th, 2007Brennan Clarke, Saanich News
June 1st, 2007
Any other terminally ill patient in Canada would have all his prescriptions covered by the Canadian health care system.
Jason Wilcox owes so much money for his medication, Health Canada has cut off his supply and threatened to send a collection agency after him.
Wilcox, a James Bay resident, is one of [...]