Archive for June 19th, 2007
Grant Kreiger given four months – denied medicine in jail
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Calgary Herald
June 19, 2007
Deborah Tetley
Pot crusader jailed
Refused marijuana
Longtime pot crusader Grant Krieger was jailed Monday for four months on a drug trafficking charge, and he wasn’t allowed to take his medicinal marijuana behind bars.
Despite a constitutional exemption that allows Krieger to use cannabis to alleviate his multiple sclerosis pain, the judge ruled against the legal [...]
Canadian official sentenced to four years in Arab jail
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Times Colonist, Victoria
June 19, 2007
Steven Edwards
Vancouver man convicted of drug charge; fiancee is a Victoria teacher
A Dubai court found Canadian anti-narcotics official Bert Tatham guilty today on drug possession charges, sentencing him to four years in prison in the Arab emirate.
Barring any successful appeal, the Vancouver resident’s main hope for early release is to be [...]
Marijuana relieves symptoms of ALS
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, ON
18 Jun 2007
Leo Greene
LEO’S STORY LOOKING FOR RELIEF, MORE TIME
Editor’s note: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reporter and videographer Leo Greene was diagnosed with ALS – Lou Gehrig’s disease – on Aug. 16, 2006. In a monthly column and through videos available at www.dailybulletin.com, Leo explains his thoughts and feelings as he [...]
Farmers defend right to grow hemp
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007USA Today
18 Jun 2007
Donna Leinwand
2 FARMERS SUING DEA OVER RIGHT TO GROW HEMP
Feds Argue That ‘Hemp Is Marijuana’
Two North Dakota farmers who want to grow hemp are filing a federal lawsuit today to challenge the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ban on the plant that is the same species that produces marijuana.
Hemp can be imported from Canada, [...]