Archive for July 4th, 2007
Even a politician’s kid enjoys a little puff of the green stuff
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007The Associated Press
July 4, 2007
Al Gore’s Son Arrested on Drug Suspicion
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — Al Gore’s son was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs after deputies pulled him over for speeding, authorities said.
Al Gore III, 24, was driving a blue Toyota Prius about 100 mph on the San Diego Freeway [...]
Two men raise awareness of damage caused by anti-drug prohibition
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007Times Colonist
July 04, 2007
Lexi Bainas
Men rolling cross-country to free pot
If you saw a man rollerblading through the Cowichan Valley late last week following a vehicle sporting a huge flag and sign, you were seeing the first leg of a cross-Canada trek that won’t finish until Remembrance Day.
It’s a long haul for the rollerblader Neil Magnuson [...]
Medicinal marijuana supplied by government should be free
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007Globe and Mail, Canada
03 Jul 2007
Brennan Clark
UNPAID BILLS MOUNT OVER OTTAWA’S POT
Registered Users Refuse To Pay For Government-Grown Cannabis They Say Is Low In Quality And Overpriced
VICTORIA — For all Jason Wilcox cares, Health Canada’s debt collectors can follow him to the grave.
Mr. Wilcox, a terminally ill medical marijuana user living in Victoria, owes the [...]
Marijuana convictions can be harsher than violent crimes
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007The News Journal, DE
02 Jul 2007
Esteban Parra
POT CONVICTION IN DEL. CAN MEAN HARD TIMES
Some Punished More Harshly Than Violent Criminals, Study Says
The consequences of a marijuana conviction in Delaware are the second-harshest in the nation, according to a Washington organization working to legalize the drug.
While sentences in Delaware associated with such convictions may not be [...]