Archive for July 17th, 2007
« Previous EntriesJudge Gordon’s inconsistent rulings brought into question again
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Vancouver Sun
July 17, 2007
Border searches are a fair tradeoff to ensure public safety
In a ruling that appears to defy common sense, a provincial court judge has found that border guards violated the constitutional rights of an alleged cocaine smuggler when they detained him and searched his truck.
The events that precipitated this judgment are elementary. A [...]
Dispensary operating within state law is raided
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007The Bakersfield Californian, CA
16 Jul 2007
Jason Kotowski
POT DISPENSARY RAIDED AGAIN
Federal drug agents busted an Oildale marijuana dispensary for the second time in three months Monday, seizing more than 87 pounds of processed marijuana and arresting five people.
The business had done $9.6 million in sales in nine months, officials said. That’s a large amount of money [...]
Canadian drug laws prehistoric
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007The Tribune, ON
16 Jul 2007
POT LAWS ARE THE CRIME
Canadians like their marijuana, according to the United Nations.
The people of Papua New Guinea like to partake of marijuana more than Canadians do. So too do residents in Micronesia, Zambia and Ghana.
After that, though, there is hardly any country on the globe that even comes close to [...]
Harper’s government yes men for the US when it comes to war on drugs
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Packet & Times, ON
16 Jul 2007
EXPECT NO CHANGE IN POT POLITICS
Decriminalization of marijuana will not happen in our lifetime. Not at this rate.
Liberal Senator Larry Campbell restated his preference this week to regulate and control pot, just as alcohol production and distribution is governed.
Then “tax the hell out of it,” Campbell urged, adding revenues could [...]
Law-abiding citizens don’t deserve to be branded as criminals
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007The Interlake Spectator, MB
13 Jul 2007
Marc Zienkiewicz
WAR ON DRUGS GOING TO POT
Canada made headlines the world over this week after the release of a United Nations report that shows Canadians use marijuana at four times the world average — making our country the leader of the industrialized world in cannabis consumption.
What makes the study relevant [...]
Doctors and patients know that cannabis improves quality of life for the sick
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007AlterNet
13 Jul 2007
Paul Armentano
NEW STUDIES EXPOSE GOVERNMENT LIES ABOUT MEDICAL POT
When Connecticut’s Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed legislation last month that would have allowed citizens with debilitating medical conditions to use medical cannabis under their doctor’s supervision, she alleged that there was no proof of pot’s therapeutic effectiveness and that legal alternatives are available [...]
Man insists large amounts of cannabis was for personal use
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007The Argus, UK
13 Jul 2007
Ben Parsons
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND DRUG DEALER SPARED PRISON
A wheelchair-bound drug dealer set up a giant cannabis factory in his home and claimed it was all for his own use.
But Joseph Dymond was spared prison for growing and possessing the class C drug – and immediately called for the cannabis laws to be further [...]
Party-goers choosing cannabis over alcohol
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Daily Telegraph, UK
12 Jul 2007
Henry Samuel
CANNABIS USE TREBLES IN FRANCE
French teenagers see wine and alcohol as “old France” and are increasingly turning to cannabis to let their hair down, according to a national study on its consumption.
Jean-Michel Costes, head of the French drugs and addiction watchdog, OFDT, said yesterday that French cannabis use has soared [...]
Marijuana arrests target students
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Newsday, NY
16 Jul 2007
Sheryl McCarthy
ARRESTS FOR POT ARE EXCESSIVE
‘I call it an epidemic of marijuana arrests. New York City has been on a binge of marijuana arrests for the last 10 years.”
“I would call it a dragnet.”
These are the conclusions of Harry Levine, a professor of sociology at Queens College, and Deborah Small, director of [...]
Marijuana more likely to make you maudlin and compassionate
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007National Post, Canada
16 Jul 2007
Lorne Gunter
THE BUZZ ABOUT CANADIANS
Tommy Chong would be proud. The Edmonton-born, Calgary-raised half of the ’70s stoner-comedy duo Cheech & Chong ( Big Bambu, Cheech & Chong’s Wedding Album ) has been a lifelong advocate for marijuana legalization. He even served nine months in a U.S. federal prison as recently as [...]