Archive for November 13th, 2007
Hemp farmers lobby to change federal law
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007Washington Post Staff Writer
November 12, 2007
By Peter Slevin
Farmers Ask Federal Court To Dissociate Hemp and Pot
Wayne Hauge grows grains, chickpeas and some lentils on 2,000 acres in northern North Dakota. Business is up and down, as the farming trade tends to be, and he is always on the lookout for a new crop. He tried [...]
Prison not a place for pot smokers
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007Michigan Citizen, MI
11 Nov 2007
David Salisbury
ARE STRICT DRUG LAWS OVERFILLING PRISONS?
LANSING – Drug abuse can lead to criminal activity, but are the state’s current drug laws too uncompromising?
Many convicted drug violators are non-violent, but they are lumped in with other criminals who harm people, critics of the present sentencing rules say.
But Rep. Paul Condino, D-Southfield, [...]
Quantity vs. quality
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007The Billings Gazette, MT
12 Nov 2007
Michael Jamison
DOLLAR’S DECLINE SENDS POT IMPORTS UP IN SMOKE
WHITEFISH – For years, backpacks crammed with cash have slipped north into Canada, followed closely by hockey bags packed with premium marijuana skating south into Montana.
A favorable exchange rate ( not long ago, one American dollar bought one and a half Canadian [...]
A new approach is needed to fight violence and gangsterism
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007Vancouver Sun, BC
12 Nov 2007
Ian Mulgrew
LEGALIZE POT, A KEY DRUG FUELLING GANG WARS
Policy of Prohibition Only Helps Organized Crime Pocket the Profits From a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry
Simon Fraser University economist Stephen Easton said it best — marijuana is the low-hanging fruit for organized crime.
The rise of gangs in this province is due primarily to the [...]
Letter to Editor: Kids have a right to truth
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007Surrey Leader, BC
07 Nov 2007
KIDS SHOULD LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT MARIJUANA
Re: “Public schools are plagued by pot,” The Leader, Oct. 31.
As a federal medical marijuana licence holder who is also married to one, I would like to complain about the misinformed letter by M. Brian.
Apparently, if teens don’t hear the truth about how drugs will [...]
Act discriminates against pot smokers
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007Denver Post, CO
12 Nov 2007
David Harsanyi
POT LAW STIRRING UP TROUBLE
Hayley Jaqua has a big problem.
Jaqua is a 25-year-old full-time student at Metropolitan State College of Denver and an anthropology major who also works part time at a trendy restaurant on the 16th Street Mall.
In September, Jaqua was ticketed for possessing a small amount of marijuana.
I’ve [...]
Just legalize it already
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007The Province, BC
11 Nov 2007
Andy Ivens
‘LEGALIZE IT, CONTROL IT AND TAX THE LIVIN’ HELL OUT OF IT’
Larry Campbell has seen the effects of Canada’s marijuana prohibition laws first-hand, as an RCMP drug officer for eight years and as chief coroner of B.C. before his election as mayor of Vancouver in 2002.
He figures the drug should [...]