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Thursday, February 14th, 2008Bangor Daily News, ME
12 Feb 2008
Bob St. Peter
IT’S TIME TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA
While reading the Bangor Daily News’ Jan. 23 front page story “Smuggler given life sentence,” I tried to think of all the people I have met who have used marijuana. I couldn’t; there are too many. So instead I found myself trying to understand [...]
County and city officials have been put into a legal quandary
Thursday, February 14th, 2008The Modesto Bee, CA
12 Feb 2008
Tim Moran
POT MERCHANTS FILE AGAINST OAKDALE, COUNTY
The owners of the closed medical marijuana dispensary in Oakdale have filed two claims against the city and Stanislaus County, asking for almost $2 million.
The dispensary, Oakdale Natural Choice Collective Inc., and the home of the owners were raided July 31 by members of [...]
Prohibition is responsible for the production, sale and use of marijuana underground
Thursday, February 14th, 2008AlterNet, US
12 Feb 2008
Paul Armentano
MAKING POT LEGAL: WE CAN DO IT — HERE’S HOW
This month marks my 13th year working for marijuana law reform. During this time I’ve witnessed many successes and many more signs of progress. Nevertheless, it remains frustratingly clear that despite sincere efforts and millions poured into campaigns, very little headway has [...]
Manitoba has become the centre of hemp food production in North America
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Winnipeg Free Press, MB
12 Feb 2008
Larry Kusch
HEMP FOODS TURN HEALTHY PROFIT
Manitoba Continent’s Main Source
AS an 18-year-old, Mike Fata weighed 300 pounds and decided to go on a no-fat diet.
It almost killed him.
But while researching essential dietary fats, he got excited about the nutritional benefits of hemp.
Thirteen years later and more than 100 pounds lighter, Fata [...]
Health and welfare of Canadians means nothing to Ottawa
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Amherst Daily News, NS
11 Feb 2008
Raissa Tetanish
SIMPSON CONSIDERS LEAVING COUNTRY
Found Guilty On Marijuana Charges, Sentenced To One Day In Custody, Fine
AMHERST – After Justice Felix Cacchione sentenced him to one day custody deemed served by his court appearance, Rickey Logan Simpson says he’s not willing to remain in a country where he’s labelled a criminal [...]
Rights were violated by the manner in which the police entered
Thursday, February 14th, 2008The Now, BC
08 Feb 2008
Tom Zytaruk
APPEAL GROW-OP RULING: FARNWORTH
An accused pot grower caught a big break from a B.C. Supreme Court judge this week when his case was tossed out after the judge ruled the Surrey RCMP acted unreasonably during the raid on his house.
Mike Farnworth, the provincial NDP’s public safety critic, has called on [...]
9th Annual Cannabis Convention at UVIC
Thursday, February 7th, 20089th Annual Cannabis Convention
Sunday, February 10th 2008
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
David Lam Auditorium, McLaurin Building
1:00 to 4:00 pm
Cannabis Convention Speakers
Chris Bennett, the world’s top cannabis historian
Chris has written two books on this subject, Green Gold, The Tree of Life: Marijuana in Magic and Religion, and Sex, Drugs, Violence and the bible. He will teach [...]
Police bashed through garage door, arrest ruled violation of rights
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Canwest News Service
February 07, 2008
Judge rules cops violated rights of pot grower
SURREY — A B.C. Supreme Court judge tossed out all charges against a Surrey man yesterday even though police found more than 700 pot plants in his basement.
Justice Catherine Bruce ruled Van Dung Cao’s charter rights were violated when police battered their way into [...]
Case not about marijuana, it’s about a person with a disability being treated differently
Thursday, February 7th, 2008National Post, Canada
06 Feb 2008
Linda Nguyen
RIGHTS BODY GRANTS HEARING TO JOINT SMOKER
Discrimination Claimed
An Ontario man who was told he was not allowed to smoke medical marijuana outside a local sports bar has been granted a hearing at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, one of the first cases of its kind in Canadian history.
Steve Gibson, [...]
Licensed medical marijuana caregivers legally deliver pot to patients
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Marin Independent Journal, CA
04 Feb 2008
Richard Halstead
MEDICAL MARIJUANA DELIVERY SERVICE MAKES DEBUT IN MARIN
Whether the elixir is known as “train wreck” or “Sonoma coma” or “purple kush,” the advent of a new home delivery service will make it easier for Marin’s more than 880 medical marijuana patients to get their medicine.
“The idea is it’s compassionate [...]