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Saturday, May 10th, 2008Fri, 02 May 2008
Kootenay Western Star (CN BC)
Copyright: 2008 Kootenay Western Star
Author: Elliot Robins
POT TRIAL WRAPPING UP IN NELSON
Paul DeFelice and Alan Middlemiss of the Holy Smoke Culture Shop, along with Kelsey Stratas and Akka Annis are in court in Nelson this week fighting cannabis charges.
The four plan on using a common-law defence of Necessity [...]
EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA-USE NOT AS HARMFUL AS ALCOHOL
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Tue, 29 Apr 2008
Kansas State Collegian (KS Edu)
Author: Adam Pham
EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA-USE NOT AS HARMFUL AS ALCOHOL
He’s often demonized as existentially lazy, obtuse and prone to erratic fits of violence. He might look just like one of us – and indeed is a great number of us, many with families and stable jobs.
He was recently [...]
‘THERE WERE SMOKY MOMENTS, THERE WERE NON SMOKY MOMENTS’
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Wed, 30 Apr 2008
Nelson Daily News (CN BC)
Author: Sara Newham
‘THERE WERE SMOKY MOMENTS, THERE WERE NON SMOKY MOMENTS’
They said it : The Holy Smoke trial that started this week was full of sound bites – here’s a sampling
It was a lively day at the Nelson courthouse on Monday as the Holy Smoke Culture Shop was [...]
POT COSTS MAN SHOT AT A LIVER
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Wed, 30 Apr 2008
Ventura County Star (CA)
POT COSTS MAN SHOT AT A LIVER
Is Death the Price of Inaction?
By the time state governments have resolved their differences over medical marijuana with the federal government, Timothy Garon will be dead, if he isn’t already.
Mr. Garon, lead singer for Nearly Dan, a Steely Dan cover-band in Seattle, was [...]
MCGILL STUDENTS ARRESTED ON 4/20
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Mon, 28 Apr 2008
McGill Daily, The (CN QU Edu)
Author: Max Halparin
MCGILL STUDENTS ARRESTED ON 4/20
Two McGill undergraduate students were arrested on lower campus last Sunday when at least eight Montreal police officers swarmed onto campus to break up a small crowd of marijuana smokers.
About 200 students had gathered on the hill on lower field that [...]
HOLY SMOKE ADMITS TO SELLING POT
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Tue, 29 Apr 2008
Nelson Daily News (CN BC)
Author: Sara Newham
HOLY SMOKE ADMITS TO SELLING POT
Holy Smoke Culture Shop owners admitted in Nelson provincial court Monday to selling organic cannabis from their premises in the downtown, arguing that they did more good than harm as part of their defense of necessity.
According to testimony, the store began [...]