Archive for January, 2012
Victoria woman’s chronic pain relieved by cannabis cookies, court told
Friday, January 27th, 2012Victoria woman’s chronic pain relieved by cannabis cookies, court told timescolonist By Louise Dickson, timescolonist.com January 25, 2012 A Victoria woman who suffers from chronic pain told a court Wednesday that her family doctor refused to help her obtain approval from Health Canada to use medical marijuana. “She was against it. She said ‘I don’t [...]
Trust a key ingredient of cannabis cookies, court told
Friday, January 27th, 2012Trust a key ingredient of cannabis cookies, court told timescolonist By Louise Dickson, timescolonist.com January 24, 2012 A cannabis expert agreed Tuesday that people eating medical marijuana cookies would have to trust their baker. David Pate, who holds a masters degree in biology and a PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry, agreed with Health Canada’s information for [...]
Nothing unique about dried pot, court told
Friday, January 27th, 2012timescolonist Nothing unique about dried pot, court told By Louise Dickson, Times Colonist January 24, 2012 A cannabis expert has concluded that there is no scientific or medical basis to differentiate between whole dried marijuana plants and cannabis resin. On Monday, David Pate, cofounder of the International Hemp Association, told B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert [...]
Mayor’s letter to minister becomes evidence in pot trial
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012timescolonist By Louise Dickson, Times Colonist January 18, 2012 Mayor’s letter to minister becomes evidence in pot trial In March 2006, former Victoria mayor Alan Lowe wrote to Tony Clement, then federal health minister, asking him to immediately review Canada’s medical marijuana regulations “to determine where improvements can be made to ensure a better quality [...]
Court urged to snuff out medical pot access rules
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012timescolonist Ex-baker for cannabis buyers’ club launches constitutional challenge By Louise Dickson, Times Colonist January 17, 2012 Ted Smith, left, Owen Smith and lawyer Kirk Tousaw share thoughts outside the Victoria courthouse Monday. Photograph by: Darren Stone, Times Colonist, Times Colonist A Victoria man who was the head baker for the Cannabis Buyers’ Club of [...]
CBCoC Court Challenge
Friday, January 13th, 2012Jan 9, 2012 Victoria, B.C.: In a profound case of nature versus science, the bakery trial of the Cannabis Buyers Clubs of Canada has 20 days of court time scheduled to begin Mon Jan 16. This trial stems from a raid on a downtown apartment in Dec 2009 when Owen Smith was arrested and eventually [...]
Help the UBC Hempology 101 Club!
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012Help the UBC Hempology 101 Club! Barely a year old, the UBC Hempology 101 Club needs your help to get things happening on campus. The founding president and most of the executive have just resigned because they wanted to promote the uses of hemp without addressing the harms of prohibition, the medical benefits of cannabis [...]
IMMW Teds T-Shirt Auction!
Saturday, January 7th, 2012Ron Paul Quotes on Hemp
Friday, January 6th, 2012Jails don’t keep people out of jail
Friday, January 6th, 2012Jails don’t keep people out of jail globeandmail Collectively, we have nearly 10 decades of experience in the area of corrections and conditional release. There are many issues we have disagreed over, but we are united in our concerns with the direction of the Harper government’s “tough on crime” agenda. In a country that prides [...]