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« Previous EntriesB.C. judge strikes down portions of medical marijuana law
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012VICTORIA — People authorized to use medical marijuana can now bake it in brownies and spread it on toast, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Justice Robert Johnston concluded that the section in Health Canada’s Marijuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) restricting recipients to using only the dried form of the drug is unconstitutional as it breaches [...]
CTV news Constitutional Cannabis Victory
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Cookie Trial Verdict Friday April 13th
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012For Immediate Release
Tues April 10, 2012
Victoria, B.C.: A decision in the bakery trial of the Cannabis Buyers Clubs of Canada will be handed down by Justice Johnson of the Supreme Court of B.C. at 9:15 am on Fri. April 13, 2012. Head baker Owen Smith, charged with possession of THC for the purposes of trafficking [...]
Victoria calls for tax on pot rather than prohibition
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012The City of Victoria is calling on the the government to ‘do the right thing’ and asking other municipalities to do the same.
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By Danielle Pope – Monday Magazine
Published: March 29, 2012
City Council asks other municipalities to join in letters of support for regulation over prohibition
Victoria may not see pot shops allowing you [...]
Victoria council deems pot good, pipelines bad
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012Victoria council deems pot good, pipelines bad
timescolonist
By Bill Cleverley, timescolonist.com March 16, 2012
Proposed oil pipelines proved more contentious than pot for Victoria councillors this week as they went on record opposing the former and supporting the latter.
A motion put forth by Coun. Ben Isitt supporting the taxation and regulation of cannabis passed without debate.
The resolution [...]
VIU hempology club says it aims to dispel myths surrounding cannabis plants
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012NanaimoDaily
VIU hempology club says it aims to dispel myths surrounding cannabis plants
Walter Cordery, Daily News
Published: Monday, March 19, 2012
Members of Vancouver Island University’s Hempology 101 club held a symposium Sunday to explain the medicinal and other benefits of hemp.
The purpose of the second Cannabis Convention at VIU was to try to educate the public about [...]
Convention promotes benefits of cannabis
Thursday, March 15th, 2012Convention promotes benefits of cannabis
By Chris Hamlyn – Nanaimo News Bulletin
Published: March 15, 2012 11:00 AM
There might not be a better time for a cannabis convention.
With calls for the legalization of marijuana from former B.C. attorneys general, former Vancouver mayors, current Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and B.C. health officials making headlines, it’s a good time [...]