Keith Martin refuses to stop thinking rationally
His latest wacky idea: decriminalizing pot. The illegal drug trade and substance abuse must be taken out from the shadows, stripped of their myths and put front and centre on the political agenda. We...
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From the Globe: “I think it is the most scandalous and scurrilous misuse I’ve ever seen of parliamentary privilege and taxpayers’ dollars, to divide a community and to pit one community against...
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Marijuana advocates have their annual 420 smoke-in
Parliament Hill was under a cloud of marijuana smoke as pot advocates gathered for 420. The post Marijuana advocates have their annual 420 smoke-in appeared first on Macleans.ca.
View ArticleDrug dealer blames student debt
A student pleaded guilty in a North Bay, Ont. court—and received house arrest—after he was caught with a hefty load of marijuana in his car, an estimated $47,000 worth. Jameson Fletcher’s lawyer argued...
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R. v. The Doobie Brethren
Smokers High Life/Flickr From the Postmedia wire, today: Christopher Bennett, who claimed that he should be allowed to smoke up to seven grams of marijuana—about 35 joints—every day for religious...
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Students aren’t getting the facts about marijuana
Photo by Yeshe on Flickr When sociologist and drug-policy expert Andy Hathaway surveyed one of his first-year classes at the University of Guelph last fall, 80 per cent of students reported experience...
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Police warn pot smokers
Photo by JosephAdams on Flickr April 20 (or “4/20″) is an annual holy day for marijuana smokers. It’s also a day that’s conveniently close to the end of exams at many Canadian universities, making...
View ArticleWeeding out the pot from the carrots in Vancouver
Like many of Vancouver’s urban farmers, Emi Do operates outside the law. Unlike most, her product is no more nefarious than Swiss chard and collard greens. The 28-year-old owner of Yummy Yards has...
View ArticleCannabis course sold out
A seminar taking place on the University of British Columbia campus this weekend will train wannabe medical marijuana entrepreneurs. Greenline Academy, the organizer, told The Province that its $330...
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Maclean’s on the Hill: Colorado’s lessons on legal pot
Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac MacSweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, we look ahead to Parliament’s return, and the Liberals’ extensive to-do list,...
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High hopes: Legalized pot is on the way
Walking into the lobby of Tweed Marijuana Inc. in Smiths Falls, Ont., is like entering a sleek but bare-bones start-up, all polished concrete floors and white walls: visitors are greeted by a...
View ArticleCanada’s current approach to marijuana failing: Liberal MP Bill Blair
OTTAWA — Former Toronto police chief Bill Blair, now an MP, says the current approach to marijuana is failing and the government will need to eye public health implications as it moves to give pot the...
View ArticleWhat Canadians think about alcohol, marijuana and cigarettes
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How big is Canada’s marijuana market, really?
In June, a company called MYM Nutraceuticals announced plans to build one of the world’s largest marijuana greenhouse operations. It’s a joint venture of sorts with the town of Weedon (naturally) in...
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How will Canadian universities handle legal marijuana?
Many students use marijuana responsibly, to wind down after an exam or to help them sleep, but universities must also account for problem users. (PhotoAlto/Sigrid Olsson/Getty Images) Heading into his...
View ArticleHow well do the Liberals know cannabis slang?
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With its patchwork of half-baked, absurd laws, Canada isn’t ready for legal weed
Bobby Kennedy spent much of his time with lawyers and in court during the summer that was supposed to usher in Canada’s era of legal marijuana. In mid-July, the City of Kelowna had ordered him to shut...
View ArticleCanadian universities tackle legal cannabis with wildly different policies
Cannabis has been a budding part of post-secondary life since at least 1964, when One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest author Ken Kesey and some Stanford University pals formed the Merry Band of Pranksters,...
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