Canadaian Medicinal Marijuana NEWS Archives
March 28, 2011
Are legal pot grow-ops a justifiable hazard?
There are houses in Abbotsford where pot is growing with the sanction of the federal government, and neither the Abbotsford Police nor city hall knows where they are. Even Health Canada, which licenses these grow–ops, is not allowed to enter these residences to enforce regulations without the owner's consent. It's a system that frustrates politicians and police across the […]
FULL STORYMarch 25, 2011
Marijuana called pot, grass, weed - and now investment?
t has been called a lot of things over the years: grass, Mary Jane, wacky weed. Now, researchers are suggesting a new moniker for marijuana: alternative investment. A report out this week on the U.S. medical marijuana market estimates the unconventional business already generates $1.7 billion in economic activity a year. But that market could grow […]
FULL STORYMarch 21, 2011
Health pot issue clouded
Members of Kelowna's compassion club were gobsmacked by the idea local politicians wanted their input on problems surrounding medical marijuana growers, let alone that talks slated for next Monday could give rise to a committee dedicated to the issue. "I'm so excited. I won't be sleeping much this week–this is the first time they've engaged people in this manner, to […]
FULL STORYMarch 13, 2011
Medical marijuana grow-ops need an overhaul, say B.C. mayors
Medicinal marijuana grow operations – sanctioned by Canadian law – are unworkable, not just in this province but across the country, say a growing number of B.C. mayors. The municipal politicians say hundreds of authorized grow ops are blurring the line for police, who are trying to combat a parallel, multi–billion–dollar drug trade controlled by violent gangs. […]
FULL STORYMarch 12, 2011
Health Canada mails details of marijuana users
A privacy breach on the part of Health Canada has landed personal information in the hands of a medical marijuana patient in Toronto. Kyle Andrews, who relies on medical marijuana to ease symptoms brought on by HIV and Hepatitis C, received a package from Health Canada Wednesday that […]
FULL STORYMarch 12, 2011
Mayors want end to medical marijuana growing
The mayors of Langley Township and the City of Langley are calling on the federal government to cancel licences for medical marijuana growing operations. Legal marijuana is proving a major crime headache for the Langleys, which saw another violent attack on a legal growing operation last weekend. On Sunday morning, a medicinal marijuana growing operation in […]
FULL STORYMarch 11, 2011
Refreshing common sense on marijuana
What would you do if you were the judge? A man in his 40s (his name is protected under provincial law) is involved in a severe car crash. His spine is badly damaged, resulting in painful spasms. A variety of painkillers is prescribed to alleviate the pain, but none are effective. Would you agree to the medical use of marijuana? […]
FULL STORYMarch 10, 2011
Judges make the right marijuana ruling
What would you do if you were the judge? A man in his 40s (his name is protected under provincial law) is involved in a severe car crash. His spine is badly damaged resulting in painful spasms. A variety of painkillers are prescribed to alleviate the pain, but none are effective. Would you agree to the medical use of marijuana? Patient X requested insurance coverage for marijuana, but it was refused. Not an unexpected decision as the use of this drug has sparked controversy for many […]
FULL STORYJanuary 25, 2011
Medical marijuana user starts service
Leslie Johnson wants to help bring medical marijuana into the mainstream and the first step is getting users and growers licensed. The Malakwa resident has begun something of a grassroots venture in the […]
FULL STORYFebruary 18, 2011
Conditional sentence for growing pot in Maple Ridge
[…] His doctor has told him he is eligible to receive medical marijuana under Health Canada guidelines. The couple, however, failed to apply for the Health Canada permit […]
FULL STORYJanuary 30, 2011
Doctors cautioned not to prescribe pot
It's been legal for years. But just try to get a prescription. Medical marijuana has become a kind of oxymoron in most of Canada […]
FULL STORYJanuary 18, 2011
City bylaws pushing out pot grow ops
[…] the city also went after legal medical marijuana operations by putting in place a bylaw that prohibits anyone from growing the plant for others in residential and agricultural zones. Growing a small amount of medical […]
FULL STORYJanuary 8, 2011
Equipment returned broken, medical marijuana user says
Les Petherick's net income is $1,100 a month and he has to come up with $300 to replace equipment that he says worked fine the last time he saw it. Petherick has a medical-marijuana card and is legally allowed to grow marijuana but […]
FULL STORYJanuary 7, 2011
Health Canada slow with pot licences
OTTAWA –– A woman who's been waiting five months for an updated licence to use medical marijuana says the situation for patients is getting worse. Marie Tripp filed an application in August to change her licence after her doctor doubled her prescription for cannabis, and spoke to […]
FULL STORYDecember 29, 2010
HealthWatch's Top 10 stories of 2010
The use of medical marijuana for the relief of chronic pain is the subject of ongoing debate. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) –the substance extracted from the hemp or marijuana plant –is closely related to pain–relieving molecules released by our own bodies. […]
FULL STORYDecember 29, 2010
Marijuana activist's eligibility for B.C. NDP leadership questioned by party president
The B.C. NDP leadership race got off to a shaky start Wednesday, with a dust–up over whether the first person to declare his candidacy was a paid–up party member. Marijuana activist Dana Larsen held a news conference to announce his intention to campaign for the leadership. Three hours later, NDP party president Moe Sihota said Mr. Larsen was ineligible because […]
FULL STORYDecember 22, 2010
Cops quiet on details of medicinal pot bust
Nanaimo RCMP are still not releasing details on their raid last Friday of a medicinal marijuana operation in Cedar that had an expired licence from Health Canada. But Const. Gary O'Brien said the RCMP were justified in carrying out the raid on the pot operation at […]
FULL STORYHealth Canada is working to address the temporary delay in processing applications
Health Canada is currently experiencing a temporary delay in processing applications for an authorization to possess and/or a licence to produce marihuana for medical purposes, due to a sharp rise in the number of applications received in recent months. To address this situation, Health Canada has implemented a strategy that is improving the efficiency of its review and authorization process and will restore […]
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October 26,2010
Cancer kills pot activist
Rainey had lived with Crohn's disease since she was a teenager and in the last years of her life struggled against melanoma and lymphatic cancer. […]
FULL STORYOctober 19,2010
Libby calls for an end to long wait times for medical marijuana patients
Chronically ill Canadians are waiting months to get and renew permits for access to medical marijuana. Patients are being cut off from their legally prescribed medication because of an under-resourced overly bureaucratic application process. Mr. Speaker, people don't want to break the law to access and use their legally prescribed drugs. Will the Minister stop treating patients like criminals […]
FULL STORYOctober 14,2010
Pot's not the problem, Mr. Harper
When will governments – in particular the Harper Conservative government – get the message? The one about how medical marijuana has potential to be one of the most useful, effective, and relatively safe, not to mention cheapest, pharmacological agents? This was lately affirmed yet again by publication in the Canadian Medical Association Journal of a McGill University Health Centre randomized, placebo–controlled clinical trial. It confirmed that marijuana offers significant […]
FULL STORYOctober 8,2010
City of Surrey faces human rights complaint over growth of medical marijuana
A woman has filed a human rights complaint against the City of Surrey claiming its refusal to allow her to grow her own medical marijuana is discrimination against the disabled. The woman, who is maintaining her anonymity, claims to have multiple serious health issues, but a release sent out […]
FULL STORYOctober 7,2010
West Kelowna man struggles to get medical marijuana license
A West Kelowna man who uses marijuana for medicinal purposes says the government is prolonging his suffering and making him a criminal. Dave Napora was born with a degenerative genetic disease that causes him extreme pain and prolonged depression. He says marijuana is the best medicine he’s ever tried because […]
FULL STORYOctober 4,2010
Input on Proposed MMAR Regulation Changes
You may be aware that Health Canada is undertaking public consultations in regard to possible regulatory changes to the MMAR but I’ve heard that many groups and interested activists have not been part of this consultation. I want to make sure your voices are heard in this process and […]
FULL STORYOctober 7,2010
House of Commons toker wants to legally munch medicinal pot
An Abbotsford man who blazed a J in the House of Commons said there was no bylaw that precludes him from smoking medical marijuana in Canada’s lower house. Samuel Mellace lit the joint Monday in the House and was quickly and quietly asked to put it out, which he did. Mellace said he was protesting […]
FULL STORYOctober 6,2010
Video: Medical marijuana let down
Two medical marijuana patients say they've been let down by the system […]
WATCH VIDEOOctober 5,2010
Abbotsford man lights joint in House of Commons
A medical marijuana user lit up a joint in the House of Commons Monday to draw attention to what he calls unfair rules set by Health Canada. Abbotsford's Samuel Mellace is a licensed pot user under the federal government's medical marijuana program. He started smoking a joint Monday afternoon while in the public gallery of the House of Commons as the daily question period came to an end. Mellace took a few drags on […]
FULL STORYOctober 5,2010
The future of cannabis agriculture: a pot factory in Oakland, California
Californians are voting in a few weeks whether to legalize and regulate marijuana, with prediction … What does this mean for British Columbians? … is BC's economy headed for a pot induced recession? […]
FULL STORYOctober 4,2010
Saying No to Conservative Drug Bill S-10
I joined a dedicated group of activists outside Liberal MP Hedy Fry's office on Saturday as part of country-wide rallies at Members of Parliament's offices to protest Bill S-10, the Conservative drug legislation that would bring American-style mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana "offences" to Canada. It was a small but vocal group, and we handed out flyers to […]
FULL STORYOctober 4,2010
B.C. medical marijuana user lights up in the Commons to protest law
OTTAWA – A medical marijuana user lit up a joint in the House of Commons Monday to draw attention to what he calls unfair rules set by Health Canada. amuel Mellace, who lives in Abbotsford, B.C., is a licensed pot user under the federal government's medical marijuana program. He started smoking […]
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October 3,2010
Feds slow to process medical marijuana licences
OTTAWA - It's taking too long to make changes to licences for medical marijuana, with some waiting more than six months for a permit that's only good for a year, critics charge. Health Canada gives out licences to people with […]
FULL STORYOctober 3,2010
Tougher pot laws dopey, say protesters
John Pichette, who has a medical dispensation to smoke marijuana for health reasons, was front and centre Saturday at a Kelowna rally protesting the possibility of harsher punishments for growing pot. The Penticton man fashioned himself a marijuana cigarette as […]
FULL STORYOctober 1,2010
No jail for possessing an ounce of weed in California
A $100 fine is the maximum penalty of being caught with less than an ounce of marijuana in California, after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Bill 1449 into law Thursday night … Californians with a Medical Marijuana Identification Card are exempt from the fine … Canadians eligible for medical marijuana can order about 30 grams from Health Canada for $150 plus tax, which varies from province to province […]
FULL STORYOctober 1,2010
Cities urge province to cull urban deer
Dangerous deer are running amok in … too hard for patients to get medical marijuana, so regulation of the issue should be transferred from the federal to the provincial […]
FULL STORYSeptember 30,2010
Election notebook for Thursday
Mayoral candidate Michael Baldasaro is advocating the establishment of medical marijuana grow operations in the city’s industrial core as a way to create local jobs and use vacant buildings. […]
FULL STORYSeptember 30,2010
Marijuana goes to voters
One of two men challenging the country's marijuana laws in superior court made a brief appearance in Ontario Court of Justice on Wednesday. […]
FULL STORYSeptember 30,2010
Candidates share visions
Seven mayoral candidates … Turmel, an unabashed advocate of medical and other marijuana use, said that […]
FULL STORYSeptember 30,2010
Man's challenge of marijuana laws delayed two weeks
One of two men challenging the country's marijuana laws in superior court made a brief appearance in Ontario Court of Justice on Wednesday. […]
FULL STORYSeptember 29,2010
Pot law protester guilty
A 68–year–old man charged with marijuana production received one year of probation Tuesday because he was later approved by Health Canada to possess the drug legally, says a federal prosecutor. "In light of that," Mauro DiCarlo said he was satisfied […]
FULL STORYSeptember 29,2010
Errors, delays irritate licensed pot user
Playing by the rules has caused Dominika Somerton nothing but pain. The Falmouth, Hants County, woman, who is prescribed medical marijuana for the pain caused by multiple sclerosis, says government red tape has made it impossible to get the drug when she needs it. "I’m tired of it […]
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Sep.29,2010
Couple gets house arrest for growing marijuana for purpose of trafficking
NEW GLASGOW – A Watervale couple has received a 12-month conditional sentence for growing marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. William Joseph Young, 51, and Judith Marie Jackson, 54, were arrested last October after the Pictou County Street Crime Unit set up […]
FULL STORYSep.29,2010
Make sure medical growops follow rules
They’ll be talking about medical marijuana grows, booze pricing and even musty old clauses in land sales agreements that hurt a city’s growth plans. And it’s hoped other cities will see Maple Ridge’s point of view and adopt the resolutions and push the provincial government into action at […]
FULL STORYSep.29,2010
Make sure medical growops follow rules
They’ll be talking about medical marijuana grows, booze pricing and even musty old clauses in land sales agreements that hurt a city’s growth plans. And it’s hoped other cities will see Maple Ridge’s point of view and adopt the resolutions and push the provincial government into action at […]
FULL STORYSep.28,2010
Police comment shows anti-marijuana bias
Re "Accused has expired medical marijuana card" (Sept. 16) See News Archives
The quotes from Sgt. Walter DiClemente clearly demonstrate either ignorance or bias on his part, as I will assume this is not a reflection of the beliefs of all the officers in this division. The day Mr. DiClemente can show me where I can go to obtain a temporary permit for my medicine I […]
FULL STORYSep.28,2010
Prosecutor argues against pot law challenge
Any argument that a landmark marijuana case in 2000 deleted cannabis from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is wrong, a federal prosecutor argued Monday. Kevin Wilson, with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, argued that two men challenging […]
FULL STORYSep.27,2010
Guelph medical pot user frustrated by federal delays
GUELPH – It has been a stressful eight months for Jeff McKay as he waits for a Health Canada permit allowing him to possess and use an additional seven grams of marijuana to alleviate symptoms of HIV and Hepatitis C. The 37–year–old Guelph man currently holds a Health Canada permit allowing him to […]
FULL STORYSep.24,2010
Councillors to vote on four–year terms
Municipal politicians are gathering … who tend to dominate the executive … federal supervision of medical marijuana licences that allow people to grow legally […]
FULL STORYSep.24,2010
Medical marijuana protest at courthouse
About 20 people gathered out–side the Simcoe St. courthouse Thursday to support a medical marijuana user charged because he's still waiting for Health Canada to renew his licence. Several said they could just as easily end up in court because they're in the same situation. […]
FULL STORYSep.23,2010
Refugees score better health benefits than Canadians
OTTAWA – The federal government has launched a review of its health–care program for refugees after questions from QMI Agency about the level of benefits offered. The federal plan that covers […]
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Sep.23,2010
Film fest focuses on hemp world
The International Hempology 101 Society presents the first annual Gulf Island Cannabis Film Fest Saturday at the Roxy Theatre on Gabriola Island. Produced in the U.S. in 2005, Waiting to Exhale is the first full length film to focus upon medicinal cannabis issues. […]
FULL STORYSep.22,2010
Nanaimo man, 73, punished for pot and guns
Fire reveals illegal medicinal grow–op
A 73–year–old Nanaimo man was given a six–month conditional sentence and 10–year firearms ban on Tuesday after a fire at his East Wellington home led to the discovery of an illegal medical marijuana growing–operation and […]
FULL STORYSept.21,2010
HealthWatch: Does marijuana really relieve pain?
Absent from much of the debate on the use and availability of medical marijuana is the question of effectiveness
MONTREAL – The use of marijuana for a few carefully selected medical conditions has generated heated discussion, pitting those who favour legalization against those who warn about the undesired consequences of wider availability. Absent from much of the debate so far, however, is[…]
FULL STORYSep.20,2010
Governments should mull pot business
The Ontario government's decision to enter the world of online gambling had me confused. Isn't gambling an addiction? Won't that just encourage more people to gamble, creating more gambling addicts with […]
FULL STORYSept.17,2010
Cannabis Comedy Club: Where do they Get this Misinformation?
[…] on pain at McGill University in Montreal, where they call Marijuana JANE…. None of us American Medical Marijuana Doctors have been able to get […]
FULL STORYSept.16,2010
Accused has expired medical marijuana card
JUSTICE: Accused man says he was licensed to use medical marijuana since May2009. When he learned police had raided his room, seized his pot and charged him with producing and possessing marijuana, Les Petherick said he was stunned. "I didn't actually believe it. I thought I was safe as I could be," he said. The 46–year–old has been a licensed […]
FULL STORYSept.15,2010
Marijuana lessens pain
McGill University researcher Dr. Mark Ware and his associates recently published a … of criminal law with experience in the field of medical marijuana, … […]
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Sep.14,2010
Winning pot-shot on drug war? Decriminalization
Canada is poised to pass Bill S-10 which would allow a minimum sentence of six to nine months for anyone caught growing six or more marijuana plants […]
FULL STORYSep.14,2010
Conditional discharge for medical marijuana
A Courtenay man caught growing marijuana to treat chronic back and neck pain has received a conditional discharge. Nathan Babcock (28) fell 120 feet from a tree seven years ago while working for a forestry company. Since then, he has been struggling to […]
FULL STORYSep.10,2010
Winnipeg hemp foods company on a high
Venture Capital Firm Helps With Expansion Mike Fata says only the global recession has managed to slow the company down. When daytime talk show stars like Martha Stewart and Dr. Oz start endorsing the health and nutritional benefits of hemp–seed foods, chances are it’s only a matter of time before middle America will start queuing up to […]
FULL STORYSeptember 7, 2010
Pot Chronic Pain Neuropathic Relief Study Reviews Marijuana
Pot chronic pain neuropathic relief study reviews marijuana. Pot may ease chronic neuropathic pain, according to a new study. Chronic neuropathic pain is due to nerve damage where pot could used to east pain using medical marijuana […]
FULL STORYAugust, 31,2010
Medical marijuana still elusive in Alberta
Smoking marijuana might ease some types of pain, as a new scientific study has found, but that's only if you can manage to get some of it. Simonne LeBlanc, executive director of AIDS Calgary, said that while a number of her clients find marijuana to be an effective treatment for the pain and nausea associated with HIV, it's tough to come by legally in Alberta. "It's really difficult to find a physician […]
FULL STORYAugust 30,2010
Cannabis may relieve chronic nerve pain
Smoking cannabis from a pipe can significantly reduce chronic pain in patients with damaged nerves, a study suggests. A small study of 23 people also showed improvements with sleep and anxiety. Writing in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the researchers said […]
FULL STORYJuly, 9,2010
Health Canada asked to relax pot distribution rules
A provincial civil liberties group is calling on the federal government to relax its grip on medical marijuana distribution. "It’s so critical that we take away this double bind that seriously ill patients are in, where they have to choose between breaking the law and getting their medicines," B.C. Civil Liberties Association’s policy director Micheal Vonn said. "This situation is not one that […]
FULL STORYJuly, 1,2010
How dare you?
Dear Editor, Re: Grade 5 and 6 students know what it means to say no, Westerly News, June 24, 2010. What would parents do if someone came into their school to push one religion onto kids in favour of another? […]
FULL STORYJune 28,2010
Weed Control Part 1: MS sufferer finds relief with medical marijuana
Matt Young used to bust kids for smoking pot as a security officer in Calgary, but now it's Young who's trying to find a way to smoke marijuana in peace. That search almost cost him his life. Young, now living in Saskatchewan, is a former private security manager and amateur bodybuilder who wanted to be a police officer. He's watched all that disappear as his multiple sclerosis advanced […]
FULL STORYJune 25,2010
More than marijuana
FULL STORYJune 22,2010
Pot dispensary on 'radar screen'
Superintendent Dave Walsh said The Always Growing Green Society (TAGGS) medicinal marijuana dispensary that opened up in May as well as issues with legal marijuana grow–ops are still on the police's "radar screen." "We're continuing to work with the […]
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June 15,2010
Tighten rules on medicinal pot production: Grit MP
A growing number of Canadians permitted to grow pot for health reasons are exploiting the special right to operate grow–ops, says a Liberal MP who wants to tighten the rules. Scarborough, Ont., MP Michelle Simson's Bill C–539 aims to […]
FULL STORYJune 11,2010
Not all marijuana users should be treated the same way, study says
A public health drive aimed at educating heavy marijuana users most likely to run into problems with the drug should replace the current one–size–fits–all criminalization of all users, says a new Canadian study. “We’re arguing for a differentiated approach that recognizes that some people, but only some, a minority, have problems from their cannabis use and […]
FULL STORYJune 7,2010
Health Canada Statement on Medical Marihuana Compassion Clubs
OTTAWA – Health Canada would like to provide information regarding the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) as they relate to organizations such as "compassion clubs" or "cannabis dispensaries". Under the MMAR, Health Canada does not licence organizations such as "compassion clubs" or "cannabis dispensaries" to possess, produce, or distribute marihuana for medical purposes. Under the MMAR, only […]
FULL STORYJune 6,2010
Raids highlight gaps in medical marijuana program
Police raids that shut down five compassion clubs in Quebec on Thursday underline some key problems with the federal government's medical marijuana distribution program, says the former leader of the Marijuana Party, Marc–Boris St–Maurice. […]
FULL STORYJune 5,2010
BC pot shop fears crackdown after Quebec raids
As a new medical marijuana dispensary is set to open next week in Vancouver’s West End, the B. C. Compassion Club Society expressed concern Friday that raids on four pot shops in Montreal could be the start of a disturbing trend of police crackdowns across the country. Desperate medical pot users in Quebec have been calling […]
FULL STORYJune 3,2010
Police raid Maple Ridge medical marijuana growop
Police seized 1,744 pot plants from a house in Maple Ridge Thursday which was licensed to grow marijuana. The bust in the 12000–block of Skillen Street follows a four–month long investigation that found […]
FULL STORYJune 1,2010
Stop pot shop, says MP
Conservative MP Randy Kamp believes medicinal marijuana users who are getting their pot from a non–profit dispensary that just opened up in Maple Ridge should be charged for breaking the law. "They have a legal mechanism to get it through Health Canada or to designate someone to grow it for them so it’s certainly not that […]
FULL STORYMay 28,2010
Pot Suit Brought To Bring Insight
Pio says he wants police in B.C. to better undferstand medical marijuana Don Pio is authorized to smoke marijuana, and he wants every sheriff and police officer in B.C. to leave him alone. Six months after his arrest for carrying pot into the Kelowna Law Courts, the 35–year–old Kelowna man is suing the provincial […]
FULL STORYMay 27,2010
Pot dispensary still a ‘great concern’
There might be little the law can do about medicinal marijuana shops, but Maple Ridge council is trying to take a tougher tack on those who grow medicinal pot. Tuesday, council approved sending a letter to MP Randy Kamp and Health Canada, asking the department to ensure that all marijuana–licence holders are following provincial, federal […]
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May 21,2010
Court axes inspection law used to find pot operations
Cities Need Warrant To Enter Premises, Appeal Court Rules A law that allows city electrical inspectors to search houses for marijuana growing operations without warrants violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled. Five members of the court sided with appellant and Hells Angel associate Jason Cyrus […]
FULL STORYMay 20,2010
Family Tree medical marijuana co–op fights back
For the first time under the city’s new medical marijuana ordinance, Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen is recommending the suspension of a cannabis club’s operating permit because he says it’s been a nuisance. Hansen wants the city to revoke the license of Family Tree Care Center Co–Op in the Mission Square shopping center on Bechelli […]
FULL STORYMay 17,2010
N.B. Doctors Open To Pot
Province Ranks Fourth Per Capita In Country For Number Of People Authorized To Possess Medical Marijuana FREDERICTON – New Brunswick has some of Canada’s more pot–friendly physicians, and a national group says they expect even more provincial doctors to be writing dope prescriptions in the year to come. The […]
FULL STORYMay 15,2010
Process To Obtain Medicinal Pot Very Difficult, Says Local Patient
Medical Marijuana Different Than Prescription Drugs A Nanaimo woman who suffers with a brain tumour wants to know why she can walk into any clinic in the city and get narcotics that may do her more harm than good, but can’t get confirmation from Health Canada that her medicinal marijuana […]
FULL STORYMay 14,2010
Petition supports pot dispensary
TAGGS medicinal marijuana dispensary has collected more than 150 signatures on a petition supporting its existence in just a few days, said director Michael Joinson (pictured). The dispensary also now has 35 members. The dispensary opened its doors on May 3 on 224 Street and has been creating headaches for […]
FULL STORYMay 13,2010
Mayor meets with pot dispensary society
If the mayor of Maple Ridge had his way, marijuana would regulated and taxed. “In Ernie’s perfect world, it would be dispensed from a pharmacy just like all other medicine,” said Ernie Daykin, after a meeting Tuesday with the director of the Always Growing Green Society, Michael Joinson, and marijuana activists Dana […]
FULL STORYMay 13,2010
Club Reopens To Sell Medical Pot
Although a medical marijuana compassion club was shut down in Oceanside a few years ago, Bob Estes believes the mid–Island is ready for the service. It is legal for people with a Health Canada licence or doctor’s note to use medical marijuana in Canada, but it is not legal for people to buy or sell it. As […]
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May 13,2010
Permitted To Use Pot
Nova Scotia Has Highest Percentage of Authorized Medical Marijuana Users NOVA SCOTIANS use more medical marijuana per capita than anyone else in the country, the latest Health Canada figures show. About one person for every 1,914 Nova Scotians is authorized by the federal government to use the drug, compared to one for every 8,013 people in Ontario […]
FULL STORYMay 11,2010
Pot club stung by legal confusion
I’m confused. Not dazed and confused. Just confused. The source of my confusion is the decision by the Guelph Police Service to bust the Medical Cannabis Club of Guelph last week, which led to trafficking charges against four staff, including founder Rade Kovacevic. Part of my confusion may be because the message from Canadian […]
FULL STORYMay 10,2010
Cops, District Check Out Medical Pot Shop
A new medicinal marijuana dispensary on 224 Street in Maple Ridge already has 18 people signed up as members in the first week of operation. However, Michael Joinson, director of The Always Growing Green Society ( TAGGS ), which runs the dispensary, is nervous the District of Maple Ridge or the Ridge […]
FULL STORYMay 3,2010
Marijuana Dispensary Opens In Maple Ridge
A dispensary to distribute medicinal marijuana in Maple Ridge opened its doors to its first customers Tuesday. In the first half–hour of an open house the previous day, eight people signed up to become members of the Taggs Medical Cannabis Dispensary, operated by the newly–formed non–profit Always Growing Green Society. All members of the dispensary must […]
FULL STORYApril 29,2010
'Mountain over a marijuana hill'
Delhi grower Rick West believes local police are building a "mountain over a marijuana hill" after two residents en route from his medical marijuana information centre were stopped. West claims that a Norfolk OPP officer […]
FULL STORYApril 27,2010
Residents catch a whiff of storefront operation
DELHI –A new storefront business in Delhi that provides information on how to get marijuana for medical purposes has left residents concerned and confused, Norfolk's police services board was told."There is considerable concern in the community, […]
FULL STORYApril 27,2010
Is medical marijuana a good treatment for Autism?
Parents with Autistic children say finding a treatment for the condition can become an obsession, and often controls their lives which is why they weren't surprised to learn that some parents are giving their Autistic children medical marijuana. […]
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April 23,2010
Health Canada employees goofing off online
MONTREAL – Dozens of Health Canada civil servants were caught spending most of their time on the job surfing the web, checking personal emails, reading news, watching videos or playing online games. In some extreme cases, people were fired. Documents obtained by QMI Agency through Access to Information reveal that civil servants at Health Canada and at Canada's Public Health Agency at times spent the equivalent of three work weeks per month using […]
FULL STORYApril 21,2010
Everybody must get serious. The Toronto Freedom Festival is not just about blowing smoke
Last year, just as the Toronto Freedom Festival was gearing up for its annual celebration of/demonstration for the right to make personal choices, backbencher Liberal MP Keith Martin had introduced bill C–359 at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The small but significant […]
FULL STORYApril 17,2010
When Marijuana Is The Only Source Of Relief
When Georgia Peschel first heard police had raided CALM, a compassion club in Toronto, her initial panicked reaction was this: “Now where will my son get his marijuana?” For the past three years, Peschel and her 17–year–old have made the hour–long drive into Toronto every two weeks. They would knock on a […]
FULL STORYApril 16,2010
Most Canadians still support decriminalization of pot: poll
A new poll shows the majority of Canadians support the legalizing of marijuana but not other, hard–core drugs. And nowhere is that support higher than in British Columbia, where more than six in 10 people say having a toke shouldn’t earn you a date with the courts. But the Angus Reid poll, released Thursday, also shows […]
FULL STORYApril 14,2010
Pot–growing operations decrease property values, make tough sell
Real Estate Experts Discuss Restoration Projects, Explain Depreciation Of Home Resale Selling homes identified as marijuana–growing operations can be a difficult task, according to real estate experts in Nanaimo. Property owners tend to spend anywhere between $10,000 and $20,000 on average to bring the property up to code, only to then take another […]
FULL STORYApril 14,2010
Health Canada seeks firm to grow medical marijuana
OTTAWA — Health Canada is looking for someone to grow government–approved weed. The department has served notice it will soon allow firms to bid on a contract to grow and distribute medical marijuana. A series of court […]
FULL STORYApril 10,2010
Coherence needed on marijuana laws
If Canada's legal position on marijuana could get any less coherent, it's hard to know how. In Montreal, neighbours of a 1,000–member "Compassion Club" have noticed that a suspiciously large number of "patients" for […]
FULL STORYApril 9,2010
Medical marijuana supporters hope N.S. ruling sets precedent
HALIFAX — Advocates of medical marijuana are hailing a landmark Nova Scotia court ruling, hoping it leads the way to taxpayer–funded pot supplies for low–income patients across Canada. […]
FULL STORYApril 9,2010
Marijuana Myths Abound
Marijuana, not to put too fine a point on it, is illegal. Its possession and use is against the law. People used to go to jail for possessing small quantities of cannabis. That’s rarely the case these days, at least in Canada; the United States is a different kettle of fish where the […]
FULL STORYApril 8,2010
Medical marijuana user seeks tax refund
A Prospect man hopes the Canada Revenue Agency will grant him a tax refund on medical marijuana he bought from the black market, saying the drugs provided by Ottawa are second–rate […]
FULL STORYApril 6,2010
Tax claim for pot from black market
A Nova Scotia man who buys medical marijuana from drug dealers says it should be tax deductible because the government–supplied drug is poor quality. Tom McMullin, 45, has […]
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April 5,2010
Medical marijuana compassion clubs face new scrutiny
In the video, plainclothes officers chase a patron into a storefront doorway. One man is pushed face–first to the ground and handcuffed. Another patron is knocked down as two officers rush past. Some carry nightclubs. One officer appears to slap a patron twice on the head. […]
FULL STORYApril 2,2010
Justice Minister Mulls Pot Penalties
A legal decision ordering the province to pay for a woman’s pot has Justice Minister Ross Landry musing about the merits of decriminalization. Landry suggested to reporters at Province House on Thursday that his department will probably eventually discuss whether prosecuting someone for possessing a small amount of marijuana is a good use of resources. “We have […]
FULL STORYApril 1,2010
NS Must Pay For Woman’s Medical Marijuana, Judge Rules
The province has been ordered to pay for the medical marijuana used by a woman who is on social assistance. In a decision released this afternoon, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has ordered the Department of Community Services to pay for Sally Campbell’s prescription pot. She suffers from a number of ailments and has a certificate […]
FULL STORYMarch 30,2010
Pot Fines Worth $763,080 To City
The City of Chilliwack may not be making money off of marijuana, but its five–year–old fine and fee scheme has stemmed the costs associated with pot grow–ops. The city has collected three–quarters of a million dollars in fees and fines since it introduced an anti–marijuana–growing bylaw in 2004. The bylaw was called the toughest such legislation when […]
FULL STORYMarch 30,2010
Harper’s YouTube Comments Off Base On Marijuana
A Stephen Harper fan and supporter, I applaud his foray into new media on YouTube last week answering a selection chosen by Google/YouTube producers from 1.800–odd questions pre–submitted by the online video service’s users. However, I disagree with the prime minister’s take on the dominant topic addressed – marijuana legalization – which […]
FULL STORYMarch 30,2010
Pot legalization crusader released from jail
A woman who spent months in jail fighting Canada’s pot laws has been released after being found guilty of growing and trafficking marijuana. Edith Noreen Evers, founder of the North Island Compassion Club, was sentenced to time served after spending a total of about five months in pre–trial custody, some of it in hospital, as her […]
FULL STORYMarch 26,2010
Marijuana far from harmless
What do you know about delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol? If you are the parent of a child who is 12 years old or older you might want to get familiar with delta–9–tetrahydrocannabinol; TCH for short. TCH is the main active chemical in marijuana. As a parent reading this you are probably thinking one of two things; […]
FULL STORYMarch 26,2010
Canadians 'ahead of politicians' on marijuana laws
If Californians vote to legalize, Canada unlikely to follow suit, say two MPs
Canadians are ahead of their federal politicians on the issue of liberalizing marijuana laws, according to two high–profile lawmakers from B.C. […]
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March 25,2010
Time to rethink Canada's Drug Strategy – Libby's letter to the Minister of Justice
I write to draw your attention to the recent study from the Urban Health Research Initiative (UHRI): Effect of Drug Law Enforcement on Drug–Related Violence: Evidence from a Scientific Reviewa comprehensive study of existing English scientific evaluations on the impact of drug law enforcement on related violence. The study concludes […]
FULL STORYMarch 23,2010
Time to kill the sacred cow of pot prohibition
Seventeen per cent of Canadians report having used cannabis in the past year, despite it being illegal. Prohibition, it seems, is hardly stopping people from using cannabis. For perspective, […]
FULL STORYMarch 20,2010
No Weed To Succeed
Don’t Park Your Life ‘At the End of a Marijuana Cigarette,’ Ignatieff Tells Mount Pearl Students After encouraging O’Donel High students to vote and help create a better country, it was Michael Ignatieff’s reply to a young man’s question about legalizing marijuana that drew the loudest and longest applause. “If I had […]
FULL STORYMarch 18,2010
What’s the current legal status of marijuana in Canada?
As one of the country's foremost marijuana legalization activists, Dana Larsen knows the score when it comes to pot laws in Canada. He's been involved in the marijuana debate […]
FULL STORYMarch 18,2010
Medical Marijuana Access Regulations in Canada
Canada’s initiative to decriminalize marijuana is focused on terminally ill patients who benefit from the use of medical marijuana to relieve unbearable symptoms of chronic and terminal illnesses. The Marijuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) lists specific rules for Canadians to follow. The (MMAR) gives the Canadian health care system a legal method to regulate individuals who use, cultivate, or store marijuana for medical purposes. The regulations are […]
FULL STORYMarch 16,2010
Will Stephen Harper's YouTube interview go to pot?
Stephen Harper waltzed through his first interview gig on YouTube on Tuesday and along the way he gave a thumbs–up to the seal hunt and the crackdown on “guns, gangs and drugs” and a firm thumbs–down to legalizing pot. “The reason drugs are illegal is because they are bad,” the prime minister said. “And even if these […]
FULL STORYMarch 4,2010
Marijuana masses meet at Vic Cannabis Convention
The smell of sweet skunk and sounds of cannabis coughing were tell–tale clues for the location of the 11th–annual Victoria Cannabis Convention. Many members of Victoria’s cannabis community gathered this past Sunday, Feb. 28, in UVic’s David Strong Building, to celebrate and educate people about marijuana’s benefits. The […]
FULL STORYMarch 4,2010
VicPD Officer Ordered to Stay Quiet
VICTORIA – The BC Civil Liberties Association has filed a complaint against the Victoria Police Department for muzzling one of its officers […]
FULL STORYFebruary 25,2010
Lobby Group Will Run Vapour Lounge At Event Campbellford — A group of east Northumberland residents will help run Canada’s first medical marijuana expo. Medicinal Awareness ( MA ), a lobby group for medicinal marijuana, will operate the vapour lounge at the ‘Treating Yourself Expo’ at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from July 16–18. […]
FULL STORYFebruary 25,2010
Laws, Court Rulings, Realities
Cannabis, its preparations, derivatives and similar synthetic preparations are classified as Schedule II controlled substances in Canada. Unlawful possession is a criminal offence. Possession of small amounts (<30g) of cannabis marijuana is punishable by a fine of up to $1000 and/or imprisonment for up to six months, and larger amounts (>30g) is punishable by up to five years less a day. Trafficking and possession for […]
FULL STORYFebruary 24,2010
UN watchdog takes aim at Canada's medical marijuana program
UNITED NATIONS — Justice Minister Robert Nicholson said Wednesday the government’s medical marijuana regulations are under review after the UN’s drugs watchdog warned Canada needs to tighten up the system. […]
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February 22,2010
Council Highlights - Town of Georgina
Council passed the following motion concerning licensed marihuana grow operations: "Whereas in June 2001, the federal government implemented the marihuana medical access regulations (MMAR) which allows for licensed marihuana grow operations. The MMAR authorizes health Canada to issue licenses to possess, as well as produce, marihuana for persons with certain medical conditions. It also allows for […]
FULL STORYFebruary 21,2010
Electricity, marijuana and the law – The real dope on power use
The Real Dope on Power Use Homeowners have a reasonable expectation of privacy over information concerning most activities that take place in their homes. Therefore, absent a search warrant or a potential emergency situation, police aren’t entitled to enter a home to discover the activities taking place. But what about electrical consumption patterns? Do homeowners have a reasonable […]
FULL STORYFebruary 17,2010
Medical Marijuana Prescriptions Being Stymied
Biased policies against medical marijuana by Saskatchewan’s governing body of medical practitioners are deterring doctors from granting prescriptions, say medicinal pot proponents. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan’s policy doesn’t prohibit doctors from prescribing marijuana, but the policy states the college is uncertain of the risks and benefits because evidence of marijuana’s advantages is […]
FULL STORYFebruary 12,2010
RCMP study cites 70 cases of abuse of medical marijuana licences
An RCMP review of medical marijuana licences found 70 cases across the country of holders violating the terms of their licence agreements. The 2009 report said that in 40 of the cases, those with permits for medical pot production were trafficking excess marijuana to make a profit, RCMP Cpl. Dan Weatherby said Thursday. Weatherby […]
FULL STORYFebruary 9,2010
B.C. Alzheimer's study finds marijuana no help
A new University of British Columbia study suggests the research effort now devoted to medical marijuana as therapeutic treatment for cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s may be better directed elsewhere. Scientists had hoped to confirm previous studies that pointed to a possible use for medical marijuana in treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to UBC psychiatry professor Dr. […]
FULL STORYFebruary 7,2010
Cannabis Beneficial for Multiple Sclerosis Patients, Study Finds
A systematic review conducted by The Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation found that five of six controlled trials reported a reduction in spasticity and an improvement in mobility amongst multiple sclerosis patients using cannabis extracts. The two researchers, Shaheen Lakhan and Marie Rowland from the Los Angeles–based foundation, searched for trials evaluating cannabis extracts. Specifically […]
FULL STORYFebruary 4,2010
Libby Speaking out on Medical Marijuana – Health Canada Must Consult With Stakeholders
Thank you for your August 2009 letter in response to my call for a full public review of the Canada’s Marijuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR). In your letter, you outline your plan to amend the MMAR […]
FULL STORYFebruary 4,2010
Growing Pot In The B.C. Heartland
Somewhere in a quiet corner of Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows, a cannabis crop is being harvested right now, legally. The half–dozen or so known local growers are a select bunch of 4,869 people in Canada authorized to possess the narcotic plant under Marihuana Medical Access Regulations. “Cannabis isn’t for everybody, but patients are […]
FULL STORYFebruary 3,2010
Libby Speaking out on Medical Marijuana - Health Canada Must Consult With Stakeholders
Thank you for your August 2009 letter in response to my call for a full public review of the Canada’s Marijuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR). In your letter, you outline your plan to amend the MMAR to address the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling that Paragraph 41 (b.1) violates the Charter or Rights and Freedoms and "unjustifiably limits […]
FULL STORYJanuary 29,2010
Growing Pot In The B.C. Heartland
Documentary Looks At The Impact Of The Marijuana Industry On A Small–Town Economy Marijuana is believed to be a $20 billion industry in Canada. But most discussion about the drug is centered around the moral issue of whether to legalize it or not. Lionel Goddard thought it was high time somebody looked at marijuana […]
FULL STORYJanuary 28,2010
CannaBiz
Canada's $20 billion–dollar marijuana industry is now at a violent crossroads between crime and commerce. Impossible to police, yet steadily gaining public acceptance, the cannabis industry is now so vast and vital to Canada's national economy that it can no longer be ignored. […]
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January 28,2010
Fact Sheet: Marijuana in Canada
Marijuana is estimated to be a $19–21 billion dollar industry in Canada. No one knows for sure. – Various sources including US Drug Enforcement Agency & Stephen Easton, SFU Economist BC's annual marijuana crop, if valued at retail street prices and sold by the cigarette, is worth over $7 billion […]
FULL STORYDecember 18,2009
RCMP 'Green Team' busts pot grow–ops
Crime statistics from 2008 to 2009 were relatively consistent, Inspector Kevin Hewco reported at meetings of two local councils this week. “There’s nothing surprising here to us,” the North Cowichan/ Duncan detachment commander told North Cowichan Council. “We do try to look for trends.” The North Cowichan/ Duncan detachment commander spoke to Duncan City […]
FULL STORYJanuary 28,2010
Medical marijuana user in fear of law
“Sarah” puts her lips to the vapour–filled bag, inhaling medicine and worry in one intoxicating breath. The 52–year–old Windsor woman, who did not want her real name used, is a Health Canada–approved medical marijuana user. Or, at least, she used to be. Right now she lives in limbo, largely shutting herself in at home […]
FULL STORYDecember 31, 2009
Businessman Sees Pot–ential Growth
Hopes to Compete With Government in Medical Marijuana Business A licensed B.C. pot grower was in Toronto yesterday trying to take a bite out of Health Canada’s monopoly on medicinal marijuana. Sam Mellace, 56, formerly of Toronto, is allowed to grow 292 plants, which he does in a Racle Valley, B.C. “industrial–style” operation that yields about seven […]
FULL STORYDecember 30, 2009
B.C. Man Gets Licence for Record Number of Marijuana
A B.C. resident has received a Health Canada licence to possess 60 grams of marijuana for daily medical use, allowing him to legally grow as many as 292 marijuana plants. The licence provides for possibly the largest quantity ever to be legalized in Canada, say lawyers in Vancouver and Toronto who have been involved in high […]
FULL STORYDecember 29, 2009
Guelph cannabis club a smoking ‘business’
GUELPH – It’s a controversial operation but quietly so. While it promotes itself and its workings via the internet, it guards its location closely. Even when you’ve arrived at the lobby of the downtown building where it’s situated – for now at least – only a simple sign marks its presence. White plastic letters on a […]
FULL STORYDecember 22, 2009
Calgary marijuana crusader escapes jail time for trafficking
A Manitoba judge has cut a major break to a medical marijuana crusader found guilty of trafficking pot across Canada. Grant Krieger received a suspended sentence with nine months of probation Monday — a far cry from the jail sentence he feared he might receive and predicted would kill him. “Mr. Krieger is not […]
FULL STORYDecember 18, 2009
Shedding some light on our pot laws
The Conservative government and the Liberal–dominated Senate may find this a buzz–kill but a drug expert says neither of their approaches to prosecuting pot producers makes sense. Earlier this year, MPs passed a drug bill that included a mandatory minimum sentence of six months in jail for growing as few as five pot plants. Drug reform […]
FULL STORYDecember 16, 2009
Police raid pot advocate’s home
The Amherst–area man who believes marijuana cures cancer says he is seeking political refuge in Europe. In a video on his Phoenix Tears website, Rick Simpson said police raided his home Nov. 25 and will charge him in connection with items they seized. “If I return home, I will be arrested and put in jail without bail […]
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December 6, 2009
Marijuana 'baker' hoping for a day in court
Pot Activist Admits His Kitchen Isn’t Authorized By Health Canada A Victoria marijuana advocate is ready for a court fight, but he may not get one. An apartment–based marijuana “bakery” that was raided by police on Thursday is linked to the Cannabis Buyers Club of Canada ( CBCC ), founded by marijuana advocate Ted Smith. Whether charges […]
FULL STORYDecember 4, 2009
Revised crime bill to go easier on pot growers
For the second time this fall, a committee of the Liberal–dominated Senate has amended a Conservative law–and–order bill, eliminating an element that would automatically send marijuana growers to jail for at least six months if they’re caught with as few as five plants. The committee altered the controversial bill yesterday to retain a judge’s discretion when […]
FULL STORYNovember 25, 2009
Rick Simpson's House Busted Again
FULL STORYNovember 25, 2009
Citizen presents petition on marijuana issue
Local resident Sylvia Treptow presented the mayor with a petition signed by 152 residents opposed to discussing the medical marijuana issue at the city council table. Treptow appeared at the Nov. 16 meeting of council to present the document which has been available at Work ‘n’Play and Yaky Jacquie’s for the past few months. “The citizens want […]
FULL STORYNovember 7, 2009
Cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
According to Medical News, Use of cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients. This is exposed in a recent study carried out at the Learning and Memory Lab in the University of Haifa's Department of Psychology. The study, carried out by research student Eti Ganon-Elazar under the supervision of Dr. Irit Akirav, was published in the prestigious Journal of Neuroscience. In most cases […]
FULL STORYNovember 2, 2009
Feds Demand Users Prepay for Their Pot
OTTAWA — Health Canada is getting tough with patients who use government–certified medical marijuana, demanding full payment in advance before shipping the weed. The move, effective Nov. 30, is designed to halt the rising number of accounts in arrears — and force more patients to pay off old debts that now total […]
FULL STORYOctober 27, 2009
City Gains Unusual Pot Ally
The threat to public safety from an unknown number of medical marijuana grow operations in Chilliwack prompted Mayor Sharon Gaetz to write a letter to the federal minister of health asking for a meeting. But the issue has also garnered support from what might be considered an unusual corner. The Vancouver Foresight Society ( VFS ), a […]
FULL STORYOctober 25, 2009
Ontario Leads in Legalized Pot Use
OTTAWA — The number of Canadians legally permitted to use pot as medicine has tripled during the last three years since the Conservatives took power. At last official count by Health Canada this past June, 4,029 people were authorized to possess cannabis under Marijuana Medical Access Regulations, 2,841 were allowed to grow their own plants and […]
FULL STORYOctober 26, 2009
Legal pot smokers growing in number across Canada
OTTAWA – The number of Canadians legally permitted to use pot as medicine has tripled in the past three years since the Conservatives took power. At last official count by Health Canada this past June, 4,029 people were authorized to possess cannabis under Marijuana Medical Access Regulations, 2,841 […]
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October 25, 2009
Pot–Activist Councillor Passing the Bong
After 10 Years, Philippe Lucas Leaving Medical–Marijuana Supplier Aside from the pungent odour of fresh marijuana in the air, the Vancouver Island Compassion Society’s Cormorant Street office has the feel of any other medical clinic. “I’ve been doing this for so long I don’t even notice it any more,” says Philippe Lucas, of the […]
FULL STORYOctober 25, 2009
Drug good for some, bad for others
The latest Visions magazine featuring a guest editorial by Victoria councillor and medicinal–marijuana activist Philippe Lucas is no stoner’s guide to getting high. Instead the magazine, B.C.’s mental health and addictions journal published by B.C. Partners for Mental Health and Addictions, presents an unvarnished view of some of the pros and cons of marijuana use, including […]
FULL STORYWednesday, October 7, 2009
10 years of dealing pot
The Marijuana Party of Canada’s founder was on hand to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of medical marijuana distribution in Montreal. The past 10 years have been a bit of an uphill battle, Marc–Boris Saint–Maurice said. Medical marijuana is available to members of Montreal’s Compassion Centre where the celebration, hosted by two original founders of the movement, […]
FULL STORYFriday, October 2, 2009
Weeding Through Government Red Tape
Marijuana–Use Advocate Says Health Canada Exemptions Not Enough to Really Help People in Need of Pain Control A SERIOUS BACK AND NECK injury at work many years ago left him in chronic pain, and Harrietsfield’s John Cook eventually found that marijuana provided the best relief. The married, 44–year–old father of two now smokes from five to […]
FULL STORYThursday, September 30, 2009
Remembering Medical Marijuana User Marilyn Holsten
There shouldn't have been an issue about her using medical marijuana,” MP Libby Davies said. “The government had given her the permit and […]
FULL STORYMonday, September 28, 2009
Farmer Goes To Pot
From the outside, the farm looks like any other in the tobacco belt. The side windows on the old–style wooden kilns are open. This year’s crop is visible, hanging upside down and turning yellow. The only clue that something is amiss is the greenhouse, its contents hidden by plastic sheets put up on the inside. A […]
FULL STORYFriday, September 11, 2009
Marijuana : Time To Study The Long Term Effects
As part of the Conservative minority government’s anti–drug strategy, announced in 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper quietly announced through a press release that $550,000 will be used to examine a potential link between marijuana use and the development of schizophrenia. This style of political maneuvering has become commonplace during Harper’s reign. He takes a relatively small […]
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Schizophrenia link to cannabis denied
A STUDY by North Staffordshire academics has rejected a link between smoking cannabis and an increase in mental illness. The research found there were no rises in cases of schizophrenia or psychoses diagnosed in the UK over nine years, during which the use of the drug had grown substantially. Pro–cannabis campaigners seized on the results as supporting […]
FULL STORYAugust 29, 2009
Salmon Arm officials criticized for evicting marijuana grower
Human Rights Tribunal Rules City Discriminated Against Disabled Man Salmon Arm city officials have been rapped on the knuckles for kicking a man out of his home for more than two years because he was growing marijuana — even though they knew it was for medicinal use. The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the city discriminated […]
August 17, 2009
Marijuana's journey to legal health treatment: the Canadian experience
Medical marijuana is grown under contract for Health Canada by Prairie Plant Systems…. This time, they said the charges violated Parker's charter rights….. Note: CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of … for how much the global economy will grow in 2010 by a full percentage point,[…]
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Patrick Swayze 'Using Marijuana'
Patrick Swayze has been using marijuana as he battles aggressive pancreatic cancer, it has been claimed. […]
FULL STORYJuly 6 2009, 6:30
A court decision that effectively loosens Ottawa’s tight grip on access to medical marijuana has been upheld by the Federal Court of Appeal.
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June 26, 2009, 4:12pm
A 50–year–old Quebecer who had a Health Canada permit to grow medicinal cannabis to ease his pain has received a one–year suspended jail sentence.
FULL STORYJune 9, 2009, 6:30
A Langley man with a Health Canada licence to grow marijuana was busted by the RCMP’s green team for stealing hydro and for growing more plants than he was allowed to.
FULL STORYMay 29, 2009, 6:04
New Medical Pot Rule A Bummer, Advocates Say
FULL STORYMay 27 2009 02:05:36 PM
New Medical Marijuana Rules Too Strict, Canadian Users Say New federal regulations allowing designated medical marijuana producers to grow cannabis for two approved users of marijuana –– up from one –– are a "slap in the face," advocates said Tuesday.
FULL STORYNovember 7, 2008
Don’t confuse hemp with marijuana
FULL STORYJuly 11, 2008
NDP calls for better Medical Marijuana Program
As you may already know, major problems have become apparent regarding the accessibility and administration of Canada’s medical marijuana program. I recently wrote a letter to the Minister of Health urging a public review of the program. For your interest, I’ve included a copy of that letter below. Currently, I’m also investigating the possibility of introducing private member’s legislation to […]
FULL STORYJune 18, 2008
Medical marijuana could help our war–stressed soldiers.
FULL STORYDate: December 5, 2006
Cut to marijuana research sends strong message
FULL STORYDate: October 5, 2006
Marijuana may stave off Alzheimer's - U.S. study
FULL STORYDate: April 21, 2006
Marijuana For Medical Use Turned Down By FDA
FULL STORYDate: April 20, 2005
Canada Approves Cannabis Spray
FULL STORYDecember 8, 2004
MUHC launches Canada's first medical cannabis study
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