Canada
A federal bill that would impose mandatory jail time for serious drug crimes would increase the workload of the parole system, and the government intends to inject more than $100 million over five years to ease the burden, according to the commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Founder of the Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy speaks to the Canadian Senate about the dangers of Bill C-15 and mandatory minimum sentences. full story
The tragic story of Sam Brown, a BC man who committed suicide after being arrested for smuggling marijuana over the Canada-US border. full story- I had a weird feeling of Drug War déjà vu when I read this story from the Calgary Times about a new drug called 'doda'. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Marc reads a letter written for an author friend about books, politics, and more in this episode of the Prison Potcast. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Marc discusses the history of his continuing conflict with Canadian and US authorities in Episode #7 of the Prison Potcast. full story
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson doesn’t offer up any departmental research at all to support the Tories’ major law-and-order thrust. full story
The Federal Court has declined to throw out the case of an Ontario restaurant owner who wants one of his former patrons stripped of his right to smoke medical marijuana. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Marc Emery discusses war and sacrifice in this gripping Remembrance Day Episode of the Prison Potcast. full story
As publisher of the Western Standard I have commissioned two writers to co-author a full-length book on the life and work of Canadian publisher and libertarian activist Marc Emery. full story
The symptoms and side effects of reefer madness are now clearer than ever. Politicians, even those who never inhaled, suffer paranoid delusions. full story- To continue to incarcerate the harmless under the auspices of "encouraging a respect for the law" insures only that justice is not done. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Marc Emery supporters Canada-wide will be joining together at their local Member of Parliament's offices on Saturday, November 7th, at 2:00pm to demand freedom for the imprisoned activist. full story
Health Canada is getting tough with patients who use government-certified medical marijuana, demanding full payment in advance before shipping the weed. full story
The Federal Court reserved decision Monday whether to throw out the case of an Ontario restaurant owner who wants one of his former patrons stripped of his right to smoke medical marijuana. full story
He's waiting for a five year jail term. The prince of pot, is sitting tight until he's extradited to the United States. full story- My lawyer, Kirk Tousaw, and I have been preparing for a Nov. 3 appearance in Federal Canadian court regarding our religious challenge for a cannabis exemption. Below are documents prepared from Professors, two of whom are slated to appear as expert witnesses in the case: full story
- I want to thank everyone who has been sending me mail and books while I'm here at North Fraser Pretrial. Unfortunately, I'm still not getting a lot of my mail due to inappropriate content, missing return addresses, and other silly things like included illegal Post-It notes or staples. full story
Online marijuana seed seller Richard Hratch Baghdadlian is facing imprisonment in Canada for five years. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - In episode #4 of the Prison Potcast, Marc Emery reads his new essay "Stephen Harper and The End of Days (of Canada as we know it): Revelations about the Conservative Party's direction for Canada". full story
The number of Canadians legally permitted to use pot as medicine has tripled in the past three years since the Conservatives took power. full story
Ross Rebagliati, whose gold medal in snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics was obscured briefly by marijuana smoke, is seeking the Liberal nomination in a B.C. riding for the next federal election. full story- Re: "Tories propose tighter parole rules" from CBC News. full story
- Many Canadians think police don't pay much attention to marijuana, and instead focus on busting people for "hard drugs". Think again. full story
Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are investigating after a video was posted on YouTube showing an officer stomping on and kicking a drug suspect who is lying face down on the ground, while another officer walks on the back of the suspect's legs. full story
