Ottawa stays one toke behind the times
It may be old-fashioned paternalism or 21st{+-}century Conservative ideology. Either way, it’s clear our federal government is not on the same page as most Canadians when it comes to our marijuana laws....
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B.C. pot activist wins $25M jackpot
A marijuana advocate from Terrace, B.C., is $25 million richer after scoring a winning ticket in last week’s Lotto Max jackpot. "I just went in, checked the lottery ticket — 25 and a whole bunch of zeroes," new millionaire Bob Erb told CBC News....
Three-quarters of British Columbians favour legalizing marijuana
Three-quarters of British Columbians now favour moving away from cannabis prohibition and toward a system of regulation and taxation, an Angus Reid poll released today shows. The new poll, conducted between October 22 and 24, shows an increase of six percentage points from a...
Ontario college of physicians going after pot doc
Ontario’s physician watchdog has launched disciplinary proceedings against a Coe Hill-area family practitioner facing Canada-wide medical marijuana-related fraud charges. Claims of professional misconduct have been served to Dr. Rob Kamermans, who is ordered to answer to a litany of other scathing accusations made by...
Greenleaf Medical Clinic
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Group calls for marijuana legalization.
Calling it the Freedom Tour, a group of more than 20 Islanders gathered in Charlottetown recently to call for the legalization of marijuana. Many were interested in using the drug for relief of medical conditions, a process that is permitted in Canada provided the...
Several prominent cannabis crusaders have drafted a proposed law
With three western American states mulling legalized marijuana and the Union of B.C. Municipalities set to debate it, a new group wants the province to stop enforcing the federal criminal ban on pot. Several prominent cannabis crusaders have drafted a proposed law, called the...
Workers compensation claim seeks medical marijuana
It would be easier on Danny Auger’s already thin wallet if he just took a prescribed painkiller to deal with the chronic pain he suffers from nerve damage, due to a horrific 2009 construction accident that almost completely severed one arm. He is able...
Ontario woman wins in to have medical marijuana covered by insurance
A decision of a Financial Services Commission of Ontario arbitrator to allow medical marijuana as a medical benefit may open the floodgates to accident-benefits claimants seeking payment for the drug....
Valley Mayors Divided On Decriminalizing Marijuana
The Comox Valley's three mayors have weighed in on where they stand on the decriminalization of marijuana, and as it turns out, they don't all agree. While Comox mayor Paul Ives and Cumberland mayor Leslie Bates support (to varying degrees) the decriminalization of marijuana, Courtenay...