Proposal from police signals shift toward cannabis reform, says SFU professor A recommendation to let police treat simple marijuana possession as a ticketing offence is being opposed by the head of a provincial campaign to decriminalize pot. Dana Larsen, whose group Sensible BC is set to kick off a petition campaign next month to force […]
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Allegations of Pot and Mental Illness Return, but the Science Behind the Scare Still Questionable
Does smoking pot make people crazy, or do lots of crazy people smoke pot? That’s the question raised by the findings of a just-published study sponsored by the Canadian Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. High Times
Justice Dept Updates Official Federal Pot Enforcement Policy
The Justice Department has updated its official policy on federal marijuana enforcement. The announcement comes nine months after cannabis legalization initiatives passed in Colorado and Washington State last November. The marijuana community celebrated the legalization m… High Times
White House Will Allow Marijuana Legalization Laws to Proceed in Colorado and Washington
Historic Breakthrough in Struggle to End Marijuana Prohibition Attorney General Eric Holder informed the governors of Washington and Colorado today that the Department of Justice will allow the states to implement their ballot initiatives that legalized the production, distribution, and sale of marijuana for adults. Deputy Attorney General James Cole also issued a memo to […]
Trudeau Panned By Conservatives For Smoking Pot
‘As a Member of Parliament He Shouldn’t Be Breaking Those Laws’ Conservatives MPs across Canada are expressing their disdain for Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau after his public admission to smoking marijuana while holding elected office. Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod added her voice to the chorus on Thursday. “There are laws in place; if people […]
The Acid Bard: Best – Selling Author Irvine Welsh on the Drug Experience
Irvine Welsh is an author, a screenwriter, a playwright — a genuine composer of the written word. Born in 1958 in Leith, the gritty port district of Scotland’s capital city of Edinburgh, which would go on to influence much of his writing, welsh migrated to London i… High Times
Two Kids, Two States, One Medicine
Two mothers in different states looking for help with their son's seizures. As of this morning, only one has been successful. High Times
Toronto Mayor Has Smoked a Lot of Weed
While taking questions from a reporters after a campaign address today Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted he has smoked a lot of weed. High Times
So Trudeau Smoked Pot. at Least He’s Honest
That Justin Trudeau has dabbled with pot likely surprised few in Canada. However, his recent admission that he took his last puff just three years ago is provocative. We’re used to politicians saying they tried marijuana in their carefree youth. And used to them drastically playing down the amount they smoked – that is, if […]