Category: Politics

Canadian Concentrate Open

Canadian Concentrate Open (March 2015) The 1st annual Concentrate Open was held recently in BC, hosted by Heeling Tree and facilitated by Beard Bros’s Concentrate. The event had an excellent turnout and collective environment where dabs had no bounds and like-minded people clouded the air. […]

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Stoned driving skills tested

Drivers Stoned on Marijuana Test Their Driving Skills CNN recently took a look at operating a motor vehicle under the influence of pot by subjecting three users in Washington state to a little driving test with the help of a local sheriff’s department. With multiple states legalizing marijuana, […]

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Stoned rabbits DEA warns

DEA warns of stoned rabbits if Utah passes medical marijuana By Christopher Ingraham Utah is considering a bill that would allow patients with certain debilitating conditions to be treated with edible forms of marijuana. If the bill passes, the state’s wildlife may “cultivate a taste” for the plant, lose […]

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March to support bong sales

30 march to support the sale of bongs at Tripping Daisy By Rick Owen, KL Northern News Tuesday, March 3, 2015 KIRKLAND LAKE – The protest against the law that allows police to confiscate merchandise that could be used for the consumption of illicit substances attracted about 30 people […]

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How to introduce people to legal pot

Thom Hartmann talks with Dr. Malik Burnett, MD, Policy Manager, Office of National Affairs-Drug Policy Alliance, Website: www.drugpolicy.org, about marijuana legalization in Washington, DC and the positive health benefits of cannabis. Video source Thom Hartmann show Pot is the Gateway to Prison? Thom Hartmann interviews Dr. […]

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Toronto Cannabis History Bus Tour

Cannabus Tour Explore Toronto’s tantalizing cannabis culture with its most colorful commentators Amy Anonymous and Matt Mernagh. Tour participants will celebrate and engage in Toronto’s rich, but somewhat forgotten history and lore. Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy registrants will create another page in Toronto’s […]

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Washington D.C. legalized weed

Marijuana Officially Legal in Washington, D.C. (For Now) D.C. residents can now be in possession of two ounces of weed while city officials and Congress still haggle over the word “enact” By Daniel Kreps | February 26, 2015 As of Midnight Thursday, marijuana is now legal in Washington, […]

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Melanheadz to the limit

Pot activists push limits despite ‘relentless’ police enforcement By Vapor Central – Tuesday, February 24 2015 CANNABIS CULTURE – Sitting at the bar of his new Melanheadz cannabis lounge on York Boulevard, a joint lying on the counter by his elbow, Peter Melanson admits that giving away marijuana as a […]

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Alaska legalizes recreational marijuana

Alaska Becomes 3rd State With Legal Marijuana JUNEAU, Alaska — Feb 23, 2015, 11:32 PM ET By MOLLY DISCHNER Associated Press World News Videos | US News Videos Smoking, growing and possessing marijuana becomes legal in America’s wildest state Tuesday, thanks to a voter initiative […]

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Federal court right to grow case

Medical marijuana: Federal Court to decide who has the right to grow CBC – Mon, 23 Feb, 2015 A constitutional challenge of Canada’s new medical marijuana laws got underway Monday morning in Federal Court in Vancouver. The case centres on whether patients can grow their own pot […]

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Canada’s medical marijuana future at stake

Canada’s Medical Marijuana Future at Stake in Vancouver Federal Court By Jeremiah Vandermeer, Cannabis Culture – Friday, February 20 2015  CANNABIS CULTURE – Vancouver will be a bud battleground during a pivotal court case that could determine the future of Canada’s medical marijuana program and […]

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Will Canada Tax Pot Like Tylenol?

Canada Will Tax Marijuana Just Like Tylenol Cannabis Investment Expert Joins Supreme Pharmaceuticals Supreme Pharma (SL-CSE) (SPRWF-OTCBB) Interview with Brayden R. Sutton, Executive Vice President VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 31, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tax Court Justice Campbell Miller just ruled that marijuana will be […]

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Marc Emery on legalization

Marc Emery speaks about the effects of Cannabis Legalization on Prohibition, and the effects on our Youth. CANADIAN MARIJUANA LAWS UVic Panel discussion – Marc Emery discusses Marijuana laws, particularly the question of legalization. University of Victoria, Feb. 4, 2015. Visit our website www.hempology.ca Read […]

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Marijuana dispensaries double play

Tale of two cities: Pot dispensaries are OK in some places, a ‘violation’ in other parts of B.C. BY IAN AUSTIN, THE PROVINCE Realtors will tell you the three most important factors are location, location, location. The same applies to B.C.’s budding marijuana dispensary business: […]

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Medical Cannabis Exposed

Medical Cannabis Exposed – What The Feds Don’t Want You To Know For those who believe in marijuana and cannabis freedom, the future has never been brighter. Right now there is an awakening to the benefits of cannabis for medicinal purposes, specifically something called CBD […]

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85 grams of pot found in Angry Birds toy

LISTEN: Mother finds marijuana in toy bought at Bramalea City Centre Target says it is working with Peel Regional Police to determine how a bag of pot made it into an unsold toy Posted on 2/13/2015 2:09:00 PM by James Moore Peel Regional Police are investigating after a […]

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Feds Opposed to Legalization

Jason Wilcox Takes on Parliamentary Secretary Paul Calandra Under Canada’s federal laws marijuana, cannabis dispensaries are illegal. Parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister, Paul Calandra, appeared on Global TV’s “Unfiltered” this past week to discuss how dispensaries can continue to operate despite the laws that […]

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Driving stoned safer than drunk

Science says driving stoned isn’t as dangerous as driving drunk In News by Kristina Monllos / February 12, 2015 Follow: @kristinamonllos Driving stoned isn’t nearly as dangerous as driving drunk, according to a new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which, just incidentally gave stoners proof to end (or spark?) […]

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Canadian politicians cashing in on green rush

Plans to legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis could see some politicians cash in on the modern day gold rush “the green rush” market boom that is predicted to follow if marihuana prohibition repealed. Leading candidate for Prime Minister of Canada is currently campaigning on a […]

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Pot impresario made B.C. bud famous

Pot impresario is back, growing a retail chain BY BRIAN HUTCHINSON, NATIONAL POST This city has its own Prince of Pot, cannabis promoter Marc Emery. But he’s minor royalty next to Don Briere. Or Donald Joseph Briere, as he’s known inside the Canadian justice and […]

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Can marijuana help with PTSD?

Congressman’s Presciption for Vets: A Joint a Day to Keep the PTSD Away February 6, 2015 by Joseph L. Flatley Categories: Health Science and Technology, The Odd, War & Peace Getting medical marijuana for veterans wasn’t a burning issue in the last session of the House of Representatives, so […]

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Chasing the High (documentary)

CPAC Documentaries: Chasing the High the politics of pot WATCH DOCUMENTARY ON YOUTUBE WATCH DOCUMENTARY ON CPAC With marijuana sure to be an issue in the next federal election, this CPAC documentary explores the current debate in Canada over a drug that is illegal but […]

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Marijuana in Canada: Pot Fiction

Marijuana in Canada: Pot Fiction – the fifth estate Everyone knows that marijuana is illegal. So why does Canada seem to be awash in pot? You can buy it openly in a surprising number of ways and places. The system the federal government set up […]

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A conversation with Marc Emery

A Conversation About the Future of Pot with Marc Emery POT TV – Marijuana activist Marc Emery – known to his fans as The Prince of Pot – gives an informative interview about the future of cannabis in this special presentation at the University of […]

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