Category: Politics

Pot shops pop up across Ottawa

National Cannabis Region: Illegal pot stores pop up across Ottawa  JACQUIE MILLER, OTTAWA CITIZEN More from Jacquie Miller, Ottawa Citizen Two Canadian marijuana dispensary chains have moved into Ottawa, opening three stores and planning more. Stittsville is also about to get a marijuana dispensary, which […]

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Troubles in Project Claudia

Troubles in Toronto: Project Claudia Tracy Lamourie | Cannabis Digest It’s becoming a little exhausting being a cannabis activist in Ontario. In the time it takes to smoke a pin joint in a crowd, it seems the entire landscape has changed…and before you even have time […]

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Illegal pot shops create tax jackpot

‘Illegal’ cash from renegade marijuana retail shops creates tax jackpot for government OTTAWA — Illegal pot sales are turning into a high earner for governments. VIDEO: Vancouver marijuana dispensary chain keeps up with the taxman Don Briere’s national chain of renegade retail shops remitted $688,449 in […]

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CFBA Green Relief fundraiser highlights

CFBA Green Relief fundraiser highlights at Vape on the Lake June 12th 2016 | Highlights of the Green Relief FUNdraiser for the Cannabis Friendly Business Association, featuring Lady Blayzing, The Yappers, Blair Streeter, Sandra Petite, and more with music, comedy, speeches, and raffles… Support cannabis friendly […]

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Glandular Trichome Science at Lift Expo

Glandular Trichome Science with Bubbleman at Lift Expo Toronto May 28th 2016 | Marcus ‘Bubbleman’ Richardson and Tony Verzura present the ‘Science of the Glandular Trichome and Cannabis’ at the Beleave main stage during the Lift Cannabis Expo in Toronto, Canada Fresh Headies | BCBubbleman | Bubbleman’s World | United […]

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A growing concern in Oshawa

A Growing Concern In Oshawa Durham, ON, Canada / channel12 Mike Green July 04, 2016 A group of Cannabis activists gathered at Memorial Park in Oshawa over the weekend to protest the current marijuana laws. For the past few years Kyla and her friends have […]

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Hash Bash 2016 in Ann Arbor

Hash Bash 2016 Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tommy Chong, Matt Abel, NORML Of particular interest in this video: Tommy Chong’s advice on how to drop the habit of smoking tobacco. Also his insight into his own experience of beating cancer with cannabis. 45th Annual Ann Arbor Hash Bash […]

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Task Force on Legalization

Ottawa strikes task force as it moves to legalize marijuana Ottawa is taking the first major step toward marijuana legalization by forming a federal task force led by former deputy PM Anne McLellan, which will report back November. The federal government has launched a travelling […]

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Toronto defers dispensaries

Pot activists angry as Toronto council defers debate on dispensaries JEFF GRAY – CITY HALL REPORTER The Globe and Mail The saga of Toronto’s crackdown on pot shops took another twist on Monday, as city council’s licensing committee put off a scheduled debate on possible new […]

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Dispensary Licensing Deferred

Toronto Cannabis Dispensary Licensing Deferred June 27th 2016 | Activists, medical marihuana patients, dispensary owners and supporters, are silenced yet again at Toronto City Hall as the Licensing and Standards Committee delays agenda item on Cannabis Dispensaries until the Federal and Provincial government provide further […]

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Man fined for possessing one gram

Man fined for possessing one gram of marijuana in Bracebridge Mon., Jun 27, 2016 | By Samantha Beattie BRACEBRIDGE – It was his first appearance in court and he didn’t have a lawyer, but the accused decided to go ahead with a guilty plea to possession […]

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Marc Emery reopens Cannabis Culture Toronto

Marijuana dispensary reopens day after being shut down in Toronto police raids By David Shum and Adam Miller Global News WATCH ABOVE: Marc Emery reopens cannabis dispensary day after Toronto Police shut it down Marijuana activist Marc Emery says he and other marijuana dispensary operators in Toronto will continue […]

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Med Man Brand at the Kind Kup

Canada’s Cannabis Community Comes To Winnipeg – The Kind Kup & Trade Show Josh Sigurdson talks with Thaddeus Conrad, President and CEO of Med Man Brand about the Kind Kup & Trade Show taking Winnipeg by storm. Medical cannabis users and activists came from all […]

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Biggy Bigg Bud recounts police encounter

Biggy Bigg Bud recounts police encounter of the drug war Patient saved from arrest by a medical marijuana license ID and the LP system. Biggy Bigg Bud talks about a recent encounter with police near the beach revealing prohibition continues in Canada, the gta greater […]

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Legalizing Pot on The Agenda

The Agenda with Steve Paikin | It’s been more than two years since recreational cannabis was legalized in Colorado and Washington. The Agenda examines whether there are lessons for Canada as the federal government drafts its own drug policies. Video source The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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Protest Project Claudia at Old City Hall

June 20th 2016 | Monday morning activism, concerned marihuana patients and supporters gather at Old City Hall for a rally at the high court of Ontario with protest signs, megaphone chants, news media, plus a lot of heart to protest ProjectClaudia cannabis dispensary raids, and […]

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Activists remember their first protest

Marijuana Activists Remember Their First Pot Protest POT TV – We speak to Vancouver based cannabis activists about the first rally they ever attended. Watch as Jodie Emery, Marijuana Man, Jeremiah Vandermeer, Opus & others recall the fond memories… Video source Pot TV  

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Police threaten marijuana patient

Police threaten arrest & By-Law action for medical marijuana patient Thought I would go gor a bike ride & chill at the beach & medicate cause I was having a bad day and high Anexity. DRPS wanted to kno if i was licensed and how […]

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Quebec Cannabis Registry

EXCLUSIVE: Quebec Cannabis Registry tracks 500 medical marijuana patients By Anne Leclair Reporter | Global News WATCH ABOVE: The Quebec cannabis registry created just over a year ago for users of medical cannabis has less participants than expected. But as Anne Leclair reports, the researcher in charge […]

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Save Our Dispensaries at Lift Expo

Lift Cannabis Expo | SAVE OUR DISPENSARIES | emcee Jay Danger speaks out in support of cannabis dispensaries in Toronto and everywhere in the wake of Project Claudia police raids of prohibition with a petition to the legislative assembly of Ontario to reconsider medical cannabis in […]

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Cannabis Culture News the War on Marijuana

Cannabis Culture News LIVE: Vancouver Steps Up War on Marijuana POT TV – Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. In this episode: The city of Vancouver has stepped up the war against marijuana […]

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Toronto Dispensary Raids

Public Prosecutor Zealots Push For Toronto Police Raids Ted Smith | Cannabis Digest Everyone knows by now that Toronto police raided 43 cannabis dispensaries on Thurs May 26 but it is still not clear to everyone who influenced the chief of police in his decision […]

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Justin Trudeau smoked pot with Marc Emery

Marc Emery speaks on the megaphone during the Rally in Support of Dispensaries with an update on the original Dopechef Media clip filmed in 2009 that made national news in 2013 titled ‘Marc Emery smoked pot with Justin Trudeau’ Watch the full rally against the […]

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Rally against the raids

May 27th 2016 | Rally against Project Claudia mass raids of Toronto cannabis dispensaries outside Toronto Police Headquarters HQ while the Chief held a press conference inside, viewable on youtube in full here: Toronto Police News Conference Re: Project Claudia | Chief Mark Saunders ‘Project […]

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