Tag: prohibition

Joint Ventures: Toronto’s cannabis entrepreneurs

Why Toronto’s cannabis ‘grey market’ ‘ain’t going nowhere’ as legalization looms From 60% to 70% of the recreational market will remain underground, expert says Salma Ibrahim · CBC News  Joint Ventures: Cannabis entrepreneurs refuse to be locked out of industry They’ve been raided, warned and […]

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MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith speech at NORML 2017

Full keynote speech and Q&A featuring Nathaniel Erskine-Smith a Liberal member of Canadian parliament, recorded on September 10th 2017 2017 NORML Canada Conference two days of insights from experts in the cannabis industry on September 9th and 10th 2017 at Vapor Central in Toronto For […]

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Escape to Canada (2005)

Escape to Canada: Land of the Truly Free, a film by Albert Nerenberg set in the summer of legalization 2003, two nations polarized on such issues as the Drug War and Gay-marriage. A documentary about Americans finding freedom in Canada. NFB National Film Board documentary –  […]

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Justin Trudeau’s Reefer Madness

Marc Emery: Justin Trudeau’s Reefer Madness by Marc Emery on July 17th, 2016 at 10:53 PM The “discussion” paper about legalizing marijuana is out from the Liberal government. RELATED STORIES Marc Emery: Why did Justin Trudeau put a past kingpin of prohibition in charge of marijuana legalization task force? Marc Emery: Why […]

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Session in the Street

Session in the Street pot protest at Yonge-Bloor Friday July 15th 2016 | cannabis activists, concerned patients and supporters hold a ‘Session in the Street’ protest at Yonge and Bloor intersection in downtown Toronto, Canada in protest of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act bill 178 + […]

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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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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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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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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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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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Canadian Marihuana Hypocrisy

Justin Trudeau And The Great Pot Hypocrisy Posted: 05/13/2016 12:24 pm EDT  by James Di Fiore Back in January 2012 I interviewed a moustache-sporting, longhaired Justin Trudeau at the Liberal Party of Canada’s convention in Ottawa. Back in my hotel room where I was staying with 5 members […]

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Bill 45: Ontario The Nanny State

Bill 45: The Ontario Nanny State vs. Cannabis Patients Hundreds joined together in Toronto Apr. 9, to protest the Ontario government’s plan to restrict the use and sale of e-cigarettes and vaping. Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Bill 45 has received widespread opposition from vaping groups as […]

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Life on the run for extracts

Victimless Crime Leads To Life On The Run While visiting Acapulco Mexico Dan Dicks of Press For Truth met John and Lily, two fugitives on the run from the US authorities facing 25 years in prison for the crime of producing cannabis extracts for pain […]

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Legalization of Cannabis In Canada

The Legalization of Cannabis In Canada – PFT Live with Chad Jackett Today on Press For Truth Live Dan Dicks breaks down the latest news in regards to Justin Trudeau’s plan to legalize cannabis. Joining us on the line is Chad Jackett founder of cannagrowers.ca! […]

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Senator Bernie Sanders to end prohibition

 “In my view, the time is long overdue for us to remove the federal prohibition on marijuana,” Sanders said. Bernie Sanders recently announced a change to his marijuana policy, and it seemed to catch some in the crowd by surprise. Sanders wants to legalize weed […]

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Toronto no Hookah allowed

Toronto city council bans hookah, hints that cannabis lounges, processed meats, and sugary soft drinks are next… “There have been concerns that we are perhaps becoming a nanny state or are a nanny state. By definition we are all nannies, this council, our job is […]

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The Case For Ending Drug Prohibition

Andrew Bernstein – The Case For Ending Drug Prohibition – Toronto – June 25, 2015 Andrew Bernstein holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Graduate School of the City University of New York. He is the author of The Capitalist Manifesto: The Historic, Economic, and […]

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Conservatives for Marijuana Prohibition

Conservative Leader vehemently opposed to Liberal support for legalization For more click here Video source CBC Harper says marijuana is ‘infinitely worse’ than tobacco Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says the impact of marijuana on health is “infinitely worse” than tobacco, and its use should be […]

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Pam McColl on Cannabis in Canada

Cannabis in Canada Live This week – October 1, 2015 Show begins at 2:00 Host and founder of Cannabis in Canada Jason Wilcox discusses the latest in cannabis news and events. Guests this week include: Pamela McColl – Smart Approaches to Marijuana Canada spokesperson http://www.learnaboutsam.ca/ Kwiis […]

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Liberals committed to legalization

Your browser does not support frames. Click here to view the frameless video.. Justin Trudeau explains when he will legalize marijuana if elected Liberal leader Justin Trudeau explained his position on marijuana legalization, saying the only ones benefiting from the current prohibition system is organized […]

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NDP’s stand on marijuana is frustrating

IS TOM MULCAIR HIDING IN THE WEEDS ON POT? The NDP says they’ll decriminalize for small amounts, but won’t commit to legalizing marijuana if elected BY MATT MERNAGH | AUGUST 25, 2015 | Now Magazine Thomas Mulcair has promised to decriminalize marijuana for small amounts “the minute […]

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Niagara candidates talk pot

Niagara candidates talk pot By Maryanne Firth, St. Catharines Standard Friday, August 14, 2015 7:11:58 EDT AM It’s been a burning topic for years — whether or not to legalize marijuana. In the wake of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s commitment earlier this week to strengthen Canada’s […]

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Sandra Bland in Reefer Madness?

Texas police and Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis just implied that Sandra Bland committed suicide because of “reefer madness,” from “large quantity of marijuana found in her system. http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/07… http://www.infowars.com/social-media-… Video source Infowars

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Marijuana Prohibitionist Pam McColl

The Mernahuana Zone host Matt Mernagh as Monty Styles and Lisa as Lisa Powers do a prank call to pot prohibitionist Pam McColl at 40:55 on TMZ show 215: Industry Canada Corporation Info For Pamela McColl Smart Approaches to Marijuana Canada  TMZ 215 Pot Prohibitionists […]

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