Rae accepts Liberal party’s vote on legalizing marijuana, but says there’s...
Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae says his party’s decision Sunday to overwhelmingly support legalizing marijuana use in Canada reflected the spirit of his party’s biennial convention in Ottawa over the...
View ArticleA B.C. drug dealer’s take on the Washington’s legalization of marijuana
By: Samuel Kirz Marijuana is legal in the great state of Washington. To find out how this new law will impact the pot industry in British Columbia, I spoke with a person whose livelihood is dependent...
View ArticleCNN films people getting high before driving
The more weed you smoke, the worse you drive. Here’s video evidence: From the video: CNN may have just posted their best piece of investigative journalism in years. In the following video, three...
View ArticleU of O profs at odds over AG’s comments on Trudeau’s pot use
OTTAWA — A university law professor is lashing out at a colleague, calling his recent complaint against Attorney General Peter MacKay to the Nova Scotia Barrister’s Society “ill-advised, baseless and...
View ArticleEconomic implications of legalizing marijuana, fining for possession up for...
OTTAWA — Liberal leader Justin Trudeau wants it legalized. Canadian cops want to fine people for simple possession. Forget jobs and the economy, it seems marijuana is back on the public agenda. Still,...
View ArticleBLOG: U of O profs battle over legal point ahead of school debut
Canadian politicians are fessing up to smoking pot. OTTAWA — It could be an awkward first day of school on Tuesday for two University of Ottawa law professors who’ve been duking it out all week over...
View ArticlePrime Minister chides Justin Trudeau, but says he’ll look into police...
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau’s decision to unveil his party’s policy on pot before the economy shows “poor judgment,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday. However, at the same time the prime...
View ArticleComplaint against justice minister over comments on Justin Trudeau’s pot use...
OTTAWA — The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society has dismissed a complaint against Attorney General Peter MacKay, whose comments about Justin Trudeau’s pot smoking struck a nerve with an outspoken...
View ArticleColorado prepares for ’Green Wednesday’ as the first American recreational...
By Kristen Wyatt DENVER — Police were adding extra patrols around marijuana shops as Colorado prepared to unveil the first legal pot industry in the U.S. on Wednesday. The state will begin recreational...
View ArticleMarijuana industry comes to Washington promising change
WASHINGTON – Gone are the days of blue jeans, T-shirts and sandals. Now it’s suits – mostly dark — ties, oxfords and briefcases. This is the marijuana revolution. All business all the time. It arrived...
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