Marijuana News Articles for April 2003

'We aren't hurting anyone'
By: Jason Botchford, Toronto Sun, 04/29/03

Big money in little bags
By: Jeremy Loome, Edmonton Sun, 04/28/03

Smoking, toking college
By: Jason Botchford, Toronto Sun, 04/28/03

DUTCH TREAT
By: Jason Botchford, Toronto Sun, 04/28/03

Marijuana touted as 'gateway drug'
By: Jason Botchford, Edmonton Sun, 04/27/03

Pot politics: Let's get past the smokescreen
Source: Toronto Sun, 04/27/03

Low-budget operation
By:Jason Botchford, Toronto Sun, 04/27/03

New law just the ticket
By: Bill Rodgers, Ottawa Bureau Chief, Toronto Sun, 04/27/03

O CANNABIS
By: Jason Botchford, Toronto Sun, 04/27/03

'BAMA JUSTICE' - Teen gets 26 years for selling grass
By: Jason Botchford, Toronto Sun, 04/29/03

Martin's mellow - Frontrunner in Grit leadership race supports decriminalization of marijuana
By: Bill Rodgers and Antonella Artuso, Toronto Sun, 04/29/03

Canadian officials consider Dutch example of pharmacy sales
Source: Halifax Herald, 04/28/03

Canada to Press Ahead With Pot Decriminalization
By: David Ljunggren, Reuters, 04/29/03

Ottawa may allow sale of pot at pharmacies
By: Dean Beeby, Canadian Press, 04/28/03

Dopey situation - Marijuana madness prevails in government's inept approach
By: Bill Kaufmann, Calgary Sun, 04/28/03

Drugstore pot option - Canuck officials eye Dutch model
Source: Canadian Press, 04/28/03

Grass growing - Poll shows marijuana support on the rise
By: Jason Botchford, Toronto Sun, 04/28/03

Cops now have a leg up on tokers
By: Jason Botchford, Toronto Sun, 04/28/03

Ottawa reviewing Dutch medical marijuana policy
Source: Canadian Press, 04/27/03

B.C. grower's medical marijuana certified Canada's first totally organic pot
By: Dirk Meissner, Canadian Press, 04/27/03

Pot gap widens
By: Jason Botchford, Edmonton Sun, 04/27/03

What a drag, it's not just harmless fun
By: Linda Williamson, Toronto Sun, 04/27/03

Grow-home nightmare
By: Jonathan Jenkins, Toronto Sun, 04/27/03

Copps 'absolutely' supports decriminalizing pot; 'of course' she's smoked it
By: Bruce Cheadle, Canadian Press, 04/27/03

Hawkins says pot & whisky cured him
Source: Canadian Press, 04/26/03

Pot goes south, cops say
By: Jonathan Jenkins, The Toronto Sun, 04/26/03

Medical pot firm mulls legal action over delays
By: Brian Laghi, Globe and Mail, 04/26/03

Marijuana: Washington warns Ottawa
By: Helene Buzzetti, Le Devoir, 04/25/03

Federal marijuana too potent to use
By: Dean Beeby and Zev Singer, Ottawa Citizen, 04/21/04

Health Canada considers abandoning highly potent marijuana strain
By: Dean Beeby, Canadain Press, 04/20/03

Cannabis may become 'the aspirin of the 21st century'
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, Independent (UK), 04/19/03

Nostalgic Small Town Puts Cannabis on it's flag
By: Kevin O'Flynn, The Moscow Times, 04/04/03

Liberals plan pot law reforms - Government source says bill coming in June
By: Tonda MacCharles, The Toronto Star, 04/18/03

Lawyer: Smoke by law pot free
By: Zen Ruryk, Toronto Sun, 04/18/03

No tax break for marijuana - Woman with MS can't believe she can't deduct her $12,000 pot bill
By: Amy Pugsley Fraser, Halifax Herald, 04/16/03

U.N. wants an end to lenient policies on drugs
Source: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15596336.htm, 04/15/03

Canadian hemp sales to U.S. shaken
By: Sean Pratt, Western Producer-(Saskatoon newsroom), 04/10/03

Fresh strategy devised for battle against drugs
By: Janice Tibbetts, Ottawa Citizen, 04/14/03

Bloc Pot candiate complains about police brutality
Source: Le Soleil (Canada), 04/11/03

California medical marijuana user claims persecution in United States
By: Terri Theodore, Canadian Press, 04/08/03

Federal Crown to appeal Nova Scotia ruling on simple marijuana possession
By: Steve Macleod, Canadian Press, 04/08/03

U.S. prisons and jails now hold record 2 million inmates
From: Debra Harper, DrugSense.org, 04/07/03

Pot cafe in N.B. inspires Montreal activists
By: John McFarlane, Montreal Gazette, 04/06/03

Minister waiting to nip cafés in the bud
By: Rober Leblanc, Saint John Telegraph-Journal, 04/05/03

DEA ruling puts hemp foods on the ropes
By: Christine Frey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 04/05/03

Cannabis Cafe a popular joint in Saint John
By: Canadian Press, Ottawa Sun, 04/03/30

WHITE HOUSE TO END DRUGS & TERROR ADS
By: Ira Teinowitz, 04/01/03

McGill seeks pot exclusivity deal
By: Scott Medvin, McGill Tribune, 04/01/03