Marijuana News Articles for August 2007

OPP says RIDE check at Hempfest was legitimate policework - Court will decide if drug charges improperly laid
By: Michael Purvis, The Sault Star (CN ON), 08-31-07

MS sufferers look to Mary Jane for relief
By: Travis Lupick, The Georgia Straight (CN BC), 08-30-07

Bowering in favour of legalizing pot - North's public health director calls for reform to drug laws, RCMP remain opposed
Source: Smithers Interior News (CN BC), 08-29-07

WELL, WELL, WELL Mental illness medications go to pot
By: Connie Howard, Vue Weekly (CN AB), 08-29-07

Police blowing smoke with PR effort
By: Mitch Wright, Nanaimo News Bulletin (CN BC), 08-25-07

Police will be out in force at Hempfest - The cannabis festival runs through Sunday in Ophir
Source: The Sault Star (CN ON), 08-25-07

Is it or isn't it? The pot pendulum swings again
By: Lynda Hurst, Toronto Star (CN ON), 08-25-07

Having sampled the marijuana of today - purely for journalistic reasons -- I realize how powerful the stuff is compared to the hippy-dippy '60s
By: Mark Bonokoski, Toronto Sun (CN ON), 08-24-07

Marijuana law ruled ‘unconstitutional’ - Judge acquits man, Federal Health Minister plans new anti-drug plans
By: Carl Meyer, Excalibur (CN ON Edu), 08-22-07

Drug charge stayed against N.L. cancer patient
Source: CBC News (Online), 08-21-07

TELLTALE ISOTOPES IN MARIJUANA ARE NATURE'S TRACKING DEVICES
By: Hillary Rosner, New York Times (NY), 08-21-07

I'm just a thug-hugging, dope-smoking corporate stooge
By: Dan Gardner, Ottawa Citizen (CN ON), 08-18-07

Peter Yarrow Sets The Record Straight AboutDrugs And That Dragon, And Reveals Why He Re-Recorded His Magic Song
By: Ben Kaplan, National Post (Canada), 08-17-07

Home marijuana grower gets house arrest
By: Neil Bowen, The Observer (CN ON), 08-17-07

Advocate contends marijuana laws outdated, unjust
Source: The Hants Journal (CN NS), 08-16-07

What to do about toking and driving?
By: Emile Therien, Toronto Star (CN ON), 08-13-07

Cops discover mobile grow-op in back of Toyot
By: Stuart Hunter, The Province (CN BC), 08-12-07

Senator spraying cheap shots - He's playing politics instead of passing gun laws
By: Michael Smyth, The Province(CN BC), 08-12-07

Pot grower: Cops' crop price is way too high
By: Dan Arsenault, Chronicle Herald (CN NS), 08-11-07

For a pot smoker in pain, no help is on the way
By: Alwynne Gwilt, Globe and Mail (Canada), 08-11-07

The great cannabis debate
By: Point Counterpoint, Edmonton Sun (CN AB), 08-10-07

Pot not a police priority, deputy chief testifies at trial
By: Richard Watts, Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC), 08-10-07

Trial to hear testimony from senator who backed marijuana legalization
By: Richard Watts, Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC), 08-09-07

Why Is This Canadian Pot Dealer Campaigning for Ron Paul? - He's looking for a pardon.
By: Rick Anderson, Seattle Weekly (WA), 08-08-07

Canada backs marijuana cancer drug
By Anna Lewcock, US-PharmaTechnologist.com, 08-07-07

Cannabis country - Canada is a world leader in pot use. Should our laws change to reflect national attitudes
By: Licia Corbella and Michael Coren, Edmonton Sun (CN AB), 08-06-07

Medicinal pot grower sees huge demand - Trial in island compassion club case told Ottawa keeps lid on pot suppliers
Author: CanWest News Service, Vancouver Sun (CN BC), 8-04-07

Shady Deal Between The DEA And Revenue Canada
By Citizen Correspondent Marc Emery, 08-03-07

Fibromyalgia sufferer testifies at pot trial
By: Richard Watts, Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC), 08-03-07

Church minister guilty of pot possession
By: Andrew Glazer, Toronto Star (CN ON), 08-02-07

Pot's becoming growth industry in north area - Busts of marijuana grow-ops have double in 32 Division this year
By: Karolyn Coorsh, Leaside-Rosedale Town Crier (CN ON), 08-02-07

Pot case goes up in smoke
By: Jennifer Stewart, Chronicle Herald (CN NS), 08-02-07

AUTHORITIES SEIZE ASSETS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA CLUB
By: Carolyn Jones, San Francisco Chronicle (CA), 08-01-07

Is the Nation's Marijuana Policy Misguided? - Critics Contend the Government is Fighting Pot at the Expense of Battling Meth
By: Russell Goldman, ABC News (US Web), 08-01-07

Court hears pot user's claim of pain relief
By: Richard Watts, Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC), 08-01-07