Marijuana News Articles for February 2008

Marijuana guilty plea delayed by lawyer's schedule
By: Tom McCoag, Chronicle Herald (CN NS), 02-29-08

Marijuana is medicine, like it or not
By: Alison Myrden, The Muse (CN NF Edu), 02-28-08

Doubtful Doctors
By: Jason Youmans, Monday Magazine (CN BC), 02-27-08

Blowing Smoke
By: Jason Youmans, Monday Magazine (CN BC), 02-27-08

Eight years of reefer madness - Why can't Ottawa deliver a sensible, humane medicinal-marijuana program?
By: Brian Preston, National Post (Canada), 02-27-08

Powerful drive to uncover pot grow ops - B.C. Hydro sharing electricity use details with City and RCMP
By: Philip Round, Comox Valley Echo (CN BC), 02-26-08

Medical marijuana use laws gone to pot? - Turner pushing for reform of law surrounding use in public
By: Tim Whitnell, The Canadian Champion (CN ON), 02-26-08

Pot smoking patient learns patience
By: Matt Kieltyka, Vancouver 24hours (CN BC), 02-25-08

Toke 'n' mirrors - Public marijuana use in Canada has guidelines, but no rules
By: Bryn Weese, Toronto Sun (CN ON), 02-24-08

'INVISIBLE' DISABILITIES - The toke smelled round the world? When Gator Ted told Steve Gibson not to smoke his weed outside his door, it became a human-rights case
By: Margaret Wente, Globe and Mail (Canada), 02-23-08

Marijuana patient pleads for understanding
By: Alison Myrden, Burlington Post (CN ON), 02-22-08

Charges dropped in pot bust
Source: Similkameen Spotlight (CN BC), 02-21-08

B.C. marijuana smoker wins human-rights ruling
By: Terri Theodore, Globe and Mail (Canada), 02-20-08

Judge's Ruling on Pot Bust a Disgrace
By: Garth McLennan, The Other Press (CN BC Edu), 02-18-08

War of Words - Marijuana
By: Liam Britten, The Other Press(CN BC Edu), 02-18-08

More illegal search evidence allowed - Ends-justify-means approach to justice: critics
By: Shannon Kari, National Post (Canada), 02-18-08

Regulate public use of medical marijuana: Halton MP - Garth Turner pleased with health minister's reply to recent letter
By: Tim Whitnell, Burlington Post (CN ON), 02-17-08

U.S. doctors' group backs use of pot
By: Will Dunham, Regina Leader-Post (CN SN), 02-16-08

Appeal dropped against grow-op gang - Sometimes Mounties get their man, and sometimes they don't.
By: Chris Oke, Yukon News (CN YK), 02-15-08

PHYSICIANS GROUP URGES EASING OF BAN ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA
By: Eric Bailey, Los Angeles Times (CA), 02-15-08

New hemp education video is now on You Tube
Source: Robbie Anderman, Hemp Workers Cooperative, 02-14-08

Warrant challenge delays marijuana activist's trial
Source: Windsor Star (CN ON), 02-13-08

Jury gets instructions, deliberations underway
By: Barb Pacholik, Regina Leader-Post (CN SN), 02-13-08

Smell of weed no longer grounds for arrest, search
By: Matt Kruchak, The Star Phoenix (CN SK), 02-12-08

MAKING POT LEGAL: WE CAN DO IT -- HERE'S HOW
By: Paul Armentano, AlterNet (US Web), 02-12-08

Hemp foods turn healthy profit - Manitoba continent's main source
By: Larry Kusch, Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB), 02-12-08

Jury will decide fate of marijuana growers
By: Barb Pacholik, Regina Leader-Post (CN SN), 02-12-08

Pot growers question validity of warrants
By: Craig Pearson, Windsor Star (CN ON), 02-12-08

MEN SMUGGLE POT FROM U.P. TO CANADA
Source: The Daily Press (Escanaba, MI), 02-11-08

Let's hope these cops now have the message - Storm-trooper antics belong on TV, not in Canada
By: Joey Thompson, The Province (CN BC), 02-11-08

Medical marijuana advocates cry foul - Lawyer cites 'cycle of ignorance'
By: Shannon Kari, National Post (Canada), 02-11-08

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to decide medical marijuana case - Sports bar owner pitted against former customer
By: Tim Whitnell, Burlington Post (CN ON), 02-10-08

He's "a healer, not a dealer' - Man who claims his hemp oil cures cancer says he's leaving Canada after fine for trafficking in medical pot
By: Tom McCoag, Chronicle Herald (CN NS), 02-09-08

Ottawa seeks appeal on medical marijuana ruling
By: Maria Babbage, Toronto Star (CN ON), 02-07-08

Marc Emery: poster child for U.S. war on drugs
By: Cameron MacLean, The Uniter (CN MB Edu), 02-07-08

Gator Ted's and medical marijuana patients

Accused had five-year plan to grow 'medicine'
By: Barb Pacholik, Regina Leader-Post (CN SN), 02-07-08

Pot grower's rights violated: judge - 700 plants found, but RCMP's 'dynamic entry' not justified
By: Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun (CN BC), 02-07-08

Tribunal to hear pot smoker's claim
Author: Canwest News Service, Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC), 02-06-08

Rights body grants hearing to joint smoker
By: Linda Nguyen, National Post (Canada), 02-06-08

Cannabis is stronger, but users smoke less
By: Alan Travis, The Guardian (UK), 02-06-08

The Pot Union
Source: CBC Online Video Link, 02-04-08

Pot distribution draws protest
By: Darrell Bellaart, Nanaimo News Bulletin (CN BC), 02-02-08

Criminals fingered the cops - Complaints from drug dealers to their lawyers helped launch a massive police investigation
By: Nick Pron, Toronto Star (CN ON), 02-02-08

Dope would have lasted for centuries
By: Barb Pacholik, Regina Leader-Post (CN SN), 02-02-08

Judge gives drug dealer break for reaching out
By: Kevin Rollason, Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB), 02-02-08

Teens' pot plot fell through, police say
Author: Canadian Press, Globe and Mail (Canada), 02-02-08

Smoking medicinal pot leads to suspension
By: Simon Blais, The Coquitlam Now (CN BC), 02-01-08

Pot community rallies around its "prince"
By: Cameron MacLean, The Uniter (CN MB Edu), 01-31-08