Marijuana News Articles for January 2003

Statement from Ed Rosenthal on his Conviction
01/31/03

Application rules for marijuana 'frustrating' for MS patient
By: Amy Pugsley - Halifax Herald - 01/27/03Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug
Presidential Determination No. 2003-14

Steckle opposed to marijuana legalization
By: Matt Shurrie- Goderich Signal-Star - 01/30/03

'GURU OF GANJA' FOUND GUILTY OF MARIJUANA CULTIVATION
Associated Press - 01/31/03

Verdict Awaited in Federal Medical Marijuana Trial - Jury Deliberating on Charges that Could Mean Life Sentence
Ed Rosenthal Trial Update -- Verdict Awaited - 1/30/03

Another court had spoken in favour of 'compassion clubs' for medical supply
Shannon Kari - The Ottawa Citizen - 01/29/03

Home-grown marijuana operations taking off in suburbs
By: Colin Freeze - Globe and Mail - 01/29/03

Privacy ruling rejects infrared drug search
By: Kirk Makin, Justice Reporter - Globe and Mail - 01/28/03

Onetime activist too tired to fight
Graeme Smith - Globe and Mail - 01/27/03

Canada-U.S. relations may go to pot
By: Peter Stock - Report Magazine (CN BC) Page 23 - 01/20/03

Canadians seem divided on legalization
By: Dennis Bueckert - The Canadian Press - 01/23/03

Doctors want better marijuana for study
By: Jean Whitney - The San Mateo County Times (CA) - 01/24/03

COPS AND COKE - Lawyer outraged after being told drug police got 'package' instead of jail time.
By Alan Cairns, The Toronto Sun - 01/22/03

Pot-Like Brain Compounds Affect Drinking Desires
By Merritt McKinney SOURCE: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2003;10.1073/pnas.0336351100. Journal of Neurochemistry 2003;24.

POT REGS GO POOF - Judge Orders Feds To Clean Up Medical Marijuana Mess
by Justice Sidney N. Lederman - NOW Magazine (Toronto, Canada) - 01/21/03

The state in the pot dens of the nation
By: John Ibbitson - Globe and Mail - 01/21/03

Drug policy goes to pot. It's inconsistent and out of sync with research
By: Ben Rayner - The Toronto Star - 01/19/03

Ottawa battles to regain control of Reefer Madness
By: Tom Hanson - Canadian Press - 01/20/03

Pot Exemptees Left At Mercy Of Black Market
By: Thane Burnett / The Toronto Sun - 01/15/03

The Canadian Press Advocates not swallowing promise of drug-law reform 'The prime minister's been wishywashy about his intentions'
By Dennis Bueckert / The Canadian Press - 01/14/03

OTTAWA -- After appearing hesitant before Christmas, Prime Minister Jean Chretien is now ready to move quickly to decriminalize possession of marijuana.
By: Janice Tibbetts - Southam Newspapers Source: Victoria Times-Colonist - 01/10/03

Teen's acquittal throws pot laws into doubt as Judge accepts defense argument that Ottawa has failed to address gap in law.
Source: Canadian Press / January 02, 2003

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