Marijuana News Articles for October 2003

Pot booster turns over new leaf - Tokers' haven failed, opens museum, cafe
By: Carolin Vesely, Winnipeg Free Press, 10/31/03

From cannabis to carburetor U of T prof makes autoparts from hemp
By: Zoe Cormier, The Varsity, 10/30/03

Roadside pot tests floated by Ottawa Police chief sees move as afterthought
By: Jeff Mitchell, The Era-Banner, 10/30/03

Teens opt for marijuana over tobacco
By: Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press, 10/30/03

Marijuana use 'mainstream' amoung teens
By: Janice Tibbetts - CanWest News Service, Victoria Times-Colonist, 10/29/03

Ottawa outlines proposals on drug tests for drivers
By: Isabelle Rodrique, Globe and Mail, 10/22/03

55% back softer marijuana laws: poll
By: Janice Tibbetts, The Ottawa Citizen, 10/21/03

Malaspina goes to pot
By: Jack Knox, Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC), 10/20/03

OPP once again enforcing pot laws
By: Canadian Press, Canada.com, 10/16/03

Prescription Pot Providers - Victoria's two medical marijuana outlets carry on despite raids
By: Andrew MacLeod, Monday Magazine (CN BC), 10/09/03

It's no big dial - Beaver fever feared as 'nordern buddy' rings up Bush on 'da hot line'
By: Gary Dunford, Toronto Sun, 10/12/03

Martin favours tougher pot bill, spokesman says
By: Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB), 10/12/03

Political madness infects marijuana debate
By: Jim McNulty, The Province (CN BC) , 10/12/03

Law will give pot power to police, says prof
By: David Heyman - CanWest News Service, Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC), 10/12/03

Medicinal pot stance a 'joke'
By: Canadian Press, The Calgary Sun (CN AB), 10/14/03

Ottawa weighs pot law reforms
By: Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star, 10/14/03

"Enjoy better sex: legalise and tax marijuana."
By: Christopher Caldwell, Financial Times (UK), 10/10/03

TAINTED BUD
By: Adria Vasil, NOW Magazine, 10/09/03

Lawyer plots pot operation
By: Frank Etherington, Kitchener-Waterloo Record (CN ON), 10/08/03

Let them smoke pot
Source: The Salut Star, 10/09/03

Sault police will enforce marijuana possession law
By: Frank Dobrovnik, The Sault Star (CN ON), 10/09/03

New ruling puzzles local pot-watchers
By: Frank Dobrovnik, The Sault Star (CN ON), 10/08/03

Federal government may toughen marijuana bill to appease critics
By: Jim Brown, Canadian Press, 10/09/03

Canada Headed 'Wrong Way' on Illegal Drugs-Walters
Source: Reuters, 10/09/03

Puffing in public
By: Curtis Rush, Toronto Star, 10/09/03

Pot ruling puts cops back on track
By: Jeff Mitchell, The Era-Banner (CN ON), 10/09/03

Ontario Court Ruling Recognizes Good Work of Canada's Compassion Clubs and Societies, but Fails to Remedy Ongoing Problems With the Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) 10/09/03

Feds hurrying marijuana bill - Provisions may change in bid to pass legislation quickly
By: Kathleen Harris - Ottawa Bureau, Toronto Sun (CN ON), 10/09/03

Pot limits for possession may be cut by one-third
By: Kim Lunman, Globe and Mail (Canada), 10/09/03

Medicinal pot user still in limbo after ruling
By: Vic Kirsch, Guelph Mercury (CN ON), 10/08/03

Liberals move to fast-track passage of marijuana bill
By: Jim Brown, Canadian Press, 10/08/03

Reefer sadness as pot law valid again
By: Tracey Tyler, Hamilton Spectator (CN ON), 10/08/03

Rural pot house case withdrawn
By: Stephanie Thiessen, The Canadian Champion (CN ON), 10/07/03

Agriculture: Hydroponics under scrutiny
By: Leanna Jantzi, Langley Advance (CN BC), 10/07/03

BLACK TUESDAY FOR CANADIAN CANNAPHILES
By: Reverend Damuzi, Cannabis Culture, 10/08/03

Marijuana ruling a victory for the ill
By: Kirk Makin - Justice Reporter, Globe and Mail, 10/08/03

Potheads told to butt out - But court aids medicinal use
By: Sam Passano - Courts Bureau, Toronto Sun, 10/08/03

Court eases medical marijuana rules, reinstates law against possession
By: Jake Rupert, The Ottawa Citizen, 10/08/03

Government must continue to supply marijuana to sick Canadians
Source: Canadian AIDS Society, 10/07/03

Medicinal pot users feel burned
By: Canadian Press, Kitchener-Waterloo Record (CN ON), 10/07/03

Legislative Process: Boudria strikes new committee to study pot bill
By: Paco Francoli, Ottawa Hill Times (CN ON), 10/06/03

"Boudria strikes new committee to study pot bill.." - LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
By: Paco Francoli, Government House

Smoke under fire
By: Karen Gram, Vancouver Sun, 10/06/03

I might inhale, Chrétien quips
By: Canadian Press, Toronto Star, 10/04/03

PM ready to try one on
By: Canadian Press, Toronto Sun, 10/04/03

Canadian PM Mulls Smoking Marijuana When He Retires
Source: Reuters, 10/03/03

NEUROSCIENCE: Stout Guards of the Central Nervous System
By: R. Mechoulam and A. H. Lichtman, ScienceMag.org, 10/02/03

Marijuana-Like Chemicals May Treat Epilepsy
By: Drew Conaway, Health Day News, 10/02/03

The Endogenous Cannabinoid System Regulates Seizure Frequency and Duration in a Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Authors: Melisa J. Wallace, Robert E. Blair, Katherine W. Falenski, Billy R. Martin, and Robert J. DeLorenzo, Source: The Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics NEUROPHARMACOLOGY, 02/26/03

When the pot smoke clears, the seizures lurk
By: Scott Tracey, Guelph Mercury (CN ON), 10/02/03