Marijuana News Articles for October 2007

Prince of Pot sounds off on Queen of the North
By: Travis Lupick, Straight.com, 10-31-07

Opium and marijuana research go underground
Source: University of Calgary (PHYSORG.com), 10-31-07

Go ahead, just say yes to your government pusher - Canada's provinces promote the deadliest drug of all
By: Dan Gardner, Montreal Gazette (CN QU), 10-29-07

Pot use not a high point for leaders
By: James Wood, Regina Leader-Post (CN SN), 10-26-07

Harper Offers More of the Same Old Failed Drug Strategy
By: Paul Willcocks, Nelson Daily News (CN BC), 10-24-07

Party has high hopes
By: Stefan Schussler, Regina Leader-Post (CN SN), 10-24-07

Grow-op power attack extended - A six-month public safety initiative that has been a thorn in the side of marijuana growers has received an extension.
Source: Langley Advance (CN BC), 10-23-07

Cannabis shows anti-depression benefits, but too much has reverse effect
By: Sidhartha Banerjee, The Recorder & Times (CN ON), 10-23-07

Seeds of rebel's U.S. pot fight grew in Canada
By: Joel Rubinoff, The Record (Kitchener, CN ON), 10-23-07

Grow-op on wheels parked for good after B.C. police check rental cube van
By: The Canadian Press, The Recorder & Times (CN ON), 10-23-07

Prince of pot or dope of Vansterdam?
By: Sarah Hampson, Globe and Mail (Canada), 10-22-07

Pro-pot protest nets just 60 people
By: Kevin Lajoie and Elisabeth Johns, Standard Freeholder (Cornwall, CN ON), 10-22-07

Emery case rolls out in Prince of Pot doc
By: Debora Van Brenk, London Free Press (CN ON), 10-22-07

Can employers test for pot? They can but may face challenges
By: Frank Luba, The Province (CN BC), 10-21-07

Police can search your trash, court rules
By: Florence Loyie, Calgary Herald (CN AB), 10-20-07

Drugs - Choose your poison - The Conservative's promised crackdown on marijuana could unleash a great deal more harm than what it intends to address
By: Kevin Potvin, The Republic (CN BC), 10-11 to 10-24 2007

Cops ready for anything during weed walk
By: Elisabeth Johns, Standard Freeholder (Cornwall, CN ON), 10-19-07

Not just tokin' support; Pot rally organizers hope hundreds show up
By: Terri Saunders, Standard Freeholder (Cornwall, CN ON), 10-18-07

Pro-pot protest planned
By: Trevor Pritchard, Standard Freeholder (Cornwall, CN ON), 10-16-07

Burning pot gives soldiers the munchies
By: Bruce Ward, Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB), 10-16-07

Green Party more than just tree-huggers
By: Alan Findlay, Toronto Sun (CN ON), 10-16-07

Harper's archaic drug policy will do more harm than good
By: Jonn Kmech, The Gateway (U of Alberta, CN AB Edu), 10-15-07

Harper gets tough on drugs, soft on logic - New federal policy will impose harsh sentences, but do little to help those already addicted
By: Beth Heffernan, The Varsity (CN ON Edu), 10-15-07

Stoned is the way of the walk...Conservative government's recent anti-pot efforts misplaced
By: Ryan Kelly, The Gauntlet (CN AB Edu), 10-11-07

Marijuana Party candidate gets three months for trafficking conviction brings three months in jail - Fourth drug conviction for Marc Boyer, who has terminal illness
By: Gerry Bellett, Vancouver Sun (CN BC), 10-11-07

Pot holes in Harper's drug policy
By: Andrew Tevendale, The Concordian (CN QU Edu), 10-09-07

Reefer madness
By: Margret Kopala, Canadian Medical Association Journal (Canada), 10-09-07

What's Harper smoking?
By: Dan Gardner, Ottawa Citizen (CN ON), 10-06-07

Lawyer cleared of sneaking pot into Don Jail
By: Peter Small, Toronto Star (CN ON), 10-04-07

Med pot's slow access
By: Chris Barry, Mirror (CN QU), 10-04-07

Medical pot just the start, says grower
By: Jonathon Naylor, The Reminder (CN MB), 10-03-07

Amendments to Canadian medical marijuana regulations - REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT
Source: Canada Gazette (Online), 10-03-07

Assessing the 'threat' posed by grow-ops
By: Jerry Paradis, North Shore News (CN BC), 10-03-07

WV riding could go to pot - Federal NDP candidate thinks marijuana should be legal
By: Jane Seyd, North Shore News (CN BC), 10-03-07

Compassion Club founder wants to run pot program
By: The Associated Press, CTV News (online), 10-03-07

Supporters rally for U.S. army deserter
By: Timothy Schafer, Globe and Mail (Canada), 10-03-07

U.S. war deserter is held after pot arrest in Nelson
Author: CanWest News Service, Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC), 10-03-07

Canadian politicians should be drug tested: Marijuana advocates
By: Romeo St. Martin, Politics Watch News Services (Online), 10-02-07

Mtl Compassion Club has new locale to distribute pot for medical reasons
By: The Canadian Press, The Recorder, October 2007

Own up to your teenage reefer madness
By: Anthony E. Wolf, Globe and Mail (Canada), 10-02-07

Refugee pleads guilty to growing marijuana
By: Jana G. Pruden, Regina Leader-Post (CN SN), 10-02-07

Police union backs P.M.'s marijuana crackdown - Decriminalization never happened: cop
By: Mike De Souza, Edmonton Journal (CN AB), 10-01-07

Marijuana sales shifting from north-south to east-west - Demand reduced by rising Canadian dollar, more U.S. growers
By: Stuart Hunter, The Province (CN BC), 10-01-07