Marijuana News Articles for September 2007

US ROLE AND THE FAILING DRUG WAR
By:Robert Buddan, The Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica), 09-30-07

Harper government to unveil get-tough national drug strategy
By: The Canadian Press, Globe and Mail (Canada), 09-29-07

Cannabis culture lights up the festival - Films about marijuana are challenging viewers' thoughts about the politics behind the drug
By: Marsha Lederman, Globe and Mail (Canada), 09-29-07

B.C. pot prices hit by rising loonie - Underground industry may face downturn as U.S. exports cool
Source: CBC News (Online), 09-27-07

Marijuana and the munchies - A new 'cannabinoid blocker' could help rehabilitate the weed
By: Dawn Rae Downton, Maclean's Magazine (Canada), 09-24-07

Pipes get Green light - Party supports view of crack use as medical, not criminal problem, leader says
By: Laura Czekaj, Ottawa Sun (CN ON), 09-24-07

Border barter: This bud's for you
By: Angela Brandt, Helena Independent Record (MT), 09-23-07

Legalized drugs could save lives
By: Matthew Claxton, Langley Advance (CN BC), 09-21-07

CBC Documentary: The Lens: The Prince of Pot
CBC Newsworld, 10-23-07 @ 10pm ET/PT

Pot pusher parodies Potter book
By: CanWest News Service, Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC), 09-20-07

Stoner spotcheck - Naive Supreme Court keeps giving cops more search powers they can abuse
By: Alan Young, NOW Magazine (CN ON), 09-20-07

Pot power use draws concern - Fire chief asks council to seek UBCM support for tighter regulations
By: Al Irwin, Langley Times (CN BC), 09-19-07

Suspect: Pot is cure for cancer - Maccan-area man asks court not to find him guilty
By: Tom McCoag, Chronicle Herald (CN NS), 09-18-07

CANNABIS 'COULD PREVENT MAD COW DISEASE'
Source: The Age (Australia), 09-17-07

White hat for 'Prince of Pot' - Calgary airport volunteers honour marijuana activist
By: Paula Beauchamp, The Province (CN BC), 09-16-07

Marijuana court case turns into constitutional concern - Maccan-area man tells court law does not exist
By: Tom McCoag, Chronicle Herald (CN NS), 09-14-07

Senior says pot medicinal
By: Gazette Staff, North Island Gazette (CN BC), 09-12-07

Pot workers claim 'wilful blindness' - Chinese immigrants testify they thought Manitoba harvest was fruits or medicinal herbs
By: Mike McIntyre, Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB), 09-12-07

Soldier sold pot to undercover officer, New Brunswick court-martial hears
By: Kevin Bissett, Globe and Mail (Canada), 09-12-07

B.C. Man taking pot message to Ottawa
By: Megan Rtoh, Moose Jaw Times-Herald (CN SN), 09-11-07

Nearly 200 soldiers kept home from Afghanistan over drug use: report
Source: CBC News (online), 09-11-07

Pot inspection bylaw to be scaled back
By: Rebecca Aldous, Cowichan News Leader (CN BC), 09-08-07

It's for tobacco, really (wink-wink, nudge-nudge)
By: Valerie Fortney, Calgary Herald (CN AB), 09-08-07

Tories accused of stranding Canadians in U.S. jails
By: Richard Foot, National Post, 09-07-07

Time to address medical marijuana, Onley says
By: Matthew Trevisan, Globe and Mail (Canada), 09-07-07

Cannabis country - Canada is a world leader in pot use. Should our laws should change to reflect national attitudes?
By: Licia Corbella and Michael Coren, Vancouver 24hours (CN BC), 09-07-07

University lesson: look for police before yelling 'pot for sale'
Source: The Globe & Mail, 09-06-07

Street corner, high school easy places to score drugs
By: Lindsey Wiebe, Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB), 09-06-07

Teens smoke more pot than cigarettes, report says
By: Meagan Fitzpatrick, Calgary Herald (CN AB), 09-06-07

Retired Prescott police officer faces drug-trafficking charges
Source: Ottawa Citizen (CN ON), 09-02-07