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Canadian Drug Policy Has Gone 'Downhill': Researcher

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 06.06.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Canadian drug policy has gone downhill, says the co-author of a report that calls on the federal government to decriminalize all drugs. Connie I. C...

Decriminalize drugs? Are You Kidding?

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 05.24.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Decriminalize drugs? Ha! That about sums up the response that the federal government and police agencies are giving to a Canadian Drug Policy Coal...

Decriminalize Drugs, Report Demands

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 05.23.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Canada must decriminalize all drugs for personal use, says a report by the Simon Fraser University-based Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC). The...

Jesse Ferreras

Legalizing Weed In B.C.

HuffingtonPost.com | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 05.10.2013 | Canada British Columbia

April 20, 2013. The air around the Vancouver Art Gallery is thick with pot smoke. It's the annual 4/20 rally, once a fringe event whose attendance ...

6 Reasons BC's Pot Laws Need to Change

Neil Boyd | Posted 05.10.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Neil Boyd

Common political views on cannabis control have always painted as a federal responsibility, but it can be resolved at the provincial level. A moratorium on the enforcement of simple possession of cannabis would be an entirely reasonable initiative, clearly supported by a majority of the province's citizens.

B.C. Leaders Who Support Pot Study

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.03.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Three of British Columbia's political parties say they'd support a study into regulating and taxing marijuana.The parties were asked by a ...

Where The Pot Party At?

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 04.20.2013 | Canada British Columbia

This is one celebration you're likely to smell before you see it. Yes, it's 4/20 - April 20 - the day when stoners everywhere unite to hold the pot p...

HIGH TIMES For B.C. Business

CP | Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.01.2013 | Canada British Columbia

SURREY, B.C. - Business has been smokin' at one hydroponics shop and warehouse in Surrey, B.C., ever since two U.S. states legalized the possession of...

Where A B.C. Town Wants To Move Grow-Ops

CP | Cara McKenna, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.05.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A metro Vancouver district council is moving to nip a problem in the bud by regulating where medical marijuana can be grown.A newly drafte...

Medical Pot Grow-Op Busted

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 02.13.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Police in B.C. busted a licensed marijuana operation after it was found to have over eight times the number of legal plants under Health Canada rules....

B.C.'s Path To Marijuana Legalization

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 12.17.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Marijuana legalization is back in the minds of British Columbians after voters in Washington state chose to decriminalize recreational use of the drug...

B.C. Missing Out On Billions?

CP | Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.20.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - It's a bounty that almost does grow on trees.A new study has rung in British Columbians' pot purchases at about half a billion dollars eac...

U.S. Marijuana Legalization Sends Clear Signal to Canadian Politicians

Kash Heed | Posted 01.07.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Kash Heed

While Tuesday night's presidential election drew the largest headlines, the passing of Washington state's Initiative 502 and Colorado's Amendment 64, which both call for the legalization and taxation of the adult recreational use of marijuana, could have enormous implications in British Columbia.

What Legal U.S. Pot Means For B.C.

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 11.07.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Washington state's narrow approval by voters to legalize the recreational adult use of marijuana is breathing new life into a B.C.-based movement to d...

Support For Legalizing Pot Grows

CBC | Posted 02.21.2012 | Canada Politics

B.C.'s medical health officers are joining a powerful coalition of health, academic and justice experts calling for an overhaul of Canada...