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Canada Marijuana

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...

Bongs And Books Banned In Canada

Dana Larsen | Posted 05.22.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Dana Larsen

All bongs, pipes and vaporizers have been banned in Canada by the Conservative government. Selling these items is punishable with jail terms and some of the highest fines in the Criminal Code.Books that describe how to grow marijuana are also banned, as is any other written or video material used to "promote, encourage or advocate, the production, preparation or consumption of illicit drugs." Surprised about this harsh law? Don't be, it's 25 years old.

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 ...

A Voter's Guide To Legalizing Pot

Dana Larsen | Posted 05.10.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Dana Larsen

Marijuana has become an important issue in this provincial election. Questions about marijuana policy have been raised by the public over and over again, at all-candidates meetings across the province, and even during the televised debate.Together with the replies we received from candidates, and other comments about marijuana made in the media, we have compiled this Sensible BC Voters Guide, to help you better understand where B.C. parties and candidates stand on the question of marijuana policy and decriminalization in our province.

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.

No Escape From Neighbour's Pot

CBC | Posted 05.01.2013 | Canada

A woman in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia says the smell of her neighbour’s medical marijuana is ruining her life. The woman shares a company h...

Harper Admits He Saw Marijuana Once

The Lapine | Posted 04.25.2013 | Canada Politics
The Lapine

In a candid interview with CBC's George Stroumoumbouloupoulus, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he has close-up and personal knowledge of the illega...

Parliament Hill 4/20 Rally One Of Many Held Across Canada

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.21.2013 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - Canadians gathered in cities across the country Saturday to mark April 20, an unofficial annual holiday celebrating cannabis culture.A larg...

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...

Can Pot Decide B.C.'s Next Premier?

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

A majority of British Columbians are keen to learn more about marijuana legalization and taxation, according to a recent survey. Nearly 75 per cen...

WATCH: Harper Shares Distaste For Pot In Clip Revived On Reddit

The Huffington Post Canada | Michael Bolen | Posted 04.17.2013 | Canada Politics

Stephen Harper's stance on marijuana is well known, but the legal status of pot isn't exactly a subject the prime minister makes a point of talking ab...

Canadian Kids Love Marijuana The Most

The Huffington Post Canada | Michael Bolen | Posted 04.11.2013 | Canada Living

A new survey from UNICEF has found that more Canadian kids smoke marijuana than anywhere else in the western world. The study on the well-being of ...

Rihanna Bus Drug Bust at Canada-U.S. Border

Huffington Post Music Canada | Robin Tarnowetzki | Posted 03.20.2013 | Canada Music

Rihanna's tour bus has been busted. More specifically, someone from Rihanna's touring entourage has been busted for pot possession while on a tour bus...

Another Medical Grow-Op Busted

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 03.13.2013 | Canada British Columbia

B.C. Mounties busted a Chilliwack medical marijuana grow-op and seized drugs, cash, and a gun, after a report of significant electricity theft. Nea...

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...

Health Canada Warns Of Synthetic Pot Risks

CBC | Posted 04.29.2013 | Canada

Health Canada has issued a public warning about the risks associated with herbal incense that may give a high similar to marijuana, following a CBC Ne...

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. Super Bowl Contest Winner's Trip Goes To Pot

CBC | Posted 04.05.2013 | Canada British Columbia

A Vancouver Island man who won an all-expenses-paid trip to the Super Bowl in New Orleans has been refused entry into the U.S. because of a marijuana ...

Court Strikes Down Pot Ruling

CP | Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.03.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Canada's ban on marijuana was effectively upheld Friday when Ontario's top court struck down an earlier court decision that said Canada's la...

Olivia Culpo, You've Got It Wrong About Pot

Benjamin Morris | Posted 02.25.2013 | Canada Alberta
Benjamin Morris

You can't expect intelligence from a person whose job is to stand there and look pretty. Miss Universe does not debate string theory with astrophysici...

Feds Wash Hands Of Marijuana Delivery

CP | Tamsyn Burgmann | Posted 02.15.2013 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER -- Ottawa's decision to snuff its role in dispensing medical marijuana has ignited a debate over how the move will impact public health and ...

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...

Kamloops Grow-Ops Face Restrictions

CBC | Posted 01.28.2013 | Canada British Columbia

The City of Kamloops has voted to have a public hearing on a new zoning bylaw that would ban medical marijuana from being grown in people's homes. ...

Most Canadians In Favour Of Decriminalization Or Legalization: Poll

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 11.21.2012 | Canada Politics

The majority of Canadians support the legalization or decriminalization of marijuana, a new poll shows. Sixty-five per cent of Canadians over 18 su...

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...