Government

BC Medical Marijuana Growers to Pay Tax on Illegal Income

Thursday, January 6, 2011 14:11

BC Medical Marijuana Growers to Pay Tax on Illegal Income

The Canada Revenue Agency is trying to smoke out some income tax from marijuana growers who supply B.C.’s Compassion Club.
Medical marijuana may be legal, but the club’s suppliers don’t grow it legally.
When Canada Revenue demanded a list of its grower…

Category: Government, In The News

Foreign-Held Prisoners Fight Conservatives to Serve Time in Canada

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 20:38

Foreign-Held Prisoners Fight Conservatives to Serve Time in Canada

Canadian offenders serving time in prisons abroad are increasingly turning to Canada’s courts to win transfers to domestic prisons in light of the Harper government’s crackdown on allowing such inmates to finish their sentences at home.
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Category: Government, In The News

Holder Says U.S. Would Enforce Ban on Pot in California

Friday, October 15, 2010 21:50

Holder Says U.S. Would Enforce Ban on Pot in California

The Department of Justice says it intends to prosecute marijuana laws in California aggressively even if state voters approve an initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot to legalize the drug.
The announcement by Eric H. Holder Jr., the attorney general, was the…

Category: Government, In The News, Legalization

No on S-10! Canada-Wide Rallies Against Conservative Drug Laws

Monday, September 27, 2010 21:07

No on S-10! Canada-Wide Rallies Against Conservative Drug Laws

Canada needs your help! On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, marijuana activists are planning Canada-wide rallies to call attention to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative government’s Bill S-10, the disastrous drug bill that includes mandatory minimu…

Category: Government, In The News

Emery Prosecutor: Legalize Marijuana Now

Sunday, September 5, 2010 6:23

Emery Prosecutor: Legalize Marijuana Now

Special to The Seattle Times

By John McKay
I don’t smoke pot. And I pretty much think people who do are idiots.
This certainly includes Marc Emery, the self-styled “Prince of Pot” from Canada whom I indicted in 2005 for peddling marijuana seeds to every man, woman and child with an envelope and a stamp. Emery [...]

Category: Government, In The News, Law Enforcement

Did the Veterans Administration Unseat Marijuana From Schedule I?

Friday, August 20, 2010 10:37

Did the Veterans Administration Unseat Marijuana From Schedule I?

On July 22, 2010 the Department of Veterans Affairs issued aDirective, specifically allowing VA patients the right to use Medical Marijuana without fear of federal interference. “Fourteen states have enacted laws authorizing the use of medical mariju…

Category: Drug War, Government, In The News

Israeli Pot Smokers Say They Are Persecuted, Demand Investigation

Monday, August 16, 2010 14:18

Israeli Pot Smokers Say They Are Persecuted, Demand Investigation

“Investigate the disproportionate investment of resources in going after marijuana consumers,” asked dozens of Israelis of State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss on Sunday in a letter.
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Category: Government, In The News

Marijuana Legalization in Mexico Gaining Support

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 21:37

Marijuana Legalization in Mexico Gaining Support

Wearing a pressed shirt and tie, banging away on his laptop, law professor Alejandro Madrazo Lajous doesn’t come across as an activist for legalizing marijuana.
But as the attorney for an organization at the forefront of the growing legalization moveme…

Category: Drug War, Government, In The News, Legalization

Smart Meters to Nip Illegal Practice in the Bud

Monday, August 9, 2010 19:39

Smart Meters to Nip Illegal Practice in the Bud

One of British Columbia’s biggest underground industries could find itself short-circuited by a BC Hydro technology upgrade.
Hydro is moving ahead with a plan to replace mechanical electricity meters with smart meters across the province that are expec…

Category: Government, In The News

Ex-Mexico President Calls for Legalizing Drugs

Monday, August 9, 2010 14:57

Ex-Mexico President Calls for Legalizing Drugs

Former President Vicente Fox is joining with those urging his successor to legalize drugs in Mexico, saying that could break the economic power of the country’s brutal drug cartels.
Fox’s comments, posted Sunday on his blog, came less than a week after…

Category: Drug War, Government, In The News, Legalization

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