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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…
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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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…
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…
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 [...]
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…
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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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…
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…
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…











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