Second instalment of Simon Doherty’s blog looking at various tolerant approaches towards cannabis policy around the world.
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Cannabis Martyr Emery Still Locked Up
Cannabis Martyr Emery Still Locked Up Despite Concluding His Sentence By Simon Doherty Last Thursday NORML UK ran a story about Marc Emery; political prisoner, social commentator, successful writer and publisher. He was due to be released from prison after serving a five year sentence for sending cannabis seeds to the US in order to […]
Continue readingCannabis and Corporations: The Future of Weed
As you may or may not have heard there has recently been a major change in the Canadian Medical Marijuana program. The sitting Conservative government has decided that rather than leave Health Canada to grow low-quality medical cannabis in an old mine in Manitoba, that private industry should be licensed to meet the demand. This is a major change of direction for medical cannabis in Canada, and I believe an indication of the shape of the future cannabis market both medical and recreational.
Continue readingRoss Rebagliati: Red Gold and Green
Red, Gold and Green: A Conversation with Olympic Golden Snowboarder Ross Rebagliati .
Continue readingFree Marc Emery!
The campaign to free Canadian activist and cannabis seed seller unjustly held in a US prison.
Continue readingRob Ford Smokes Cannabis: God Help Us All
Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto, admits to smoking cannabis, but he is an embarrassment to the cause.
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