MP Sends Flier to Constituents Slamming Trudeau's Plan to Legalize Pot OTTAWA - The Tories are trying to smoke out some details about Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's promise to legalize marijuana if his party forms government. Conservative MP John Williamson has sent constituents in his New Brunswick riding a flyer that slams Trudeau's policy, saying the "Liberals plan to sell marijuana in N.B. stores." "I'm trying to take Trudeau's argument to its logical conclusion," Williamson said Monday. "If the point is not to make marijuana available in stores, what's the point of legalizing it?" [continues 189 words]
OTTAWA - The Tories are trying to smoke out some details about Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's promise to legalize marijuana if his party forms government. Conservative MP John Williamson has sent constituents in his New Brunswick riding a flyer that slams Trudeau's policy, saying the "Liberals plan to sell marijuana in N.B. stores." "I'm trying to take Trudeau's argument to its logical conclusion," Williamson said Monday. "If the point is not to make marijuana available in stores, what's the point of legalizing it?" [continues 190 words]
Discussion on prohibition dominated a town-hall meeting last week on legalizing marijuana. About 75 people attended the meeting, sponsored by the federal Liberals, at Sunnyside Hall Thursday evening. Former MLA and solicitor general Kash Heed kicked off the forum speaking on his experience in law enforcement. Referencing Colorado and Washington, both of which are blazing the trail for marijuana legalization in the U.S., Heed noted it is only a matter of time until Canada follows suit. [continues 205 words]
Hempology 101. Club Riles UBC Student Admin With Alleged On-Campus Cannabis Use Ain't no party like a UBC vapour party - because that's the kind of party that can get you expelled. Student administrators at the University of British Columbia are investigating the campus' Hempology 101 club for holding an indoor 4:20 meeting last week enticing people to "stay dry and get high" in the Student Union Building (SUB). Club treasurer Corbin Manson did not respond to repeated interview requests from Metro, but after he spoke to the UBC student newspaper the club posted a statement on its website calling the party "wildly successful." [continues 331 words]
Many municipalities are taking precautions against the coming wave of medical marijuana operations New federal medical marijuana laws could provide a lucrative agri-business opportunity to growers - if municipalities will accept the businesses. The new rules that take effect April 1 govern how medical marijuana is grown and distributed. They are much tighter than before and they encourage large-scale operations rather than smaller, home-based ones that are harder to monitor. But B.C. growers are finding themselves stymied by municipalities that don't want the large-scale operations. Meanwhile, smaller growers that have invested in equipment and nurtured businesses under the old rules are having to decide whether to go big, go rogue or shut down. [continues 643 words]
Failure: Effort to force weed decriminalization vote reached two-thirds of goal, organizer says Sensible B.C. organizer Dana Larsen confirmed Sunday that the Citizen's Initiative for a referendum on decriminalizing marijuana possession has failed ahead of Election B.C.'s Monday deadline. "We're not going to make it," said Larsen. "We've very proud of our team of canvassers and what we accomplished. 200,000 signatures is still a remarkable feat." Larsen and his team needed to collect the signatures of 10 per cent of registered voters in every single one of B.C.'s 85 electoral districts in a 90-day period for the initiative to be a success. [continues 182 words]
Local pot advocate Randy Caine is helping promote a Sensible BC petition that would put in motion a vote for the decriminalization of marijuana in 2014. William Austin wore a penguin suit Saturday while standing on the sidewalk along Willowbrook Drive. The New Westminster resident made the short sojourn east to Langley to volunteer for Sensible BC, a group with the goal of decriminalizing marijuana possession in 2014. Through collecting signatures on a petition, volunteers are attempting to garner 10 per cent support in all 85 provincial ridings, which Sensible BC hopes will result in a provincial initiative vote. [continues 696 words]
