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1 CN ON: London Has Clear Rules On Drug ClinicsThu, 04 Jul 2013
Source:Record, The (Kitchener, CN ON) Author:Pender, Terry Area:Ontario Lines:124 Added:07/06/2013

Policy Tries to Balance Need to Help People With Addictions While Limiting Impact on Neighbourhoods

KITCHENER - The City of London is way ahead of Kitchener when it comes to controlling and regulating methadone clinics.

Eric Lalande, a policy planner in London, said the measures taken there have so far withstood an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board, a provincial tribunal that rules on land-use disputes. "It is a rising issue in the province of Ontario and it needs to be addressed," Lalande said.

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2 CN ON: Methadone Clinic Irritates BusinessesTue, 25 Jun 2013
Source:Record, The (Kitchener, CN ON) Author:Pender, Terry Area:Ontario Lines:77 Added:06/25/2013

Kitchener Council Calls for Restrictions on Number of Clinics Allowed in One Area

KITCHENER - As a third methadone clinic preparers to open on King Street East, city councillors made a symbolic show of support Monday night for a couple of business owners who are upset about it.

"I don't think this resolution is going to do anything," Coun. Zyg Janecki said of the motion that was tabled by Coun. Daniel Glenn-Graham.

Graham's motion calls on the operators of methadone clinics to voluntarily keep their operations at least three kilometres from each other in the future.

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3 CN ON: Councillor Proposes Registry For Homes Used In Grow OperationsWed, 30 Sep 2009
Source:Record, The (Kitchener, CN ON) Author:Pender, Terry Area:Ontario Lines:74 Added:10/01/2009

KITCHENER - After police bust a marijuana grow operation, the property should be flagged at the land titles office until it is properly cleaned and repaired, says a veteran city councillor.

Coun. Berry Vrbanovic said the idea is to protect home buyers and renters from moving into a residence contaminated with pesticides, fertilizers, jerry-rigged wiring and mould.

"Depending on the size and the extent of the grow-op, it can get very bad," Vrbanovic said. "The problem is if it is not registered on the land titles' system, there is no way of knowing it."

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4 CN ON: Needle-Exchange Program Awaits Federal Drug StrategySat, 26 May 2007
Source:Record, The (Kitchener, CN ON) Author:Pender, Terry Area:Ontario Lines:133 Added:05/27/2007

About 70,000 clean syringes and needles are given to intravenous drug users in Waterloo Region every year in an effort to prevent the spread of diseases among that group.

But the new national drug strategy expected from the federal government next week will not offer any extra funding for such harm-reduction programs as the needle-exchange operation overseen by the region's public health department.

The needle exchange in this region plays an important role in preventing the spread of viruses causing AIDS, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, said Karen Verhoeve of the region's public health department.

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5 CN ON: Review: Pot Smuggler's Story Is Movie MaterialSat, 06 May 2006
Source:Kitchener-Waterloo Record (CN ON) Author:Pender, Terry Area:Ontario Lines:117 Added:05/07/2006

Canadian Brian O'dea Lived The High Life, Then The Low Life, Then Wrote It All Up In A Thoroughly Engaging 'Confession'

HIGH: CONFESSIONS OF A POT SMUGGLER, by Brian O'Dea (Random House Canada, 358 pages, $34.95).

There was a time not long ago when the marijuana smuggler enjoyed top spot in the counterculture's pantheon of heroes.

They were unarmed soldiers of fortune, and romantic outlaws.

Before the rise of hydroponics, cloning and indoor grow-ops, it was up to the smugglers to meet the demand of the vast and growing markets for marijuana.

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6 CN ON: NDP Leader Pitches Environmental Message At UWThu, 18 Mar 2004
Source:Kitchener-Waterloo Record (CN ON) Author:Pender, Terry Area:Ontario Lines:95 Added:03/22/2004

Layton Urges Students To Give Themselves Strong Voice By Voting

Jack Layton had a spring in his step as he walked into the Student Life Centre at the University of Waterloo yesterday.

Under his leadership, the federal New Democratic Party has paid off its debt, doubled its membership and, according to the polls, is nearing its high-water mark for national support.

More than 200 students greeted Layton with applause as he arrived for a question-and-answer session.

The former university professor was clearly comfortable in this environment.

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7 CN ON: War On Pot Divides City CouncillorsTue, 04 Dec 2001
Source:Kitchener-Waterloo Record (CN ON) Author:Pender, Terry Area:Ontario Lines:70 Added:12/05/2001

Motion Calling For Stiffer Penalties For 'Home-Growers' Endorsed, But Not Without Heated Council Debate

WATERLOO -- A divided Waterloo city council is joining a local skirmish in the war on drugs.

Waterloo councillors last night endorsed a Kitchener motion calling for a minimum of five years in jail for anyone caught growing marijuana in a residence.

But two city councillors voted against the motion, questioning the size of the problem locally, and whether the continued criminalization of marijuana is justified.

During the past 17 months, Waterloo regional police have busted about 60 "grow operations" which by-passed normal hydro connections to get around hydro meters and supply electricity to the powerful lamps used to grow the plants.

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8 Canada: Pot Law Unconstitutional, Court RulesTue, 01 Aug 2000
Source:Kitchener-Waterloo Record (CN ON) Author:Pender, Terry Area:Canada Lines:101 Added:08/01/2000

When the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that Canada's marijuana-possession law is unconstitutional, Catherine Devries of Kitchener was ecstatic.

"I'm glad to hear of the ruling because it gives more validity to the cause," said Devries, who suffers from a painful back disorder that's forced her on to a disability pension of $960 a month.

The "cause" she mentioned is the medical use of marijuana.

In its ruling, the appeal court said Canada's marijuana law fails to recognize that people who suffer from chronic illnesses can use cannabis as a medicine. The court ruled that if Ottawa doesn't clarify the law within 12 months, the law prohibiting marijuana possession will be struck down in Ontario.

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