The Pot TV News for December 02, 2002
02 Dec 2002 23 minMEDICAL MARIJUANA'S EFFECT ON CRIME DISCOUNTED
Law enforcement officials in four of the states that allow medical use of marijuana say the laws have had minimal impact on crime-fighting, although they at times complicate prosecution of drug cases, a congressional report said yesterday.
STUDY: MOST MEDICAL POT USERS OLDER MEN
Out of those in Oregon, Hawaii and Alaska who use marijuana for medical purposes, more than 70 percent of registered users were age 40 or older.
DUTCH HOST HASH BASH
"This celebration honours the world's most successful marijuana experiment: the Dutch coffee shop system," said Pete Brady, an organizer and writer for Cannabis Culture Magazine.
EDDY LEPP INTERVIEW
Eddy discusses Europe and drug reform movement.
BRIAN CARLISLE, IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT:
Hard core info for those who want to escape the Police States of America and live in Canada.
The Pot TV News for November 29, 2002
29 Nov 2002 23 minFEDS TOO SOFT ON DRUGS: COPS
OTTAWA -- Criminals are getting off too easy as neighbourhoods across Canada are endangered by huge secret pot-growing operations, police groups charged this Tuesday.
HIGH TIMES FOR GROW OPS DESPITE BUSTS
Last week -- in just a seven-day period -- Vancouver Police raided more than 60 grow ops, part of a coordinated nationwide crackdown.
RETURN POT TO AILING B.C. MAN, RCMP TOLD
The RCMP weren't pleased that charges were dropped or with the prospect of returning Mr. Kubby's pot, Sergeant Danny Willis of the Sechelt Division said. "That's the way the system works and we can make our feelings known but the ultimate decision is theirs [the Crown's] and we have to respect that. We don't have to like it, but we have to respect it."
MARC EMERY PROVIDES A BLOW BY BLOW ACCOUNT OF TRASHING THE DRUG CZAR
"Lies, lies," shouted Marc Emery and members of the B.C. Marijuana Party, who bought a table at the American Drug Czar's speech and then humiliated him before international media.
KUBBY ON CBC RADIO:
Listen to a CBC Radio interview of Steve, just after he received the dismissal of charges.
The Pot TV News for November 27, 2002
27 Nov 2002 18 minTEEN'S SUICIDE LINKED TO HOCKEY SUSPENSION FOR POT
The coroner's service is investigating the suicide of a 15-year-old hockey player -- apparently after he was told he was being suspended by his team for possessing marijuana.
LIGHTS GO ON FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROWER
Brian Carlisle got his grow-lights returned yesterday, but not the marijuana plants seized earlier this year by Hope RCMP officers.
MEDICINAL-POT ADVOCATE LIGHTS UP
American medicinal-pot advocate Steve Kubby and his wife Michele were told by a judge that they'll be getting their grow-op back and medical marijuana after marijuana charges against them were stayed.
MARC EMERY COMMENTARY:
Tragic suicide by teen is a loss and a lesson to everyone that Prohibition causes far more harm than good.
The Pot TV News for November 25, 2002
24 Nov 2002 23 minLOCAL POTHEADS SHOUT DOWN BUSH'S DRUG CZAR
American drug czar John Walters was heckled repeatedly during a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade yesterday. "Lies, lies," shouted members of the B.C. Marijuana Party, who got into the meeting by identifying themselves through their corporate entity and paid $750 for a table in the middle of the ballroom at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre.
VANCOUVER MAYORS QUESTIONS DRUG CZAR VISIT
Mayor seeks explanation from U.S. ambassador, says he is concerned about the fact that Walters, who made a point of campaigning during recent U.S. congressional elections against drug-law reform initiatives proposed in several states, is coming to this city.
NEW JERSEY NARK WARNS OF "BC BUD" POTENCY
"B.C. Bud," he said, "is so sophisticated that it is literally spewing liquid. If you were to squeeze that stuff out and put it into a needle and mainline it, you'd be killing yourself. That's how powerful that stuff is today."
ALAN BOCK SPECIAL REPORT:
HAS THE REFORM MOVEMENT BECOME MORE MILITANT?.
The Pot TV News for November 22, 2002
21 Nov 2002 18 minSTOCKBROKER USING UNCLE SAM'S MMJ FOR 20 YEARS
The Associated Press reports on stock broker Irvin Rosenfeld, who deals with millions of dollars while smoking up to 12 joints daily - marijuana he gets from the federal government to treat a rare bone ailment.
SEBASTOPOL OKS POT RESOLUTION
The Sebastopol City Council on Tuesday discouraged their police force from cooperating with federal drug agents. By a 3-1 vote, the council passed a resolution in support of medical marijuana.
MARIJUANA RIGHTS GROUP WANTS TO SUE DRUG CZAR
Backers of drug reform policy say White House officials overstepped their bounds by using taxpayer funds to actively campaign against statewide ballot initiatives in the last election.
PLUS A SNEAK PEAK AT THE NEW GROW CD:
Here's a brief clip from over 2 hrs of clips on the new "How to Grow LEGAL Medical Marijuana."
The Pot TV News for November 20. 2002
19 Nov 2002 18 minMARIJUANA ACTIVIST: POLICE PERSECUTING ME
When Loretta Nall founded the Alabama Marijuana Party she cleaned out her house and thought she was safe. Now police are interrogating her children, looking for reasons to take them away from her -- all over a stem and some seeds.
FLIN FLON POT TO ESCAPE FIERY FATE
Flin Flon's underground marijuana farm has generated more than its share of headlines, but when it was reported this weekend that the operation's entire harvest was to be burned by Health Canada, Flin Flon Mayor Dennis Ballard had just one request: that he be allowed to stand close.
LIBERALS PREEMPT PROHIBITIONISTS' REPORT
Randy White, a Canadian Alliance MP, is furious because Liberals have pre-empted his special Commons committee report that will call for more prohibition, dressed up as "decriminalization."
ALAN BOCK SPECIAL REPORT:
THE FUTURE OF THE REFORM MOVEMENT.



