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The Pot TV News for November 4, 2002
03 Nov 2002 27 minA BANNER DAY FOR PROP. 215
The Conant decision is a delicious treat for all who believe in the sanctity of the physician-patient relationship, the autonomy of the states to legislate on matters of health, and the efficacy of medical marijuana. It's time, however, for the federal government to stop its nasty tricks and let Californians get on with their business without further interference from the DEA.
POT LAWS MINEFIELD FOR FEDS
Decriminalization, where pot possession would be treated like a traffic ticket rather than a criminal offence, is seen by many as a political solution, a middle-ground compromise that doesn't satisfy anyone.
CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS SAY CARTELS REPLACING HIPPIES AS POT FARMERS
As a result of California's war on pot, armed Mexican drug cartels now grow nearly three-quarters of the pot seized in California, while patients and amateurs do the time.
Laguna Beach Patient Case Dismissed
A Laguna Beach man has been cleared of marijuana charges after new evidence revealed that he had a doctor's approval to use the drug, officials said Tuesday.
EMERY FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST NARK
Marijuana activist Marc Emery has filed a complaint with the Vancouver police board over a high profile nark's criticism of the way the city is handling drug problems in the Downtown Eastside. (See follow up story below)
VANCOUVER POLICE DIVIDED OVER WAR ON DRUGS
While Odd Squad spokesman and Vancouver police Constable Al Arsenault has achieved media fame for campaigning vigorously against harm-reduction, other officers who have walked the beat in the Downtown Eastside disagree.
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The Pot TV News for November 1, 2002
01 Nov 2002 25 min9TH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS MEDICAL MARIJUANA
A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled yesterday that the federal government may not revoke the licenses of doctors who recommend marijuana to their patients.
WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY BLASTS POT ARRESTS
"...experience is overwhelming the discussion, and it is teaching that however ill-advised it may be to take the drug, it is less well-advised to continue to arrest ten thousand people every week for a practice or indulgence of such exiguous social consequence."
LIBBY DAVIES INTERVIEW:
Pot TV discusses Canadian marijuana legalization with Libby Davies, a Member of Parliament and federal NDP spokesperson for Housing, Children and Youth, Post-Secondary Education, and Social Policy. Libby supports full legalization and opposses police in schoools.
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The Pot TV News for October 30, 2002
29 Oct 2002 19 min2001 MARIJUANA ARRESTS SECOND HIGHEST EVER
The total number of marijuana arrests far exceeds the total number of arrests for all violent crimes combined, including murder, manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
IS POT GOOD FOR YOU?
Another awful article from TIME, which claims that cannabis is addictive and causes cancer.
DRUG LOBBY FUNDS STUDY SUPPORTING 'NEW' D.A.R.E.
Associated Press reports that a university study, sponsored by pharmaceudical giant Johnson and Johnson is claiming that the 'new' D.A.R.E. program has fixed the problems.
AMERICAN'S HIGH ON MARIJUANA: POLL
A new Time/CNN poll reveals America's conservative attitude toward marijuana is going up in smoke, but is anyone at TIME listening?
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The Pot TV News for October 28, 2002
27 Oct 2002 20 minTHE NEW POLITICS OF POT
TIME runs Pot on the cover, but story is lame and riddled with stereotypes.
PARENTS FACE 2 YEARS FOR SMOKING POT NEAR INFANT
(AP) - Two Oklahoma parents could spend up to two years in jail for smoking marijuana in front of their infant son.
DRUG WAR HAS HIDDEN AGENDAS, SAYS REPORT
( UPI ) -- Governments around the world prohibit the certain drugs, because launching and maintaining a war on drugs enables governments to expand their police powers according to a recent report from an influential California think tank.
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The Pot TV News for October 25, 2002
25 Oct 2002 19 minPALLIATIVE CARE DOCTORS CAUTIOUS ABOUT MARIJUANA
Palliative care specialists attending a national conference in Edmonton were told Monday that clinical trials haven't yet shown that pot is an effective medical therapy for those with terminal illnesses. They also heard marijuana can produce negative side-effects, especially in older patients.
STUDENTS NATIONWIDE TO CONVERGE IN ANAHEIM
Students from universities and high schools nationwide will meet in Anaheim, California next month for the largest political strategy and training meeting of anti-drug-war student activists this year.
AMERICAN CANNABIS REFUGEE HEARINGS
A SPECIAL REPORT BY RICHARD COWAN
Canadian prohibitionists want to argue American refugee claims on medical, not political grounds, since they believe medical marijuana is a fraud. The result is a battle we can win, because it will be fought on the merits of the case for medical cannabis.
MARC EMERY COMMENTARY
Marc discusses the seed business and how it has brought billions of dollars of prosperity to his fellow Canadians.
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The Pot TV News for October 23, 2002
22 Oct 2002 27 minWE'RE NOT IN POT BIZ, OTTAWA INSISTS
Ottawa does not want to become the nation's pot pusher, federal lawyers argued yesterday in Ontario Superior Court. The federal government had a chance to present its side of an application by medical marijuana users that would force the federal government to supply them with pot.
MARIJUANA QUESTIONS ON FOUR BALLOTS
Nevada isn't the only state voting on marijuana. Arizona voters also decide whether to decriminalize pot use; South Dakotans determine whether to legalize industrial hemp, and San Franciscans decide if their city should grow pot for medical patients.
BULLYING TACTICS AT U.S. BORDER WON'T HELP
Mr. Walter's threat borders on the vulgar, not to say insulting. From this side of the border, we see it as emblematic of the simplistic approach of the U.S. in its so-called War on Drugs - a war, it's worth noting, that has plenty of critics within the U.S.
RESIDENTS AND COPS UPSET BY 'POT FACTORY'
A Vancouver homeowners' association is demanding the removal of a medical "Pot Factory," but according to local police, a medicinal grow op requires only the approval of the property owner and its location is protected by Federal law.
MARC EMERY COMMENTARY:
Marc discusses the Vancouver Mayor's race and his new ibogaine therapy clinic.
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