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The Pot TV News for Monday, July 1, 2002
30 Jun 2002 20 minFEDS BLOW POT TRIAL
"The U.S. attorney wanted my client so bad that they forgot something as fundamental as arraigning him," Serra said after Thursday's half-day hearing, which the prosecution spent outlining its evidence against Epis.
MEDPOT PROTEST ILLEGALLY OUSTED
Judge denies demanding the protesters' removal in the latest controversy in a medical marijuana case.
POT WARS: NEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Air narks promise they won't buzz homes or go after personal marijuana gardens of 25 plants or less.
UNITARIANS CALL FOR LEGALIZATION
The Unitarian Universalist Association, representing more than 1,000 congregations and 200,000 members in the United States, declared: "We do not believe that drug use should be considered criminal behavior."
VANCOUVER NAMED AS #1 POT LOVER'S PARADISE
High Times magazine rated Vancouver as the "best place on the planet for marijuana smokers," but forgot to mention that High Times and cannabis were both illegal until Marc Emery came to Vancouver.
ED ROSENTHAL UPDATE
Attorney Bill Panzer gives us an exclusive legal update.
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The Pot TV News for Friday, June 28, 2002
28 Jun 2002 30 minHIGH COURT UPHOLDS SCHOOL DRUG TESTS
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled public schools can require drug tests for students in extracurricular activities such as choir or band.
DRUG REFUGEES
"Renee Boje, another Sunshine Coast resident who said she uses marijuana for strictly medicinal purposes, is optimistic. 'Canada,' she told reporters, 'has a history of protecting people from their own governments.'"
JUDGE HIDES SENTENCE FROM JURORS
"If the jurors see that there is a mandatory (10 year) sentence, I don't see how the government can receive a fair trial," argued another federal prosecutor, calling on (Judge) Damrell to further shroud jurors from that message.
WOMAN FACING 48 YEARS APPEALS POT DUI LAW
"The state's test was unscientific, illogical and would not pass a sixth-grade science teacher's scrutiny."
RCMP GROW OP STUDY EXPOSED -- BY RICHARD COWAN
Canadian media must recognize prohibitionist propaganda when they are lied to -- more cannabis is seized going into Canada from the US, than is seized going into the US from Canada
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The Pot TV News for Wed., June 26, 2002
26 Jun 2002 21 minPLEA BARGAINERS -- NO RIGHT TO EVIDENCE
Prosecutors do not have to reveal their case against defendants considering guilty pleas, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, since upholding this Constitutional right would, "burden the government."
SUPREMES SAYS JUDGES CAN SIDESTEP JURIES
A divided Supreme Court ruled yesterday that judges may add years of additional prison time for alleged acts that were not even considered by the jury and never have to be proved in court.
LET THEM SMOKE DOPE
Scotland police forces told to stop arresting cannabis users. Justice Minister admits cannabis has effectively been decriminalised in secret.
FEDS DETAIN JEFF JONES, CHARGE BRYAN EPIS WITH OBSTRUCTION
Exclusive eyewitness reports by Jeff Jones and investigative journalist, Pat McCartney of the first federal jury trial of a medical marijuana patient.
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The Pot TV News for Mon, June 24, 2002
24 Jun 2002 27 minEUROPE LOOSENS ITS POT LAWS
Rolling Stone reports, "from England to Italy, politicians and cops are getting more tolerant of marijuana users."
VIOLENT CRIME SOARS UNDER BUSH
Homicides increased sharply in many U.S. cities under the Bush administration, including a jump of 67 percent in Boston and double-digit percentage spikes in Houston, Atlanta, St. Louis and Phoenix.
SOME MEDIPOT REFUGEES FIND SANCTUARY IN CANADA
"As federal officials and some California prosecutors repeatedly flout or ignore the state's 1996 law legalizing medical use of marijuana, dozens and perhaps hundreds who claim they depend on the weed for pain relief and even survival are taking flight."
CANADIAN PATIENT WINS COURT BATTLE
An ailing Canadian who uses marijuana for health reasons has won a victory in Saskatchewan's highest court.
ATTORNEY BILL PANZER:
How to legally grow medical marijuana in California.
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The Pot TV News for June 21, 2002
21 Jun 2002 38 minMEXICO CONSIDERING LEGALIZING MARIJUANA
"The cockroach can't walk because he doesn't have any marijuana to smoke," goes the famous line from "La Cucaracha." Is a Pancho Villa Cannabis Cafe coming to Ciudad Juarez?
DEA ATTACKS NEW BRITISH CANNABIS POLICY
The controversial pilot scheme that relaxes Scotland Yard's attitude towards cannabis possession has been sternly criticised by the head of the US DEA.
RCMP BLOWS RECORD COKE BUST
It's the biggest drug seizure in Canadian history, a 2.5-ton cargo of pure cocaine, worth $300 million, but no one may ever be charged.
LAWMAKERS AND POLICE BLASTED FOR CAUSING NEW CRIME WAVE
" Prohibition-minded lawmakers, law enforcers, lawyers, media people and others just might be the cause of the state's biggest crime wave. How can we the people find out? We need a mandatory program review of the marijuana eradication program to prove it, or not."
PROSECUTORIAL EXCESS?
Sac Bee raises "legitimate doubts about the fairness of federal drug prosecutions in this region."
RCMP LIES ABOUT POT -- AT TAXPAYERS' EXPENSE.
Richard Cowan exposes the agenda of the Prohibitionist counterattack in Canada.
TARGETING THE RCMP
With real crime soaring and the RCMP admiting it is targeting pot growers over heroin and cocaine smugglers, it's time to target the RCMP and their misguided priorities. Steve and Michele reveal their plan to put the RCMP on trial -- with commentary by Richard Cowen.
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The Pot TV News for June 19, 2002
19 Jun 2002
26 min
UK CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM "IN CHAOS."
Caught with soaring crime rates and prisons that are already filled, the British are preparing to decriminalize cannabis and focus on street crime instead.
SUPREME COURT BACKS POLICE STATE
"Bus passengers answer officers' questions and otherwise cooperate not because of coercion, but because the passengers know that their participation enhances their own safety and the safety of those around them," claimed the Supreme Court as they created yet another drug war exception to the Constitution.
PRO-HASH STORY FEATURED IN FLORIDA
"Mohamed, 69, and Arafa, 71, smoke hash one morning in a Casablanca shop where they make sandals. Like many older Moroccans, they have smoked hash most of their lives and credit it for their health and longevity. "I'm happy when I smoke," Mohamed says."
U.S. DRUG CZAR "AN EMBARRASSMENT "
"The U.S. drug czar, John Walters, got on his soapbox last week at a Montreal conference and railed on about the dangers of marijuana. He's an embarrassment south of the border to everyone who supports a rational approach to drug abuse. Now Canadians know he's a wingnut as well."
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