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The Pot TV News for January 13, 2003
13 Jan 2003 25 minJUDGE TELLS FEDS TO PROVIDE LEGAL POT
Poor marijuana access rules force sick to use drug dealers, judge says.
CANADIAN PM PROMISES SWIFT ACTION ON DECRIM
"The PM is strong on this," said a spokesman from the Prime Minister's Office. "The government is determined to address this issue."
JUDGE CONCERNED ED ROSENTHAL JURY WON'T CONVICT
Jury selection for the federal drug trial of pro-marijuana author and activist Ed Rosenthal of Oakland has been moved up due to a judge's concern about public opinion making it hard to find unbiased jurors.
HEROIC DR. FRY UNDER ATTACK
CALIFORNIA -- Marian "Mollie" Fry, MD, Fry received a letter from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration revoking her prescription-writing privileges. And last week a message on her husband's answering machine said the California Medical Board had forwarded several of Fry's cases to Attorney General Bill Lockyer for possible criminal prosecution.
The Pot TV News for January 10, 2003
10 Jan 2003 17 minPOT-SMOKING MOTORIST NOT GUILTY OF IMPAIRED DRIVING
"Smoking marijuana does not, I hope, impair my ability to argue a fine legal point with a cogency that meets the standard of the court," Reimer argued. "If it doesn't impair that ability, one should be careful deciding that it impairs my ability to drive."
POLICE CHIEFS DEFY COUNTY SUPERVISORS OVER MEDPOT POLICY
"If we're going to have police make a determination that a patient can't use marijuana as medicine, then maybe we should have doctors make a determination that police can't use bullets because they have a negative effect on health…"
CALIFORNIA POLICE RESIST JUDGE'S ORDER TO RETURN POT, BEG CITY COUNCIL TO FIGHT BACK, ONLY TO LOSE AND FACE PUBLIC HUMILIATION
SAN LUIS OBISPO - Donovan No Runner walked out of the San Luis Obispo Police station all smiles Friday, holding the bag of marijuana authorities had returned to him.
The Pot TV News for January 8, 2003
08 Jan 2003 20 minJESUS 'HEALED USING CANNABIS'
The U.K. Guardian reports: "Jesus was almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the drug," according to a study of scriptural texts published this month. The study suggests that Jesus and his disciples used the drug to carry out miraculous healings. This story also appeared in the BBC News and the Indian Express
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LAWYERS ASK JUDGE TO DISMISS ED ROSENTHAL CHARGES
Lawyers for marijuana authority Ed Rosenthal of Oakland argued Monday the federal government has singled him out for persecution and prosecution, a prelude to asking that the drug charges against him be dropped.
2002: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF THE DRUG WAR
"House Republicans Thursday unveiled a package of bills to combat drug abuse and vowed to make America virtually drug-free by 2002."- Reuters, May 1998.
The Pot TV News for January 6, 2003
05 Jan 2003 19 minIBOGAINE -- ONE-WAY TRIP TO SOBRIETY
Though not approved by Health Canada, ibogaine is not a prohibited product under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Marc Emery noted. "It's an underground phenomenon all over the world," said Emery, who orders ibogaine from Ontario, Slovenia, and Holland.
LEGALIZED POT SEEMS LIKELY UP NORTH
The door-kicking has stopped, as have the asset forfeitures and harassment. Chris Bennett hasn't been arrested in weeks, nor have any of his friends. Yet, the 40-year-old Bennett isn't inclined to say the battle is won. He's seen the police relax before. He's seen pot achieve a tenuous level of respectability when a more liberal-minded mayor or police chief takes over. And he's seen the subsequent backlash.
MEDPOT COMMERCIAL NAMED THE "MOST DRAMATIC" POLITICAL AD OF 2002
An advertisement created by the Libertarian Party has been named the "Most Dramatic" political ad of 2002 by the National Journal. The 30-second spot, entitled "Why Bob," was broadcast by Libertarian Carole Ann Rand against Republican Bob Barr in the race for Congress in Georgia.
The Pot TV News for January 3, 2003
03 Jan 2003 19 minONTARIO JUDGE SAYS POT LEGAL IN CANADA
WINDSOR, Ont. -- A Windsor judge has ruled that a federal law prohibiting possession of small amounts of marijuana is invalid in Ontario, opening the floodgates for other judges to reach the same conclusion and increasing pressure on the federal government to make its position clear.
HALF OF CANADIANS WANT RELAXED POT LAW
OTTAWA -- New poll finds only 47% of Canadians are opposed to reform. B.C. leads with 56% favoring decrim or legalization.
DRIVE BY SHOOTING AT HOLY SMOKE
CHILLIWACK, B.C. -- The Holy Smoke Compassion Club earned the dubious honor of becoming Canada's first drive-by shooting for 2003. A bullet hole was discovered in the front door early this morning by Holy Smoke president Brian Carlisle when he arrived for work.
DRUG TESTS CURB STUDENT ATHLETE USE OF POT, FORCING THEM TO USE ALCOHOL INSTEAD.
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Student athletes subject to random drug testing at an Oregon high school were almost four times less likely to use drugs, but Principal admits her students just end up substituting booze instead, creating more harm, not less. Researchers concluded that "marijuana decriminalization would reduce youth traffic fatalities by 5.5 per cent, youth drinking rates by eight percent and binge drinking rates by five percent."
The Pot TV News for January 1, 2003
01 Jan 2003 24 minPOLICE STEAL BAIL MONEY, CLAIMING IT SMELLED LIKE MARIJUANA
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) Police confiscated $50,000 in cash from a Vermont couple who had come to bail their daughter out of jail, because the money smelled like marijuana and was thought to be the proceeds of drug deals.
KIWI COPS EXPOSED FOR INVESTIGATING POT-SMOKING MP
NEW ZEALAND --Documents obtained under the Official Information Act show police investigated and wanted to arrest Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos, based on no other evidence than his public statements about his use of cannabis.
HOCKEY BAGS FROM HEAVEN
BRITISH COLUMBIA -- A Canadian man is accused of helping dump three hockey bags filled with marijuana from a rented single-engine Cessna into a remote gravel pit in Northern Washington on Nov. 25. Inside the bags, authorities found two avalanche beacons, used by rescuers to locate skiers buried under snow.
RUBBISH!
When local officials defended the police for going through people's garbage to obtain evidence, two courageous journalists responded by collecting garbage from the mayor and sheriff and then publishing the contents in the local paper.