The Pot TV News for December 16, 2002
16 Dec 2002 19 minSUPREME COURT USES DECRIM TALK AS EXCUSE TO DELAY CANADIAN POT LAW CHALLENGE
Citing statements from the Justice Minister that marijuana will soon be decriminalized, the Supreme Court of Canada postponed until April 2003 a landmark appeal from three pot activists who are seeking the constitutional right to smoke marijuana.
LIBERALS' DECRIM PROPOSAL JUST A BOGUS ATTEMPT TO SWAY SUPREME COURT?
A federal proposal to decriminalize marijuana was nothing more than a ruse to influence the Supreme Court of Canada as it prepared for a major challenge to marijuana laws, said a lawyer in the case. Now events confirm his analysis.
MEDICINAL POT FARMERS DEPUTIZED IN SANTA CRUZ
Taking another pot shot at the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the Santa Cruz Council voted 7- 0 Tuesday to give the Valerie and Michael Corral the "authority to cultivate, distribute and possess medical marijuana.''
ALLOWING COPS TO KEEP LOOT RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
New Jersey's practice of letting police and prosecutors keep the money and assets they seize is unconstitutional, a judge said in a case that could affect other states.
NEW GROW CD NOW AVAILABLE AT eBAY
Faced with a flood of orders, the Kubbys were forced to hire a professional video company to meet the demand. Now all past orders have been shipped and an auction/purchase site has been opened at eBAY.
The Pot TV News for December 13, 2002
12 Dec 2002 19 minLAWYER CHALLENGES LAWS ON DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF POT
Retired lawyer tackles the law on driving under influence of medical marijuana, arguing that toking up actually makes him a better driver.
SMOKING POT SHOULD NOT BE A CRIME
"Our marijuana laws represent an entirely unjustified government intrusion into citizens' lives," says an editorial in the National Post
KUBBY RADIANT DESPITE RADIATION
As Kubby recovers from radiation therapy and tries to get his strength back so he can again join Michele on Pot-TV, he says he is grateful to be alive. "It's been an amazing journey of prosperity, struggle, and cannabis victory," Kubby said. "I have to thank everyone who helps us, everyone who grows pot, everyone who breeds seeds, and everyone who refuses to let their spirit of hope and freedom be snuffed out."
The Pot TV News for December 11, 2002
11 Dec 2002 28 minCANADA TO PASS DECRIM BILL
Justice Minister Martin Cauchon said Monday he wants to take steps to decriminalize marijuana within the next four months. A Commons committee studying the non-medicinal use of drugs released a report Monday calling for the government to relax current marijuana laws and possibly even allow Canadians to grow marijuana for personal use.
PERON LOSES DISMISSAL BID
Dennis Peron and two friends with medical prescriptions for marijuana have lost their bid for early dismissal of drug possession charges filed in Iron County, Utah.
LAPD'S NEW CHIEF BACKS MEDICAL MARIJUANA
"I am opposed to marijuana, and I support the national drug policy, but I have no problem with medical marijuana," said Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton.
HOLY SMOKE COMPASSION CENTER ONLINE
With marijuana leaves prominently displayed and a high profile public image, the Holy Smoke Compassion Center is pushing the envelope, while local officials lick the stamps.
The Pot TV News for December 9, 2002
08 Dec 2002 26 min Marc Emery fills in as co-host while Steve is in the hospital.OREGON NARCS USING MILITARY STYLE ASSUALTS TO SERVE MARIJUANA WARRANTS
45 heavily armed officers using flash grenades assualted three families and humiliated several women but found no marijuana. Unapologetic, police claim, "Society at large wants us to do this."
JUDGE WIMPS OUT IN CORRAL CASE
Judge says the US Federal Government has the right to steal medicine from patients but not to return it.
EDITORIAL:
Marc comments on a recent case in which a judge punishes a student for writing a harm reduction essay on the use of Ecstacy.
INTERVIEW
Marc talks about his new Ibogain House on the Sunshine Coast.
*Note: Not our best show in terms of production values since Steve is away, but great content - worth checking out.
The Pot TV News for December 6, 2002
05 Dec 2002 30 minRCMP FINALLY ADMITS BUD FOR COCAINE TRADE A LIE:
Mounties' web site now admits that the exchange of cocaine for Canadian marihuana on a pound for pound ratio is "an urban legend." "Wholesale cocaine sells for $10,000 US to $18,000 US per kilo. Wholesale prices for marihuana in the USA range between $4,000 and $8,000 per kilo. Any exchange at par would obviously not constitute a sound commercial transaction."
POLICE MUST RETURN MEDPOT, JUDGE RULES
Hoping to set a precedent for future cases, a judge ruled Tuesday that the San Luis Obispo Police Department must return 8.2 grams of pot it confiscated from a medical marijuana patient.
A NEW POT OF GOLD
The San Francisco Examiner reports a rush on county Medical Marijuana cards that translates to $19.8 million a year for San Francisco's cannabis clubs.
CD PREVIEW:
A top seed breeder shows how to maximize your germination success.
The Pot TV News for December 4, 2002
04 Dec 2002 32 minRAND: MARIJUANA NO GATEWAY
A new study by the RAND Drug Policy Research Center casts doubt on claims that marijuana acts as a "gateway" to the use of cocaine and heroin, challenging an assumption that has guided U.S. drug policies since the 1950s.
MAN GETS LIFE FOR 3 LBS. OF MAILED POT
A bogus return address on a package that was mailed from Southern California almost two years ago landed a Huntsville man in prison with a life sentence last week.
ALASKA POT HAS HIGHEST THC CONTENT
Alaska marijuana holds the national record for THC content, according to a DEA spokesman who said the content of 'Matanuska Bud' has been measured as high as 29 percent.
OUTDOOR GROWING:
Eddy Lepp, the man High Times calls the "best outdoor grower around," tells us how to maximize yield.