CN BC: Edu: Marijuana Masses Meet At VIC Cannabis Convention
03/04/2010 01:00 AM

Martlet, 04 Mar 2010 – The smell of sweet skunk and sounds of cannabis coughing were tell-tale clues for the location of the 11th-annual Victoria Cannabis Convention. Many members of Victoria’s cannabis community gathered this past Sunday, Feb. 28, in UVic’s David Strong Building, to celebrate and educate people about marijuana’s benefits.

CN BC: Landlord: Free Rent’s A Pipe Dream
03/02/2010 01:00 AM

Abbotsford Times, 02 Mar 2010 – Claims Pot Activist And Former Mayoral Candidate Owes $52,000 Tim Felger, Abbotsford’s self-proclaimed pot activist and a perpetual local candidate in elections at all levels, has been ordered to leave the Essendene Avenue commercial site he’s occupied for about four years.

CN BC: Inspectors Call For Grow-Op Registry
03/03/2010 01:00 AM

Goldstream Gazette, 03 Mar 2010 – People need to know whether the house they’re eying for purchase has a history as a grow-op, says a representative for the province’s home inspectors. “As home inspectors, we may see properties we suspect are grow-ops but it’s difficult to prove,” said Owen Dicki, president of the B.C. chapter for Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors.

CN BC: Drug Seizures Down At Men’s Prison
03/03/2010 01:00 AM

Maple Ridge News, 03 Mar 2010 – The amount of drugs seized in a Maple Ridge men’s prison has decreased following changes made after an inmate died of an overdose in 2008. There were only two seizures of cocaine in 2009 at the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre on 256th Street, compared to four in 2008,

CN BC: ‘Don’t Worry About Being Nice’
03/03/2010 01:00 AM

Langley Times, 03 Mar 2010 – Turning a blind eye to your tenants’ activities or being the “nice person” who allows strangers to stay on your land can prove to be a costly undertaking. Langley RCMP and Township of Langley bylaw enforcement officers are reminding residents that when it comes to property violations, the buck stops with the land owner. If tenants do damage or commit crimes, it is the owner who faces the fines and foots the bill for legally-required repairs.

CN NK: Dealing With Addiction
03/02/2010 01:00 AM

Times & Transcript, 02 Mar 2010 – PLAD offers help to parents struggling with children’s drug addiction Louise and Robert have been in a place most parents never hope to find themselves. Their son was addicted to drugs. Through the addiction services branch of the health services, they found themselves attending a support group called PLAD, an acronym for Parents Learning About Drugs.

CN AB: Marijuana Grow Ops Create Major Fire Hazard, Police Warn
02/26/2010 01:00 AM

Calgary Herald, 26 Feb 2010 – Marijuana grow operations are time bombs that could lead to a repeat of a devastating fire that left several families homeless and a Calgary man facing a multitude of arson charges, says an officer with the arson unit. With light bulbs that should be used on sports fields and hard cords carrying so much electricity they are soft to the touch, marijuana grow operations are a huge safety concern, Det. Scott Sampson said Thursday.

CN PI: Experience in the House ‘Inspiring’ For KRHS Student
02/24/2010 01:00 AM

The Journal-Pioneer, 24 Feb 2010 – BEDEQUE – It’s not common to want to be elected Opposition leader in the P.E.I. legislature. But even though Bedeque’s Caitlin Kimmet isn’t a political figure, that’s exactly what she asked for last weekend.

Canada: Editorial: Court Keeps ‘Entrapment’ Defence Under
02/23/2010 01:00 AM

National Post, 23 Feb 2010 – Rejoice! The Ontario Court of Appeal has produced a common-sense ruling on entrapment and the use of undercover investigations by police. We never thought we’d write the words common sense and Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) in the same sentence. On a whole host of subjects from gay rights to dividing matrimonial property to free speech and prisoners’ rights, the OCA — one of the nation’s most aggressively liberal courts — has used the “judicial review” clause of the Charter as a sledgehammer to demolish traditional universal rights and read in new ones that favour special interest groups.

From MAP – Cannabis – Canada