News Clippings

Canada

• Canada: Oped: Medical cannabis: Strengthening Evidence In The Face Of
  Canadian Medical Association Journal (08/22/19)



• CN BC: Editorial: Abstinence Works Best
  Daily Courier, The (08/20/19)



• CN BC: Column: Legalizing Pot Is Proving To Be A Public-Health
  Victoria Times-Colonist (08/11/19)



• Canada: Oped: The Unbearable Whiteness Of Weed
  Globe and Mail (08/02/19)



• CN BC: B.C.'s Largest First Nation Accuses Province Of Conflict On
  Province, The (06/24/19)



• CN NS: NSLC Snaps Up Cannabis Edibles Contract
  Chronicle Herald (06/24/19)



• CN ON: As New York Mulls Legalizing Pot, Toronto Tokes Up
  Buffalo News (06/22/19)



• CN AB: Oped: Drug Users Will Die Without Supervised Consumption Sites
  Calgary Herald (06/04/19)



• Canada: Canadian Cannabis Company Tilray Stacks Advisory Board With
  Philadelphia Daily News (12/18/18)



• Canada: Federal Government Approves First Device For Testing Drivers
  National Post (07/30/18)



• Canada: Dreams Of Fortune, And Fears, As Canada Embraces Marijuana
  New York Times (07/09/18)



• Canada: Cannabis Dispensaries Get Real Oct. 17, 2018 Municipal
  National Post (06/27/18)



• Canada: Oped: This Is Who We Are, Unfortunately
  Vancouver Sun (06/27/18)



• Canada: Editorial: Politicians Still Think You're Too Irresponsible
  National Post (06/27/18)



• Canada: Feds To Make It 'Fair' For Those With Criminal Records For
  Victoria Times-Colonist (06/27/18)



• CN AB: Experts Watch Calgary's Public Marijuana Policy As Council
  Toronto Star (06/27/18)



• CN BC: Cost Of Substance Use In Canada Tops $38 Billion, With Booze
  Victoria Times-Colonist (06/27/18)



• Canada: Ahead Of Legalization, Doctors Warn Pregnant Women Of
  Globe and Mail (06/27/18)



• CN AB: Calgary City Council Green-Lights Public Marijuana Consumption
  Toronto Star (06/26/18)



• Canada: Canadians Brace For Cultural Changes As Marijuana Becomes
  New York Times (06/21/18)

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International

• France: Crack Cocaine Makes A Paris Neighborhood Hell For Users And
  New York Times (08/22/19)



• UK: Editorial: The Guardian View On The Case For Legalising Drugs:
  Guardian, The (08/02/19)



• US NY: New York Decriminalises Use Of Cannabis
  Independent (08/02/19)



• US: Mark Kleiman, Policy Expert Who Fought To Lift Marijuana Ban
  New York Times (07/30/19)



• US GA: Column: Legalized Marijuana And A Democratic Time Machine
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution (07/30/19)



• US: Where Legal, Pot Still Closes Doors To Hiring
  New York Times (07/30/19)



• US: Colleges Offer Degree, Courses In Pot Business
  Wall Street Journal (07/30/19)



• US CA: He Admits He Once Smoked Marijuana, Now U.S. Won't Let Him
  Press-Enterprise (07/30/19)



• US: OPED: Us Is Flying Blind On Medical Marijuana
  USA Today (07/30/19)



• US OK: Bill Would Create Cannabis Commission If Oklahoma Legalizes
  Oklahoman, The (07/24/19)



• US GA: Marijuana Decriminalization Push Rolls Into Another Metro
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution (07/22/19)



• US PA: Battle Lines Drawn On Safe Injection Sites
  Wall Street Journal (07/17/19)



• US FL: In Florida, A Haze Builds Around Pot Law Enforcement As
  Tampa Bay Times (07/17/19)



• U.N. Seeks Probe On Duterte's Drug War
  Wall Street Journal (07/12/19)



• U.N. Rights Council To Investigate Killings In Philippine Drug War
  New York Times (07/12/19)



• US: The Mainstream World Discovers Marijuana
  New York Times (07/09/19)



• Mexico: As Opium Prices Crater, Mexican Poppy Farmers Migrate To Earn
  New York Times (07/08/19)



• US: Common Name For Cannabis Is Making An Industry Wince
  New York Times (07/08/19)



• US CO: Colorado's Marijuana Experiment, After 5 Years
  New York Times (07/01/19)



• US: With Pot, Buying Local Can Be Costly
  Wall Street Journal (06/28/19)

See the stories (updated daily) on the Media Awareness Project web site. See also the excellent materials at DRCNet (Drug Reform Coordination Network). These are excellent sources of current information about drug policy developments in Canada and around the world. If you hear about a major news story on drug policy, chances are it will reproduced at one of these sites.

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