News Clippings

Canada

• CN BC: Are More B.C. Tokers Finally Looking To Legal Cannabis Over
  Victoria News (07/25/20)



• Canada: Oped: Tough-On-Crime Anti-Drug Moralizing Does A Disservice
  Globe and Mail (07/25/20)



• Canada: Editorial: National Post View: Listen To The Police
  National Post (07/22/20)



• Canada: Pot in Canada: Legal, But Not Profitable
  New York Times (12/20/19)



• Canada: The Verdict Is In, And Year One Of Legalized Cannabis In
  Globe and Mail (10/18/19)



• 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)

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International

• US AZ: Lawsuit Seeks To Keep Recreational Marijuana Off AZ Ballot
  Arizona Daily Star (07/25/20)



• CN SK: Criminalization Of Simple Drug Possession Has Had 'Devastating
  StarPhoenix, The (07/25/20)



• US CA: When California Declared War On Cannabis Growers
  San Francisco Chronicle (07/25/20)



• New Zealand: Oped: Opinion As Well As Science Informs Policy Advice
  Otago Daily Times (07/25/20)



• US CA: California Weighs Steep New Fines To Combat Illegal Cannabis
  Los Angeles Times (07/25/20)



• US CA: Marijuana On The Job: Some New Twists In Drug Testing
  Press-Enterprise (01/18/20)



• US IL: Legal Weed In Ilinois
  Chicago Tribune (01/02/20)



• US CA: California Attempts To Revive Compassionate Cannabis Programs
  San Francisco Examiner (01/01/20)



• Italy: Growing A Little Marijuana At Home Is Not Against The Law
  New York Times (12/28/19)



• US: Canada Banker Is Pot's Money Man
  Wall Street Journal (12/27/19)



• US: Baba Ram Dass, Proponent Of LSD Turned New Age Guru, Dies At 88
  New York Times (12/24/19)



• US CO: Denver, Colorado Springs Pot Lounges First To Apply For State
  Westword (12/21/19)



• US: Pot, Psychosis Link Real, Doctors Warn
  USA Today (12/20/19)



• US GA: Mayor Wants To Restrict Access To Pot Records
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution (12/20/19)



• US OK: A Call To Action As Deaths Rise From Meth Use
  New York Times (12/18/19)



• US TN: Drug Crisis Ravages Rural America And Fills Its Jails
  New York Times (12/14/19)



• US CA: Passing The Plate, And The Pot
  New York Times (11/24/19)



• US MI: When Can We Finally Buy Recreational Marijuana In Michigan?
  Metro Times (10/23/19)



• US: U.S. Governing Body Embraces Cannabis Products Through
  New York Times (10/23/19)



• US FL: Miami Beach Officially Bans Public Smoking Of Marijuana And
  Miami New Times (10/23/19)

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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