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100 bonnes réponses, un arbre
Allez donc visiter le Green Quizz (Questionnaire vert serait mieux, il me semble, mais bon…) : pour chaque 100 bonnes réponses à leur petite question quotidienne, un arbre sera planté en Indonésie (c’est trop loin? Plantez-en donc un dans votre cour aussi! Un conifère, si vous pestez plus que vous ne raclez…). Si vous préférez […]
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Posted on Sunday, November 18th, 2007, in * en français, Conscience, Terra, News | 1 Comment »
Projet de loi C-32
Une lettre publiée dans le Devoir ce matin, de Line Beauchesne et Bastien Quirion, professeurs au département de criminologie de l’Université d’Ottawa.
Malheureusement, les nouvelles mesures proposées dans C-32, en plus d’être difficilement applicables, ne visent en fait qu’à mieux exercer la répression auprès du groupe particulier constitué par les jeunes consommateurs de drogues illicites, […]
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Posted on Tuesday, June 5th, 2007, in News | No Comments »
Patients Allowed to Smoke Up At Work
York University criminology professor Brian MacLean and University of Toronto philosophy professor Doug Hutchinson have both managed to get their employers to agree and understand that, being allowed by Health Canada to use medicinal cannabis, they should be able to toke up at work, since it helps them function and perform their duties.
(Reuters)
Le professeur de […]
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Posted on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006, in Cannabis, News | No Comments »
I’m Curious
I was curious when I saw cannabis vodka being sold (and they say they’ll ship to anywhere but Australia). They further say their drink is made with “40% cereal alcohol, spring water, sugar and singularly bottled with a handful of Cannabis Sativa L seeds (better known as the Beniko species)”.
Beniko is apparently a Polish strain […]
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Posted on Friday, November 10th, 2006, in Cannabis, News | 1 Comment »
Mid-Term Election
Colorado: 40% in favor of Amendment 44, which sought to eliminate civil penalties on the possession and use of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults.
Nevada: 44% in favor of Question 7, which sought to remove all civil penalties for the private possession and use of small quantities of cannabis, and directed state officials […]
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Posted on Wednesday, November 8th, 2006, in Cannabis, News | No Comments »
Medical Marijuana National Survey
According to findings from a survey commissioned by Cannasat Therapeutics Inc., conducted by Maritz Research and released this morning:
— 80 per cent of Canadians believe that adults should be allowed to legally use medical marijuana if recommended by a physician.
— A majority of Canadians are aware that medical marijuana is legally available through Health […]
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Posted on Friday, November 3rd, 2006, in Cannabis, News, Stat(istique)s | No Comments »
MMRP Funding Cuts
Excerpts from press release entitled “Qualified Canadians Still Able to Access Medical Marijuana from Health Canada”, released September 26, 2006:
Yesterday the Conservative government announced spending cuts scheduled over the next two years. Funding for academic medical marijuana research - originally made available through the Medical Marijuana Research Program (MMRP), established in 2003 - was included […]
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Posted on Thursday, October 19th, 2006, in Cannabis, News | No Comments »