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Drug Law Reform Advocates on CPAC.

05 Apr 2006 12 min Advocates speak about the recent announcement by Harper's Henchmen, the Canadian Professional Police Association and how they will crack down on cannabis and not ever change the paychecks....er, law.
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Kansas State professor arrested for marijuana

04 Apr 2006 Police arrested John Jeffery Uhlarik, 63, after finding marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The charges came after a search of his home on March 9 when police arrested Uhlarik for stalking and violating a protective order.

That arrest stems from a 2004 incident when the psychology professor was arrested for stalking the same victim at the Ahearn Field House.
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Some fear medical marijuana crackdown coming

04 Apr 2006 A lawyer fears stepped-up prosecution of medical marijuana users now that the Conservative cgovernment has signaled it won't pass a Liberal law decriminalizing the possession of small quantitities of pot.

Brian Fitzpatrick, a medical marijuana user in Ajax, Ont., thinks a crackdown may already be in progress, based on his experience.
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Marijuana Patients comment on Conservative pot plans

04 Apr 2006 In response to the Conservative Prime Minister's address to the Canadian
Professional Police Association's Annual Legislative Conference, and
their common calls for US-style drug war tactics as part of their
published political agenda, National Capital Reformers, who advocate for
sensible regulation of the drug market, will present alternatives to the
CPPA recommendations.

Licensed Medical Marijuana Patients Russell Barth and Christine Lowe
will share their experiences of how the current prohibition scheme
hinders their access to safe, clean medicinal cannabis, and how a
"crackdown" on marijuana grow-ops will put their lives in danger.
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T.O. area street had six grow-op homes: exclusive

03 Apr 2006 In an exclusive investigation, CTV Toronto has obtained a list of locations of former grow-op houses throughout the city, including one street that had six different operations within the last three-and-a-half years.

Using a freedom of information request, CTV Toronto received the list from the Information and Privacy Commission of Ontario. The commission overturned an initial refusal by police, calling the issue a matter of public safety.
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Harper's crime agenda getting mixed reviews

Stephen Harper's US Style War on Cannabis 03 Apr 2006 Prime Minister Stephen Harper outlined his crime agenda today, vowing to scrap the marijuana legislation and bring in tougher sentences.

In a speech to the Canadian Professional Police Association, Harper was applauded for a pledge to bring in tougher sentences for gun crimes and drug offences.