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The Pot TV News for March 24, 200323 Mar 2003 17 minSENATE OKAYS MED MJ WITH $100 FINE MARYLAND -- New law would allow a judge to impose a $100 fine if it is shown the herb is a medical necessity. Which makes us wonder -- if you die, do you only have to pay $50? CANNABIS MEDICINE 'ON SALE THIS YEAR' GREAT BRITAIN -- The first cannabis-based prescription medicines for more than 30 years will be available this year, according to the British drugs minister, Bob Ainsworth. CANADIAN JUSTICE MINISTER AGAIN OFFERS DECIM -- TO DIVERT SUPREME COURT DECISION OTTAWA -- A new hearing date of May 6 was announced last week by the Supreme Court and Mr. Burstein said he does not believe it is a coincidence that Mr. Cauchon is again talking publicly about decriminalization of marijuana. PRESIDENT TO NOMINATE 1ST WOMAN AS DRUG CZAR WASHINGTON -- President Bush yesterday announced his intention to nominate Karen P. Tandy, head of the Justice Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, as the new chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first woman ever to head the anti-drug agency. PROFESSOR ZIGGY: More tips on growing from Federation Seeds. (Link takes you to Federation Seeds order page.) 
The Pot TV News for Feb 28 - Mar 0228 Feb 2003 33 minJEFF JONES SENTENCED TO 3 MONTHS SAN FRANCISCO -- Angry that the attorney for Jeff Jones blamed a fellow judge for disrupting a major pot trial in Sacramento federal court, a magistrate judge sent Jones to prison for three months and to pay nearly $4000 in fines. POT JURORS SAY THEY RECEIVED OUTSIDE LEGAL ADVICE ALTERNET -- Lawyers for convicted medical marijuana grower Ed Rosenthal say he is entitled to a new trial because two jurors in the case received outside legal advice that compromised their ability to make an impartial judgment. MARIJUANA IN SPORTS ESPN -- Marijuana is illegal -- and apparently, among today's athletes, popular. The news has a constant litany of athletes linked to marijuana. OPERATION PIPE DREAMS IS A NIGHTMARE ALTERNET -- I'd like to direct Mr. Brown to the Web site of revelationarms.com of Aloha, Oregon. They will sell me a gun silencer, online. CANNABIS CORNER Professor Ziggy show you what tools work best. 
Newshawks: The Comedy Channel on Those Nauseating anti-Drug Adds21 Feb 2003 3 min The Comedy Channel's Adnauseam gives us a humourous and critical look at the Federal US Governemnts crop of latest anti-Drug Adds,
The Pot TV News for Monday, July 15, 200214 Jul 2002 29 minFIRST FEDERAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA CONVICTION "This trial is an emblem of injustice," said Steph Sherer, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, a national network of medical marijuana patients and providers, "California doesn't want Bryan Epis to spend his next ten years behind bars -- we decided that six years ago." WOULD SOFTER POT LAW STIR WRATH OF U.S.? "I thought, 'My God, what is this man talking about?'" said Vancouver MP Libby Davies, a New Democrat. "We can't be subservient to the ridiculous rhetoric coming out of the United States." FLEEING NORTH Alex Stojicevic, the Vancouver lawyer representing Hayes, Kubby and several other American refugee claimants, says "Since Mr. Ashcroft became attorney-general and Mr. Bush the president, the view is that things are going to get worse," says Stojicevic. That's what's fueling this." DRUG WAR EXPLOSIONS "On the one hand there is a population that has gone on record numerous times supporting decriminalization of pot and legal use of medical marijuana. On the other hand there is a rabid federal drug apparatus that clashes with local law enforcement and ignores public opinion expressed in statewide votes. Instead we are getting aggressive raids and punitive prosecutions. Between the clashing of these two world views, there is no middle ground. Dr. John Beresford Interview re-scheduled to next Wednesday. Join our e-list for automatic show updates. 
The Pot TV News for Mon, June 24, 200224 Jun 2002 27 minEUROPE LOOSENS ITS POT LAWS Rolling Stone reports, "from England to Italy, politicians and cops are getting more tolerant of marijuana users." VIOLENT CRIME SOARS UNDER BUSH Homicides increased sharply in many U.S. cities under the Bush administration, including a jump of 67 percent in Boston and double-digit percentage spikes in Houston, Atlanta, St. Louis and Phoenix. SOME MEDIPOT REFUGEES FIND SANCTUARY IN CANADA "As federal officials and some California prosecutors repeatedly flout or ignore the state's 1996 law legalizing medical use of marijuana, dozens and perhaps hundreds who claim they depend on the weed for pain relief and even survival are taking flight." CANADIAN PATIENT WINS COURT BATTLE An ailing Canadian who uses marijuana for health reasons has won a victory in Saskatchewan's highest court. ATTORNEY BILL PANZER: How to legally grow medical marijuana in California. Join our e-list for automatic show updates. 
Pot TV News for Wednesday, March 27, 200226 Mar 2002 23 min NOTHING EASY ABOUT LIFE IN EXILE"What I want to know is, am I going to die in a foreign country?" Steve Tuck said. "Because I'm in a lot of pain, and I want to go home." YANKS SEEK B.C. REFUGE "Harsh U.S. drug laws drive Americans over the border to Sechelt" POT ADVOCATES FLEE TO FREER LIFE IN CANADA Asked later about the uninhibited pot smoking, RCMP Staff Sgt. Ed Hill, , , said: "I don't know there's much I can do about it." NATIONS' DRUG POLICIES ON COLLISION COURSE Canada's Marijuana Policies May Put It On A Collision Course With The United States SUPREME DOPES In a unanimous decision the US Supreme Court has upheld the one-strike rule for public housing that allows people to be evicted from their housing if a member of the household is involved in a drug offense -- even if the offense has no nexus to the housing. IRS DEMANDING OFFSHORE CREDIT CARD RECORDS Feds forcing credit card companies to release names and financial records of people using offshore banks. PAT MCCARTNEY: GREEN FIRE UPDATE |
