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Vancouver celebrates 4/20 Day, vendors smiling
In what appears to be a new "high" in terms of attendance for the annual Vancouver Pot Bash, the crowd reached a record estimate of 20,000 or more as of press time. 4/20 Day, as it is known around the world, started at a
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U.S. marijuana vote threatens to nip B.C. market in the bud
Toronto :: Canada | 6 months ago
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Story video What does not appear to be in dispute, however, is that growers of B.C. bud are about to see some of their profit go up in smoke once legal retailers of marijuana open in Washington State. The outcome of these votes in Washington State
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B.C., Ontario police arrest 10, seize cash in massive marijuana bust
Ontario :: CA :: USA | 6 months ago
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Marijuana plants are seen in Chicago where officers say they discovered two football fields worth of pot plants growing on the city's South Side Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Authorities say more than 1,000 cannabis plants were discovered during a
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Washington poised to legalize marijuana, with implications for B.C.
Toronto :: Canada | 7 months ago
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A man who helped jail Canada's self-proclaimed Prince of Pot has now come out in favour of legalizing marijuana. Former U.S. attorney John McKay explains why he doesn't regret putting Marc Emery behind bars. The Canadian Press Drug Laws This Sept. 15,
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Dethroned 'Prince of Pot' Marc Emery confident decriminalization around the corner
Yazoo City :: MS :: USA | 1 year ago
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Miss. Vancouver cannabis crusader Marc Emery may be facing two more frustrating years behind bars in the Deep South of the United States. But he's more confident than ever he's winning the war on drug prohibition. The Prince of Pot believes the drug-
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4/20: Vancouver Art Gallery grounds full of marijuana enthusiasts (with video)
Vancouver :: WA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Thousands of marijuana enthusiasts crowded onto the grounds of the Vancouver Art Gallery today to celebrate cannabis culture as part of the annual 4/20 "pot holiday". Unofficial event organizers the Vancouver Seed Bank were on hand as well as dozens
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He prosecuted “Prince of Pot”: Now wants to legalize pot
Vancouver :: WA :: USA | 1 year ago
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News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, Seattle and King County government and more Than-U.S. Attorney John McKay brought charges that put Vancouver, B.C., based Prince of Pot Marc Emery behind
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4/20 Vancouver 2012 preview: time, location, history of 4/20
Vancouver :: Canada | 1 year ago
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The streets of downtown Vancouver will be thick with the pungent smell of marijuana Friday as thousands are expected to attend 4/20, an annual celebration of cannabis culture. What started as a small pro-marijuana protest back in 1995 has evolved
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U.S. prosecutor of Prince of Pot joins campaign to legalize marijuana
Vancouver :: Canada | 1 year ago
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Video Video Video Mr. McKay, who resigned from his attorney's role in 2007, was speaking at an event sponsored by Stop the Violence Coalition, a B.C.-based group comprising people from health, law enforcement and other groups pushing for changes to
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Pot legalization activists caught in a 'cannabis conundrum'
Ottawa :: Canada | 1 year ago
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About 75 years ago, parliamentarians sounded the alarm over an emerging "menace" marijuana that if left unchecked, could have "far-reaching, poisonous and demoralizing effects" on the country's youth, according to debate records. A front-page Globe
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