POT PROHIBITION UNCONSTITUTIONAL 7/31
Associated Press
Dear Human Rights Activists,
The following articles concerning the July 31 decision as covered in the UPI news CANADIAN COURT STRIKES DOWN MARIJUANA LAW, are very relevant to the important debate surrounding medical marijuana policy in the United States - as this issue is now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after another historic ruling by Federal Judge Breyer to allow the reopening of cannabis clubs for those with serious illnesses on July 17, 2000.
There seems to have been almost no news coverage of this important ruling in the U.S. media so far. Initially, there was one very short article on Aug. 1 in the Blade from Toledo, Ohio. Later, one paragraph in an article entitled "Civil Liberation" was published in the Honolulu Weekly.
HONOLULU WEEKLY August 9-15, 2000, Civil Liberation By Bob Stauffer
On the tail end of a fairly uneventful summer for Hawai'i come two glimmers of sunshine. On July 31 the appeals court for Ontario, the major province of Canada, ruled that marijuana laws there should not apply to a patient using the drug for medicinal purposes. In doing so, the court referred to Hawaii's recently enacted medical-marijuana law, which is the first in the nation approved by a state Legislature. The Ontario court went so far as to quote the entire Hawaii's law as an appendix to its decision.
I hope the following list of 92 different articles concerning this historic Canadian decision - adds to the important discussions going on in Canada and the United States (and many other countries) about the future direction of medical marijuana policy, as well as general marijuana policy:
NOTE: All of the MAPinc article links are broken: 29 September 2026
CANADIAN COURT STRIKES DOWN MARIJUANA LAW 8/1 United Press International SCORE ONE FOR MARIJUANA PROPONENTS 8/1 Reuters TOP ONTARIO COURT RULES MARIJUANA BAN ILLEGAL 8/1 Blade, The (Toledo, OH) SMOKERS' POT LUCK 8/1 Ottawa Sun (CN ON) POT LAW RULED UNFAIR BY TOP COURT 8/1 Toronto Star (CN ON) POT LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL, COURT RULES 8/1 Kitchener-Waterloo Record (CN ON) POT CLOSER TO LEGAL 8/1 Province, The (CN BC) POT DECISION CHEERED BY CALGARY MAN 8/1 Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) COURT RULES POT LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL 8/1 Halifax Daily News (CN NS) ANTI-MARIJUANA LAW VIOLATES RIGHTS OF THE SICK, JUDGE RULES 8/1 Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) COURT RULES POT BAN UNCLEAR 8/1 Winnipeg Sun (CN MB) ONTARIO COURT STRIKES DOWN MARIJUANA LAW; GIVES OTTAWA YEAR TO CLARIFY IT 8/1 Newfoundland Evening Telegram (Canada) FIX MARIJUANA LAW OR IT DIES, JUDGES ORDER PARLIAMENT 8/1 National Post (Canada) LAW AGAINST MARIJUANA STRUCK DOWN IN ONTARIO 8/1 Globe and Mail (Canada) EDITORIAL: TIME TO AMEND MARIJUANA LAW 8/1 Toronto Star (CN ON) COURT DECIDES MEDICAL POT OK 8/1 Windsor Star (CN ON) MARIJUANA LAW 'UNCONSTITUTIONAL' 8/1 Vancouver Sun (CN BC) LAW HAS GONE TO POT Source: Evening News (UK) SICK ARE NO LONGER CRIMINALS Source: London Free Press (CN ON) MARIJUANA AS MEDICINE 8/2 Globe and Mail (Canada) TOKERS TO LAW: CHILL 8/2 Toronto Sun (CN ON) LTE: LET POT LAWS DIE Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON) REEFER MADNESS REDUX Source: Globe and Mail (Canada) ED: CHANGE THE MARIJUANA LAW Source: Edmonton Journal (CN AB) ED: WEED AS NEEDED Source: The Calgary Herald (CN AB) ED: DECISION TIME FOR MARIJUANA Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) A WELCOME NUDGE TO REVIEW POT LAWS Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) ED: THE WEED THAT SOOTHES Source: National Post (Canada) POT LAWS IN LIMBO -- BUT THAT'S NO LICENCE TO LIGHT UP Source: Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB) N.B. POLICE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE MARIJUANA ARRESTS DESPITE ONTARIO COURT DECISION Source: New Brunswick Telegraph Journal (CN NK) ED: MARIJUANA RULING CHANGES `WAR' Source: Halifax Daily News (CN NS) ED: MARIJUANA The medicinal factor Source: Windsor Star (CN ON) ONTARIO NDP CALLS FOR THE DECRIMINALIZATION OF MARIJUANA (New Democratic Party) Source: New Brunswick Telegraph Journal (CN NK) OTTAWA STILL UNDECIDED ON POT APPEAL Source: Toronto Star (CN ON) ED: REWRITE LAW ON MARIJUANA Source: Montreal Gazette (CN QU) MARIJUANA PRESCRIPTION Source: Globe and Mail (Canada) MARIJUANA ADVOCATES OFFER HEALTH CANADA TIPS ON RESEARCH INTO POT Source: Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) ED: DIALOGUE ON DRUGS Source: Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) OPED: OTTAWA CAN DO THE RIGHT THING ON POT Source: Toronto Star (CN ON) OTTAWA SHOULD REVIEW MARIJUANA LAWS Source: Toronto Star (CN ON) POT ADVOCATES PASS ADVICE TO OTTAWA Source: Toronto Star (CN ON) MEDICAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS DENOUNCED Source: Montreal Gazette (CN QU) LTE: CANNABIS SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE SICK Source: Evening News (UK) POT BREAKTHROUGH OVERDUE Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) LTE: CN BC: "Facts" about pot outdated and wrong Source: Chilliwack Times, The JUSTICE MINISTER READY TO TALK POT Source: Toronto Star (CN ON) DECRIMINALIZING MARIJUANA A NO-BRAINER Source: London Free Press (CN ON) LTE: LET'S FOLLOW CANADIAN LEAD #1 Source: Evening News (UK) LTE: LET'S FOLLOW CANADIAN LEAD #2 Source: Evening News (UK) LTE: CUTTING TO THE CHASE Source: Toronto Star (CN ON) WHY I'M NOT HIGH ON LEGALIZING POT Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) LTE: DECRIMINALIZE POT Source: Toronto Star (CN ON) PUFFING PAIN AWAY Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON) MEDICINAL HOPES FOR MARIJUANA IGNITE CONTROVERSY FOR WIDESPREAD USE Source: Province, The (CN BC) INSIDE GROWING OPERATIONS Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) LTE: LAWS DON'T RECOGNIZE MEDICAL VALUE OF MARIJUANA Source: London Free Press (CN ON) LTE: POT PERSPECTIVES Source: Globe and Mail (Canada) ED: UP IN SMOKE Source: North Shore News (CN BC) LTE: POT PERSPECTIVES 1 of 2 Source: Globe and Mail (Canada) SOROS GROUP FUNDED CASE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA Source: National Post (Canada) LTE: BODY POLITIC'S STUPIDITY Source: Globe and Mail (Canada) LTE: DEFENDING INTERESTS Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) OPED: A VICTORY FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY Source: Nelson Daily News (CN BC) LTE: A CLEAR MAJORITY Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) LTE: CANNABIS ISSUES Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) OPED: SMOKING MARIJUANA IS NOT SAFE Source: New Brunswick Telegraph Journal (CN NK) LTE: IN DEFENCE OF AMSTERDAM Source: Halifax Daily News (CN NS) LTE: POT CRITIC BLOWING SMOKE Source: Halifax Daily News (CN NS) MAKE POT LEGAL, MOST CALLERS SAY Source: Toronto Star (CN ON) SUPPORT GROWS FOR LEGALIZED MARIJUANA Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) OTTAWA'S ARCHAIC MARIJUANA LAW GOES TO POT Source: Province, The (CN BC) LTE: SILENT MAJORITY Source: Globe and Mail (Canada) FUNDS GO TO POT BILLIONAIRE HELPED MARIJUANA DEFENCE Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) ED: LEGALIZING MARIJUANA REFLECTS TODAY'S REALITY Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) LTE: WILLIAMSON SAYS SILLY THINGS Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) FORGET THE MARIJUANA SCARE STORIES Source: Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB) LTE: WANT TO SMOKE POT? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. Source: London Free Press (CN ON) LTE: REGULATED LEGALIZATION Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) LTE: REDUCE CRIME BY LEGALIZING MARIJUANA Source: New Brunswick Telegraph Journal (CN NK) LTE: DRUG PROHIBITION PROFITS GOVERNMENT Source: New Brunswick Telegraph Journal (CN NK) CLOCK TICKS ON WEED BAN Source: Mirror (CN QU) LTE: DRUG USE SHOULD BE INDIVIDUAL CHOICE Source: Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB) MARIJUANA PARTY TARGETS DAY, CLARK Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB) LTE: (TITLE ERROR) ALCOHOL MUCH WORSE THAN POT LTE: POTENCY MATH Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) OPED: LEGALIZE POT AND PROSTITUTION AND KEEP POWER FROM THE CROOKS Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC) REEFER MADNESS? Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON) LTE: DECRIMINALIZATION OR JAIL Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) LTE: NOT HIGH ON PROHIBITION Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON) PATIENT: I WON'T QUIT SMOKING POT Source: Province, The (CN BC) LTE: PUT REEFER MADNESS IN THE PAST Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) If I am wrong about this lack of coverage amounting to a virtual blackout of this historic Canadian decision in the mainstream U.S. News Media, please bring it to my attention - so that I can update this special report as soon as possible. Best Wishes, WallyBAugust 2, 2000
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