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| Bongs and muffin recipes in hippie Yorkville 'head shop'
"A dope fiend's idea of a dream come true".
April 18, 1967 - 2:29  | |
| Barbara Frum hosts 1969 panel on decriminalizing pot
Marijuana is not just for hippies anymore.
June 19, 1969 - 10:54 | |
| LeDain interim report on drugs
Full press conference on non-medical use of drugs report.
June 19, 1970 - 39:23  | |
| 1971 Gastown riots over Vancouver smoke-in
Crackdown on dope users causes rifts among local politicians and citizens.
Aug. 15, 1971 - 4:20 | |
| LeDain tables final report recommending decriminalization
Majority position: reduce the impact of criminal law on drug users.
June 1, 1972 - 3:10 | |
| Comparing marijuana and alcohol: a demonstration
Two groups of teens get intoxicated for CBC cameras.
Feb. 25, 1975 - 27:18 | |
| Lalonde considers revising marijuana possession laws
Justice minister wonders if the laws are too strict.
Jan. 20, 1979 - 10:06 | |
| Addiction Research Foundation reports on harmful effects of pot
Two ARF researchers detail the risks including serious lung damage.
Feb. 21, 1980 - 2:21 | |
| What is marijuana?
"Today from the Praries" gives a primer on marijuana, its origins and its use.
April 24, 1980 - 14:57 | |
| Tommy Chong on Kim Campbell's experimentation with pot
Inhale to the Chief! Cheech and Chong star is all in favour.
March 29, 1993 - 4:22 | |
| Allan Rock orders marijuana trials, guidelines and safe supply
Health minister moves to help medical users.
March 3, 1999 - 2:29 | |
| Courts allow Jim Wakeford to smoke and grow marijuana
Medical marijuana advocate with AIDS wins a long legal battle.
May 11, 1999 - 2:53 | |
| Marijuana Party becomes Canada's newest federal political party
"God made grass. Man made booze. Who do you trust?"
July 21, 2000 - 2:26 | |
| Justice Minister Martin Cauchon considers decriminalization
Laws could be relaxed for possessing small amounts.
July 15, 2002 - 2:25 | |
| Are Canada's pot laws working?
Criminal defence lawyer Paul Burstein and Canadian Police Association's Mike Niebudek square off.
July 17, 2002 - 9:05 | |
| Commons committee on drugs favours decriminalization
Another call for the softening of marijuana laws emphasizes drug's dangers, but says punishment exceeds the crime.
Dec. 12, 2002 - 2:41 | |
| Ontario courts rule Canada's pot laws unconstitutional
Confusion reigns as courts refuse to apply the law.
Jan. 10, 2003 - 7:06 | |
