Canada&#39;s Liberals Try Anew to Decriminalize Marijuana
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OTTAWA, Nov. 1 -- Canada&#39;s Liberal government reintroduced legislation Monday to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, drawing criticism that this could prompt a clampdown at the US border.
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Conservative Republican senators and a handful of Democrats are trying to put a final knife in President Bush's plan for legalizing millions of unlawful immigrants.
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The planned purchase of Canadian mining giant Noranda by a state-owned Chinese corporation is facing growing opposition in Canada with even lawmakers of the governing Liberal Party calling on the government to block the takeover.
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n the wake of a new study showing increased drug use, the hunt continues for the elusive -- more likely impossible -- prevention strategy that will keep Canadians straight and sober.
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Liberal Senator Terry Mercer is urging the federal government to get more serious about considering the idea of establishing a national pharmacare program which provincial premiers have been calling for.
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Canada's opposition Liberals pick a surprise candidate for their new leader - ex-minister Stephane Dion.
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon's government wants to decriminalize first-time possession of small amounts of drugs in a move likely to draw criticism from U.S. anti-narcotics officials.
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The government and opposition parties have declared war on trans fats, after the NDP introduced a motion that would make Canada the world&#39;s second country to ban heart-clogging compounds.
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HELENA, Mont., Jan. 3 -- Montana's Department of Corrections is facing stiff resistance to a proposal to prohibit all people on parole or probation from obtaining medical marijuana.
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Canada&#39;s premiers issued a challenge yesterday to Prime Minister Paul Martin to say what he meant when he promised a national pharmacare program during the June election campaign.
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Stephane Dion, the former environment minister who was unexpectedly elected leader of Canada's opposition Liberals, on Sunday tried to heal splits in his party by reaching out to the many legislators who did not support him.
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OTTAWA (CP) - A major new study suggests marijuana use in Canada has doubled over the last decade. The Canadian Addiction Survey reports that 14 per cent of respondents used cannabis in the last year, up from 7.4 per cent in 1994.
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For some thinkers, Canada is in decline, or at the very least, has fallen short of their aspirations.
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Bumper cannabis crops  -  and tighter border controls  -  are creating a looming internal drug problem for the country
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Convinced they have sound science on their side, advocates for the medical use of marijuana plan to launch a novel effort to get the federal government to ease restrictions on the illicit drug.
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An increasingly acrimonious meeting over health care is starting to raise questions about the stability of Canada&#39;s new minority Liberal government, but one minister
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OTTAWA (CP) - A group which advocates legalized marijuana says a new poll shows federal pot policies are out of touch with public opinion.