INDEPTH: MARIJUANA
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CBC News Online | May 2003
Coping with Dope: CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks (Sept. 15, 2001)
May 24, 2001: CBC TV's Chris Goldrick reports on the push to decriminalize marijuana (Runs: 2:14)
Proposed bill
A new marijuana legislation is high on Ottawa's agenda today. The government is introducing this morning a bill that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of pot. But some Liberal backbenchers want the government to reconsider. Carolyn Dunn reports.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 2:21)
Justice and Health Ministers
Statements by Justice Minister Martin Cauchon and Health Minister Anne McClellan on the proposed pot laws.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 11:40)
Solicitor General
Solicitor General Wayne Easter's statement on the pot legislation.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 5:23)
Medical marijuana user
With some success and a lot of frustrations, users of medical marijuana have been fighting for years for changes to Canada's pot laws. Marylynne Chamney uses it to help fight epilepsy. She'd like the federal government to go even farther than it has today.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 7:22)
Marijuana activist
Alison Myrden, a marijuana activist who relies on the drug to help her deal with a serious illness, says the legislation is going to hurt not help her and others like her.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 5:05)
Unclear laws
CBC's Harry Forestell talks to Sgt. Kim Phillips of the Saint John Police street crime unit about the uncertainty that has surrounded marijuana laws in Canada.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 4:57)
Police opposition
The Canadian Police Association wants marijuana possession to remain a criminal offence. They argue that pot leads to harder drugs. CBC's Tom Murphy takes a look at how police forces across the country are applying the current law.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 1:49)
Police support
Raf Souccar, director general for Drugs and Organized Crime with the RCMP, tells CBC's Paul Kennedy why the force supports "alternative measures" for marijuana.
May 26, 2003 (Runs 6:15)
Reefer Madness
CBC's Harry Forestell speaks with Eric Schlosser, author of Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs and Cheap Labor on the Black Market.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 5:10)
Provoking debate
The new marijuana bill has already provoked a lot of debate among MPs. CBC's Alison Smith speaks with Conservative MP Elsie Wayne and Liberal MP Paddy Torsney.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 6:00)
Cannabis Cafe
CBC's Harry Forestell talks to Jim Wood about why he opened the Cannabis Cafe.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 5:00)
Pot lawyer
Alan Young |
He calls himself a lawyer opposed to "the criminalization of pleasure." His supporters call him a hero. His detractors call him a whole lot of things. But Toronto lawyer Alan Young is one of the loudest and most persistent voices denouncing Canada's pot laws. Here's CBC's Cara Wiest with the story of the lawyer, with a cause.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 5:36)
U.S. opposition
The U.S. doesn't like the changes Canada is making to its pot laws. But there's a theory out there that says maybe that opposition is a strange form of protectionism since policing pot is a multi-billion dollar industry south of the border. Ted Galen Carpenter thinks there's some truth to that. He's vice-president for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies at the CATO Institute in Washington.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 6:22)
American concerns
Ottawa's plan to ease the marijuana laws are controversial in Canada, but it is causing concern south of the border, as well. CBC's Ioanna Roumeliotis reports.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 3:00)
Canadian Alliance opposition
The Official Opposition in Ottawa has strong objections to the proposed reforms to Canada's policy on marijuana. Randy White is the Canadian Alliance's critic for the Solicitor General's department.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 3:38)
Medical marijuana
Jim Brydges smokes marijuana to help deal with AIDS.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 3:06)
Doctor support
Dr. David Marsh, clinical director for Addiction Medicine for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, supports Ottawa's drug policy reform.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 4:52)
Health hazard
Dr. Dana Hanson, president of the Canadian Medical Association, discusses the health concerns of smoking marijuana.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 4:07)
Liberal opposition
Liberal MP Dan McTeague speaks against the new legislation.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 7:34)
Canadian Executive Council on Addictions
John Borody, president of the Canadian Executive Council on Addictions, warns that softer laws may send the wrong message.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 6:01)
Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy
Lawyer Eugene Oscapella, one of the founders of the Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy, supports the proposed drug reforms.
May 27, 2003 (Runs 3:40)
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