Four police officers are dead after conducting a raid on a marijuana grow operation northwest of Edmonton on Thursday.At approximately 10 a.m. MT, a shootout broke out between police and a male suspect at a farmhouse in Rochfort Bridge near the community of Mayerthorpe, about 130 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.This extended coverage includes how these tragic events will effect the up coming discussion on cannabis at the Liberal Convention and at the Federal level were new legislation is planned.

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Global Television in Calgary presents Part one of an excellent series on Canadians and Cannabis Law. Thanks to Michael Cust for this Video.

(CBS/AP) Tapes of President Bush that were secretly recorded by an old friend and released to the media now are in the possession of the president's private attorney, the White House said Tuesday. "It's a matter that we consider closed at this point," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/01/politics/main677279.shtml

Marc Boris St. Maurice, Leader of the Marijuana Party joins the Liberals after they claim a pro-legalization stance. Grow op busts & New Zealand study claims pot use in teens leads to mental illness. Thanks to Francouver and Flash for these clips.

A tornado hit Palm Beach Sunday, packing winds as high as 110 miles-per-hour. At least five people were hurt, and more than a dozen homes were damaged. Authorities in Palm Bay made quite a discovery while they were inspecting damaged homes. When police knocked on one door, no one answered. Thinking someone was hurt inside, they went in. Instead of finding someone injured, they found a house full of Marijuana plants.Neighbors said the owner is on vacation in Miami.

CBC Radio, Audio Only. BELLINGHAM. WASH. – U.S. authorities have busted a record number of Canadians using boats to try to smuggle drugs between B.C. and Washington state in the past year. American border patrol officers arrested 33 Canadians and seized more than 2,200 kilograms of marijuana IN 2004. That's more than double previous years. Interview with Seattle lawyer and Activist Jeff Stienborn. http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=bc_drugs--border20050228

This week Flash and Fran being us clips of the Coquitlam Housing Project that was home to 28 different Grow-Ops! as well as Pot Comedy and more.

Authorities say that some members of the hard-working, modest Mennonite community have traded in their Bibles for bullets and joined the Mexican drug wars."I draw a comparison to the Mafia and the Catholic Church," states Loni Wright, director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics. http://www.nbc4.tv/news/4232205/detail.html

Three months of undercover work pays off in a huge drug bust that spans three Ohio counties. Nine people were arrested in Ross, Fayette, and Highland counties, putting a large dent in Southern Ohio's drug trade. http://www.10tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3005270