Morning Edition, November 29, 2004 · The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether states may permit the medical use of marijuana. The case revolves around a California resident who used marijuana to relieve pain from an inoperable brain tumor. Hear http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4190119

Coverage on the Addictions Canada and NORML Canada polls on marijuana use and attitudes. Update on Carol Gwilt, Trailer for Women Of Weed, Abbotsford drug sniffing dogs, by laws and grow ops. 12 minThanks to Flash & Francouver.

OTTAWA - The number of Canadians using marijuana appears to have doubled over the past decade, according to the first major study of drug and alcohol use in the country in 10 years. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/11/24/drugstudy041124.html

According to the results of a new national survey, the number of Canadians who puff pot has doubled in the last decade.Providing Canadians their most comprehensive picture of drug and alcohol use in 10 years, Health Canada and the Canadian Executive Council on Addictions released the "Canadian Addiction Survey" (CAS) on Wednesday. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1101310462809_53?hub=Canada#

More than 100 kilos of cannabis resin were found when police stopped a white Transit van in the north of the city.Officers from the PSNI`s Drugs Squad carried out the raid at Fort William roundabout just before 11am.One man was arrested during the operation, a police spokeswoman said.She could not confirm whether any paramilitary involvement was suspected. http://www.utvlive.com/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=53342&pt=n

Hot on the heels of a national report that the number of Canadians who smoke pot has doubled in a decade, marijuana advocates say their own polls shows strong support for taxing the drug. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1101398061731_96807261/?hub=Canada#

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It seems marijuana is no longer the demon it used to be. The federal government has re-introduced legislation that woulddecriminalize marijuana possession. Every poll shows a clear majority of Canadians support the idea. But how these changing attitudes are playing out amongst our children has some people worried. Listen to Susan Bell's series "A Joint Concern", which takes a look at marijuana use among young people. http://montreal.cbc.ca/daybreak/jointconcern.html

This past Election Day, voters in Montana approved the use of marijuana if a doctor recommends it to relieve pain. That brings to 10 the number of states --almost all in the West -- that now permit so-called medical marijuana. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week812/cover.html

This week, U.S. District Judge Paul Cassell said he had no choice but to follow prevailing sentencing guidelines for drug convictions when he imposed a 55-year sentence on a first-time 25-year-old offender who sold marijuana to a police informant in 2002. Cassell urged the defendant's lawyer to appeal but it is unlikely an appeal would succeed. http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2004/11/20041119_a_main.asp