All the details and concerns about the proposed decrim legislation that is being reviewed in the House Of Commons. Comments from Libby Davies (about Marc Emery's sentence!), Randy White & Keith Martin.Thanks to Flash

CTV.ca News StaffThe federal government has re-introduced a bill to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.Like the last legislation, which died when Parliament was dissolved for the June federal election, the bill proposes that persons caught with 15 grams of marijuana or less will face a fine, rather than a criminal charge.*This multi-personality bill also doubles penalties for growing and distribution. - Pot TV

Coverage on the decrim bill - it's new fines and tickets, with a cameo on David Malmo Levine.

Opening of "The Coffe Pot" - a compassion club - style coffeeshop in Montreal and interview with it's proprietor, David Mackenzie, more critcism and this time, defence of Pierre Berton's joint rolling episode in CBC, and Chappelle jokes about his "crops" with Leno.Thanks to Peacepuff, Green Guardian, Flash and Orion.

Police are carrying out a major search operation following a drug find at a bungalow on the outskirts of north Belfast. The search began on Friday afternoon when drugs worth an estimated £40,000 were found by police near Flush Road http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3967583.stm

Beaverton, Ore. - A Beaverton man is under arrest after police seized a large cache of weapons from his home, including a fully loaded anti-aircraft weapon that was pointed out of a window at the street. http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=72202

In a unanimous ruling, Canada's highest court says police can use heat-detecting equipment to peer through homeowners' walls without violating their constitutional right to privacy.In a decision issued Friday, Justice Ian Binnie ruled that the balance between individual privacy and public protection is not tipped by police using heat-sensitive equipment to survey houses for signs of hidden marijuana grow operations.

In this American newscast Andrea Grubb-Barthwell, the former deputy drug czar, said she herself overcame a marijuana addiction that began when she was 17 years oldFalco said the marijuana controls the spasms and stiffness, NBC5 HealthWatch reporter Nesita Kwan reported on Tuesday. "I wouldn't be able to stand here this long, normally," she said. "If you saw me first thing this morning, I was beat, just totally weak, totally spastic and have to sit down."

CBC examines the legalities and implications of Pierre Berton's joint rolling episode on The Rick Mercer Show with Toronto cop and invites viewers to send their opinion.Thanks to Green Guardian to see the show in question

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Hollywood police and federal agents say they made a major drug bust Wednesday after raiding a home and finding a hydroponics laboratory. http://www.nbc6.net/news/3837278/detail.html