Has the policy of persecution of pot people come to roost in Canada's capital police force? Recent stats can figures show that the Ottawa Police are statistically the WORST police force in all of Canada -- solving only 25% of crimes! (and those are probably mostly peaceful persecuted pot users!) Do you feel safe with a 1 in 4 chance of competant police work? Feature reports from both CTV Ottawa and CBC Ottawa. Newshawk Guardian 99.

CTV National News features the school raid in the USA and the Canada drug sting at a montreal high school. Parents want to know: Why are we terrorizing our children? More and more young people are using and dont perceive use to be a crime. CTV also includes comments from renound lawyer Paul Berstein who adds that prohibition is utterly unmaintainable. Special thanks to Newshawk Guardian 99

CBC News covers Operation Schoolyard, a marijuana investigation of high school students in two Montreal high schools which began in August of this year. Interestingly staff reveals most students believe marijuana is LEGAL, perhaps indicating the lingering influence of the SOL 2003 Tour still today. CBC calls the drug operation one of the "biggest high school drug bust in quebec history". Newshawk - Guardian99.

More than 30 young people, most of them minors, have been picked up by police for selling drugs at two high schools in St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, south of Montreal. The charges stem from an investigation code-named "Operation Schoolyard,'' that began back in August. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1071075920189_122///?hub=Canada#

Thousands of Canadians charged with marijuana possession are off the hook. The federal Justice Department is backing away from prosecuting 4,000 fines related to pot possession, as a result of legal battles over medicinal marijuana. Those cleared include anyone arrested between July 2001, and October of this year, Justice Department spokeswoman Pascale Boulay says. The decision to stay the charges falls into line with an Ontario court ruling three years ago. It effectively invalidated the possession law because it did not provide an exemption for medicinal use.

Newshawk Richard Rawlings sent this clip. New previously unreleased Video footage police made of the Stratford raid. The Land of the Free has become the Land of the Jackboot raid.

CBC Newsworld interviews a member of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Leagues and discusses Quebec Hockey's plans to institute random drug testing and suspend players caught using drugs in the face of a recent review showing that up to 40% of players use drugs (mostly marijuana and hash, but also amphedamines). ALSO included: CBC has updated its marijuana commercial. (No longer 'marijuana use is no longer an offence'...now 'parliament may decriminalize marjuana possession'). Special thanks to Guardian99 for this clip.

Prominant Lawyer Paul Berstein appears on CBC Newsworld to discuss the MMAR's and the launch of a new appeal aimed at forcing the government to live up to the regulations and the recent Ontario Court of Appeal Ruling. Berstein discusses the failure of government to address the needs of medical users. Thanks to Newshawk Guardian 99.

CBC News coverage. Former Pot TV News Anchor and Medical Marijuana refugee Steve Kubby has had his refugee claim rejected by Immigration Canada in a cowardly judgement aimed at appeasing American authorities that threatens Steve's life and the well being of his family.

CBC Sunday explores the current confusion over Canadian Cannabis Laws. A street pol shows just how confusing and controversial the issue of Canada's pot laws have become. Featuring Canadian Pot Lawyers Paul Burstein and Alan Young. Special thanks to Guardian 99 for this clip.