Marijuana

LETTER – Still work to be done on cannabis, but legislation is a good start

April 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

Re: federal legislation on marijuana: We’re happy to see such comprehensive regulations that take into account so many of the recommendations from the task force report [Continue]

POLITICS – ‘Marijuana legislation won’t keep pot out of the hands of kids’

April 13, 2017 // 4 Comments

The federal Liberals’ legislation legalizing marijuana won’t keep pot away from kids, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod said today (April 13, 2017). [Continue]

FEATURED COMMENT – Losing your job for smoking pot isn’t worth risk

April 4, 2017 // 3 Comments

Re: Jack Knox column, ‘How pot, legal or not, spells trouble in the workplace’ Great article! When I worked at Highland Valley Copper, in a 10-year period I saw [Continue]

KNOX – How pot, legal or not, spells trouble in the workplace

April 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

HERE’S SOMETHING to think of as Canada strolls toward marijuana-law reform: Even after smoking dope becomes legal, it could still cost you your job. It won’t even [Continue]

KNOX — Weeding out pot shops left up to cities

July 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

COLUMN — Grey area? There’s no grey area when it comes to medical marijuana dispensaries, says Pamela McColl. “The law is not grey,” she says, on the phone from Salt [Continue]

KNOX — Tobacco is out, marijuana is in

May 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

Jack Knox grew up in Kamloops but abandoned his home town for smoke-free Victoria, where he writes for the Times-Colonist newspaper. COLUMN — Found a smoker the other day. [Continue]