By now you've heard about the amazing victories in Washington and Colorado, two states which voted to legalize cannabis at the state level on November 6.
In Washington, possession of up to an ounce of cannabis will become legal on December 6 when the law comes into force. Prosecutors have already begun dropping hundreds of possession charges across the state.
Washington state officials now have one year to figure out how to set up a state-run network of cannabis shops that will sell the herb to adults.
How you can help to end prohibition in BC, no matter where you are!
There are several key candidates running in BC's civic elections, and anyone in the world can help donate to their campaigns.
Elect Randy Caine in Langley
One key figure on BC's municipal scene is Randy Caine, who is running for a seat on Langley City Council.
Randy Caine has been involved in the cannabis movement for many years. In 2008, Caine opened a store called Hempyz in Langley, which quickly saw opposition from City Hall and Mayor Fassbender. Even though the store didn't carry pipes or bongs, just the image of the pot leaf and the presence of hemp products was enough for the Mayor and Council to attack the shop. Read more »
I joined the NDP largely because of Jack Layton. He was an inspiring leader and I admired his integrity and passion for a better Canada.
When he became leader in 2003 one of his first acts was to come on Pot-TV and do an interview with my friend Marc Emery. In this interview, like always, Jack spoke from the heart and took a political stand based on principle over expedience.
In the eight years since then I was honoured to meet and speak with Jack Layton on a few different occasions. Despite the problems around my federal candidacy in the 2008 election, Jack always treated me with camaraderie and respect. Read more »
The manager of a Vancouver medical marijuana dispensary has offered help to the people trying to resurrect a similar dispensary in Langley.
Well-known marijuana activist Dana Larsen said assistance from the Vancouver Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary could include loans of money and marijuana on credit to re-establish the Langley Medical Marijuana Dispensary that was closed down following a July 19 raid by the Langley RCMP.
“Our dispensary has donated medicine and cash to other dispensaries that get into legal trouble,” Larsen told The Times.
The Vancouver dispensary has also offered help to the recently-raided North Island Compassion Club dispensary in Comox.
The Vancouver Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary has been operating since 2008
Like the Langley dispensary, the Vancouver facility has far more clients than the two-per-legal-grower limit allowed under current Canadian law.
But unlike Langley, the Vancouver dispensary has been able to operate without police interference.
Larsen said Vancouver authorities are generally more “enlightened” about marijuana and other drug issues than other Lower Mainland communities. Read more »
Burnaby's medical marijuana dispensary is still signing up members after being raided by the Burnaby RCMP last week.
Burnaby's first medical marijuana dispensary opened on April 15 at 4927 Kingsway.
"The doors are still open," said Dana Larsen, a director with the Metrotown Medicinal Society, on Wednesday. "We're still doing what we can to help people."
However, the society is unable to provide patients with medical marijuana as part of the bail conditions set after three people were arrested in the raid last Thursday, he said.
"We're hoping to provide medicine in the future," Larsen added. Read more »
This past weekend, NDP delegates from across Canada convened in Vancouver for the Party's 50th Anniversary and National Convention. Drug Policy was a key issue, and local activist and politician Dana Larsen was interviewed on the subject by CKNW. You can listen to that interview here [Dana's Interview begins about 5 minutes in].
An hour before the NDP leadership convention started in Nelson last March 24, The Nelson Daily interviewed NDP leadership candidate and well-known drug-war activist Dana Larsen.
Larsen was the founding editor of Cannabis Culture magazine, worked for years with imprisoned marijuana seed merchant and Cannabis Culture publisher Marc Emery and is the founder and director of the Vancouver Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary.
TND: What gave you the idea to be a politician in the first place? Read more »
BC NDP leadership candidate Dana Larsen wants the government of British Columbia to assume regulatory control over the province's medicinal cannabis dispensaries like it does with other health issues. Read more »
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By now you've heard about the amazing victories in Washington and Colorado, two states which voted to legalize cannabis at the state level on November 6.
by Dana Larsen
I joined the NDP largely because of Jack Layton. He was an inspiring leader and I admired his integrity and passion for a better Canada.
By Dan Ferguson - Langley Times
This past weekend, NDP delegates from across Canada convened in Vancouver for the Party's 50th Anniversary and National Convention. Drug Policy was a key issue, and local activist and politician Dana Larsen was interviewed on the subject by CKNW. You can listen to that interview 
An hour before the NDP leadership convention started in Nelson last March 24, The Nelson Daily interviewed NDP leadership candidate and well-known drug-war activist Dana Larsen.
BC NDP leadership candidate Dana Larsen wants the government of British Columbia to assume regulatory control over the province's medicinal cannabis dispensaries like it does with other health issues. 
