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Saskatoon highest rate of pot possession charges in Canada
By Lasia KretzelSaskatchewan city police are more likely to lay charges for possession of marijuana than many Canadian municipalities, and Saskatoon leads the list.In 2014, Saskatoon police charged 77...
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Difficult to say what legalized marijuana would mean for Regina police: chief
By Kevin MartelThe legalization of marijuana could be something Canadians see in the near future as it was one of the big issues Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party campaigned...
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Atchison argues 'the laws are the laws' after B.C. mayor shares positive...
By Bryn LevyIn Saskatoon, police and the courts are dealing with the city's first medical marijuana dispensary following a raid last Thursday. But the city of Kimberley, B.C. is having a markedly...
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Dispensary reopens after raid, owner blasts police claims
By CKOM NewsThe operator of a medical marijuana dispensary recently raided by Saskatoon police is challenging some of the accusations leveled against him. Mark Hauk owns the Saskatoon Compassion Club...
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Saskatoon police justify compassion club raid
By CKOM NewsSaskatoon police are explaining why they laid charges against four people connected to the Saskatchewan Compassion Club medical marijuana dispensary.The compassion club was raided last...
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Saskatoon man files human rights complaint over pot dispensary raid
By Lasia KretzelLast month's police raid on a Saskatoon marijuana dispensary has spurred a local man to launch a human rights complaint against the mayor and police chief.Kelly Anderson said the...
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Sask. not considering selling marijuana in liquor stores: premier
By The Canadian PressThe premier says selling marijuana in Saskatchewan liquor stores isn't something the province is considering right now, despite the federal government's pledge to legalize...
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Several drug charges dropped against Saskatchewan Compassion Club owner,...
By Bre McAdamFour people arrested after Saskatoon police raided an unlicensed medical marijuana dispensary last year now face fewer charges.On Wednesday morning, federal Crown prosecutor Janelle Khan...
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Committee hears calls for Saskatoon cannabis dispensary
By Bryn LevyCity council heard once again from a group calling for a medical marijuana dispensary in Saskatoon. Members of the Saskatchewan Compassion Club addressed a meeting of the city's planning,...
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Judge strikes down law barring patients from growing medical marijuana
By Canadian PressA Federal Court judge has ruled that medical marijuana patients have the right to grow their own cannabis.Judge Michael Phelan struck down federal legislation introduced by the...
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Pot talk: U of S symposium explores legalization of marijuana in wake of...
By Lasia KretzelThe head of a Saskatoon-based medical marijuana supplier says legalization of pot won't have a large impact on scientific and medical research.Speaking at a University of Saskatchewan...
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Premier Brad Wall ready to work with new Manitoba counterpart
By Sarah MillsPremier Brad Wall is back to work with a number of issues on his agenda.On Wednesday afternoon he spent time speaking with his new Manitoba counterpart, Brian Pallister.The Progressive...
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Pot possession charges likely to decrease over next year says police chief
By Lasia KretzelCanada's top police chief expects officers will issue fewer pot possession charges as the federal government's plans to legalize and regulate marijuana draw closer to reality."As we're...
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Crowd lights up for legalization at 4:20 in Regina's Victoria Park
By Adriana ChristiansonThe mood was high and the police presence was very chill for the crowd of people who gathered to celebrate 4:20 on Wednesday in Victoria Park.Carla McEwan has been celebrating...
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Regina police also expect fewer possession charges as marijuana legislation...
By Kevin MartelFollowing the words of Canada's head of police chiefs, officers in Regina believe possession charges for small amounts of marijuana could drop as federal legislation to make pot legal...
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Calgary man charged after drugs found inside vehicle near Grenfell, Sask.
By 980 CJMEA whole bunch of drugs were found inside a vehicle after it was stopped on Highway 1 by Grenfell Wednesday afternoon.RCMP said around 5 p.m, an eastbound car was stopped after an officer...
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Weed and weapons seized in northern Sask. drug bust
By 980 CJMEPolice teams from across the province were involved in a drug bust north of North Battleford. According to the RCMP, a search warrant was executed in the R.M. of Medstead around 11:20 a.m....
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Evidence of marijuana grow-op, guns seized in Eyebrow
By 980 CJMERCMP have seized guns and evidence of a marijuana grow operation in a small community in southern Saskatchewan.As part of an ongoing investigation, officers executed a search warrant at a...
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Canadians worried marijuana legalization will make roads more dangerous: CAA
By 650 CKOMAccording to the findings of a CAA study released Monday, two-thirds of Canadians are concerned that roads will become more dangerous when marijuana is legalized. Christine Niemczyk,...
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Saskatoon police chief reacts to panel recommendations on legal pot
By 650 CKOMImagine someone is pulled over by police. A breathalyzer test comes back showing the driver has a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .07, just under the legal limit of .08. Now, imagine Canada...
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