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Canadian Government Ponders to Revise Medical Marijuana Program
Under the proposed plan, any person can get access of medical marijuana via three means, including government-issued exemption from the criminal law, medically recommended or outsource the cultivation to a designated grower. In addition, patients can
Updated: 06/27/2011 08:03A
New laws could 'ban conversions'
Christians have expressed alarm at a draft for a new criminal code put before parliament recently that could see the return of a ban on religious conversions. The law and justice ministry, in consultation with judges, presented the drafts of new
Updated: 06/27/2011 07:29A
SOCA hacker is an Asperger's sufferer
NASA hacker Gary McKinnon, who is accused of breaking into US military computers in a bid to prove the US government had knowledge of UFOs in 2001, is also an Asperger's sufferer. The US claims McKinnon's hacking activities caused $700000 (£433000)
Updated: 06/27/2011 06:14A
27/06/2011ICC judges to decide on Gadhafi warrant
A decision by the ICC to arrest the trio would be risky, Professor of International Criminal Law Geert-Jan Knoops told Dutch news radio, BNR. According to him, there has not been enough time to accurately prepare the indictment.
Updated: 06/27/2011 05:11A
NEPAL: "For victims of torture, there are actually very few possibilities to
The situation of the torture of women and juveniles is also very serious. Last year for the International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture, Advocacy Forum released a report about the torture of juveniles, which found that one child out of four
Updated: 06/27/2011 05:02A
ICC judges to decide on Gadhafi warrant
A decision by the ICC to arrest the trio would be risky, Professor of International Criminal Law Geert-Jan Knoops told Dutch news radio, BNR. According to him, there has not been enough time to accurately prepare the indictment.
Updated: 06/27/2011 04:53A
Canada's Medical Marijuana Program May be Shelved
On the eve of 10th anniversary of Canada's medical marijuana program, it has been announced by the government that the program is inadequate. The program was introduced by the Federal Government as the Ontario court made illegal to grow cannabis by a
Updated: 06/27/2011 04:52A
Aggressive Defense for Violent Crimes in Denver, Colorado
Denver criminal defense attorney Jeffrey P. Matthews announces the launch of his website, targeted to help clients facing serious violent crime charges. A violent crime may include any of a number of criminal offenses committed against another person
Updated: 06/27/2011 03:19A
Government's medical marijuana plan should make us wary
With a government-issued exemption from the criminal law, a person with a doctor's prescription could grow a certain number of plants, or outsource the cultivation to a designated grower. They could also purchase it from a governmentauthorized
Updated: 06/27/2011 03:08A
Extra-judicial killings violation of law: CJ Iftikhar
He said that entire Code of criminal procedure revolves around the magistrate, but the magistrates do not exercise their entire powers or they are generally not allowed to do so, adding that if this neglected branch of justice system, the magistracy,
Updated: 06/27/2011 03:07A
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