Drug Offences Skyrocketing While Property Crimes Plummet Property crime in Calgary fell to a 25-year low last year -- down 3.5 per cent since 2001 -- according to the Calgary Police Service's annual statistical report for 2005. Drug offences, meanwhile, have soared by almost a third in the past five years. There were 52,805 property crimes in Calgary last year, compared with 54,650 in 2001. "As the chief, I'm very pleased with this trend," said police Chief Jack Beaton. [continues 594 words]
Most stores at this time of year are doing a little redecorating and redesigning for the holiday season to increase sales, and pharmacies are no different. But this week, most pharmacists aren't hanging garland and wreaths to welcome holiday shoppers, they are instead rearranging certain boxes of cold tablets, to deter illegal drug users from purchasing their stock. In an effort to make it more difficult to produce crystal methamphetamine, the Alberta government has passed an amendment to take the main ingredient, pseudoephedrine, off pharmacy shelves and put them behind the counter. [continues 473 words]
Most stores at this time of year are doing a little redecorating and redesigning for the holiday season to increase sales, and pharmacies are no different. But this week, most pharmacists aren't hanging garland and wreaths to welcome holiday shoppers, they are instead rearranging certain boxes of cold tablets, to deter illegal drug users from purchasing their stock. In an effort to make it more difficult to produce crystal methamphetamine, the Alberta government has passed an amendment to take the main ingredient, pseudoephedrine, off pharmacy shelves and put it behind the counter. [continues 921 words]
Ever since she and her husband met some Rastafarians while traveling, Melanie Stephan says she's been intrigued with the cannabis plant, but not for the giggle or a reason to munch Doritos. "Up until that point I was like the rest of the civilized world where I thought the cannabis was just something you smoked, made you hungry and go to sleep," explained Melanie, co-founder of Med Marijuana, a medicinal gel capsule filled with the oils of the green, leafy plant. "I really didn't realize it could virtually save the planet, it has so many uses." [continues 780 words]
