Increasing number of entrepreneurs working in cannabis culture's legal nether world Jordana Casey commutes from Chilliwack to East Vancouver each day for a job that could end at any moment and possibly land her and her staff in jail. As the manager of the Medpotnow Dispensary on Fraser Street, Casey is one of a growing number of Vancouverites working in the medicinal marijuana industry, which has enjoyed a quiet boom in the wake of court rulings that have struck down government regulations restricting patients' access to the drug. [continues 980 words]
Vendor Asked By School To Stop Selling Item Which May Promote Illegal Drug Use A vendor operating in the main foyer for the United Way fundraiser had to stop selling an item after the Langara administration said it might be viewed as condoning illegal drug use. The item in question was a carved ebony wood ornamental pipe. The pipes cost $8, but are no longer on display at the African Market place table. "The organizer spoke with the vendor in question, who identified that these are `regular' pipes," wrote Jacqueline Maxwell, confidential secretary to the president and college board, in an e-mail to The Voice. "The vendor has been asked to remove the pipes from display because they may be construed as promoting the use of illegal substances." [continues 206 words]
