Positive Decisions, Positive Choices begins March 8 Trent Hills -- The Trent Hills Community Policing committee wants young people to make positive decisions when confronted with the lure of drugs and alcohol. That's why the committee is partnering with Campbellford District High School, the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Forecast and Rebound to hold the third annual Positive Decisions, Positive Choices program March 8 at the high school. "It's to educate the kids about what drugs are, and what it can do to their bodies, as well as the local ramifications of getting involved with drugs," said policing committee spokeswoman Janice Allen. [continues 259 words]
Part V of a Series on the Medical Use of Marijuana Although fewer than 3,000 Canadians are licensed to use medical marijuana, it's estimated that between 400,000 and one million people in the country use cannabis as medication. The following is the second in a series of articles about the use of marijuana to treat medical conditions. An extensive survey carried out in Toronto in 2004-2005 by sociologists Pat Erickson and Andy Hathawaa revealed that Canadians - at least Canadians living in Toronto - are remarkably tolerant about the use of marijuana for medical purposes. "We did a representative survey of adults in Toronto that went beyond just the simple question of do you agree or disagree," Dr. Erickson said in an interview with The Community Press. [continues 876 words]
Although fewer than 3,000 Canadians are licensed to use medical marijuana, it's estimated that between 400,000 and one million people in the country use cannabis as medication. The following is the fourth in a series of articles about the use of marijuana to treat medical conditions. Peterborough County - When Peterborough County OPP Const. Eric Dawson walks into a classroom full of Grade 6 students, he sees a room full of young people whose full potential will unfold as they become teenagers and then adults. [continues 2030 words]
Although Fewer Than 3,000 Canadians Are Licensed to Use Medical Marijuana, It's Estimated That Between 400,000 and One Million People in the Country Use Cannabis As Medication. the Following Is the Third in a Series of Articles About the Use of Marijuana to Treat Medical Conditions. Trent Hills - Alison Myrdon has been fighting the encroachment of multiple sclerosis since she was first diagnosed at the age of 13. When she was a young woman doctors warned her she would be in a nursing home by the age of 40. But at the age of 45, Myrdon has defied the prognosis and carries on fighting the degenerative disease, with the help of what she and thousands of other Canadians now regard as nature's wonder drug cannabis, more commonly known as marijuana. [continues 782 words]
Although fewer than 3,000 Canadians are licensed to use medical marijuana, it's estimated that between 400,000 and one million people in the country use cannabis as medication. The following is the second in a series of articles about the use of marijuana to treat medical conditions. Trent Hills - In 1967 Dr. Lester Grinspoon was a young assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the senior author of an in-depth study of schizophrenia. He was also one of a growing number of medical professionals who were becoming concerned about the number of young people who were experimenting with "a terribly dangerous drug" called marijuana. [continues 1022 words]
Although fewer than 3,000 Canadians are licensed to use medical marijuana, it's estimated that between 400,000 and one million people in the country use cannabis as medication. The following is the first article in a series about the use of marijuana to treat medical conditions. Trent Hills - Wendal Grant pulls a slim white tube of rolled paper out of a silver case, puts it in his mouth and applies the flame of a lighter to its tip, drawing in and expelling a cloud of smoke. It doesn't take long for the pungent, but not unpleasant smell of marijuana to fill the room. [continues 810 words]
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen -- Peterborough Cty. OPP youth officer Constable Eric Dawson has a message for young people who are tempted to experience the high of smoking marijuana. "Don't do dope, not because of the cops, but because it's extremely unhealthy," he said. Constable Dawson brought this message, along with a host of facts about marijuana, cocaine and other illicit drugs, to a recent parent information session at Havelock-Belmont Public School. He told parents it's vital to dispel the idea that marijuana is harmless because it's simply a plant. Marijuana is now a cash crop, and there isn't anything natural about the way the plants are grown today, said Constable Dawson, who has worked as an undercover narcotics officer. "Because it's a cash crop it grows fast and it has a really high THC level," he said, referring to the chemical in the marijuana plant that produces the "high" when absorbed by the body. [continues 650 words]
I was born in the city of Toronto 49 years ago. I was raised in Scarborough, attending public school, high school and university there. I spent much of my adult life living in both Toronto and Scarborough. Never once while I was growing up did it ever occur to me that I might be struck in the spine by a bullet while standing in line to get a sandwich. Fortunately, I was able to escape to rural Ontario before my native city was completely overrun by violent crime. [continues 217 words]
Police visibility will be a major issue in 2004, says Peterborough County OPP Inspector Bill Flindall, who recently presented copies of the detachment's 2004 business plan to local police services boards. In his introduction to the plan, the detachment commander said local police service boards, municipal councils and community policing committees have set police visibility and traffic enforcement as priorities in 2004. Inspector Flindall said the Peterborough detachment began its focus on foot and directed patrol activities last year, increasing foot patrols to 1,804 hours and directed patrols to 1,672. In contrast, in 2001 police put in 325 hours of foot patrol and 591 hours of directed patrols. The detachment has also more than doubled its municipal marine patrol since 2001, going from 267 hours to 581 hours in 2003. Radar patrols also increased, from 2,038 in 2001, to 2,499 in 2003. "There have been significant efforts made, particularly with foot patrols, and the numbers reflect that," said Inspector Flindall. [continues 591 words]
