Crack News

The so-called Rob Ford crack video, in which the Toronto mayor is alleged to be smoking crack cocaine, was known to Toronto police weeks before the public got wind of it. CTV news said a "highly-placed source" told them police heard of it on wiretaps.

Sydney - The synthetic grass on the market isn’t real grass. It’s a range of compounds designed to “imitate” grass, and they don’t. An Australian man died, and some credible evidence that these new things are real garbage is emerging.

Ottawa - First there was the nearly $600 million in misspent funds for phantom gas plants in Ontario. Then the second-most important person in federal politics steps down for his role in the biggest spending scandal since sponsorship.

It's pretty obvious, no? I mean for Rob Ford to say "I don't use crack cocaine" and that he is not addicted to it instead of "I've never used crack cocaine and am not in a video using crack cocaine" makes it obvious he is in a video using crack cocaine.

Toronto - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford talked to media at City Hall after a morning where his executive committee sent him a letter to address questions about an alleged video of Ford smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.

Toronto - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been filmed smoking crack cocaine within the past six months, alleges U.S. news outlet Gawker. The Toronto Star claims it has also seen the video in question.

Sydney - Drug taking is a fact of this society. It always has been. Making things illegal tends to promote use, not stop it. Demand rises. Legal highs like the appallingly crappy bath salts are cashing in on the demand and making millions.

Toronto - A Toronto resident has been charged with aggravated assault after stabbing an intruder. The law in this case is very blurry, and a lot of heat is being generated by the argument about the rights of people to defend themselves.

Sydney - According to current figures, 46% of Americans have taken illegal drugs. While this figure merely throws into question the honesty of the other 54%, the War on Drugs has turned into a mega-version of Vietnam without the classy excuses.

Washington - A vote this week by the U.S. Sentencing Commission could mean a shorter stay in prison for those convicted of crack-cocaine related crimes. The decision to retroactively apply the Fair Sentencing Act could reduce the prison population by thousands.