The natural solution to H1N1
’Tis the season for flu shots. This year students will have to decide whether or not to follow some doctors’ orders and brave the long lines for H1N1 immunization. Naturopaths weigh in.
Ottawa naturopathic doctor Tara Anchel said naturopathic medicine is more popular than ever in the capital. Nevertheless, you’d be hard-pressed to find a news story depicting Ottawans, fearful of contracting the H1N1 virus, waiting in absurdly long lines for preventative acupuncture session or herbal supplements.
Under quarantine for swine flu: a to-do list
Chronicles of Scott McNeil. Quarantined for seven days.
θ Watch every movie on DC++. Oh wait! There is no more DC++.
θ Teach yourself all the programming you need to take over DC++, thus becoming a schoo hero.
θ Find and watch every youtube video involving cute animals.
θ Facebook stalk you entire fifth grade class.
θ Rearrange your room so as to achieve perfect feng-shui.
Prince of Pot faces extradition
For almost four years, Canada’s self-titled “Prince of Pot,” Marc Emery, fought extradition and possible imprisonment in the United States for selling marijuana seeds online. Now, he is expected to be extradited any day.
Emery, who is the leader of the B.C. Marijuana Party, previously settled a plea bargain stating he would serve five years in a Canadian prison. However, the new Conservative government is no longer in favour of keeping Emery in Canada. Emerycould now face a life sentence in the United States.
Tugging at the marijuana roots
Marijuana makes you happy. So happy in fact that there is usually no immediate need to move from the couch unless it’s for a jumbo-sized bag of Cheetos, Pop Tarts (always blueberry), Gatorade or family leftovers from three nights ago (it’s still good).