B.C. Hydro stats support legal, regulated maraijuana

The Baltimore Sun has noticed B.C. Hydro's estimated that $100 million worth of electricity is being stolen each year for grow ops. Reporter Jay Hancock helpfully reminds readers that British Columbia "is to pot what Texas is to oil" in a post here.
The Times Colonist also noticed. An editorial today looks at the numbers and concludes, based on B.C. Hydro data, that $100 million of stolen electricity would power about 17,000 grow ops. Add in outdoor grows and indoor operations using generators or legal power and on any given day there are some 20,000 to 25,000, the editorial concludes.
Isn't it time to legalize and regulate marijuana, the editorial asks.

Useful update on the BC Rail corruption trial

Ian Reid was in court and has an interesting post on the reasons for yet another delay in the trial at his blog The Real Story.

"Outside the courtroom, Special Prosecutor Bill Barardino went off the record with the three reporters in court to try and explain why he�s delaying the trial again. Seems he�s not been able to reorganize his trial strategy and shorten the trial. He also wasn�t able to confirm that his next witness will be former finance minister Gary Collins, despite the fact that he�s sent a letter to the defense informing them that Collins is the next witness."

See more here.