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Proposed Changes to Health Canada’s Marijuana Medical Access Program

Posted  by Dieter Macpherson Below you find the the proposed changes to Health Canada’s MMAR program. Please share this information freely and use the link below to offer your opinions or concerns. To give Health Canada feedback on their proposed changes go to this link, and respond by July 31, 2011. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/consultation/marihuana/_2011/program/index-eng.php   Original Source […]

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Justice Matters

By Jesse Stamm Greetings Digest readers. This time, Ted has requested that I comment on the current rules surrounding driving and consumption of drugs or medications. For the purposes of the Criminal Code and the Motor Vehicle Act, the two laws which govern driving in B.C., drugs used solely for recreational purposes, and drugs which […]

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Running With Team 420

Herb has been at it again! This time the beloved mascot of the International Hempology 101 Society, and Team 420, has been spreading delight to the masses at the Victoria Times Columnist 10k Marathon. As onlookers lit up in cheer, Herb, worn by Ted Smith, dashed through the streets of Victoria manoeuvring through groups of […]

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TY Expo a Grand Affair

By Al Graham During the weekend of June 3-5, Treating Yourself Magazine held their 2nd Annual Expo at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This building, which is located in the city’s downtown, features three large halls as well as several meeting rooms, and is perfect for an event that requires access for handicap people to […]

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Cannabis and the Foundation of Civilization

By Ted Smith As early hunter-gatherers began to unlock the secrets of civilization, they also began forming symbiotic relationships with the plants that provided the fundamental resources necessary for survival. Primary among these symbiotic plants is cannabis sativa, whose relationship with humankind is hundreds of thousands of years old. The seeds of the hemp plant […]

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100 Mile Hemp House Plantation

By Diane Walsh In British Columbia, the word is now out, thanks to Bill Finley of Victoria’s Hemp & Company, where I got this magnificent lead on the story. Sanctioned by all three levels of government, the successful results from B.C.’s Caribou Region pilot plantation sites has allowed for two impressive scientific studies to be produced, which […]

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Cannabis Kicks Cancer

By Amie Gravell Our bodies have cannabinoid receptors which can be activated in three ways by endocannabinoids: those produced by our bodies, synthetic cannabinoids, or plant cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), or cannabichromene (CBC). One effective way to activate our cannabinoid system—that most of us are familiar with—is by using cannabis, the plant […]

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Health Canada Pulls the Plug on Growing

Health Health Canada appears ready to make things a lot worse for medical cannabis users. Proposed amendments to the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations will take away both legal options patients have to produce their own medicine. More drug companies will be granted authority to produce and distribute cannabis. Some of the amendments may improve a […]