Canada’s Cannabis Journal since 2010
Chris Bennett an even bigger threat to Judeo-Christian doctrine than Charles Darwin ever was. By proving cannabis is the Tree of Life, showing how Moses talked to God in a cloud of cannabis smoke and confirming that Jesus healed using a cannabis anointing oil, Bennett is helping Judeo-Christians understand their own history by unraveling some […]
On May 2, 2011, the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) suffered the worst defeat in its political history. Having won 34 out of 308 federal seats, the party found itself knocked into third place for the first time. It had a mere 19% of the vote, and held only 4 seats west of Ontario. For many it was a profound shock, raising for the first time the question of the party’s survival. One […]
Ganja Yoga is for folks interested in engaging in healthy practices for mind and body. What is ganja yoga? Essentially it’s ingesting psycho-active cannabis and then doing yoga practice while under it’s influence. Why include ganja in a yoga practice? For me, using ganja regularly as a helpful tool in yoga classes increases body awareness […]
In a study involving nearly 11,000 patients, The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination survey (NHANES III), reported in 2011, that Marijuana users had a 66% reduction in the incidence of Diabetes after adjustment for numerous potential confounding factors.1 This is just one of many new studies and patents that show a decreased incidence of […]
Photo from www.TicoTimes.net Costa Rica’s Sloth Kong enjoys some legal weed from Uruguay after success at the World Cup The 5th Latin America Drug Policy Conference Costa Ricans (and mascot Sloth Kong) are doing a lot more than just knocking top teams out of the World Cup. In my previous blogs on Costa […]
It has been just over 6 months since the BC Court of Appeal heard arguments in the Owen Smith cannabis derivatives case. The stakes are high on both sides, and the results of this decision could be far broader than anyone realized. In fact, this case make make it virtually impossible for the federal […]
Some of the top stories this week in Canada revolve around whether or not doctors should be prescribing cannabis for medical purposes in this country. The Canadian Medical Journal published two very opposing views on the topic this Monday. Both CMAJ commentaries quibble over relative harms, burden of proof, and the relative lack of clinical […]
Many readers will be familiar with the story of America’s War on Drugs. As most of us know it, the story goes something like this. Following political upheavals in Mexico in 1910, large numbers of Mexicans immigrated to the US, especially to the Southwest. For predictable reasons, the immigrants became objects of contempt. They spoke […]
The other morning I was making something to eat, having issues with appetite I eat what I crave. When I became ill I was about 210lbs. Pretty chunky for my 5’6” stature, I will admit. Then something in my brain ‘clicked’ and I lost 60 lbs in a few short months. Thrilled to finally be […]
By Bill VanderGraaf “It is a plant for the people, medicine and food, why not legal ” says John Tran, as he, Leah Kent, and her husband Eddy, try to convince me to work with them on a Medical Marijuana Lounge in Winnipeg. Most importantly they had located a rental premise in Winnipeg that was […]