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(Article previously appeared at Canlio.com) Owen Smith During the 20th century, as modern pharmaceutical products began to replace herbal formularies, cannabis medicines came up against severe opposition in the form of an international prohibition. Doctors were jailed for prescribing it as 1940’s propaganda rippled out across the radiowaves. Cannabis was pushed into the shadows as […]
Ted Smith This May long weekend marked 20 years since I have had a drink of alcohol, a decision that I believe saved my life from one of misery and woe. Having dedicated my life to cannabis, quitting drinking was an easy decision to make for many reasons and one I cannot imagine regretting. There […]
Judith Stamps A glance online will tell you that it is too late to eliminate the term ‘budtender’ from the cannabis industry. Definitions are offered in Urban Dictionary, Wiktionary, the Marijuana Glossary, and Merriam Webster. Budtender is a blend of ‘bud’ and ‘bartender.’ The budtender, one reads, is: “the first person that one sees at […]
The Hempology 101 Society is hosting an Art Auction to raise funds to help the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club continue to provide top quality services to their members. RSVP to the Facebook Event Page Visit Victoria’a oldest cannabis dispensary at 826 Johnston Street in downtown Victoria. Peruse the local art displayed on the wall and make […]
This article previously appeared at Absolute Underground Interview with Ted Smith Who are are we talking to today and what are you best known for? Ted Smith Founder of the oldest medical dispensary in the world, the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, author of HEMPOLOGY 101: THE HISTORY AND USES OF CANNABIS SATIVA, publisher of the […]
Judith Stamps SOME HISTORY. April 19th is Bicycle Day. On that day, in 1943, Albert Hofmann, a Swiss medical researcher working for the pharmaceutical company, Sandoz, took some LSD, a drug on which he been experimenting. He soon found himself feeling unwell, and decided to return home. He rode his bicycle. As he had taken […]
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Ted Smith Last year the city of Victoria announced it would follow the lead of Vancouver in licensing medical cannabis dispensaries soon after the big city declared their intentions. However, the final bylaws that Victoria will soon be passing are quite different than the ones in Vancouver. In several important areas the city of Victoria […]
Register Now at cannabishempconference.com July 9th and 10th at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver Ted Smith We are entering the most exciting era of the Canadian cannabis culture; there has never been a more important time to network and share our knowledge of this incredible plant. Last summer I had the pleasure of speaking at an […]
Judith Stamps Legal cannabis will walk onstage in the midst of a crazy scene. But then, maybe all historical periods are crazy scenes. Here are some features of ours. In the 1880’s industrial nations moved from plant-based to chemically based medicines. The transition was hailed as progress, and had, among other effects, a profound influence […]