American actress and comedienne Whoopi Goldberg on Monday expressed interest in expanding her fledgling cannabis business into Canada, though she took care to say that a successful expansion would not be immediate. “It’s going to take a minute,” the actress said in an interview, stressing that many steps lay ahead before her products could be […]
Month: August 2016
Last Chance To Complete Task Force Surveys
Last month the federal government task force on legalization released 5 surveys and asked Canadians to share their opinion by August 28. That is right, Sunday is the last day to fill out the surveys. So if you are getting ready to party with Sublime this weekend or do some other wild and crazy thing, […]
This Hemp Nut Feels Strong After 20 Years Without Meat
Ted Smith In my first few years of being a cannabis activist I learned a great deal about the wide range of potential uses the cannabis plant could have if not for prohibition. Being a seventh generation Canadian on both sides of my family, but the first not to grow up a family farm, I […]
Study: Cannabis Provides Greater Relief to Men Than Women
A new study suggests that men receive greater pain relief and pain sensitivity from smoking cannabis than do women, according to researchers with the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry and the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). In the study, forty-two men and women smoked identical amounts of cannabis in either active […]
What Are Needs? And Who Gets to Define Them? Reflections on Cannabis Law
Judith Stamps Biologically, a need is something required by a living organism, something that enables it to live a healthy life, and the deficiency of which would bring adversity. Psychologically, it is something that drives organisms to acquire the things needed. In the late 1960s, American Psychologist, Abraham Maslow, identified what he called a hierarchy […]
Ashley Abraham and The Green Ceiling Vapor Lounge
Owen Smith Victoria, BC has recently been blessed by the rise of it’s first independent Vapor Lounge, the Green Ceiling. Previously, a few cannabis members clubs had rooms to consume in but none match the facilities being developed by Ashley Abraham, Green Ceiling owner and operator. A stage sits front and center with big comfy […]
Federal Task Force Medical Survey Exposes Flawed Legalization Scheme
Ted Smith Survey #5- Accessing Marijuana for Medical Purposes Continued access to marijuana for medical purposes: It is anticipated that there could continue to be a need to enable access to marijuana for those who require it for medical reasons, but for whom reasonable access is not possible in the legalized context. This might require […]
My heart felt thanks to Mayor Helps and Council
Deborah Diduck Dear Mayor Helps and Council Members: Ted Smith, Founder of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club and Publisher of the Cannabis Digest, wrote an excellent article in the latest issue, #49, updating everyone on the positive progress of “Dispensing Licenses: Victoria Creating Best Cannabis Bylaws in Canada”. In my understanding this is all due to […]
Report: Ohio’s Medical Cannabis Industry Could Generate Up to $400m
Stephen Calabria Ohio’s fledgling medical cannabis regime could sell up to $400 million of the substance per year, according to a recent report published in Marijuana Business Daily. According to the publication, the sales could result in up to $23 million in tax revenue for the state, though many questions regarding the program and its […]
The ACMPR, and the Rift in the Cannabis Industry
Judith Stamps The recently announced decision by Health Canada, to permit home growing of medical cannabis, is widely regarded as a step forward for patients, and a win for cannabis culture. The program is called: The Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations, or ACMPR. There are good aspects to this program. Under the new […]