By Owen Smith With medical cannabis dispensaries opening up in cities across Canada, there is no general consensus on how they should operate. While illegal under federal law, they have been repeatedly vindicated by the courts for filling essential gaps in the federal medical marihuana access regime. Some municipalities are now crafting bylaws to regulate […]
For four weeks in February of 2012 I witnessed the demystification of Health Canada’s arguments against cannabis extracts in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. The main showdown in this constitutional battle was between two scientific wizards, where the struggle for truth finally loosened this healing plant from governments’ steely grip. Two years earlier I […]
STATISTICS MATTER: VCBC Survey Results Towards the end of last year, the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club conducted a survey of its members over a couple of weeks to collect some data for its rezoning application. Though the duration during which we accepted surveys was short, we were able to receive about 130, giving us enough […]
