Michael Geoghegan Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynn has made no secret of the fact she wants marijuana in Ontario sold exclusively through government liquor stores, or the LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) as they are known there, when the Trudeau government gets around to legalizing weed next year. As the Toronto Star reported a a […]
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Troubles in Toronto: Project Claudia
Tracy Lamourie It’s becoming a little exhausting being a cannabis activist in Ontario. In the time it takes to smoke a pin joint in a crowd, it seems the entire landscape has changed…and before you even have time to do a dab, it’s changed again. Originally I had planned to use this space only to […]
July 1st is Cannabis Day
On July 1st, come celebrate an alcohol-free Cannabis Day with Hempology 101 and Cannabis Digest. Join us on the front steps of the Blanshard Courthouse in Victoria, BC for REACH FOR THE POT, Canada’s Cannabis Gameshow. Be there for 4:20 as one High Host (Ted Smith) asks two Stoned Teams 10 rounds of Fun Cannabis […]
Absolute Underground Interviews Ted Smith
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 […]
Cannabis Digest Full Issue #48 – Spring 2016
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Cannabis Digest Issue # 48 Cover
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Insurers Move to Include Canadian Cannabis Businesses
Courtland Sandover-Sly Hey, you! Yes, you. Did you know that marijuana-related businesses qualify for employee benefits? Or property and casualty insurance? Things sure are changing fast in Canada these days, and there are some important opportunities you should know about. To answer the first question: Yes, companies in Canada have already obtained and put into […]
Blazing a Trail for Medical Cannabis Access
Into the Breach, Part 2 (Read into the Breach Part 1) “There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela Chris Clay In the fall of 2014, I found myself seriously experimenting with cannabis for the first time […]
Ontario Vapor Lounges and Patients Rights at Risk
Tracy Lamourie It’s a confusing time for cannabis advocates in Ontario. On one hand, the canna community and the businesses that serve it appear to be flourishing. The vapor lounges have existed in the Toronto area for a decade; recently they have multiplied, and are popping up in smaller communities across Ontario. Dispensaries and compassion […]
Lessons from the Little Red Hen
Cannabis Culture and the Little Red Hen Dana Larsen Before Premiers, liquor unions and corporations start falling all over each other in an effort to cash in on legal cannabis sales, let’s remember the real reasons we should be ending cannabis prohibition in Canada. Yes, we should be legalizing cannabis in Canada, but not because […]