Canada’s Cannabis Journal since 2010
How legal business owners and patients lose their children to the system’s most glaring loophole. By December Kennedy There are very few things that will instill more fear or more potent a panic than that of a parent faced with the thought of losing their children, yet inside an industry with thousands of jobs and […]
(Read Part 1 of Reflecting on the Cannabiz Life) By Ross Middleton Although there was a certain element of culture shock in moving from suburban Toronto to backwoods Florida, I was still able to find like-minded individuals, both local and transient (we lived at the beach, a little tourist trap on highway 98 on the […]
By Ross Middleton Part 1 – “Hippie Roots” Living my formative years in the 1960’s, some of my earliest memories about gaining exposure to the ways of the world go back to the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. I was 6 ½ years old and was already reading at a reasonably proficient level. One day […]
By Paul Lewin On October 19, 2015 Canadians will vote in the most important election in the history of cannabis in Canada. NORML Canada is usually non-partisan. We are proudly non-partisan. However, this election is different. In this election the Liberals are formally supporting cannabis legalization. This is a bold, unprecedented position for a major […]
Cannabis Digest Issue #45
(image: Vice News) By December Kennedy Ten years ago, you’d be hard pressed to find a cannabis garden with more than ten lights hanging. The 20 lighter I visited back in 2009 was the exception. Despite the legality of medical cannabis gardens here in Colorado, even back then, the grower was still noticeably nervous about […]
By Beth Cormier After reading this Globe and Mail op-ed, it is clear to me that this journalist has not done their medical cannabis history homework. The Harper Government did not make the initial decision that medicinal cannabis users could only smoke cannabis; rather they have upheld the status quo. The Harper government has continually […]
Those who have known me for many years are aware that I have consistently advocated for major reforms to Canada’s drug laws. The current perception of drug users as faceless criminals needs to shift to include neighbours, co-workers, and family members. As patients, individuals require access to cannabis for legitimate medicinal purposes and/or compassionate health […]
Cannabis Digest Issue #44
It’s unusual to meet another Kyla. While the name has gained some popularity in more recent years, I still remember as a child wishing for a recognizable name like Jennifer, or Julie. There were lots of girls in the Jenny club. Kylas were rare. Years would pass between meetings of other Kylas. New introductions inevitably […]