The weather wasn’t the only thing out of sync in British Colombia this summer. Along with the uncharacteristically cool temperatures, relations between compassion clubs/dispensaries and the RCMP took a chilly turn, and patients were left out in the cold. In just over a month, RCMP raided four cannabis club/dispensaries. The first was raided a mere […]
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Dispensaries Deserve Exemptions
By Ted Smith Over 100 years ago, pioneers ventured west and north on this continent in search of a precious metal. Risking everything for the lure of fortune, men would head to the hills in the hope of striking it rich. Now, few people make their living searching for gold unless they work for a […]
Issue 30 – Fall 2011
Contents Dispensaries Deserve Exemptions Updates, Warnings, Suggestions Editorials BC Clubs Raided Cannabis Caution InSite Latin America Says No More Health Canada Wants Out The Right to Grow David Bratzer Organics Matter UVic Hempology Letter Whole Plant Cannabis Medicine Hemp as Building Material Justice Matters Wordsearch / Comics
Proposed Changes to Health Canada’s Marijuana Medical Access Program
Posted by Dieter Macpherson Below you find the the proposed changes to Health Canada’s MMAR program. Please share this information freely and use the link below to offer your opinions or concerns. To give Health Canada feedback on their proposed changes go to this link, and respond by July 31, 2011. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/consultation/marihuana/_2011/program/index-eng.php Original Source […]
Justice Matters
By Jesse Stamm Greetings Digest readers. This time, Ted has requested that I comment on the current rules surrounding driving and consumption of drugs or medications. For the purposes of the Criminal Code and the Motor Vehicle Act, the two laws which govern driving in B.C., drugs used solely for recreational purposes, and drugs which […]
Running With Team 420
Herb has been at it again! This time the beloved mascot of the International Hempology 101 Society, and Team 420, has been spreading delight to the masses at the Victoria Times Columnist 10k Marathon. As onlookers lit up in cheer, Herb, worn by Ted Smith, dashed through the streets of Victoria manoeuvring through groups of […]
Cannabis and the Foundation of Civilization
By Ted Smith As early hunter-gatherers began to unlock the secrets of civilization, they also began forming symbiotic relationships with the plants that provided the fundamental resources necessary for survival. Primary among these symbiotic plants is cannabis sativa, whose relationship with humankind is hundreds of thousands of years old. The seeds of the hemp plant […]
Live Wired—Activate Your Mind
I was raised in some of the most socially and politically conservative parts of Canada. As a child and young adult, I was well educated in the harms associated with illicit drug use. I had no reason to believe that those lessons were based on bad information. I kept my distance from drugs and had […]
Three More Years of Hell for Emery
Marc Emery may be in prison, but the powers that put him there have not been able to silence his voice, despite obvious attempts to do so. Emery, the seed vending-activist who was extradited to the U.S. with the Conservative Canadian Government’s approval, has been incarcerated in the U.S. for one year this past May. […]
Cannabis Kicks Cancer
By Amie Gravell Our bodies have cannabinoid receptors which can be activated in three ways by endocannabinoids: those produced by our bodies, synthetic cannabinoids, or plant cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), or cannabichromene (CBC). One effective way to activate our cannabinoid system—that most of us are familiar with—is by using cannabis, the plant […]