Cannabis in the 21st Century During the past three blogs I have swept over the history of cannabis extracts to show that simple extraction techniques were common knowledge among medicine makers in ancient times. From Taoist sages to the Queens personal physician; from Egyptian Papyri to the labs of modern scientists at L’Oreal: the lineage […]
Hemp was very important financially and physically to the settlers of America. The fibre was used for rope, canvas and paper, making it highly sought after by old European countries seeking global domination by sea and those on the new frontier. While cotton is often thought to be responsible for the rich fortunes of early […]
A third year University of Victoria sociology class on drug policy recently invited me to give students a first-hand account of the drug war. Professor Michael Ma invited me to discuss the history of prohibition, the activism that eventually succeeded in legalizing the herb and the continued fight for medical access by the Victoria Cannabis […]
