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Owen Smith When I heard that a 15,000 person festival venue had been built just ten minutes from my house I was very excited. Small communities like Lake Cowichan that have long relied on extracting natural resources like old growth lumber seem now to be investing in tourism, using there still beautiful temperate rain forests […]
Ted Smith In my first few years of being a cannabis activist I learned a great deal about the wide range of potential uses the cannabis plant could have if not for prohibition. Being a seventh generation Canadian on both sides of my family, but the first not to grow up a family farm, I […]
Owen Smith Victoria, BC has recently been blessed by the rise of it’s first independent Vapor Lounge, the Green Ceiling. Previously, a few cannabis members clubs had rooms to consume in but none match the facilities being developed by Ashley Abraham, Green Ceiling owner and operator. A stage sits front and center with big comfy […]
Judith Stamps Sixteen days to go until Health Canada announces its new plan for medical cannabis, and hopes are sinking. Mine are, anyway. Dispensaries raids continue in Ontario, sending menacing vibes to Canada’s cannabis growers, the ones not sanctioned as LPs; to Canadian patients who choose dispensaries as the source of their medicines; and of […]
Owen Smith By popular demand of the Cannabis Digest readership, the Summer Issue #49 will feature a wordsearch puzzle. Find some of the many Marijuana loving Musicians from this mix of letters. If you don’t have a Cannabis Digest newspaper; you can Print the Puzzle, but be sure to ask your local headshop or dispensary to order a […]
Ted Smith Survey #3-Designing an Appropriate Distribution System Phased-in approach to distribution: In the initial stages of legalizing marijuana, only allowing a proven system of distribution (e.g., through the mail, as is currently done in the medical marijuana regime) could minimize the risks of uncontrolled/illegal retail sales outlined above. This system could enable access for […]
Survey #2 Establishing a Safe and Responsible Production System GOVERNMENT LINK Production Model: Experience with both home cultivation and government-controlled production in the context of relatively small numbers of medical users suggests neither approach would be in the public interest in the context of the larger numbers of users expected in a legalized market. Therefore, […]
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A Natural Leader Promoting Natural Living Reverend C. H. Lawson Everyone was his brother or his sister. He would insist on knowing a police officer’s first name. That officer was “Brother” or “Sister” something. Brother Michael drew out their warmer human side. Almost everyone was charmed by Brother Michael, mayoral candidates who competed with him, […]
Johnny Dupuis In loving memory of my old time friend Marc Paquette (1955-2016) who passed away at the age of 60. My name is Johnny Dupuis, and I knew Marc Paquette very well. It is incredibly hard for me to write this piece, as it makes me feel pretty sad. I first met Marc in […]