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 […]
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Task Force Survey Shows Dispensaries Face Future Raids
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 […]
Cannabis Task Force Survey Shows Home Cultivation Ruled Out Before Debate Starts
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, […]
Cannabis Digest Summer Issue 49 – Cover Art
Cover by Kalon “Greenthumb” King Keep a look out for the Cannabis Digest at your friendly local headshop, cafe’ or dispensary.
Eulogy – The Late Reverend Michael James Baldasaro
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, […]
Eulogy – Marc Paquette (1955-2016)
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 […]
Eulogy – David “Guppy Fish” Easterbrook
Bert Easterbrook David “ Guppy Fish “ Easterbrook was a life-long chaser of love and life, who made himself known from coast to coast for his Rainbow suspenders; roller-skates and Coon-skin hat; his dapper, silver adorned chapeau; his moustache; Guppy-Goo; and Wibble-Tokers, for the consumption of world class Cannabinoids. He started his Cannabis and Spirit […]
Adam Greenblatt and Santé Cannabis
Owen Smith Adam Greenblatt is a 31-year-old career cannabis advocate, having been immersed in the cannabis social justice movement and medical cannabis industry for the past decade. Like other pioneer advocates, his efforts were charged by the suffering of someone dear to him. At 18 yrs. old, Adam was getting into trouble with cannabis at school. […]
Medicine Woman: The Many Ways Gayle Quin Fights Cancer With Cannabis
Ted Smith For over 5 years, since having her right breast and part of her armpit removed full of cancer, Gayle Quin continues to survive in large part due to the healing properties of cannabis. Though she has been using cannabis to deal with various medical issues since the age of 13, there is no […]
A Personal Interview with Ted Smith
Cannabis Digest publisher Ted Smith has accomplished a great deal as a cannabis advocate: from founding the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, to hosting the largest student club at the University of Victoria, to runnning 4K in a 10 ft. tall pot leaf costume in under an hour. He has led numerous legal challenges against bad […]










