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The Hempology 101 Society is hosting an Art Auction to raise funds to help the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club continue to provide top quality services to their members. RSVP to the Facebook Event Page Visit Victoria’a oldest cannabis dispensary at 826 Johnston Street in downtown Victoria. Peruse the local art displayed on the wall and make […]
This article previously appeared at Absolute Underground Interview with Ted Smith Who are are we talking to today and what are you best known for? Ted Smith Founder of the oldest medical dispensary in the world, the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, author of HEMPOLOGY 101: THE HISTORY AND USES OF CANNABIS SATIVA, publisher of the […]
Judith Stamps SOME HISTORY. April 19th is Bicycle Day. On that day, in 1943, Albert Hofmann, a Swiss medical researcher working for the pharmaceutical company, Sandoz, took some LSD, a drug on which he been experimenting. He soon found himself feeling unwell, and decided to return home. He rode his bicycle. As he had taken […]
Register Now at cannabishempconference.com July 9th and 10th at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver Ted Smith We are entering the most exciting era of the Canadian cannabis culture; there has never been a more important time to network and share our knowledge of this incredible plant. Last summer I had the pleasure of speaking at an […]
Ted Smith It is with deep regret that I am announcing the cancelation of the monthly debates the International Hempology 101 Society had planned on starting at the downtown library on May 12. A number of factors have forced me to concede that I am personally stretched to my maximum and that the extra stress […]
New Date For International Medical Marijuana Day After 20 years plus of using various dates to raise awareness about cannabis on International Medical Marijuana Day, a day to celebrate, with special meaning for many cannabis patients in Canada, has been chosen. Last year the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a unanimous decision protecting the […]
Judith Stamps If you look at the cover of the May 2016 issue of MacLean’s, you will see a pastiche of cannabis dispensary photos overlapped by a bright yellow circle. In the circle are the phrases: A DRUG DEALER ON EVERY CORNER; ridiculously easy to buy; completely out of control; with the addition of the […]
Check out this short Video I put together of the footage of Hempology mascot Herb running the Times Colonist 10K marathon. Big thanks to the Bong Station team and the Photo and Video takers. Despite getting a late start, and it being a windy day, Herb hit the bong and ran the Marathon: An amazing […]
Aaron Morin Growing Opportunities is a film by five VIU Media Studies students about Vancouver Island dispensaries and how municipalities there are dealing with them, so to speak. The proliferation of medical cannabis dispensaries in Nanaimo prompted police action early in December last year. Nanaimo city hall was approached by those in the city’s medical […]
Grassroots Developments: Cannabis Conventions Build A Brighter Future Ted Smith We are entering the most exciting era of the Canadian cannabis culture; there has never been a more important time to network and share our knowledge of this incredible plant. Last summer I had the pleasure of speaking at an awesome conference in Vancouver hosted […]