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[image : Beth Hutchinson (04 March 1993 – 25 October 2013)] In a previous Blog I told my sister’s story of how cannabis eased the suffering she experienced from her Melanoma cancer treatments, offering a necessary quality to the end of her life. My family are among many whose lives have been directly impacted by […]
by Ted Smith Last year was the best year for cannabis activism that I have witnessed in my almost 2 decades in the field. Indeed, the future has never looked brighter for cannabis, both in Canada and abroad. As we work together to make 2015 even better, lets take a minute to reflect upon the […]
(image: greenparty.ca) Editors Notes: Interview from Nov 2010: Bill S-10 has since passed into law and Elizabeth May now sits in parliament as the first and only Green member) An Interview with Elizabeth May Cannabis Digest: Do you know anything about Hempology 101 in Victoria, or what we do as an organization? […]
by Ted Smith One of the most important figures in American hemp history is Lyster Dewey. His efforts to revitalize hemp brought a new wave of interest in the plant at the turn of the 20th century. Farmers and industrialists alike were drawn to his vision. As the person in charge of the USA Department […]
By M. Allister Greene Less than 500 years ago, this land had tens of millions of people, from thousands of different cultures that lived from the Arctic to the tip of South America, and spread from one coast to the other, in every environment on these continents. We lived, we breathed, we fought, we loved, […]
By Diane Walsh “Tastes like sunflower, looks like sesame”—a clever little catch phrase I picked up along the way, coining hempseed as a food to a tee. Be it hemp morning shakes, peanut chocolate energy balls made of hemp, almond goji powerballs or apple-power porridge (available right here in Victoria, B.C.), finger-licking brownies, hemp “corn […]
(Gayle in her backyard overlooking her pond) I owe my introduction to preparing cannabis medicines to one woman, Gayle Quin. Years before I began my work as a cannabis baker at the local dispensary, I met Gayle at a series of Hempology101 student club meetings at my college. Gayle is the life partner of Ted […]
(To the tune of Jingle Bell Rock) by Carol Pudwell Cannabis, cannabis, cannabis puff Cannabis seeds and cannabis trees Growin’and showin’ how big they can get No, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet Cannabis, cannabis, cannabis puff Cannabis tokes and cannabis smoke Huffin’ and puffin’ in Cannabis Hall At the Ganja Ball In […]
by Ted Smith I saw mommy puff with Santa Claus Underneath the mistletoe last night She didn’t cough a bit As she took a great big hit Off a huge reindeer bong The old man was packing along Then, I saw mommy bake with Santa Claus Out of the oven before daylight Oh, […]
To the tune of “Deck The Halls” by Ted Smith Deck the courts with buds of ganja, Jah la la la la la la la la! ‘Tis the sea-son to pray to Jah, Jah la la la la la la la la! Don we now our hemp ap-pa-rel, Jah la la la la […]