Cannabis and the Liquor Store Question…or What to Think About Whilst Waiting to Find Out Who Will Govern BC In December of 2015 British Columbian cannabis buffs were confronted with a conundrum, a present, I fear, from Bad Santa, but then again, maybe not. BC has both government run and private liquor stores, normally competitors […]
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Interview with Doctor Ira Price
Tracy Lamourie Dr. Ira Price is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Emergency Medicine through the Department of Internal Medicine at McMaster University. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons trained in Emergency Medicine, with a Fellowship in Sports Medicine. Dr. Price is internationally known for his leadership […]
Canada’s Cannabis Act: Legalese Translation
Cannabis Digest is happy to bring you weekly episodes of the Cannaisseur with Caelan Walton, but you don’t have to wait, visit the youtube page and subscribe for more videos. On this very special episode of #TheCannaisseur we’re going to be looking at Canada’s proposed policy surrounding legal cannabis for recreational use: Bill C45 aka The […]
Ontario Updates: Raids, Arrests and 420
Tracy Lamourie This issue marks my one year anniversary writing this column, so let me start it by thanking you all for coming along on this journey with me. The last 12 months have been interesting ones in the canna world, to say the least, and as we look ahead to spring and summer 2017, […]
The New War On Cannabis Edibles
THE NEW WAR ON EDIBLES, or HEY, HAVEN’T WE DONE THIS ALREADY? There was much to celebrate last fall when on September 8, 2016, the Victoria, BC City Council decided, by a vote one-short of unanimous, to grant licenses to the city’s cannabis dispensaries. One of the best-liked features of this decision was the Council’s […]
3rd Annual Cannabis Hemp Conference & Expo
The 3rd Annual Cannabis Hemp Conference & Expo takes place on May 6th and 7th at The Nest, at the University of British Columbia. It promises to be Canada’s largest Cannabis Conference, bringing in “a comprehensive gathering for patients, consumers, health-care professionals, environmentalists and industry experts.” Last years CannabisHemp Conference was my favourite cannabis event of 2016. I recorded […]
Accessing Mail Order Services from the VCBC
How to access mail order service from Victoria Cannabis Buyers’ Club By Julia Veintrop For the people who are unable to access a Licensed Producer or would rather go to a dispensary, being able to sign up, place an order, make a payment, and get a trackable parcel mailed to your door can mean the […]
The (Seriously Racist) Mystery Of Canadian Cannabis Prohibition
Cannabis Digest is happy to bring you weekly episodes of the Cannaisseur with Caelan Walton, but you don’t have to wait, visit the youtube page and subscribe for more videos. In the seventh episode of The Cannaisseur we’re going to delve into the racist roots of cannabis prohibition in North America and find out why Canada […]
Bill C-45, Teens, and the Demons of Prohibition
A 1972 report on cannabis first commissioned, and then rejected, by drug war hawk, Richard Nixon, was titled Marijuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding. That sounds about right for Justin Trudeau’s Cannabis Act, Bill C-45, which might better be called, Cannabis: A Signal of Willful Ignorance. Why ignorance? To begin, its use of oppressive penalties is […]
Ottawa’s Unique 420 History
Russell Barth The first 420 celebration in Canada was held in Vancouver in 1995, and some time shortly after that, Ottawa held it’s first informal 420 gathering in Major’s Hill Park, immediately across the street from the eyesore of a US Embassy on Sussex Drive. These early gatherings were small: a few hundred people, no […]