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Judith Stamps Legal cannabis will walk onstage in the midst of a crazy scene. But then, maybe all historical periods are crazy scenes. Here are some features of ours. In the 1880’s industrial nations moved from plant-based to chemically based medicines. The transition was hailed as progress, and had, among other effects, a profound influence […]
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 […]
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 […]
Into the Breach, Part 2 (Read into the Breach Part 1) “There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela Chris Clay In the fall of 2014, I found myself seriously experimenting with cannabis for the first time […]
Ted Smith As the United Nations gathers a Special Assembly on global drug policy in New York City, cannabis enthusiasts around the world will celebrate the changing landscape the entire day of April 20. With victories big and small to celebrate in almost every country on the globe, there has never been so much hope […]
Russell Barth The Story Of Ottawa’s First Weekly Marijuana-Themed Youtube Series For those unfamiliar with my previous activism work, I make a lot of videos. My Youtube page has over 370 videos, 1,782 subscribers, and it gets over 1,200 hits every day, with a total of over 3 million views. Almost all of those hits […]
Tracy Lamourie It’s a confusing time for cannabis advocates in Ontario. On one hand, the canna community and the businesses that serve it appear to be flourishing. The vapor lounges have existed in the Toronto area for a decade; recently they have multiplied, and are popping up in smaller communities across Ontario. Dispensaries and compassion […]