Judith Stamps We must not foster the belief that there is a radical dichotomy between Health Canada Licensed Producers (LPs) and medical cannabis dispensaries. And if we are hanging on to an attitude that says: it’s-us-versus-them, we should dump it. So say representatives of the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries (CAMCD), spokespersons for LPs, […]
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15 Years Since Brief Existence of “Ted’s Books”
Ted Smith This month marks 15 years since the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club secured a storefront to provide cannabis products to patients. Since we were operating a clearly illegal enterprise, the landlord was nervous about having a store that sold cannabis openly and requested we create another business to act as a front for the […]
Lessons from the Little Red Hen
Cannabis Culture and the Little Red Hen Dana Larsen Before Premiers, liquor unions and corporations start falling all over each other in an effort to cash in on legal cannabis sales, let’s remember the real reasons we should be ending cannabis prohibition in Canada. Yes, we should be legalizing cannabis in Canada, but not because […]
Judges Will Decriminalize, Not Trudeau
Ted Smith Many cannabis enthusiasts were tickled green when the Liberals won the federal election last fall after promising to legalize. However, things have not changed quick enough for most in the field, and the appointment of former Toronto chief of police Bill Blair to lead the changes has made it clear the government intends […]
A Word to the Cannabis Medicine Makers
A Word to the Cannabis Medicine Makers: My Talk to the Vancouver Island Chapter of Women Grow Judith Stamps Much is heard today about the practice of networking. Business and tech magazines encourage us to network. Networking helps us to find useful associates and ways to boost our products in the marketplace. If we wish […]
June 11- New Date For International Medical Marijuana Day
Ted Smith After over 20 years of using various dates to raise awareness about cannabis on International Medical Marijuana Day, a day with special meaning for many cannabis patients in Canada has been chosen to celebrate. Last year the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a unanimous decision protecting the rights of patients who […]
City of Victoria Cannabis Regulations Survey
Owen Smith The City of Victoria is currently exploring potential regulations relating to the operation of medical marijuana-related businesses within the municipality. There are only three days left to complete this survey created by the Victoria City Council to inform the regulation of medical cannabis dispensaries and other cannabis-related businesses. TAKE THE SURVEY HERE 20 years after the […]
What the Judge Said on Patients’ Rights, and What Health Canada Can Do Next
What the Judge Said on Patients’ Rights, and What Health Canada Can Do Next Judith Stamps Canadians who are ill, and who believe they are obtaining relief from cannabis, have a constitutionally protected right to grow their own medicine. So said Justice Michael Phelan of the BC Federal Court on February 24 2016. At least […]
Cannabis Digest Full Issue #47 – Winter 2016
Enjoy the Full Issue of the Cannabis Digest Quarterly Journal Online for Free. Featuring articles from Dana Larsen, Jamie Shaw, Russell Barth and more.
From Grease to Grass: Oil Speculation
Jerry Golick For a while now we have been hearing lots of “doom and gloom” coming from Canada’s oil industry. The dramatic fall in the price of “black gold” is understandably troubling for many in the Alberta oil patch. Given the importance of oil to our economy, this is of course a dire concern for […]










