Navigating Cannabis Science and Culture under Prohibition By Owen Smith Surfing The High Seas In the last article I encouraged the medical cannabis community to engage the internet to stay astride with the rapidly emerging innovations in cannabis science worldwide. I urged patients and interested parties to look at the many examples just south of […]
Canada
Ottawa’s Pied Pipers of Pot – Russell Barth & Christine Lowe
Russell Barth & Christine Lowe fighting for the right to medicate By Al Graham pace-online.ca When I first got involved with the cannabis community, I often saw the same name attached to published letters appearing in newspapers. They were always educational and spoke with truth, unlike what some politicians were saying about cannabis. I then […]
Marc Emery Coming Home Soon
Many excited for return of cannabis powerhouse By Ryan Fink It has been three years since Marc Emery arrived in the U.S. to begin serving a five-year sentence in maximum security prison. We are all aware that he was convicted of selling seeds, and that this is what, under U.S. federal law, warranted his harsh […]
Medical Marijuana Patient Revolt
Corporations prepared to profit at patients’ expense By Ted Smith Dramatic changes to the Canadian medical cannabis scene are on the horizon. Patients are about to collectively suffer when the new Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations replace the Marijuana Medical Access Regulations. Commercial producers are eager to attract venture capitalists to make a lot of […]
Patients Fight to Save Their Medicine
Lawyer John Conroy Leads Battle Against MMPR By Steve Finlay As expected, Health Canada has announced new regulations for medical cannabis, replacing the often criticized Medical Marihuana Access Regulations (MMAR). The new rules, called the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR), remove some of the bad features of the MMAR. For example, they remove the […]
New Regulations Create Chaos
Health Canada puts squeeze on patients and dispensaries By Ted Smith After over a decade of the Marijuana Medical Access Regulations, the persistent problems with the system have given the government the opportunity to justify taking the program in another direction. The new Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations throw patients under a big, fully licensed […]
Connoisseurs Converge on Big Smoke
2013 Treating Yourself Expo best yet By Al Graham Cannabis is a plant that many governments claim is dangerous and should not be consumed, but we are seeing something different. Unfortunately, this fear-mongering message, which is almost 100 years old, is one that leaves many unanswered questions, and the feeling that we have been […]
Trouble in Maritimes
Halifax club struggles after police raid By Debbie Stultz-Giffin We are endeavouring to feature one patient per province and territory this year as we share patients’ stories with the rest of the country. We will be focusing on patients who will live in fear of the repercussions of the looming MMPR, and how the loss […]
Group Fights for Patients in BC
BC Medical Cannabis Partners seek provincial program By Joy Davies “Don’t Kill My Family”. Those were the words on the sign that hung around David’s neck as he paced back and forth in the bitter cold rain on this Feb. morning, on the lawn of his Member of Parliament’s office. He joined the BC […]
Harsh Laws
A lawyer’s view on new mandatory minimum sentences By Kirk Tousaw In Nov. 2012, the Harper Conservative government ushered in new mandatory sentencing legislation for certain Controlled Drugs and Substances Act offences. Despite criticism from outside and inside government, and clear evidence that such sentences are harmful to the criminal justice system and society, the […]