Canada’s Cannabis Journal since 2010
Andrew Brown Editor As we approach Apr. 1, much anxiety looms over medical cannabis patients. April fool’s day marks the day the federal government has decided would be the best day to pull the plug on the current medical marijuana access program (MMAR)—a program riddled with access problems and bureaucratic mazes (among other things)—to a […]
Ted Smith One of the dilemmas in the cannabis movement in Canada has been the tension that is occasionally felt between medical and recreational cannabis users. We must learn to work together more often if we want to see change happen. That does not mean we should all have the same agenda, but we […]
Liberals consider policy reform a priority By Debbie Stultz-Giffin With the emergence of new political figures nationally and provincially, activists championing a cause chomp at the proverbial bit to ferret out the philosophy and position that he or she may bring to the table in relation to their “issue.” Having been entrenched in cannabis activism […]
Updates, Warnings, and Suggestions By Gayle Quin It was a bright and sunny day when I left off last time. It was smooth sailing to Vancouver, and fairly smooth sailing throughout the weekend. My most humble thanks to Sandra and Remo for putting together the 1st Vancouver Health Expo. It was a weekend combined with […]
Andrew Brown Editor There is a lot happening in the world right now—life altering for all organisms on the planet type things happening—and here we are still fighting for the basic freedom to use and/or grow a plant. I feel like the people holding all the political power have just been so soaked with corporate […]
Democratic Evolution Ted Smith Democracy is not perfect, but it works. It works when people in large numbers organize to affect change in our social infrastructure. Historically, cannabis consumers have suffered under democracy, especially those of us living in countries ruled by political parties controlled by corporate military families. But it does not have to […]
Campaign has little time to make big waves By Andrew Brown Canvassers are out in full stride, diligently collecting signatures to force the B.C. government into a referendum to pass the Sensible Policing Act. Since Sept. 9, the first day official signature collection began, over 100 local organizers and over 3000 volunteers have now stepped […]
By Gayle Quin Happy Summer! I hope you’ve had as much fun this spring as I have. The Reach For the Pot Tournament has been exceptionally quick and high scoring this season. With teams very closely matched, there has been lots of excitement for teams and on-lookers alike. I’d like to give a big thanks […]
