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Updates, Warnings, and Suggestions
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 […]
EDITORIAL: Break the System
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 […]
Publisher’s Note: Democratic Evolution
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 […]
Sensible BC in Full Gear
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 […]
Updates, Warnings, and Suggestions
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 […]
Publisher’s Note: Do It NOW!
Ted Smith We need your help. The planet needs your help. Now is the time. Here is the plan. As long as cannabis is prohibited, many problems will continue to drain our communities and environment. There are three fronts on which this battle is being waged: hemp, recreational use, and medicine. While many choose to […]
EDITORIAL: Big Brother Has Been Watching Us
Andrew Brown Editor The feds have been watching us and creating a massive database—our phone conversations, private email correspondences, our senseless text banter, web searches and ebay purchases, and of course our facebook accounts, among everything else. Should we be surprised? Absolutely not. I think most of us just assumed it was happening, though the […]
Jammin’ in Jamaica
Skunk Magazine Helps Bring Canadian Activists to Negril By Ted Smith Jamaica has a natural romanticism that is undeniable. Long before the songs of Bob Marley drifted through the countryside and around the world, the beauty of this paradise attracted others to its shores. Unfortunately, politics and greed have crippled what should be a vibrant […]