(Gayle in her backyard overlooking her pond) I owe my introduction to preparing cannabis medicines to one woman, Gayle Quin. Years before I began my work as a cannabis baker at the local dispensary, I met Gayle at a series of Hempology101 student club meetings at my college. Gayle is the life partner of Ted […]
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Medical Marijuana Regulation: A Call for Standards
A Call for Standards By Dean Schwind It makes me feel old to start off a story with, “back in the day”. But I suppose managing to stay alive as long as I have, I’ve earned the right to start off my stories with that old guy phrase. With the recent U.S. House of […]
How to Make Ganja Goji Lozenges
One of the medical cannabis products I was making when arrested in 2009 was the V-CBC’s ‘Ganja Goji’ Lozenges. The result of my arrest was the launch of a (so far successful) constitutional challenge that has removed the prohibition on extracted cannabis products for thousands of ill Canadians. The benefits of sucking on a cannabis […]
A Mother’s Quest for CBD: Hayley’s Comet
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of interviewing Cheryl T Rose on my bi-weekly segment on Time4Hemp radio. Cheryl is the mother of Hayley Rose, one of the oldest and highest functioning survivors of Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), a rare and severe form of epilepsy that causes multiple types of seizures, and delays cognitive and […]
Cannabis Strains: From Slang to Science
(image: modernman) As medical marijuana hits the mainstream, and sales representatives from Licensed Producers make their way into physician’s offices and medical forums to pitch their wares, an important conversation about cannabis strain names and marketing is taking place within the medical community. At this year’s Family Medicine Forum, physicians on both sides of the […]
What’s Up Doc?
“The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.” — William Shakespeare By Dean Schwind Lets just say I have some experience with the Canadian medical system. I could go into graphic […]
Making Concentrated Cannabis Oils
(Image: LiftBlog) By Owen Smith Last week i reported on the launch of the GoFundMe campaign for our Supreme Court challenge to legalize cannabis extracts. This will be the final showdown. The wording of the remedy from the BC Court of Appeal has left us asking a few questions, it suggested to our lawyer […]
Holiday Cannabis Treats: Poppy Pot Now!
One of the most wonderful things my love, Gayle Quin, has created is Poppy-pot. Now most of you have never heard of Poppy-pot because we have never sold it and it only seems to be available once a year. We are about to change that. Poppy-pot should be available every day. Until now, one could […]
The Grand HC Hustle
Health Canada announced this week that they are finally getting around to enforcing long-known rules in regard to how LP’s can market their medical weeds. After sending a memo out last June warning lp’s to get in line, but otherwise dithering for most of 2014, the ornery agency finally posted on their website this week […]
Visiting Vapor Lounges in Toronto
By Al Graham From where I’m sitting, it looks like cannabis is becoming more prevalent in our daily lives. It has become part of regular television, with programs such as Weeds and Weed Wars, and it’s part of our clothing industry, as many people have a shirt, a jacket, or some other article with a […]