The Cannabis Convention season is upon us, and the International Hempology 101 Society is gearing up to give us the best educational experience on cannabis in the province. The convention at the University of Victoria has been going strong since 1999, aside from one year in 2001 when the convention had to be cancelled […]
Ted Smith This month the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club is celebrating 20 years of publicly providing cannabis products to patients. There is a lot to celebrate. While the recent victories of the club have been well documented, the early history is not so well known. When I moved to Victoria in September 1995 to start […]
By Jamie Shaw Whats in a name? A recent Canadian Medical Association Journal(CMAJ) piece displayed the names of cannabis strains provided by Health Canada Licensed Producers and suggested that many of the names should be changed to be less ‘recreational’ sounding. While on the surface this sounds like sage advice, it actually underlines the deep-seated […]
