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A History of Cannabis Activism in Canada
Debra Harper (Article originally appeared at Canevolve) When I got on the internet in 1998 it seemed like such magical times – Matt Elrod started a listserve in 1996 for Canadian activists known as CMAP [1] where we shared news articles and wrote letters to the editor. Hemp just become legal in Canada in May […]