Courage. Compassion. Commitment. On Oct. 20, 2010, the cannabis community lost one of its great leaders. Michelle Rainey, one of Canada’s foremost medicinal marijuana activist, succumbed to cancer with her husband Jef Tek and her mother Emilie by her side. Michelle was a bright light in the community, combining courage and commitment to her […]
(website: CMCR) Eliminating the Ignorance and Myth around Medical Marijuana By Dean Schwind In the last month of 2014, quietly and without fanfare or hoopla, the US Federal Government unceremoniously unfunded the war on medical marijuana. The U.S. House of Representatives’ approval of the landmark Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment to the 1.1 trillion dollar “Cromnibus Spending Bill” […]
This article was reposted from the Times Colonist, Oct. 4th, 2018. Fifteen years later, Ted Smith’s dreams are about to come true: He’s on the hook for $12,000 worth of pot. Back in 2003, the Victoria marijuana crusader devised a novel way to fund his Cannabis Buyers Club’s legal battles. He offered what he called […]
