By Phillip Smith The global war on drugs is a failure and governments worldwide should shift from repressive, law-enforcement centered policies to new ways of legalizing and regulating drugs, especially marijuana, as a means of reducing harm to individuals and society, a high-profile group of world leaders said in a report issued in June. The […]
EDITORIAL: It’s all About Freedom
Andrew Brown Editor There is a power struggle going on in Canada, and most of the world for that matter, about the right to use cannabis. We have a conservative government that wishes to see all use made illegal, we have a majority of the population agreeing that “pot should be legalized,” and a court […]
A Note From The Publisher
Ted Smith Publishing a newspaper printed on trees goes against any of the most important reasons I became involved in cannabis activism 16 years ago. When I first arrived on the west coast of Vancouver Island in fall of 1994, I was stunned by what I saw. It was not the beauty of the Clayquoet […]
Updates, Warnings, And Suggestions
By Gayle Quin Spring was wonderful! With the long lasting winter, the blossoms were anxious to show their splendour. And with a seed bank open in town this year, there are many new happy, hopeful gardeners. Let’s hope for a great growing season! Court is moving along as court does—slowly but surely. The preliminary court […]
Pot Laws Fall…Again
By Matt Mernagh It was like winning the World Wrestling Federation heavy weight title or the Stanley Cup. The winning feeling was truly so overwhelming that I didn’t know how to respond. The sensation lasted for days. I think I did pretty good responding to the flood of media coverage. Canada’s legalization court ruling even […]
Issue 29 – Summer 2011
Contents Pot Laws Fall Updates, Warnings, Suggestions Editorials Big Names Say Drug War is Failure Post Election Canada Obama and Broken Promises Cannabis as Medicine Health Canada Pulls Plug on Growing Cannabis as Cancer Treatment 100 Mile House Hemp Marc Emery Update Internet Activism CannabisandCivilization/BeKind Treating Yourself Expo Team 420 Wordsearch / Comics
Issue 33 – Summer 2012
CONTENTS Trial by Fire Updates, Warnings, Suggestions Editorials Sensible B.C Mernaugh Trial John Cook, Medicine Man The Taxman has Come The U.S. Pot Vote Cannabis Resin Extraction The Church and Cannabis Native American Fight for Sacrament Wordsearch / Comics CREDITS Publisher Ted Smith <hempo101@gmail.com> Editor-in-Chief Andrew Brown <editor@hempology.ca> Associate Editor Ryan Fink Graphics Editor Owen […]
Welcome to our Blogs, and a New Canadian Order
Wow! I think that is the only word I can use to describe the way I’m feeling right now. I feel like common sense received a right fist between the eyes, jostling loose the proverbial third eye of Canadian society, only to have it fall into the hands of a Stalin-esk dictator who will cash […]
Stay Cool And Clean By Going Green
Ted, Gayle, and Owen in hemp clothing By Brittany Schina Team 420 is making the move towards a more active green community, and working to break stereotypes of carelessness and laziness. Why don’t we all try to move towards a more sustainable, green community, by making eco-friendly clothing mainstream and dressing our local athletes and […]
The Hicks
By Andrew Brown They’re rude, crude, funny, and shocking—so offensive that the plug was pulled during a gig at a local gay bar. And they are proud of that. They are The Hicks, and indeed they are. Some folks just don’t enjoy satire on this level, and take it too much at face value, in […]