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420 Victoria 2019

For the first time ever, the steps of the BC Legislature will be filled with the distinct smell of cannabis smoke. At 4:20 pm on April 20, as thousands of cannabis enthusiasts are expected to turn out to both protest and celebrate the new era of legalization.  Though bylaws restrict the smoking of cannabis to […]

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The Many Uses of Industrial Hemp

(This is a sponsored article from a Guest Author) Hemp is one seriously interesting plant. Demonized in the early 1920s, many western countries banned the cultivation of hemp in an attempt to curb the rise in recreational marijuana use that was starting to take hold in societies across the globe. To many, hemp and marijuana […]

Activism Feature Legal Politics

Jack Knox Interviews Ted Smith about the ‘Cannabond’ Payout

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 […]