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Judges Will Decriminalize, Not Trudeau

March 9, 2016April 14, 2016Ted SmithComment(0)

Ted Smith Many cannabis enthusiasts were tickled green when the Liberals won the federal election last fall after promising to legalize.  However, things have not changed quick enough for most in the field, and the appointment of former Toronto chief of police Bill Blair to lead the changes has made it  clear the government intends […]

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What the Judge Said on Patients’ Rights, and What Health Canada Can Do Next

February 29, 2016April 14, 2016Judith StampsComment(0)

What the Judge Said on Patients’ Rights, and What Health Canada Can Do Next Judith Stamps Canadians who are ill, and who believe they are obtaining relief from cannabis, have a constitutionally protected right to grow their own medicine. So said Justice Michael Phelan of the BC Federal Court on February 24 2016. At least […]

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2015: Canadian Cannabis Advocates Celebrate Historic Year

December 23, 2015April 14, 2016Ted SmithComment(0)

Ted Smith The year 2015 will be remembered as the year cannabis prohibition was dealt deadly blows in Canada.  With a huge victory at the Supreme Court of Canada for cannabis extracts, municipal governments preparing to license storefront dispensaries and a new federal government intent upon legalizing the herb, the future has never looked so […]

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Police Raid Plans: Are You Prepared?

December 16, 2015May 26, 2016Ted SmithComment(0)

Ted Smith Anyone working in the illegal cannabis industry needs to be prepared to get arrested at any moment.  A recent rash of police raids on medical cannabis dispensaries across Canada have shown that some organizations are much more prepared than others to deal with the consequences.  Since the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club survived 4 […]

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The Battle of Winnipeg

November 24, 2015April 14, 2016Dean SchwindComment(0)

By Dean Schwind Manitoba activists fight to free the weed If you are a student of history you will know that all of the worlds empires have had a central seat, a Rome, Washington, or Ottawa if you will, where laws and politics, power and money, are the commodities of trade. The hub of the […]

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Interview with House of The Great Gardener

October 29, 2015April 14, 2016Owen SmithComment(0)

By Owen Smith When I was arrested and charged in 2009 for “trafficking THC” by making cannabis products for the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club (V-CBC), I had a choice to make. Either I could choose the short road and strike some kind of plea bargain with the crown prosecution to have my charges reduced or […]

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Gwen Repetski’s Struggle for Life

October 2, 2015April 15, 2016Owen SmithComment(0)

By Owen Smith Since the Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that consummated our six year constitutional challenge, I’m commonly asked by people how I feel. It’s easy to say that I am very happy with the outcome insofar as it has helped innumerable people that I have never met escape unnecessary suffering. For those […]

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Extract Trial: BC Court of Appeal

September 18, 2015April 14, 2016Owen SmithComment(0)

(image CKNW) Many of the arguments presented to the BC Court of Appeal were recently repeated in Ottawa before the Supreme Court of Canada. You can watch the footage of the SCC hearing online HERE. The Court shortly after ruled in our favor in a Unanimous 7-0 Decision, read about it HERE By Owen Smith After the morning session […]

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Licensed Producers Get Some Sympathy

August 11, 2015December 22, 2015Jerry GolickComment(0)

by Jerry Golick Only in Canada, eh? You know, despite how it seems de rigueur for all “real” pro-cannabis activists to hate those money-grubbing, corporate, greedy, licensed medical cannabis producers, I’ve got to admit that I am starting to feel sorry for them. On the one hand, their costs to set up and maintain their […]

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High Court Heroics

July 15, 2015April 15, 2016Ted SmithComment(0)

By Ted Smith (editors note: Health Canada has since made a response to the Smith ruling, read about it HERE) Cries of relief and outrage could be heard across Canada early in the morning, last June 11.  Tears of joy streamed down many faces as news spread about another blow to cannabis prohibition, though not […]

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