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Lifting the Illusion of “Dried Marihuana”

October 3, 2014October 3, 2014Owen SmithComment(0)

Figure 1. The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Schedule 2, Cannabis What exactly is ‘dried marihuana’? In April of 2012, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Johnston struck the term “dried marihuana” from the Medical Marihuana Access Regulations, refining the language to refer to all products listed as Cannabis in schedule 2 of the CDSA (figure […]

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Authorized Not Approved

September 26, 2014September 26, 2014Ted SmithComment(0)

Smith Vs. the Drug Approval Process By Ted Smith Recently the federal government announced it was appealing the Owen Smith trial to the Supreme Court of Canada.  A 2-1 ruling by the BC Court of Appeal struck down the medical cannabis regulations for being unconstitutional in August, giving the crown little choice but to appeal […]

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When Cops Don’t Care – What To Do When Your Rights Are Being Violated

September 20, 2014September 20, 2014Digest AdminComment(0)

By Calli Walton My mother always told me as a child that if I needed help I could run to a police officer, but something very unfortunate has been happening as I grow older – Police officers all over the world seem to have regressed away from the friendly lawmen we knew we could trust […]

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Cookies in High Court: Appeal Takes Smith to Ottawa – PRESS RELEASE

September 11, 2014Digest AdminComment(0)

For Immediate Release   Thurs Sept 11, 2014   Victoria, B.C.: The federal crown has decided to go to the Supreme Court of Canada to determine whether patients should have access to cannabis extracts, appealing the Aug 14 BC Court of Appeal decision in the Smith case.  No date has been set yet.  For many […]

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Patient Testimony: My Medicine is Necessary

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014Owen SmithComment(0)

By Owen Smith For the most part, medical cannabis users are among the least fortunate people in society. Not only have they acquired a life-altering condition but the treatment options that are available don’t work for them. Cannabis is medically necessary for these individuals. The Victoria Cannabis Buyers club is a medical cannabis dispensary that […]

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Cannabis Extracts throughout History: Part 3

August 28, 2014August 28, 2014Owen SmithComment(0)

Cannabis in the Modern Era In the second part of this series on Cannabis Extracts in History I looked at references from 1CE to the 17th century when cannabis began to emerge in the west as a prominent medicine. The modern era is dominated by prohibition. Check out this ‘History of marijuana law in the […]

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Winter of Hash? Has Smith created legal lacuna for extracts?

August 27, 2014August 27, 2014Ted SmithComment(0)

Winter of Hash?   Has Smith created legal lacuna for extracts? All of the impacts of the recent Smith decision in the BC Court of Appeal have not been fully understood and many questions remain.  While the lawyers debate about how the government will respond, there are a few points I would like to raise about […]

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Cookie Power: How Baking Cookies Has Changed The Law

August 20, 2014August 24, 2014Ted SmithComment(0)

By Ted Smith Last week the BC Court of Appeal struck down the federal regulations restricting patients to using dried marijuana in a case regarding Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club ex-baker Owen Smith.  Patients now have the legal right to possess and make cannabis derivatives in Canada, providing access to life-saving medicines while opening up huge […]

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Kirk Tousaw on the Smith decision

August 19, 2014August 24, 2014Digest AdminComment(0)

Intro By Ted Smith On Thurs Aug 14, 2014 the BC Court of Appeal, in a split decision, ruled that the regulations limiting patients to dried marijuana were unconstitutional.  This decision stems from a raid on the bakery of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club in Dec 2009 after which Owen Smith faced charges of possession […]

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Georgia Toons – Zero Deaths from Cannabis Ever!

August 17, 2014August 24, 2014Georgia ToonsComment(0)

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