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By Ted Smith On March 20, 2015, patients and activists from across the country will descend upon the Supreme Court of Canada to witness the first medical cannabis case ever heard by the high court. Owen Smith, former head baker of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, will be in the front row to watch his […]
The Right to Grow; Extract Interveners and Baker Basics and more from the Cannabis Digest this week November 15th – 21st, 2014 with Owen Smith Subscribe to the Youtube Channel! LINKS/NOTES Nov. 15th Matt Mernagh Canadian Cannabis Champ Matt Mernagh weighs in on the Right to Grow our own Medicine . http://cannabisdigest.ca/right-grow-medicine/ The […]
By Owen Smith In my previous blog I talked about decarboxylation, which transforms cannabinoid acids into their active states. Once this is performed you may immerse the dried marihuana into a medium of some sort to facilitate ingestion. Now the question arises, what medium should you use? At this stage you can decide to concentrate […]
(image by Mark Lehtimaki) By Ted Smith Though a final date for Owen Smith to appear before the Supreme Court of Canada has not been set yet, Chief Justice McLachlin has formally invited interveners to file and given lawyers on both sides clear dates for submitting documents. Many patients, caregivers, scientists and investors across Canada […]
By Owen Smith I began my foray into the role of a medical cannabis caregiver at the bakery of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club in 2008. Previous baking experience and a keen interest in learning about the cannabis plant as medicine made me an ideal candidate. Although I took a pay cut, i learned a […]
Hempcrete; Standardizing Cannabis Extracts; Gayle Quin and more from the Cannabis Digest this week October 26th – 31st, 2014 with Owen Smith Subscribe to the Youtube Channel! Oct 26 Gayle Quin “Sincere thanks to everyone who has written, advertised, drawn and helped distribute our little paper and to all of you devoted readers who keep […]
By Owen Smith In a previous blog I mentioned a number of medical cannabis products that are being developed around the world. All of these products require at least the basic extraction of the medicinal ingredients from the bulk of the cannabis plant. Although it is difficult pioneering work, medical cannabis groups have been diligently […]
The struggles of medical marijuana distribution in Canada By Ted Smith Describing Canadian medical cannabis distribution as the wild west show might seem like a stretch to some, but to those in the field there has never been as much interest, excitement, opportunity and disappointment as we are witnessing right now. The Green Rush is […]
the Saga of Medical Marijuana in Washington State; Cannabis Faiths; Vaporizer Wisdom and more from the Cannabis Digest this week Owen Smith brings you the Cannabis Digest News from September 27th to October 3rd, 2014 Notes & Links September 27th By Calli Walton To some, religion can be a tender subject. And why […]
Ted Smith Bigger and better than ever, the Cannabis Digest is evolving as we all watch the cannabis industry explode around the world. In fact we could have even tried to make the last issue 32 instead of 28 pages but we actually forgot to put several of our advertisers in the paper, for which we […]