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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Intro by Ted Smith After the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club won a number of court cases early in the millenium, I started writing letters back and forth with Health Canada regarding the issue of cannabis extracts. This is the last letter we received. If you would like to see the earlier letters between me […]
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 […]
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 […]
By David Allen M.D. The new vapor pens are all the craze now and can be seen everywhere. Originally designed for vaporizing tobacco and nicotine products these pens are great for vaporizing cannabis oils. These pens vaporize the cannabis oils and leave an almost undetectable odor and can be used in public without little or […]
By Al Graham photo of Al Graham (www.pace-online.ca – the People Advocating Cannabis Education Radio Show) Time4Hemp OK people it’s time to pack a bowl with your favourite herb. Now light it up as we’re going to learn more about ‘Time 4 Hemp’. Time 4 Hemp is a 24/7 pro-cannabis broadcast network that features the […]
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