Canada’s Cannabis Journal since 2010
To the tune of “Good King Wenceslas” by Ted Smith Good Queen Cannabis looked out, On the fields of B.C., Where the buds grew all about, Far and dank and sticky, Brightly shone the sun this fall, And the frost was quite light Many growers gave their all, Making smiles bright […]
(To the tune of “Silver Bells”) by Ted Smith People growing tall plants growing Making pot lovers smile In the air there’s a faint smell of cannabis People smoking 420 toking Passing joint after joint And in every clearcut you can hear Harvest time Harvest time It’s trimming time in the country […]
(To the tune of “Joy To The World”) by Ted Smith Joints to the world! The crop is done; Let pipes and bongs be stuffed! Let every head prepare a joint And friends & neighbours puff And friends & neighbours puff And friends & neighbours puff! Joints to the world! The […]
by Ted Smith To the tune of “We Three Kings of Orient Are” We three buds of Texada are Growing plants we’ve hidden afar Field and flower, need no power Grown under sun and star Grown a bud on Texada’s plain, Pot I bring to smoke up again Green forever, go […]
(image: massroots) by Ted Smith On the first day of Christmas My true love gave to me, A doobie in a pot tree. … On the 12th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, 12 pounds of bud 11 rolling papers 10 female clones 9 Bic lighters 8 […]
By Ted Smith Many years ago we started writing cannabis carols and published a small colouring booklet full of our favourite songs. Until last year a group of us would march around downtown Victoria singing cannabis carols and hot-boxing City Hall. Unfortunately that tradition has died out and we will no longer be trying to […]
By Ted Smith In 1916, the USA Department of Agriculture published Bulletin #404, announcing to the world an important new discovery in hemp processing. This discovery should have lead to a huge wave of interest in hemp, but ironically it was the trigger that lead to Reefer Madness as I will discuss in a later […]
By Ted Smith By the end of the 1800s, hemp had fallen from the top of the fibre world. Cotton, flax, jute and other crops had chipped away at the dominant position hemp held in agricultural world trade. Ironically, the strong fibers in the hemp plant made it difficult to harvest and process, something economically […]
In the 1800s, hemp was a vital part of everyday life in America. Indeed, one could speculate that settling North America would have been much more difficult if it were not for the high quality rope, paper and canvas that was made from hemp. From the sailboats that brought Europeans across the ocean, to the […]
(image:Hempcrete.com) By Diane Walsh For enthusiasts, it’s all about cementing the power of the industrial hemp movement right into people’s homes. You might ask, squinting one eye, and jutting forward to re-read…Hempcrete? Say what! When it comes to hemp, the ranges of uses (including food, clothing, rope, paper, soap, cosmetics, and even fuel) are well-known. […]