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Cannabis legalization in Canada has turned the industry upside down, from ma and pa growers to large corporate machines. In the middle of this mayhem, old compassion clubs like the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club have some difficult decisions to make regarding the transition into the infant legal scheme. To explain how this transformation will […]
Happy 420! It’s that special time in April once again! If you use cannabis is one form or another, regardless of what you are doing with your day, chances are, you woke up happy and excited for your day today. Plus, this year is very special as its the first legal 420! You can actually […]
This article was reposted from the Times Colonist, Oct. 4th, 2018. Fifteen years later, Ted Smith’s dreams are about to come true: He’s on the hook for $12,000 worth of pot. Back in 2003, the Victoria marijuana crusader devised a novel way to fund his Cannabis Buyers Club’s legal battles. He offered what he called […]
Interviews: Alex Robb, Robert Laurie, Kirk Tousaw, and Dana Larsen. Victoria BC currently has 28 dispensaries. Of these, 8 are licensed, and 5 more are in process. Vancouver BC has 15 licensed dispensaries; and over 100 in total. We can divide these roughly into two categories: about to apply for a provincial license in the […]
Legalization of cannabis in Canada represents a move neither to accept the herb as part of normal life, nor to accept its consumers as normal people. It is, rather, an attempted trade deal; it attempts to trade legalization for the extinguishing of cannabis culture: the medical, intellectual and spiritual dimensions of the cannabis experience. Bill […]
Russell Barth At 10:30 on the morning of October 3rd, 2017, Cannabis Culture on Bank Street in Ottawa was raided – again – by the brave and heroic Ottawa Police Service as part of a set of four busts across the city that day. Having eliminated every other crime in Ottawa – solved every murder, […]
Owen Smith Establish Vaping Licences There used to be a movie theatre in Victoria that allowed people to smoke cannabis while they sat, laughed and ate lots of popcorn. People used to smoke cigarettes in restaurants and on airplanes. In recent decades, our awareness of the hazards of smoking has increased and governments have implemented […]
TEN PRAGMATIC THOUGHTS FOR CANNABIS, AND FOR DRUGS IN GENERAL 1. Anything that people do for enjoyment, that does not harm others, can be done moderately, and usually is. Infants experience bliss in breastfeeding, and stop when they’ve had enough. Kids, teens, and adults, in general, are competent moderates. 2. No substance or activity that […]
Cannabis and the Liquor Store Question…or What to Think About Whilst Waiting to Find Out Who Will Govern BC In December of 2015 British Columbian cannabis buffs were confronted with a conundrum, a present, I fear, from Bad Santa, but then again, maybe not. BC has both government run and private liquor stores, normally competitors […]
Cannabis Digest is happy to bring you weekly episodes of the Cannaisseur with Caelan Walton, but you don’t have to wait, visit the youtube page and subscribe for more videos. On this very special episode of #TheCannaisseur we’re going to be looking at Canada’s proposed policy surrounding legal cannabis for recreational use: Bill C45 aka The […]