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By Ted Smith for the Cannabis Digest Rarely does an opportunity to act in a feature film fall into your lap. It is almost impossible then to be asked to virtually play yourself in the movie, even getting to introduce yourself, using your real name in your own place of business. An illegal business, to […]
By Gayle Quin What a beautiful spring we have had. Thanks, Mother Nature, for making up for a horrible winter. My heart was full of empathy for all of you living in the East. I hope your summer shines bright on your gardens and on your lives. I have greatly missed seeing all of the […]
A Patients Perspective on the New Regulations By Debbie Stultz-Giffin Health Canada’s Medical Marijuana Program Regulations (MMPR) came into force on April 1, 2014. The impact of the MMPR is being felt across the country by patients, doctors and compassion clubs. Meanwhile, note worthy things are happening on the Licensed Producer (LP) front. During the […]
You can take it to the bank. By Cam Birge Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberal Party can be trusted to introduce legislation to legalize marijuana in Canada should they form a majority government following the federal election expected to be held in October of 2015. History teaches us not to take a politician at […]
The Hollow Chocolate Easter Bunny That Is Justin Trudeau By Russel Barth The media have been saying that the Justin Trudeau Liberals will legalize marijuana if they get into power. Trudeau has been saying things along those lines, I will admit, but he has promised nothing, and it is not yet an official party policy. […]
image: Dr. David Allen shakes hands By Owen Smith Cannabis Digest Blogger Dr. David Allen is a retired heart surgeon who moved to California after there medical cannabis referendum passed and started a medical office that recommended cannabis to patients. He left his fifty-acre property in Mississippi in the care of his sister and […]
By Ted Smith No event in cannabis activism around the world has been as highly anticipated as the release of Marc Emery. After spending over 4 years trapped in various US jails, the Prince of Pot is getting ready to return to his native homeland to begin the next chapter of his life. No one […]
Battling Daren the Lion This is the story of Educators For Sensible Drug Policy. It begins in 2001, when 21-year-old Adam Jones, an education major at the University of Montana at Billings, was arrested for possession of ½ gram of psilocybin mushrooms. He was sentenced to five years in prison, a sentence later […]
Health Risks of Marijuana Use by James Geiwitz, Ph.D. September 19, 2001 Contents 1.0: INTRODUCTION 2.0: THE TOXICOLOGY OF THC 2.1: Genetic Effects 2.2: Pregnancy and Offspring 2.2.1: Pregnancy 2.2.2: Birth defects and brain development 2.3: Hormonal Systems and Reproductive Capabilities 2.4: Immune System 2.4.1: Suppression versus enhancement 2.4.2: Humans and disease 2.5: THC and […]
A future for Cannabis in Costa Rica As we move into July, the Costa Rica Medicinal Cannabis Movement signature gathering campaign has surpassed 100K and are now seeking more in case of invalid or duplicate signatures. Costa Rica has only had one successful referendum in the past. The citizens decided by vote that […]