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Pot Laws Fall…Again

By Matt Mernagh It was like winning the World Wrestling Federation heavy weight title or the Stanley Cup. The winning feeling was truly so overwhelming that I didn’t know how to respond. The sensation lasted for days. I think I did pretty good responding to the flood of media coverage. Canada’s legalization court ruling even […]

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A May Vote-Remember Your ABCs

By Amie Gravell Coming May 2, 2011. Canada will undergo its fourth election in seven years. Whatever one believes about the worth of another election, we can remain on the positive side and choose to see it as a chance to effect a more likable change in our leadership than last election (which of course […]

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Michelle Rainey

Courage. Compassion. Commitment.   On Oct. 20, 2010, the cannabis community lost one of its great leaders. Michelle Rainey, one of Canada’s foremost medicinal marijuana activist, succumbed to cancer with her husband Jef Tek and her mother Emilie by her side. Michelle was a bright light in the community, combining courage and commitment to her […]

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HEMPOLOGY 101 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Fall 2010 – Spring 2011 Sept. 15, UVSS Hempology 101 Club Lecture Series Begins 22 lectures, 3:30-4pm, room to be announced Oct. 31, 7pm Courthouse- Halloween Annual Costume Contest Nov. 15, noon Ministry of Health International Medical Marijuana Day 4:20pm End of Silent Art Auction Dec. 22, 7pm Ministry of Health- downtown Cannabis Caroling Dec. […]

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Updates From the Valley

  Pitt Meadows—the most ban happy town in the west—has succeeded in passing the first Canadian bylaw banning caregivers from growing marijuana for patients in their homes, or on farms. Original reports of the bylaw indicated the ban would be on growing legal marijuana entirely within its jurisdiction’s agricultural and residential zones, but the final […]

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Interview with: MP Dr. Keith Martin

Keith Martin discusses mandatory minimum sentences, medical marijuana, and party politics On May 29, Kristen Mann interviewed Hon. Dr. Keith Martin at the Backpacker’s Inn, in Victoria. Here is the transcription. Kristen Mann: Today we are sitting down with Dr. Keith Martin, longtime MP for Esquimalt/ Juan de Fuca. Dr. Martin, thank you for visiting […]

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Hempology 101 Growing Like Weed

By Andrew Brown September 1st marks the fifteenth anniversary of Hempology 101 in Victoria, B.C. Our mandate is legalization by education. The long version is participatory education in constant, passive, civil disobedience. Hempology 101 has evolved from meetings being held in a room across the street from Hemp BC in Nov. 1994, to a full […]

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Clubs growing throughout B.C

A wave of new compassion clubs and dispensarys helping many…and bothering very few   Nestled between the coastal mountains and the City of Vancouver, on the shores of the Fraser River, stands the town of Maple Ridge. With a population of nearly 69,000, Maple Ridge is like any other town in Canada, with one exceptional […]