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(image by Mark Lehtimaki) By Ted Smith Though a final date for Owen Smith to appear before the Supreme Court of Canada has not been set yet, Chief Justice McLachlin has formally invited interveners to file and given lawyers on both sides clear dates for submitting documents. Many patients, caregivers, scientists and investors across Canada […]
(image: AlisonMyrden.com) by Al Graham It was 2003 when I first heard of Alison Myrden. I know the year because it was just shortly after my first ever Crohn’s flare up, and the year I became involved in the cannabis community. As time went on, I wanted to get better educated about cannabis so […]
Cannabis Activists Working Together; Decarboxylation; M.U.M.M. and more from the Cannabis Digest this week November 8th – 14th, 2014 with Owen Smith Subscribe to the Youtube Channel! LINKS/NOTES Nov 8th Debbie Stultz-Giffin Debbie Stultz-Giffin tells the story of M.U.M.M. Maritimers Unite for Medical Marijuana . http://t13.6ec.mytemp.website/medical-marijuana-maritimes/ Medical Marijuana in the Maritimes – Cannabis Digest […]
By Matt Mernagh Gardening relaxes me. Even when I’m a little tired, or even plenty tired, there’s always a little time for my marijuana plants. Besides watering and pruning, I perform pilates and mediation. It’s important to stretch before performing manual labor. Especially if you are a chronically ill person who doesn’t get around very […]
By Owen Smith I began my foray into the role of a medical cannabis caregiver at the bakery of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club in 2008. Previous baking experience and a keen interest in learning about the cannabis plant as medicine made me an ideal candidate. Although I took a pay cut, i learned a […]
A Rant From The Editor By Judith Stamps This is a unique time for public education on the subject of cannabis. The movements toward legalization have achieved more in the past two years than in the previous forty. We’re witnessing an implosion: militarization of the police exposed, the brutality of civil forfeiture exposed, lies exposed. […]
Mandatory Minimum Sentences; Hemp Oil; A Note of Caution and more from the Cannabis Digest this week November 1st – 7th, 2014 with Owen Smith Subscribe to the Youtube Channel! Nov 1st by Admin You can now read the entire Issue 42 of the Cannabis Digest Online for Free . http://t13.6ec.mytemp.website/cdfall2014full/ Cannabis Digest Fall […]
By Debbie Stultz-Giffin Before I begin this article on the history of Maritimers Unite for Medical Marijuana Society (MUMM), I would like to thank Ted Smith for this opportunity to share some of what has and is happening on the East Coast medicinal cannabis front. I will tell you about myself and provide background information […]
By Kirk Tousaw In Nov. 2012, the Harper Conservative government ushered in new mandatory sentencing legislation for certain Controlled Drugs and Substances Act offences. Despite criticism from outside and inside government, and clear evidence that such sentences are harmful to the criminal justice system and society, the ideologically-driven rules are now law and are binding […]
By Dr. Lester Grinspoon, M.D. Like everyone else who has been working over decades to ensure that marijuana, with all that it has to offer, is allowed to take its proper place in our lives, I have been heartened by the rapidly growing pace at which it is gaining understanding as a safe and versatile […]