By Judith Stamps Back in the fall of 2013, Sensible BC led a heroic attempt to make use of British Columbia’s Recall and Initiative Act to force a referendum on decriminalizing cannabis in BC. The Act called for the signatures of 10% of the voting public in each of BC’s 85 electoral ridings. Volunteers failed […]
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Marijuana in a Post Prohibition World: Reflections On Mark Haden’s views
The recently held First Annual Conference of Sensible BC featured a great menu of panel discussions and small study sessions. One of the truly enjoyable subjects on the menu was how best to imagine life in post prohibition Canada. In this context, Marc Emery reiterated his view that we should legalize the plant and impose […]
You’re invited to the Sensible BC Conference!
by Dana Larsen – Sensible BC Director You are invited to join with Canada’s largest legalization team on the first weekend of October, to “Learn how to Legalize” at the Sensible BC Conference in Vancouver. This is going to be a very special weekend for anyone who cares about cannabis! First, you’ll get a chance […]
How to Talk To Your Fellow Human About Legalizing Marijuana
Thoughts on the Upcoming Sensible BC Conference Those of us who work on campaigns or who, in the course of everyday life, have occasion to discuss marijuana with ‘alternate’ populations, will know how hard it is to control the agenda. Here, gleaned from experience and from a number of sources1, are a few sensible […]
Cheech and Chong Support Marijuana Legalization in Victoria on July 20 at the Royal Theatre
On Sunday, July 20th at the Royal Theatre, Cheech and Chong, along with War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iB_Jz7Dess , bring their “Up In Smoke” show to Victoria for their only tour date in British Columbia. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iB_Jz7Dess “] Thanks to High Tide Entertainment owner Matt Laundrie, who is bringing the event to Victoria, both Cheech Marin […]
Sensible Starts in September
The race to collect 400,000 signatures begins By Andrew Brown With Sept. fast approaching, so does the urgency to act and get involved with the Sensible BC campaign. This will be the last issue of the Cannabis Digest before the campaign’s signature gathering begins, and we strongly encourage our B.C. readers to take part in […]
A Sensible Tour
Dana Larsen sows seeds of decriminalization across BC As Canada sits watching the United States reforming its drug laws state by state through voter initiatives, we find ourselves sitting in a vortex sucking our once progressive stance on drugs into a Conservative web of ideology-based laws stemming from early drug prohibition reefer madness. With the […]