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Activism Canada Medical

VCBC Faces Eviction: Letter to the City of Victoria

Dear Mayor Alto and City Council Hope this email finds you healthy and happy. As you are aware, the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club is under extreme pressure from the provincial government.  Please help us continue our life-saving, harm reduction activities.  Before explaining what we are asking, it is important to share some of the history […]

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Activism Blog Canada Feature Politics

COMPASSION CLUB PLEADS FOR HELP FROM CITY

https://youtu.be/HoJZUJwDs5ghttps://youtu.be/_YmIfG0-FEY   Thursday, May 14, 2026 Victoria, B.C.: The Province of B.C. has filed Civil Forfeiture documents against the landlord of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club to seize the property at 1625 Quadra Street where the group was raided in 2023 and last month.  At the same time, the B.C. Solicitor General has filed a […]

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Legislature Denies 420 Permit

Since legalization, the annual April 20 protest in Victoria, B.C. has moved from City Hall to the front lawn of the B.C. Legislative Buildings.  Celebrated in Victoria since 1997, April 20 has become the unofficial holiday of cannabis smokers around the world. Until this year, the staff at the B.C. Legislature have issued an event […]

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Activism Blog Feature

Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club Marks 30 Years Of Illegal Compassion

For Immediate Release Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club Marks 30 Years Of Illegal Compassion Saturday, January 24, 2026 Victoria, B.C.: Against all odds, the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club will be celebrating 30 years of providing cannabis products to patients on Sunday January 25th. The celebration is open to friends and members, young and old, and will […]

Medical Science

CBD: Danger?

Surprising positive and negative CBD drug interactions. The potential harms of cannabis have been overstated and drilled into youth by the medical establishment.  For some people, cannabis can have negative impacts but for the most part it is one of the safest, most effective medicines on the planet.  Ironically, some potential harms from using the […]

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Old Joints Study Needs You

Got aches and pains?   Do you use cannabis?   Want to make $20? A new study being done out of the University of Victoria on patients over 45 years old who are suffering from pain is looking for a few hundred participants.  The survey basically takes about 1 ½ hours and is done entirely online after […]

Activism Canada Feature Politics

Press Release: VCBC Rezoning Application

For Immediate Release: Monday, May 12, 2025 Victoria, B.C.: By Ted Smith A cannabis retail rezoning application for 1625 Quadra Street and the $7,500 fee has been sent to the City of Victoria by the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club. Despite not being in compliance with the Cannabis Act, the VCBC is anticipating city council will […]

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Grassroots Harm Reduction Uprooted By Legalization

By Ted Smith Research acknowledging the benefits of compassion clubs over the legal medical cannabis program and the stark, negative consequences of legalization have been recently published in the Harm Reduction Journal.  In the study, Marilou Gagnon and Heather Hobbs explain how compassion clubs have practiced harm reduction for decades, yet they have been left […]

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Press Release: Charter Denied: Compassion Club Ordered To Pay $3.2 Million

For Immediate Release: Tuesday August 6, 2024 Charter Denied: Compassion Club Ordered To Pay $3.2 Million. Victoria, B.C.: A Compliance Order from the Province of B.C., has been issued to the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club demanding the non-profit society pay a $3.2 million fine by September 6, 2024, though a similar fine against founder, Ted […]