(image: massroots) by Ted Smith On the first day of Christmas My true love gave to me, A doobie in a pot tree. … On the 12th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, 12 pounds of bud 11 rolling papers 10 female clones 9 Bic lighters 8 […]
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Cannabis and the Foundation of Civilization
(image: Cannabis Digest) By Ted Smith As early hunter-gatherers began to unlock the secrets of civilization, they also began forming symbiotic relationships with the plants that provided the fundamental resources necessary for survival. Primary among these symbiotic plants is Cannabis Sativa, whose relationship with humankind is hundreds of thousands of years old. The seeds of […]
Hemp Machines
by Ted Smith After decades of attempts by inventors around the world, George Schlichten announced the successful creation of a decorticator in the summer of 1917. Just one year after the fact hemp hurds could be used for paper was discovered, this seemed to give hemp the boost it needed to retain its place as […]
Rudolf the Red-Haired Outdoor
By Ted Smith Many years ago we started writing cannabis carols and published a small colouring booklet full of our favourite songs. Until last year a group of us would march around downtown Victoria singing cannabis carols and hot-boxing City Hall. Unfortunately that tradition has died out and we will no longer be trying to […]
Early 20th Century Hemp Paper
By Ted Smith In 1916, the USA Department of Agriculture published Bulletin #404, announcing to the world an important new discovery in hemp processing. This discovery should have lead to a huge wave of interest in hemp, but ironically it was the trigger that lead to Reefer Madness as I will discuss in a later […]
Holiday Cannabis Treats: Poppy Pot Now!
One of the most wonderful things my love, Gayle Quin, has created is Poppy-pot. Now most of you have never heard of Poppy-pot because we have never sold it and it only seems to be available once a year. We are about to change that. Poppy-pot should be available every day. Until now, one could […]
Fibre Wars of the 1800’s
By Ted Smith By the end of the 1800s, hemp had fallen from the top of the fibre world. Cotton, flax, jute and other crops had chipped away at the dominant position hemp held in agricultural world trade. Ironically, the strong fibers in the hemp plant made it difficult to harvest and process, something economically […]
High Court Calls for Extract Interveners
(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 […]
Hemp in the United States
In the 1800s, hemp was a vital part of everyday life in America. Indeed, one could speculate that settling North America would have been much more difficult if it were not for the high quality rope, paper and canvas that was made from hemp. From the sailboats that brought Europeans across the ocean, to the […]
The Cannabis Movement Must Work Together
by Ted Smith One of the dilemmas in the cannabis movement in Canada has been the tension that is occasionally felt between medical and recreational cannabis users. We must learn to work together more often if we want to see change happen. That does not mean we should all have the same agenda, but we […]