Canada’s Cannabis Journal since 2010
Cannabis Digest publisher Ted Smith has accomplished a great deal as a cannabis advocate: from founding the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, to hosting the largest student club at the University of Victoria, to runnning 4K in a 10 ft. tall pot leaf costume in under an hour. He has led numerous legal challenges against bad […]
Ted Smith This May long weekend marked 20 years since I have had a drink of alcohol, a decision that I believe saved my life from one of misery and woe. Having dedicated my life to cannabis, quitting drinking was an easy decision to make for many reasons and one I cannot imagine regretting. There […]
This article previously appeared at Absolute Underground Interview with Ted Smith Who are are we talking to today and what are you best known for? Ted Smith Founder of the oldest medical dispensary in the world, the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, author of HEMPOLOGY 101: THE HISTORY AND USES OF CANNABIS SATIVA, publisher of the […]
New Date For International Medical Marijuana Day After 20 years plus of using various dates to raise awareness about cannabis on International Medical Marijuana Day, a day to celebrate, with special meaning for many cannabis patients in Canada, has been chosen. Last year the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a unanimous decision protecting the […]
Check out this short Video I put together of the footage of Hempology mascot Herb running the Times Colonist 10K marathon. Big thanks to the Bong Station team and the Photo and Video takers. Despite getting a late start, and it being a windy day, Herb hit the bong and ran the Marathon: An amazing […]
Grassroots Developments: Cannabis Conventions Build A Brighter Future Ted Smith We are entering the most exciting era of the Canadian cannabis culture; there has never been a more important time to network and share our knowledge of this incredible plant. Last summer I had the pleasure of speaking at an awesome conference in Vancouver hosted […]
(cover image from Cannabis in Canada: The Illustrated History) Ted Smith Well I may as well start with the most important update. My love, Gayle Quin, is still with us and will be celebrating her 59th birthday on April 16. Although she was sent home to die over 500 days ago, thanks to volumes of […]
Ted Smith With the legalization of cannabis just around the corner in Canada, there is a great deal to discuss. Giving stakeholders an opportunity to debate various points regarding the use, production and distribution of cannabis should contribute to the public discourse. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the International Hempology 101 Society will begin hosting […]
Ted Smith There is no better way to prove that cannabis does not make you lazy then to get up early in the morning to run 10 kilometers in a 12 foot tall pot leaf costume. Doing it at a large half-marathon, with a bong hit station halfway, is the best way to get the […]
Ted Smith This month marks 15 years since the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club secured a storefront to provide cannabis products to patients. Since we were operating a clearly illegal enterprise, the landlord was nervous about having a store that sold cannabis openly and requested we create another business to act as a front for the […]