[su_quote]You want me to put that WHERE?[/su_quote] By Nicholas Fraleigh This is a common reaction to the suggestion that cannabis can be used as a suppository. Rectal administrations (suppositories) have an unfairly bad reputation in North America, despite the diverse benefits they offer. This article aims to educate about the advantages associated with the rectal […]
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The Healing Side of Cannabis
By Danielle Pope – Monday Magazine Gayle Quin was 13 the first time she learned smoking weed helped her. Now, 54 and a cancer survivor, Quin works with the Cannabis Buyers Club of Canada to help others gain access. — image credit: Danielle Pope Victoria’s Cannabis Buyers Club speaks to life free of pain, stigma around […]
From The Archives: Letter to Police Chief Sets Tone for VCBC
By Ted Smith Founder, Victoria’s Hempology 101 Society March 19, 1997 Dear Doug Richardson Your quick response to my letter is much appreciated and I apologize for replying so slowly, but such things require the utmost patience and careful attention. I welcome the opportunity to further explain my activities as president of Victoria’s Hempology 101 […]
The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club: A Study in Home Rule
The Victoria Cannabis Buyer’s Club (VCBC), Vancouver Island’s senior medical marijuana dispensary, is located on a quiet section of Johnson Street at the edge of downtown Victoria, BC. Its storefront window bears a perpetual ‘Under Renovations’ sign. Aside from this, the dispensary, lodged in an old red brick building, has nothing to mark its […]
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 […]
Compassion in my life
I first found the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club when I was homeless and off my provincial disability. Being homeless in Victoria at the age of 45 was overwhelming at times to say the least. I first heard of the club when I was still living on Saltspring Island. I read a newspaper about the VCBC […]