Archive for July, 2011
Health Canada Pulls the Plug on Growing
Friday, July 29th, 2011From Cannabis Digest #29 http://cannabisdigest.ca/cms/ Health Canada appears ready to make things a lot worse for medical cannabis users. Proposed amendments to the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations will take away both legal options patients have to produce their own medicine. More drug companies will be granted authority to produce and distribute cannabis. Some of the [...]
The ‘snicker factor’ aside, Hemp is serious business
Sunday, July 17th, 2011Hemp is fast becoming a staple of daytime TV as Oprah, Dr. Oz and others extol the health virtues of hemp oil, protein powders and pasta. At the same time, industrial interests tout it as a potential base for products ranging from textiles to car parts. As a result, demand is surging in the United [...]