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Marijuana for recreational use is now legal in Colorado.

By admin | May 8, 2013

Marijuana For Recreational Use Now Legal In Colorado: Hickenlooper Signs Amendment 64 Into State Constitution

Marijuana for recreational use is now legal in Colorado.

Today, Governor John Hickenlooper signed an Executive Order making an “official declaration of the vote” related to Amendment 64. The declaration formalizes A64 as part of Colorado’s state constitution and makes legal the personal use, possession and limited home-growing of marijuana under Colorado law for adults aged 21 and older.

“Voters were loud and clear on Election Day,” Hickenlooper said in a statement. “We will begin working immediately with the General Assembly and state agencies to implement Amendment 64.”

Hickenlooper also created a marijuana task force that will aid in the implementation of Amendment 64 in Colorado. At the end of November when the creation of the task force was just announced, the governor’s spokesman, Eric Brown, described that that the task force will work “to identify the policy, legal and procedural issues that need to be resolved related to Amendment 64,” The Denver Post reported. Read the rest of this entry »

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B.C. candidates should step up on marijuana reform: poll

By admin | May 3, 2013

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B.C. candidates should step up on marijuana reform: poll

Provincial politicians are facing growing pressure to reveal their support or opposition to the legalization and regulation of marijuana in B.C., according to a new poll.

Stop the Violence B.C. – a lobby group of law enforcement and health officials, legal experts, academic professionals and ex-politicians – commissioned an Angus Reid poll that shows 73 per cent of British Columbians want the province to undertake a comprehensive pilot study on the regulation of marijuana.

“The provincial government comes up with a lame-duck excuse that it’s not their responsibility because it’s a federal law. But it is their responsibility because the provinces and municipalities are paying for bad policy every day through our police departments,” said Ted Smith, former head of the Victoria-based Cannabis Buyers’ Club of Canada.

“They’re not defending these laws at all anymore, they’re just saying ‘it’s not our job.’” Read the rest of this entry »

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RFTP 2013 Game 1

By admin | May 3, 2013

RFTP 2013 Game 1

Best Buds Vs. Up In Smoke

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Membership Newsletter April/May 2013

By admin | May 3, 2013

http://v-cbc.ca/membership-newsletter-aprilmay-2013/

Membership Newsletter April/May 2013

Sorry for not sending an email last month but it was an incredibly busy time and by the time we realized it had not happened it seemed too late. In fact this month is so busy that we are not holding any committee meetings.

We will get back to having meetings in June, starting with the new Health Care committee. This committee will seek to connect members to friendly medical professionals and to educate the medical community about the uses of cannabis. The first meeting will be Thurs June 6 at 5pm at the club.

Also having its first meeting in June, the Events committee will be planning opportunities for the members to get together and socialize outside of the club more often, while attempting to coordinate some fundraising activities, too. This committee will help with the annual birthday potluck, summer picnics, hikes, movie nights, etc and other fun happenings. It will have its first meeting on June 13 at 5pm.

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420 in Victoria

By admin | May 3, 2013

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Cannabis Day!

By admin | May 1, 2013

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Cannabis as Therapy By James Kerr

By admin | April 19, 2013

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Cannabis as Therapy

Overcoming the stigma

By James Kerr, M.A. Clinical Counselor

Care of the Weed Blog

As a mental health therapist, I am conflicted when considering recent progress within the cannabis movement. Legalization in Washington and Colorado is historic. And campaigns such as British Columbia’s Sensible BC make it seem that it is only a matter of time before society as a whole comes to awareness about this miraculous plant. Yet every day in my role as a therapist, I am aware of the stigma and judgment cannabis users face when seeking health services.

This article will examine the stigma in two parts. Part I is a fictional portrayal of a CTP (Cannabis for Therapeutic Purpose) user attempting to access health services. Part II will examine the effects stigmatization has on the CTP user, as well as actions underway to expose, educate and empower the cannabis movement.

Part I:

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