My Life, My Plant
By admin | January 5, 2013
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Pot baker in clear, but more battles may loom
By admin | December 29, 2012
Pot baker in clear, but more battles may loom
The head baker of the Cannabis Buyers’ Club of Canada will be acquitted of two outstanding drug offences — but medical-marijuana fans shouldn’t celebrate too quickly.
Lawyers say the Crown has left the door open to appeal a landmark medical-marijuana ruling that allowed people authorized to use marijuana to drink it in tea or bake it in brownies or cookies.
In April, Owen Smith won a constitutional challenge against Health Canada’s medical-marijuana laws. Smith had been charged in December 2009 with possession for the purpose of trafficking and unlawful possession of marijuana after the manager of the Chelsea apartments on View Street complained to police about a strong, offensive smell wafting through the building.
Police obtained a search warrant and recovered substantial quantities of cannabis-infused olive and grapeseed oil, as well as pot cookies, destined for sale through the Cannabis Buyers’ Club.
Smith’s trial began Jan. 16 but moved quickly into a voir dire — a trial within a trial — to allow defence lawyer Kirk Tousaw to challenge the validity of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act regarding marijuana.
Although Smith pleaded not guilty to the charges, admissions of fact were entered into the court record, in which he acknowledged essential elements of the offences.
In the end, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Johnston ruled that it’s unconstitutional to restrict medical-marijuana patients to using dried pot. He gave Health Canada a year to respond to his ruling. Read the rest of this entry »
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Charges Dropped Press Conference
By admin | December 28, 2012
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Bakery Raid Charges Dropped!
By admin | December 28, 2012
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Hempology Cannabis Carolling!
By admin | December 6, 2012
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B.C. marijuana activist in Ottawa to push for change
By admin | November 29, 2012
B.C. marijuana activist in Ottawa to push for change
Riding the wave of what some are calling a “cannabis spring,” B.C. marijuana activist Ted Smith brought his “Hempology 101” convention to the Ottawa Public Library’s central branch Sunday.
Smith, on his first tour beyond his home province, where he has held similar events for a dozen years, said successful legalization votes in the states of Colorado and Washington have given new energy to the cause.
“There’s a certain momentum happening that has never occurred before,” he said.
The Ottawa event, like all stops on his tour, including Halifax, Sackville, N.B., and Toronto, featured local speakers, including activists, scholars and public figures.
“The goal is to plant the seed,” said Smith, who hopes to see more and more campus clubs “sprout up” at universities.
Russell Barth, a public marijuana activist in Ottawa for 10 years, spoke at the event and said he has noticed a shift in public perception over time.
“In 2002 or 2003, when you talked about medical marijuana people would purse their lips, roll their eyes and go, ‘Oh, yeah, sure.’ Now you talk to a stranger on the bus and they go, ‘Oh, yeah, I’ve heard good things about that.’”
Still, Barth said the city has a long way to go, compared to Toronto or Vancouver. Read the rest of this entry »
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UPCOMING: Ottawa’s 1st Hempology Cannabis Convention
By admin | November 21, 2012
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UPCOMING: Toronto’s 1st Hempology Cannabis Convention
By admin | November 21, 2012
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Guess how much British Columbians spend on pot each year?
By admin | November 21, 2012
Guess how much British Columbians spend on pot each year?
The researchers suggest that the B.C. government could reap massive tax revenues if marijuana were legalized in this province.
A new study has rung in British Columbians’ pot purchases at about a half-billion dollars each year, and its pro-legalization researchers argue that means the province could be bringing in massive tax revenues.
Researchers from the University of B.C. and Simon Fraser University sought to quantify the retail value of marijuana sold on the black market.
They looked at the price of marijuana and research that suggests more than 366,000 people in B.C. use pot to estimate the pot industry is worth between $443 million and $564 million a year.
They say the revenues could be used to fund addictions programs and health care, similar to the new system set to be rolled out in Washington and Colorado, where the public recently voted to legalize the drug. Read the rest of this entry »
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Hempology’s East Coast Convention Tour coverage
By admin | November 21, 2012
Skip to 5:35 for coverage of the 1st East Coast Cannabis Convention!
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