The Hemp BC Story

Celebrating a decade of cannabis activism

karlis — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Police at Hemp BC during 1996 raidIn 1994, it wasn't easy to buy a bong in Canada.
A federal law passed in 1988 had banned all "instruments or literature for illicit drug use." This law was heavily enforced across Canada ? police claimed to have shut down 200 stores in Toronto alone!

Police raid Marc Emery

karlis — Tue, 05 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0800

Marc EmeryCannabis Culture publisher and cannabis seed pioneer Marc Emery, his partner Coral Clay, and Coral's son Dylan were rousted from their suburban home by police on Vancouver Island on Canada's West Coast early Tuesday morning, March 5th.
Emery was first awakened by a series of phone calls that took place around 3:30 am. He answered the third call.

Alternative 911 Viewpoints

karlis — Thu, 25 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700

Here are some links which we at Cannabis Culture have found to be interesting reading, in regards to September 11 and the events which have followed. We do not necessarily endorse all of the views expressed in the articles linked below, but we guarantee they will make for lively discussion and debate.

This list of links and information will grow, so please come back again!

ALTERNATIVE IDEAS

US military proposed secret plan to commit terrorist attacks against Americans in 1962

CC online needs web designer

karlis — Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0700

Cannabis Culture online is seeking a skilled person to help us with our websites, including cannabisculture.com, emeryseeds.com, and pot-tv.net.
We are looking for a web-based graphic designer
who can work from their home, who also has a knowledge of html and perl basics. Any other computer or web development skills will be an asset.

We do pay well, but don't expect to get rich working for us. We seek people with skill, devotion and passion. There are some fringe benefits too, of course.

If you're interested, tell us what you can do for our site and why you'd like to work for us.

Cops bust Cannabis Culture journalist

karlis — Fri, 07 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0700

The thirtieth annual Fourth of July Smoke-Out in Washington, DC ended with an unexpected type of fireworks this year.
The event began peacefully in Lafayette Park, a few hundred feet from the White House, at noon on a typically hot and humid July 4th. For three hours, the crowd of approximately 4,000 people heard a variety of speeches from cannabis activists, including NORML director Keith Stroup, Pot-TV's Miriam White, drug reform policy expert Kevin Zeese, and Yippie anarchist Dana Beal.

Cannabis Culture Manifesto

karlis — Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700

The 5 Conditions For Peace
The worldwide Cannabis Culture demands the following five conditions to ending this seven decades of global warfare against us.

1. The immediate legalization of cannabis, and then as quickly as possible to all other herbs and entheogens.

2. That there be no legal or regulatory controls on who may cultivate and use cannabis. We will accept regulation and taxation only in regards to the commercial sale of cannabis products.

Wanna Grow Some Weed? It's Not That Hard To Find Out How.

karlis — Thu, 27 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700

(This article first appeared in the Wed Apr 19 2000 National Post.)
Now that it's spring, I've decided to get active in something that gets me closer to nature.

But first, I needed some reading material.

"Do you have High Times?" I asked the man behind the counter in a College Street magazine store. "You know, the magazine about growing pot?"

It was sold out. But under "Hobbies," in between a magazine about tattooing and another about turkey hunting, was Cannabis Culture, a Vancouver-based magazine.

Marc Emery spits on cops

karlis — Mon, 24 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700

Marc EmeryDecember 16, 1997 saw the second of four raids on Hemp BC, and the cops went hog wild (see CC#12, Dangerous business: hemp store raids in Canada).

HempBC

karlis — Tue, 08 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0800

Hemp BC was a store founded by Marc Emery in Vancouver, Canada, in April 1994. It was one of Canada's very first hemp stores, as selling pipes, bongs and pro-pot books was (and still is) illegal in Canada.

Hemp BC shuts down

karlis — Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:00:00 -0700

City council and the courts have finished what mutliple police raids began: Hemp BC and the Cannabis Cafe are out of business. Owner Sister Icee was refused a business license after farcical city council hearings during February and March, where city lawyers blamed Icee for things that had occured while founder Marc Emery owned the businesses (see CC#18, Hemp BC's show-cause showdown).

Hemp BC's judicial review

karlis — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 00:00:00 -0700

Sister Icee: are Hemp BC`s days numbered?On May 17 and 18, Supreme Court Judge Thomas Melnick heard Hemp BC's application for a "judicial review" of the highly biased Vancouver City Council hearings, which resulted in Hemp BC being denied a business licence. Hemp BC's owner, Sister Icee, wishes unhopefully for a favourable ruling from the Supreme Court.

Busted up dates

karlis — Sat, 01 May 1999 00:00:00 -0700

- On January 20, Marc Emery was in court to face multiple charges of selling marijuana seeds. Emery plea-bargained, pleading guilty and receiving a $5,000 dollar fine. Emery will serve no time, probation or community hours whatsoever, although he still suffers the loss of about $600,000 in merchandise over multiple police raids.

Hemp store harassment update

karlis — Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 -0800

Hemp BC vs City Council
Vancouver city officials continue to attack Hemp BC, Canada's foremost hemp store. After raiding the store repeatedly and beating those who protested the raid, after ongoing harassment and intimidation of customers, it might seem like the city has exhausted its means of attacking the store. But it hadn't.

The long harm of the law

karlis — Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:00:00 -0800

You are punched in the kidneys or choked into submission because you were speaking your mind in a peaceful way. You are tortured with a stun gun. You are shot in the street for carrying a candy bar or shot dead while driving your car. It would be better if there were no police to protect you, because they are the ones doing the punching, choking, torturing and shooting.

1999 FLASHBACK - Marc Emery: The Prince of Pot speaks out

karlis — Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:00:00 -0800

(Article originally ran in CC #16, Jan/Feb 1999) Marc Emery is Canada's most well-known marijuana activist. He came to Vancouver in 1994, and immediately opened Hemp BC, which has grown into a world-famous marijuana and hemp superstore. In the following three years Marc also founded the Hemp BC Legal Assistance Centre, the Little Grow Store, the Cannabis Cafe, and Cannabis Culture Magazine.

Drug laws go bust

karlis — Wed, 01 Jul 1998 00:00:00 -0700

Vancouver cops guiltily guarding Hemp BC during their latest raid.The forces of freedom and oppression battle it out for the mighty marijuana plant.

Dangerous business: hemp store raids in Canada

karlis — Fri, 01 May 1998 00:00:00 -0700

In our last issue, we reported on some of the ongoing raids and harassment directed at hemp store owners across Canada. Since then, there have been even more police raids, including more seizures of literature like Cannabis Canada Magazine.
However, cracks are appearing in the wall of prohibition, as many store owners and activists tenaciously fight back.

THE PLANT UPROOTED

Webguy to Worldwide

karlis — Fri, 02 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Webguy to WorldwidePlaying in the cannabis fields

When I first started playing in the cannabis field, just fiveshort years ago, I could still amaze friends and relatives with stories of"cannabis hemp", a plant that could be made into food, clothing, cosmetics, fuel,paper, plastic, and buidling materials. Not only that, but this was the sameplant people called "pot," and due to a decades-old corporate conspiracy,the plant had been wrongfully outlawed.

"What a wonderful story," they said.

High Times in Oreganja

karlis — Sat, 01 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0800

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Hemp Store Harassment

karlis — Fri, 03 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800

Five stores over the line

karlis — Tue, 05 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800

Chris Clay
Chris Clay of Hemp Nation, London, Ontario
charges: Cultivation of a narcotic, possession of a narcotic for the purposes of trafficking, and trafficking in a narcotic.

defence: The prohibition of marijuana is unconstitutional on many grounds, and Chris will call many expert witnesses to testify about different aspects of this.

The Hempsters Hit the Senate~

karlis — Wed, 01 May 1996 00:00:00 -0700

The Hempsters Hit the Senate

THE HEMPSTERS HIT THE SENATE

CANNABIS EXPERTS TESTIFY ABOUT

THE CONTROLLED DRUGS
AND SUBSTANCES ACT

BY
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HempBC Bust Update

karlis — Wed, 01 May 1996 00:00:00 -0700

HempBC Bust Update

Hemp BC: Post-Bust Update
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Hemp hunting in darkest Amsterdam

karlis — Fri, 15 Mar 1996 00:00:00 -0800

For the 8th season running, the infamous Cannabis Cup was held in the civilized city of Amsterdam - pot capital of the world. All paranoia was suspended and the city became one big picnic, a perfect backdrop for delegates from four continents to enjoy those fruits of the earth that are forbidden elsewhere on the planet.

Full moon fever

karlis — Fri, 15 Mar 1996 00:00:00 -0800

Cannabis Canada, spring96 - Full Moon Fever

Full Moon Fever

The Hemp BC Story

Celebrating a decade of cannabis activism

Police raid Marc Emery

Alternative 911 Viewpoints

CC online needs web designer

Cops bust Cannabis Culture journalist

Cannabis Culture Manifesto

Wanna Grow Some Weed? It's Not That Hard To Find Out How.

Marc Emery spits on cops

HempBC

Hemp BC shuts down

Hemp BC's judicial review

Busted up dates

Hemp store harassment update

The long harm of the law

1999 FLASHBACK - Marc Emery: The Prince of Pot speaks out

Drug laws go bust

Dangerous business: hemp store raids in Canada

Webguy to Worldwide

High Times in Oreganja

Hemp Store Harassment

Five stores over the line

The Hempsters Hit the Senate~

HempBC Bust Update

Hemp BC: Post-Bust UpdateSowing the Seeds of read more

Hemp hunting in darkest Amsterdam

Full moon fever

Hemp BC: Post-Bust Update
Sowing the Seeds of

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