Gabor Maté is a retired B.C. physician who has treated some patients with ayahuasca, known for psychedelic healing powers. He is the author of When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress.
CANNABIS CULTURE – More Canadians are asking the government to take action on pardoning marijuana-related convictions as the country moves forward with pot legalization.
CANNABIS CULTURE – NDP Justice Critic Murray Rankin recently pressed the governing Liberal Party in the House of Commons for action on campaign promises to legalize marijuana possession and overturn criminal records for pot crimes.
At a former Hershey’s chocolate factory just outside Ottawa a company called Tweed now produces a rather different confection: marijuana for Canada’s tightly regulated medical market.
CANNABIS CULTURE – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his plan for marijuana legalization is not just a way to raise revenue but about improving safety by removing black market profits from criminal gangs.
CANNABIS CULTURE – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a decree last week to remove cannabis from the country’s official list of dangerous drugs.
CANNABIS CULTURE – I’m incredibly sad to read the news about the passing of one of my greatest friends from the cannabis community, Dave Easterbrook – better known as Guppy Fish.