Word Vaccine: Letter Writing as Activism
CANNABIS CULTURE - Don’t give the prohibitionists an inch! Vaccinate the public with the truth, and write a letter today.
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Top Ten Worst Corrupt Cop Cases of 2006
How Prohibition Makes Monsters of Law Enforcement
Retail Activism: Dom Cramer’s Yonge Street Hempire
The cannabis movement has come a long way since 1994, the year of my initiation into the “cannabis culture”, when I founded Toronto Hemp Company (THC). I began humbly at the age of 20 while finishing a torturous stint at the University of Toronto and sharing an apartment with an old high-school friend. One day he showed me an Internet announcement by – and correspondence with – Marc Emery, then owner of a “revolutionary retail” Vancouver store called HEMP BC.
Why Be NORML?
CANNABIS CULTURE - The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is a nonprofit public-interest lobby that has, for more than 30 years, provided a voice for citizens who oppose marijuana prohibition.
Rally Tools
CANNABIS CULTURE - There’s no financial reason to not protest insane, evil, monopolistic pot laws! You can organize a public rally with as little as $300 – here is a list of what you need, with approximate costs, in order to hold a "basic rally".
Favorite Bud: The Cheese (Outdoor)
The Cheese is a very special phenotype of Skunk #1 that was found in the UK. In 2004, a really nice guy called ‘Big Buddha’ was at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam giving away samples of what he called “The Cheese”. The sample pictured here is a clone from an Afghani male crossed with The Cheese.
How to Hold a Pot Protest, Rally or March
CANNABIS CULTURE - Doobie demonstrations should be more than just pot parties or cannabis culture celebrations; they should always deliver a message against prohibition, raise awareness about the evil war on drugs, and endorse positive policy change.
How To Open a Hemp Store: Launching Your Own Retail Revolution
CANNABIS CULTURE - Marc Emery's classic CC article on how to launch a career as a marijuana mogul by starting your own head shop.
How to Stage a Hempfest
CANNABIS CULTURE - Inspired by Seattle Hempfest, Ryan Ballou started an annual Spokane Hempfest in Washington State. Here’s how he did it.
Glass Masters: Jason Lee
Jason Lee has been blowing borosilicate glass for about 12 years, and is well known for influencing more glass pipe makers’ work than other glass blowers. His inspiration comes from the technical and mathematic art of scientists and philosophers such as MC Escher, DaVinci, and Benoit Mandlebrot, who seemed to understand that the complexities of the Universe can be explained by simple means if a pattern can be found. Jason’s focus with patterning is to replicate that connection with the divine.
