Growing Hemp on Alberta Farms
Farmers are growing more industrial hemp each year. The markets for industrial hemp are also growing as people who attended Farming Smarter’s annual meeting at Ag Expo in Lethbridge learned.
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Medical Marijuana Patients Oppose Health Canada Changes
Robert Davidson’s multiple sclerosis left him unable to walk for 15 years. He had prescriptions for 13 different drugs – including high doses of morphine that left him feeling like a zombie.
Rule Change ‘Blindsides’ Medical Marijuana Bid
A Calgary-area greenhouse operator is being stymied in his effort to grow medical marijuana by a local council move to change the bylaw that would have allowed it.
Marc Emery Prison Blog: How I Began My Plan to Overgrow the Government
CANNABIS CULTURE - Since the 20th anniversary of my activism in British Columbia is approaching on April 11th, I thought I would write a series of blogs about my early years, when there was no movement, no legal medical marijuana anywhere, books and magazines about cannabis were banned in Canada – in essence, there was nothing. Over the next few months I'll tell you about great moments in my life where I contributed to the marijuana movement and helped changed several laws.
The History of Cannabis in Canada – Part 1: A Crucial World Commodity
CANNABIS CULTURE - The history of Canada is deeply intertwined with the story of cannabis. This most wonderful of plants has shaped our country in many important ways.
Patients May Defy New Medical Marijuana Laws
Some patients licensed to grow their own medicinal marijuana are threatening to defy a new federal law that will require them to destroy their pot plants and purchase the drug from government-approved growers.
Medical Marijuana Patients Can Remain Anonymous in Lawsuit
The federal government has lost the first skirmish in a proposed medical marijuana class action lawsuit, which accuses Health Canada of violating the privacy of medical marijuana users.
New Medical Marijuana System Will Lead to Widespread Fraud
There are many problems with the new medical marijuana program being initiated by the Conservative government.
Hempology 101: Benefit for Legal Fight to Grow Marijuana as Medicine
CANNABIS CULTURE - A benefit fundraiser organized by the International Hempology 101 Society will be held on Wednesday, February 26 at Hush Nightclub in Victoria, B.C. to support a legal challenge fighting to maintain patient cannabis gardens.
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RCMP Says Medical Marijuana Being Abused
Police point to trafficking, violent drug rip-offs and organized crime involvement
