As members of the global cannabis culture, we live in very interesting times, and we have unique insight and perspective into world events.

On November 27, I officially resigned my membership in the Canadian Marijuana Party, and my role as Leader of the BC Marijuana Party. I did this so I could join Canada's New Democratic Party, commonly known as the NDP.

When I meet people for the first time and they discover that I edit a marijuana magazine, I am often asked how it is that I manage to fill a regular magazine with articles only about cannabis. "People like to smoke it, and it's against the law," I am told. "What else is there to write about?"

This summer has been a busy and challenging one for the team here at Cannabis Culture. Although we've had some great successes in our effort to change the legal situation in Canada, we've also had to come to grips with some challenging financial realities.