Hey, man, where was this place back in the '60s college days when we needed it?

I was delighted to read in the Vancouver Courier that I am amongst Vancouver's most famous AND smart citizens.

Recently, I have been in correspondence with Tim Beck, a personal hero of mine. He is the fellow who single-handedly got the Michigan Marijuana Initiative on the ballot and made sure that it won in all 51 counties.

Hot on the heels of new research showing marijuana's pain-relief value and the reintroduction of a bill to legalize, regulate and tax the drug, the Bay Area this week saw the premiere of its first marijuana-themed television show.