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Recreational Canadian Cannabis Sales Begin Today

- October 17, 2018June 13, 2020 0596

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Starting today, the poutine-loving, Celine Dion-blasting, hockey-playing, moose-wrestling residents of Canada may now legally purchase cannabis all across their fine country. That's right: It's now legal, nationwide. Which leads me to the question, "Who in Canada would like to marry a cannabis columnist who is seeking to flee the flaming sewer bomb

Cannabuzz: The Week in Cannabis How to Lobby 101

- February 3, 2016August 18, 2020 0632

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I HAVE GOOD NEWS! Today we're going to explore how you can shatter the myth of the lazy, unmotivated, forgetful stoner and defend cannabis consumers everywhere. And you can do it while stoned and sitting down! Plus, you can sit down! Wait...what? I also have not-so-good news! It's going to involve taking time out

Oregon’s Anti-Cannabis Legalization Ballot Measure Director Makes Her Case, Fails Miserably

- October 10, 2014July 22, 2020 0654

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Every Election season, the Oregon Voters' Pamphlet arrives in the mail.An informal poll I took shows that approximately .02 percent of voters actually read it before tossing it into the recycling bin. Which is a shame, as you can learn a great deal from its pages. I certainly did. Any individual or

A Cannabis History Lesson

- October 8, 2014July 24, 2020 0769

PERHAPS you have an older relative who entertains (or bores) you with tales of how in their day, they bought marijuana by the "lid," and it had crazy names like Santa Marta Gold, Panama Red, and Thai stick. And it wasn't just cheaper, it was better—it made you laugh for hours,