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A letter to Her Majesty the Queen Regarding Cannabis Extracts
On March 20th, 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments for and against medical cannabis derivative products becoming legally available to authorized patients. The courtroom was filled with...
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The Extract Trial: Issue of Standing
(Title image: Vancouver Sun) (This is part of a series of blogs by Owen Smith on the Medical Cannabis Extract Trial) On a cold December morning, 4 years after my arrest, I attended the BC Court of...
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Edibles Medibles: A Trek through a Political Labyrinth
By Judith Stamps Edibles Medibles: A Trek through a Political Labyrinth It’s been an unbalanced, multi-polar week in Canadian Cannabis history. On Thursday June 11, the Supreme Court of Canada...
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Making Water Hash
(image: MedicalJane) Water hash is another simple way to extract the trichome heads from the bulk of the cannabis plant. This important step in obtaining the desired medicinal compounds without...
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Hand Rubbed Hash
(Man gathering resin from cannabis plants in Nepal) By Owen Smith While not as ideal as dry sifting and making water hash, hand rubbing is the most basic method of separating the medicinal trichome...
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Press Release: Health Canada’s Half-baked Response to Smith
For Immediate Release Weds July 8, 2015 Victoria, B.C.: Less than one month after the Supreme Court of Canada handed down the Owen Smith decision, Health Canada has announced they are starting to...
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Deciphering R.v.Smith
Government Issues Section 56 Exemptions By Owen Smith The landslide 7-0 decision from the Supreme Court of Canada in my favour is now a landmark in the landscape of Canadian cannabis litigation. The...
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Explaining Cannabis Concentrates
(image: Wired – rotary evaporator used for making cannabis oil) Originally posted on Lift! By Owen Smith As jurisdictions in the United States and around the world begin to repeal aspects of cannabis...
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RvSmith Fundraising Wrap-up
By Owen Smith The long road of trials that made up the six year RvSmith constitutional challenge was about as successful as such a legal quest can be. The Supreme Court of Canada delivered a landmark...
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What is Rick Simpson Oil or RSO?
By Owen Smith For years, Rick Simpson and phoenixtears.ca have spread the message through the internet that cannabis can be used to treat cancer, to anybody willing to take the necessary risks....
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Portable Vaporizers
By Owen Smith The selection of vaporizers available to the general public has multiplied rapidly over the past decade. ‘Electronic cigarettes’ have become so popular that the Oxford English dictionary...
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Extract Trial: BC Court of Appeal
(image CKNW) Many of the arguments presented to the BC Court of Appeal were recently repeated in Ottawa before the Supreme Court of Canada. You can watch the footage of the SCC hearing online HERE....
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Gwen Repetski’s Struggle for Life
By Owen Smith Since the Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that consummated our six year constitutional challenge, I’m commonly asked by people how I feel. It’s easy to say that I am very happy...
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Ted Smith Interviews Owen Smith and Kirk Tousaw
Owen Smith Ted Smith and I are known largely for our work in British Columbia’s capital, Victoria, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. However we both now live north of Victoria, amongst the...
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2015: Canadian Cannabis Advocates Celebrate Historic Year
Ted Smith The year 2015 will be remembered as the year cannabis prohibition was dealt deadly blows in Canada. With a huge victory at the Supreme Court of Canada for cannabis extracts, municipal...
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Cannabis in Ireland – Part 2 – The Law Today
(This is Part 2 of a 3 Part series on Cannabis in Ireland Read Part 1 Here) Owen Smith Despite claiming independence from British rule in the 20th century, the Republic of Ireland’s approach to...
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Edit these International Medical Marijuana Day Graphics
Owen Smith In an attempt to make it easy for anyone to create their own International Medical Marijuana Day picnic, we are offering up these graphics and posters to all. IMMD is on a new date this...
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Jack Knox Interviews Ted Smith about the ‘Cannabond’ Payout
This article was reposted from the Times Colonist, Oct. 4th, 2018. This article was written by Jack Knox Fifteen years later, Ted Smith’s dreams are about to come true: He’s on the hook for $12,000...
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