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4:20 at WHEE2, Oreganja

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

One of the coolest things about cannabis culture is that people of all ages, sizes, sexual orientations, ethnicities and eccentricities peacefully co-exist in celebration of the sacred herb.

Another Med-pot courtroom victory!

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Czolowski: the eyes have it. photo Stan CzolowskiThere's been another big Canadian courtroom victory for medical marijuana, this time on the West Coast.

Beware the rip-off!

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Jerald Davis never saw it coming. The 27-year-old East Vancouver resident and his wife Cindy were smoking herb with a former housemate and her boyfriend one rainy night last winter, when their world was suddenly changed forever.
"Jen [the ex-housemate] knew about our grow room," Davis explained. "We were growing some Emery seeds, and harvesting a couple of pounds of prime bud each cycle. I usually sold half and kept half for stash."

Cannabis Cambodia: smoker's paradise

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Cambodia is a major exporter of quality cannabis, and is a wonderful place for tourists to enjoy an "extra happy" stay.
The market is a huge covered area with stalls organized neatly in long rows. After passing through the motorcycle spare-part section, the electronic-goods section, the raw-cloth section and the hardware section, you come to the few stalls that make up the traditional-medicine section.

Cannabis Crossword

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

`God Made Pot`Here we go again, steadfast puzzle-stumpers, with some prizes to award, a solution to reveal, and another Cannabis Conundrum Crossword to introduce.

Christiania: the cleaner, friendlier Amsterdam

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

On the grounds of an old army barracks on the south-eastern side of Copenhagen, you will find a pot-smokers' heaven. Along the 30-foot path known as "Pusher Street," you can take your pick from over two dozen stands, each offering the biggest and best buds and the lightest brown to the darkest black hash.

Dennis Peron's raiding party

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Dennis Peron: snatching victory from defeatDennis Peron, the medical marijuana champion who was evicted from his 10,000-member pot club in San Francisco and later began a marijuana growers' cooperative on a rural farm in Northern California, continues to fight prohibition with creativity and humor.

Dr. Melanie Dreher, reefer researcher

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Dr Melanie DreherWhen Dreher released solidly researched reports showing that children of ganja-using mothers were better adjusted than children born to non-using mothers, she encountered political and professional turbulence.
Dr. Melanie Dreher is one of a handful of scientists who have researched marijuana objectively and intelligently in the last three decades.

Growing with the Mountain Man

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Mountain Man, an expert grower from British Colombia, has grown many crops outdoors, but after several rip offs he moved indoors five years ago. I spent several days visiting with Mountain Man in his remote country cabin deep in the interior of BC, discussing the details of his grow techniques.
Cannabis Culture: Mountain Man, this sure is an impressive grow setup. How many lights do you have and what kind of production do you get?

In the Pot

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

A perfect dish for all you earth mama's and loam pappy's
This delicious and nutritious casserole honours the harvest and all good things that come from the earth. With its combination of grains and root vegetables, it would be a fine dish for a vegetarian feast, or could team up well with your Christmas turkey. Use a total of 4 cups (1 L) of any root vegetables, including squash, sweet potato, rutabaga, parsnip, carrot or celery root.

Jim Wakeford - Canada's best hope for medical marijuana?

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Jim Wakeford. photo: CanaPress"I nearly died twice this year," says Jim Wakeford. "The first near-death experience was caused by the AIDS medications I'm on ? the second time, it was from wasting [syndrome]."

Lotto potto

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

A down-on-his-luck rural mechanic who won a staggering 22.5 million dollar lottery jackpot, just prior to his trial for growing 500 pot plants in his ramshackle farm house cellar, walked into a London, Ontario courtroom with an unshakable sense of confidence. No matter what crap Judge Deborah Livingstone would fling at this first time farming felon, Bernie Nauss, aged 60, would emerge a winner.

Medical marijuana in Ontario

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Starr`s light burning bright for Kitchener med-pot usersOntario's medical pot clubs are quietly thriving, despite the harsh legal climate.

Oakland Cannabis Club joins City Hall

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Oakland Cannabis Buyer`s Club, serving the communityCalifornia Special Report:

Official hysteria

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Hemp Activists Debbie Moore and Chris ConradThe police shoot so many bullets through your door that they can drag you naked onto the street through the hole they have made with their guns, and then force you to wear your girfriend's clothes to jail ? all on suspicion of possession of marijuana.

Pot papers

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Positive flashback
Here's a positive government bulletin from the drug war front: a high-ranking commission released a report urging the feds to stop arresting marijuana smokers. "We favour the abolition of the offence of simple possession," reads the report. "We are strongly and unanimously of the opinion? that the simple possession of cannabis does not justify imprisonment in any circumstances."

Pought Thots

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

`Thai Guy`s` Christmas tree bud.We welcome your comments and opinions on our articles, or pot thoughts of any nature.
A very nice letter

Dear Dana, Marc & the Crew,

Reef N Roll

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Devin fronting Strapping Young LadI was excited to see Strapping Young Lad on the cover of Vancouver's entertainment weekly, the Georgia Straight's "Resurrecting Metal" issue, mainly because hardcore music receives little mainstream media coverage these days.

Run for the border

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Megatons of megabud go South
From Nova Scotia to Vancouver Island, from the Bay of Fundy to the Georgia Strait, Canada's border with the United States comprises thousands of miles of diverse, rugged and often beautiful terrain.

The editor's complaint

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Creating this magazine can be a frustrating and lonely task. The curse of all writers and artists is that we work in private, usually alone, and we rarely meet those who read or enjoy our work.

The smoking solstice sun gods

karlis — Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Mithra slays bull to drink the sacred cannabis blood. Note the pot leaf shape of the blood.Most modern readers likely believe that the celebration of Christmas originally developed during the early Christian period.