V.I.U. (Nanaimo) Hempology101 club hosts their 1st Cannabis Convention
By admin | March 3, 2010
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How to contact…
By admin | March 3, 2010
Please help us contact the Police Board and City Hall to let them know that it is a disgrace that Const. Bratzer is being muzzled from speaking.
* Mayor Fortin of Victoria, Chair,Media Contact Person – mayor@victoria.ca (250) 385-5711
* Mayor Desjardins of Esquimalt, Vice Chair – bdesjardins@shaw.ca (250) 386-7927 cell (250) 881-5946
* Mr. Ralston Alexander, Provincial Appointee
* Ms. Lindalee Brougham, Provincial Appointee
* Mr. Gurdial (Gordy) Singh Dodd, Provincial Appointee
* Ms. Joan Kotarski, Council Appointee (Victoria)
* Ms. Kathy Mick, Council Appointee (Esquimalt)
* Mr. David Nicholds, Provincial Appointee
* Ms. Christine Stoneman, Provincial Appointee
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Help defend pro-legalization cop’s free speech
By admin | March 3, 2010
http://www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com/freespeech
Active duty police officer David Bratzer was planning to accept an invitation to speak about drug policy and harm reduction at an official city government-sponsored event…until his police department’s
leadership stepped in and ordered him not to show up.
Bratzer, a vocal “drug war” critic active with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), has served the Victoria Police Department in British Columbia, Canada for four years, and he has spoken up publicly about drug policy on many occasions, including in front of a Canadian Senate committee. He is always clear in saying that his views do not represent the department’s, and he only practices his activism while he is off-duty.
If you think the police department’s censorship is unfair, please add
your name to LEAP’s petition at
http://www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com/freespeech to show your support for
cops like David who speak out against unjust and ineffective drug
polices even while they risk their lives enforcing them. Read the rest of this entry »
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CANNABIS VS HOCKEY: CANADIANS MUST DECIDE
By admin | February 27, 2010
CANNABIS VS HOCKEY: CANADIANS MUST DECIDE
For Immediate Release: Sat Feb 27, 2010
Victoria, B.C.: Canadians have to choose between 2 of their favour things tomorrow: a gold metal hockey game or a cannabis convention. Not realizing the gold medal hockey game was held the same day as the gold medal hockey game, the UVSS Hempology 101 Club and the International Hempology 101 Society will be hosting its 11th Annual Cannabis Convention Sunday February 28, 2010 at the University of Victoria. Victoria’s cannabis lovers who want to watch the game have a tough decision to make.
A large crowd is expected to gather to watch an event that will feature some of the most influential cannabis activists of the west coast. The event will be held at the University of Victoria from 1:00 to 4:00pm in the David Strong Building’s Auditorium. Admission is free and is broadcast live on hempology.ca for those not able to attend in person.
The convention will be held in the David Strong Building for the first time.
If the game is close we will take a break from the speakers to watch the last 5 minutes of the game on a big screen. If extra time is taken watching the end of the game we may come back into the auditorium after the next break at 4:20 and have the last speaker talk from 4:45 to 5pm.
Prominent speakers include Jodie Emery (Marc’s wife), lawyer Kirk Tousaw, as well as former police detective Tony Smith from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Bill Finley from Hemp & Company and Jeff Tek from Treating Yourself Magazine will also be presenting. Joanne McKee was expected to attend but is unable to come because her partner cannot get his passport in time.
The International Hempology 101 Society has been advocating for sensible cannabis regulations through education and community events for the last 14 year. It is the society’s goal to help legalize cannabis by encouraging participatory education in constant passive civil disobedience.
The UVSS Hempology 101 Club, a student run club, is the largest on campus with upwards of 420 members and hosts a 420 every week throughout the school year. We teach a free weekly non-credit lecture series which offers a “Certificate of Completion” to any student or community member who attends all the classes. The lectures cover a broad range of subjects from the history and uses of hemp, law, medical cannabis products and the impact of prohibition.
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Ted Smith
(250)381.4220
hempo101@gmail.com
www.hempology.ca
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11th Cannabis Convention
By admin | February 19, 2010
The UVSS Hempology 101 Club and the International Hempology 101 Society will be hosting its 11th Annual Cannabis Convention Sunday February 28, 2010 at the University of Victoria. A large crowd is expected to gather to watch an event that will feature some of the most influential cannabis activists of the west coast. The event will be held at the University of Victoria from 1:00 to 4:00pm in the David Strong Building’s Auditorium. Admission is free.
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UC Studies Show Marijuana Has Therapeutic Value, Reports to Legislature
By admin | February 18, 2010
UCSD Medical Center
News Release
Date: February 17, 2010
First results in United States in 20 years from clinical trials of smoked cannabis
Researchers from the University of California’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) have found “reasonable evidence that cannabis is a promising treatment” for some specific, pain-related medical conditions. Their findings, presented today to the California legislature and public, are included in a report available on the CMCR web site at http://www.cmcr.ucsd.edu.
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Shame on you, David! (pot and schizophrenia)
By admin | February 12, 2010
Dr. David Suzuki
219-2211 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver BC
V6K 4S2
Dear Dr. David Suzuki:
I watched your show, The Nature of Things, on Thursday, January 28, 2010, concerning the relationship between marijuana consumption and schizophrenia. I know you were not the writer/director (Bruce Mohun was), but you are responsible for evaluating the science of documentaries you present on your show. I was shocked by the weakness of the studies in the program, the wild misinterpretation of data, and the almost nonsensical conclusion generated.
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Welcome to Canada Minneh!
By admin | February 11, 2010
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Vigil for the murders of Mexican students
By admin | February 9, 2010
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
International Candlelight Vigil for the Victims of Drug War Violence
Victoria, BC
February 11, 2009 – An international group of students working to end the war on drugs will gather tonight at 5:30pm as part of a global protest to the escalating drug war violence in Mexico and around the world.
WHO: Hempology 101 & Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP)
WHAT: Candlelight Vigil for Mexico Drug War Victims
WHERE: BC Courthouse, 850 Burdett Ave Victoria BC
WHEN: February 11, 2010 5:30PM Read the rest of this entry »
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74-year-old Hamilton woman extradited to New York on 29-year-old pot charge
By admin | February 3, 2010
By Kenyon Wallace, National Post
A 74-year-old woman from Hamilton, Ont., attempting to cross the border into Lewiston, New York, learned the hard way on Monday how the United States does not take kindly to drug charges, no matter how old.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) say Homenella Cole advised border officers when she arrived at the Lewiston-Queenston border crossing that because of previous criminal convictions in Canada, she was inadmissible to the United States.
“She said she wanted a waiver to enter the U.S., which is not uncommon,” said CBP spokesman Kevin Corsaro.
A routine criminal record check revealed that Ms. Cole was the subject of active felony warrant issued on April 1, 1980 by the New York City Police Department. The warrant charges the senior citizen with possession with the intent to distribute marijuana.
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