Hempology 101’s 1^st Annual Film Festival

Anticipation for the 1^st ever UVSS Hempology 101 Film Festival on Friday Jan 16, 2009 is quickly spreading as word gets out. The films this year include the North American premier of CANNAHUANA, Rick Simpson’s documentary RUN FROM CURE and the world premier of a short movie made about my work in 2001 called WHAT’S UP TED? At the event we will announce a number of categories of next year’s awards. A contest for the name of the film festival awards will also be announced. The 1^st Annual Hempology 101 Film Festival will be held from 7 to 10pm on Friday Jan 16, 2009 in the David Lam Auditorium in the Maclaurin Building at the University of Victoria. Admission is by donation.

“Cannahuana – the Moweed” takes you onto a 90-minute journey into two new worlds — those of the macrocosm and the plant time. The film was produced by a collective of artists from Jamaica, Germany and Switzerland. With the help of time lapse animated film technology the viewer is given an insight into the plants’ dimension — with one hour becoming a single second. The viewers become immersed in the plants’ world and are presented with a consciousness expanding natural experience.

“Cannahuana — the Moweed” features two audio tracks: The first audio channel contains ambient music especially produced for the movie and the second audio channel features a reggae DJ set from the last 50 years of Jamaican music history. The film captivates the viewer with its high image quality and previously unseen detail shots. For more information see http://www.cannahuana.com/.

RUN FROM THE CURE highlights the cannabis oil the Rick Simpson from Nova Scotia gives to sick people. He has helped cure many of cancer and other serious medical problems while dealing with raids and trials. Rick will start a cross Canada tour May 2 in Victoria and we will be hosting a couple of public events for him to speak and fundraise. For more information about Rick see http://www.phoenixtears.ca/.

The short film about Hempology 101 and the Cannabis Buyers Clubs of Canada shows the grassroots nature of my activities. WHAT’S UP TED? features rare footage from the first year of operating out of the Johnson St storefront when Ted’s Books was open for business. The 6^th Anniversary Hempology 101 march to the BC Legislature is also shown in the 30 minute film, an event that continues to happen the first Weds in Sept starting now at City Hall.

Money raised at the film festival will be used to fund the upcoming 10^th Annual Cannabis Convention on Feb 15. Everyone welcome. For more info see hempology.ca.

Victoria, B.C.: The UVSS Hempology 101 Club and the International Hempology 101 Society will be hosting its 10^th Annual Cannabis Convention Sunday Feb 15, 2009 at the University of Victoria. A large crowd is expected to gather to watch an event that will feature a prominent addictions researcher, a Victoria Police Officer and several high-profile activists. The 10^th Annual Cannabis Convention will be held Sunday Feb 15 in the David Lam Auditorium in the Maclarurin Building at the University of Victoria from 1 to 4pm. Admission is free.

Speakers include Dr. Timothy Stockwell, head of the University of Victoria’s Addictions Research Center, David Bratzer from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, lawyer Kirk Tousaw, author Chris Bennett, entrepenuer Sita, US medical patient Joanna McKee and Michelle Rainey, an accomplice of the infamous Marc Emery who face extradiction while suffering from serious health problems.

We are honoured to have Dr. Tim Stockwell take time from his busy schedule to attend to conference. Dr. Stockwell has many responsibilities running the Addictions Research Center while flying to international conferences. He will discuss various medical reasons why the “War On Drugs” creates health and social problems.

David Fratzer has worked with the Victoria Police Department. In his words, “

“Police officers in Canada have a common-law duty to protect life and property, and drug prohibition makes it more difficult to do that.” He has recently joined Law Enforcement Against Prohibition after discussing his views with several others in the Victoria Police Department.

Among the best lawyers in the field in Canada, Kirk Tousaw will highlight several cases before the courts while discussing strategies to legalize cannabis. Chris Bennett, author of SEX, DRUGS, VIOLENCE AND THE BIBLE and GREEN GOLD, THE TREE OF LIFE: MARIJUANA IN MAGIC AND RELIGION will outline the historical meaning of the “Tree of Life”. Sita will demonstrate how vapourizing can be an alternative to smoking. Joanna McKee, co-founder of the Seattle Green Cross, will be here to explain how medical cannabis issues are unfolding in Washington State where it has been legal since 1995.

We will also be featuring Michelle Rainey in her first speaking engagement in the capital city of B.C. She was arrested with Greg Williams when the D.E.A. went after Marc Emery. She had Crone’s Disease when the extradition process began and has now been diagnosed with cancer. Her Health Canada licence to possess cannabis is not affecting the charges laid against her.

The UVSS Hempology 101 Club is the largest student-based club on campus holding weekly 420s through the school year while providing 22 free, public, non-credit lectures that can viewed live on-line or later on youtube and other sites. The lectures cover a broad range of subjects from the history and uses of hemp, law, medical cannabis products and the impact of prohibition.

The International Hempology 101 Society has been educating the public about cannabis and prohibition for over 13 years. We have recently hired 4 people to develop and incorporate a new scientific institute to publish research on cannabis and host conventions around the world.

For poster and more info see hempology.ca or http://www.cbc-canada.ca/foru