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INSIDE@CANNABISHEALTH www.cannabishealth.com The Cannabis Health Foundation was formed in the spring of Editorial ........................................................................................... 4 2002 as a non-profit foundation. Our mandate as a non-profit foundation is to provide accurate up-to-date information on Cannabis Marijuana and Cannabis Hemp in a conservative style magazine that .................................................................................................................................. 5 appeals to the general public. We are pleased to announce the journal is now being Letters made available to: Government health organizations, patient support groups, medical associations, research foundations and other cannabis related corporations at the very low bulk distribution rate of: $1.00 per copy + shipping Legal Eagle..................................................................................................................... 6 Advertisers in the journal receive up to 300 free copies per issue. John Conroy QC comments on the Supreme Court decision. SUBSCRIPTION / DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION If you would like to receive 6 copies per year of the most informative resource for med- ical marijuana available, subscribe to Cannabis Health by sending your name and Kirk Tousaw....................................................................................................................10 address to Cannabis Health Foundation, P.O.Box 1481, Grand Forks, B.C., V0H 1H0 $25cdn in Canada (USA send $45.00cdn and foreign send $75.00cdn) Prohibition causes corruption. Bulk distribution rates in boxes of 100 at $1.00 per issue plus shipping. E-mail: distri- [email protected] Fill the Hill......................................................................................................................11 Editor: Brian Taylor - Production: Brian McAndrew - Sales: Lisa Smith - Accounting Barb Cornelius - Distribution: Mandy Nordahn - Shipping & Jody Pressman organizes protest on Parliament Hill June 5th. Receiving: Gordon Taylor - Store: Lorraine Langis - Web: Brian McAndrew. Cannabis Health is published 6 times per year by Cannabis Health Foundation, P.O. Box 1481, Grand Forks, B.C. Canada V0H 1H0, Phone: 1-250-442-5166 Fax: 1-250-442-5167 NDP Candidates.............................................................................................................12 No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form, print or electronic, without written permission of the publisher. For advertising information use phone or fax or e-mail: Alex Atamanenko...............................................................................................................12 [email protected]. Cannabis Health is also reproduced on the web in downloadable pdf format at cannabishealth.com/archive.html. Alison Myrden.....................................................................................................................12 Libby Davies ........................................................................................................................16 C OVER Choosing cannabis for children ............................................................................16 Recent school A parents dilemma. incidents have shown shocking images of students Educators for sensible drug policy .....................................................................19 as victims of prohi- A replacement for DARE. bition, disillusioned at the hypocrisy, Changing times for High Times...........................................................................20 confused by the mixed messages Comments about the new direction of High Times Magazine. and treated like criminals. Book Review..................................................................................................................24 The cover picture was shot by Alyse The Best of Ask Ed reviewed. Fowler and the girl in the photo is Cannabis Clinic.............................................................................................................26 Whitney St. Jean Micro and Macronutrient deficiencies explained. both are grade 12 high school stu- dents in Grand Forks BC. They volunteered for the cover Weed 101............................................................................................28 shot because they support improved drug education and The basics of growing cannabis from Klozit King cleaner safer schools. The photo was then manipulated to lengthen the hallway and blur the background to empha- size feelings of isolation that victims of prohibition feel. Product reviews..................................................................................29 Brian McAndrew A hash extractor bag and vaporizer reviewed. In the News..................................................................................30/31 NOTES In the “Mommy’s Funny Montel Williams.................................................................................................................30 Medicine” article in issue #8, Pot crusader dies of MS. ....................................................................................................31 the picture was missing names of the people involved. Friendly Business Directory..............................................................................29,30,31,32 From the left, Christine Lowe, Mike Foster and Russell Barth. Where you can pick up your issue of Cannabis Health Our apologies for missing it. Medical Cannabis help listings........................................................................................32 2 CANNABIS HEALTH Journal EDITOR@CANNABISHEALTH challenges that US schools face. Kids want an interesting impact on the cannabis debate, schools to be safe and clean of drugs. Like a it was not the 1000 lights or the fact that 50 microcosm of the larger community, school people worked the show, or even that several safety often comes with a price, less privacy, other businesses shared the site, it was the and less respect. ‘hit you on the head’ comparison to alcohol Since I have on a few occasions expressed prohibition. The light went on for a new seg- my frustration with Health Canada and the ment of the Canadian population, this was Medical Marijuana Access Program, let me hard-working entrepreneurs taking over give credit to some hard working front line abandoned space and putting dozens of peo- Brian Taylor Editor-in-Chief staff. Recently I was re-applying for a pro- ple to work. Today Molson’s, tomorrow duction license for a new patient, and for Maple Leaf Gardens. Could this be jobs that whatever reason I messed up the paperwork. breathe fresh life into the stagnating The Canadian Supreme Court decision find- The staff that dealt with me recognized the Canadian economy, and maybe, maybe, fund ing Canadian marijuana laws constitutional, panic in my voice and helped me out of a fix some of Prime Minister Paul Martin’s prom- was a psychological blow, if not a strategic set by expediting some of the process. The lesson ise of a new deal for provinces. Sorry about back. Rendering some speechless with indig- I sometimes forget is that individuals we gas tax revenues but let’s see what you can do nation it seems to have challenged others to need to influence are ones closer to the top, with pot. search for new paths to enlightenment. the generals who place parameters on the Our next edition will once more focus on Three out of nine ain’t bad, but it shows the flexibility of front line staff. the economics of cannabis. In this annual need for education, beginning with our chil- Molson is a small town down the road a look at the often overlooked business side of dren and it places the responsibility squarely few miles to the West of Grand Forks, BC on this legal and emotional issue, the journal on the rule makers, the politicians. the US side of the border, actually right at the will look at companies with progressive labor The Goose Creek incident has shaken border. In the heydays of prohibition the practices, new ideas and original concepts America; like a drunk waking up in the gut- Molson crossing was one of many routes for that are positioning them to be part of the ter, Americans saw themselves as hitting Canadian booze flowing south. And yes, this cannabis boom. bottom. My god we are now arresting our is the same family that has become synony- BT children. mous with quality Canadian beer. Canadian schools face many of the same The Barrie Molson Park grow op bust had BEHIND NED Glenn Smith was born in Minister of BC Parks, Glenn embarked on a career as a chef. He Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1970. He worked in many different hotels and restaurants and is now current- was raised in Osoyoos, British ly employed at a hotel in the South Okanagan in British Columbia Columbia and attended school where he is not allowed to touch a pen. there. Glenn’s life was almost cut Glenn is a sculptor of soapstone, as well as a cartoonist, and has had short in high school due to works in galleries in Canada and the US. He currently lives alone in scathing cartoons drawn of the Osoyoos, B.C. with his dog Ellen. staff, but soon managed to escape to the University College of the Caribou to study arts. Glenn Smith Glenn spent ten years working in BC Parks, in both the Okanagan and Caribou Districts where he continued to annoy co-workers and supervisors with his never ending barrage of cartoons of park life and situations. Campers are a great source of humour! BC Parks, rather than sentence