[Image-1] “The original point was to get pussy-high.” This is the column I don’t want my grandma to read. That’s right, folks—this week we’re talking about weed lube. This winter, when storms were slamming Halifax and we were all hibernating, two people I know decided to get creative. My friend and his girlfriend (let’s call […]
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Incredible edibles: Supreme Court decides if Canadians can get baked
“If you want to make cookies, you’re breaking the law.” Last month a batch of pot cookies made it to the Supreme Court of Canada. Owen Smith was baking the fancier-than-average cookies in his Victoria, BC home for a marijuana compassionate club when the cops busted him. That was in 2009. Six years later, after […]
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How do you buy weed in Halifax?
[Image-1] I said OK, and in one swift, practiced motion he dropped a little tinfoil package into my jacket pocket. To be honest it felt pretty badass. Everyone and their dad has bought weed by the time they’re 27. Everyone except this n00b. I’m living on my own, paying my own bills. I should be […]
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Pot promos get nipped in the bud by Health Canada
[Image-1] Haligonians who buy their pot legally probably noticed changes to their dealers’ websites last month. On January 12, it became more difficult for medical marijuana users to figure out what they’re inhaling, extracting or otherwise consuming. Over the last year or so, Health Canada has cracked the whip on these private companies’ advertisements, telling […]
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Here’s how Halifax can legalize marijuana
Don’t worry, it doesn’t mean you have to vote for Justin Trudeau. In fact, for all practical purposes, we can legalize marijuana possession and use without involving the federal government at all. Our city, we the people in it, can decide whether small business owners are actually worth arresting. If you missed the news, Halifax […]
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Compassionate Use Club busted
Two weeks ago, the Halifax RCMP arrested three people associated with Halifax Compassionate Use Club, which connects medical marijuana users to growers. Chris Enns, who is president of the club, was charged with trafficking in marijuana, hash and mushroom, and with growing marijuana. He was arrested at the Compassionate Use Club on Highway 7 in […]