Cannabis Collector's Item

The Friendly Stranger has been doing some spring cleaning at our warehouse and we found several copies of a true Canadian Cannabis Collectible.

This is the cover of the "Marijuana and Hemp Newsletter".  It was published in January 1995 and features a full colour post card as the cover image.  The issue is printed on Hemp Paper and is 52 pages.

For those not familiar with the history of the Canadian Cannabis Culture, this publication became Cannabis Canada and then later Cannabis Culture Magazine.

Articles inside include "How to Grow Pot" and "Cooking with Cannabis" along with a great recipe for making Cannabis Milk. Brownies anyone?.

This is your chance to own a piece of cannabis history!  Drop into the shop and pick up your copy today - only $5 (A real deal - as the original cover was $3.95!)

Pot and Politics: Canada and the Marijuana Debate

Directly from the site:

In 1923 it became illegal for Canadians to possess marijuana. But the laws have always been flouted, by recreational users who just want to get high, and by medicinal users seeking relief from pain and illness. From cannabis cafés to courtrooms, doctors and patients, rabble-rousers and senior statesmen have engaged in a passionate debate over marijuana possession. But the laws have endured.

This is a must see archive of our Canadian history of cannabis prohibition. Click on the paragraph above to be directed to the CBC site. Show your support for the CBC.

Sweden legalizes and regulates cannabis

Stockholm, December 19 - The Swedish Parliament has approved a law which will regulate the growing, usage and trade of cannabis. This is according to the Health and Social Services of Sweden, Jonas Grönhög, who was quoted, "We don't want to make the same mistakes which the USA has done, we do not want to be prohibitionists because the war on drugs has been lost long ago. It is better to prevent marginalization of young people than jail them for soft drugs usage which are comparatively harmless. If we allow the sale of alcohol, there is no reason to ban the soft drugs no longer."

Cannabis products are going to be available in the pharmacies in Sweden as non-prescription medicine since April 20 in 2012 and customers more than 18-year-old can buy 10 grams at once. Growing for personal usage will be tolerated up to 200 grams of dried marijuana and larger amounts stay illegal. It is likely that this will target the Police resources on more serious crime, especially on organized crime, drug trafficking and trafficking in human beings which have been increased for lack of the Police resources in recent years.

Source: 420 Dagbladet, Stockholm, December 19 2011

New Version of the 12 Days of Christmas

On the twelfth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me
Twelve Packs of Papers,
Eleven Lighters Lighting,
Ten Books on Growing,
Nine Hookahs Smoking,
Eight Blunts A-Blazing,
Seven Vapes A-Vaping,
Six Packs of Incense,
Five Hemp T-Shirts,
Four Balls of Twine,
Three Glass Bongs,
Two Pocket Pipes,
and a Nug Jar filled with Weed.

Christmas Webshop Promotion

Here's an early Christmas present for you. Save 15% on any webshop order by using the promo code: Thank You! As usual, all our webshop orders come with free gifts.

Now's the time to get that special something for that special someone, even if that someone is you!

Coupon Code "Thank You!" Valid until December 24th.

(some restrictions apply - only available through our webshop)

Christmas Windows 2011

We have completed our Christmas window makeover. Simple but effective! Happy Holidaze!

Chris's Piece

From Chris:

This is my newest piece, after breaking 3 bongs within the 2 weeks before moving into residence, I settled on a no name bong.

For a no name bong, the bong came with a personality, a face in the glass on the top of the bong and a face on the splash guard.

Friendly Strangers, I give you....

Frosty The Bong Man.