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History of Cannabis Tours in Calgary, Alberta.
It was early December in 1937 when RCMP targeted a cannabis dealer for the first time. Read about the arrest of George Charboneau.
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
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Canada's first Cannabis dealers — CANNANASKIS
by Dave Dormer George Charboneau likely had no idea RCMP were waiting for him when he boarded the LaSalle Ferry on Dec. 4, 1937 for the 15-minute return trip from Detroit to Windsor. In the pockets...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/5/31/canadas-first-cannabis-smugglers
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Happy 7th Canna-versary Canada! The battle to legalize cannabis took 95 years … 34,876 days to be exact!
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
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Why Cannabis was legalized in Canada — CANNANASKIS
The fight to legalize Cannabis in Canada took nearly a century. We told you in a previous post about how it was made illegal in April 1923 with a simple announcement in the House of Commons that...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/4/30/vmay4awyvi4zsg83gegzt9fb836ayp
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Tomorrow is the seventh anniversary of cannabis being legalized in Canada. Read about how and why it was made illegal in 1923
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
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Why Cannabis was made illegal in Canada — CANNANASKIS
“There is a new drug in the schedule.” Soon after those words were spoken in the House of Commons by then-health minister Dr. Henri Beland on April 23, 1923, Cannabis became illegal in Canada. A num...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/4/25/zjcv3jljdvk6bvh129eqs2ajx17p4h
2 months ago
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Turns out people have been using cannabis a lot longer than previously thought.
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2025...
#cannabis
#history
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Cannabis timeline pushed to 20,000+ years — CANNANASKIS
Research paints a 20,000 year timeline of cannabis, and it could go back further
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2025/9/16/cannabis-timeline-pushed-to-20000-years
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Research is pushing the origins of Cannabis use back in time: More than 20,000 years
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2025...
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Cannabis timeline pushed to 20,000+ years — CANNANASKIS
Research paints a 20,000 year timeline of cannabis, and it could go back further
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2025/9/16/cannabis-timeline-pushed-to-20000-years
3 months ago
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With all the talk of THC labels, a reminder that studies have shown up to three-quarters of cannabis users have no idea what they are consuming.
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A better way of measuring THC in cannabis
Humans have been using cannabis for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that we started to focus on plants producing higher and...
https://stratcann.com/insight/a-better-way-of-measuring-thc-in-cannabis/
5 months ago
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As we get set to welcome the world at the
#CalgaryStampede
a reminder there is currently nowhere for visitors to consume cannabis legally in Calgary. That needs to change if we want to be a world class city.
#yyccc
6 months ago
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Happy Birthday Tommy Chong
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2021...
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How Tommy became Chong — CANNANASKIS
by Dave Dormer It was a simple act of generosity at a downtown Calgary jazz club that would have a profound impact on the course of Cannabis History. The year was 1957 and the place, the Foggy Manor...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2021/5/10/kjan7j4t869jfa7egyrluryndnq7a8
7 months ago
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Back in 1971, a group of five high schoolers in San Rafael, Calif. got tipped off to an outdoor grow they could harvest if they could find, so they made a code for meeting up and discussing the plan. Learn the origins of 420:
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
#cannabis
#history
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Where some Cannabis slang comes from — CANNANASKIS
Did you know we call good Cannabis Chronic because of Snoop Dogg‘s confusion as a teenager. Yes, the Snoop Dogg. He tells the story to Seth Rogen starting at the 10-minute mark below:
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/5/12/where-cannabis-slang-comes-from
8 months ago
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Happy Bicycle Day to all who celebrate!
8 months ago
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Rolling papers really haven’t changed much since the first company was started in 1703. What’s your go-to brand?
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2021...
#cannabis
#history
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The History of Rolling Papers — CANNANASKIS
The saying, ‘If it ain’t broke don’t fix it,’ rings especially true when it comes to rolling papers as they really haven’t changed much in several hundred years. We don’t know exactly when people st...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2021/1/10/the-history-of-rolling-paper
9 months ago
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Did you know the word ‘bong’ comes from the Thai word ‘baung’ and was brought to North America by US servicemen after WWII.
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
#cannabis
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The History of Bongs — CANNANASKIS
Pick it, pack it, fire it up, come along, and take a hit from the bong Put the blunt down, just for a second, don’t get me wrong, it’s not a new method There's a lot of truth in Cypress Hill's hit...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/12/13/the-history-of-bongs
9 months ago
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Do you prefer Sativa or Indica strains? Can you tell a difference?
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2025...
#cannabis
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Sativa versus Indica: what is the difference and does it matter? — CANNANASKIS
Sativas will give you energy, Indicas will leave you ‘in da couch.’ That’s how cannabis strains have been differentiated for decades, especially here in North America, but is that truth, or just a tro...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2025/3/11/sativa-versus-indica-what-is-the-difference-and-does-it-matter
9 months ago
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This seems like a no-brainer. Inter-provincial trade barriers should be reduced or eliminated.
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10 months ago
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With proper policy and strategy in place, Calgary can become Canada’s leader and, in turn, a worlds leader in cannabis tourism.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
#yegcc
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Opinion: Cannabis tourism stunted by too much regulation
Opinion: Cannabis tourism stunted by too much regulation
https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-cannabis-tourism-stunted-by-too-much-regulation
10 months ago
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Hey Calgary (and Alberta)
#cannabis
peeps, if you want to support local during these turbulent times, look for Decibel products in your neighbourhood dispensaries.
#yyc
10 months ago
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It’s time for cannabis tourism to grow in Calgary
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2025...
#yyc
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Time for cannabis tourism to grow in Calgary — CANNANASKIS
It’s time for cannabis tourism to be taken seriously in Calgary, and in Alberta. In all of Canada as a matter of fact. But let’s focus on Calgary for now. Coun. Kourtney Penner is introducin...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2025/2/6/time-for-cannabis-tourism-to-grow-in-calgary
11 months ago
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Bless Up Bob Marley, 80 years strong today.
#yyc
#Calgary
#BobMarley
#reggae
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2024...
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The Calgary connection to Bob Marley and the Wailers — CANNANASKIS
by Dave Dormer Reggae fans can get up close with a piece of music history right here in Calgary. Housed at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre (and viewable inside the King Eddy pub) is ...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2024/4/16/the-calgary-connection-to-bob-marley-and-the-wailers
11 months ago
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Calgary’s iconic Olympic Plaza is being torn up for redevelopment. That is where the legendary Tommy Chong smoked cannabis for the first time back in the 1950s
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2021...
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How Tommy became Chong — CANNANASKIS
by Dave Dormer It was a simple act of generosity at a downtown Calgary jazz club that would have a profound impact on the course of Cannabis History. The year was 1957 and the place, the Foggy Manor...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2021/5/10/kjan7j4t869jfa7egyrluryndnq7a8
11 months ago
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The Calgary connection to Bob Marley and the Wailers and their ascension to reggae superstardom
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2024...
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The Calgary connection to Bob Marley and the Wailers — CANNANASKIS
by Dave Dormer Reggae fans can get up close with a piece of music history right here in Calgary. Housed at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre (and viewable inside the King Eddy pub) is ...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2024/4/16/the-calgary-connection-to-bob-marley-and-the-wailers
11 months ago
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If we really want to stick it to the Americans in this trade war, Canada should develop a robust cannabis tourism industry that encourages international visitors to spend their money here rather than south of the border.
#cdnpoli
11 months ago
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If I was Prime Minister for a day, I would cut the cannabis excise tax in half and launch a national cannabis tourism strategy. What would you do?
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Prime Minister for One Day: What's your plan? by CONNECT with Sarah Crosbie
Connect Community Roundtable with Jeromy Farkas, Dave Dormer and Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean
https://megaphone.link/CORU8707683870
11 months ago
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StratCann.com
11 months ago
Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they have created a new way to quantify what constitutes a single serving of cannabis
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Researchers at UBC measure hits from the bong
Find out how researchers are quantifying cannabis servings with the Index of Cannabis Equivalence (ICE). Learn how this new method is revolutionizing cannabis dosing.
https://stratcann.com/news/researchers-at-ubc-measure-hits-from-the-bong/
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We know Cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2018, but do you know the story of what led to legalization?
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
#cannabis
#history
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Why Cannabis was legalized in Canada — CANNANASKIS
The fight to legalize Cannabis in Canada took nearly a century. We told you in a previous post about how it was made illegal in April 1923 with a simple announcement in the House of Commons that...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/4/30/vmay4awyvi4zsg83gegzt9fb836ayp
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12 months ago
Manitoba is asking for feedback on its proposed regulations for growing up to four cannabis plants at home.
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Manitoba’s home grow cannabis bill could come into force in April
Manitoba is considering allowing homegrown cannabis. Learn about the proposed changes and share your thoughts on the repeal of the ban.
https://stratcann.com/news/manitobas-home-grown-cannabis-bill-could-come-into-force-in-april/
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Wishing you all the best in 2025. Here’s to another year of growth.
12 months ago
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Oi!
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12 months ago
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Some of the earliest written stories we have around cannabis come from the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing which is dated to 2700BC
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
#cannabis
#history
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Shen Nong — Sativa — CANNANASKIS
Some of the earliest written references to Cannabis involve the mythical Emperor Shen Nong, who is said to have lived around 2700BC and is considered the father of Chinese medicine. Legends say he ...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/4/18/emperor-shen-nung
about 1 year ago
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After today, everyone on Parliament Hill needs a doobie.
#cdnpoli
about 1 year ago
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It was 87 years ago, on Dec. 4, 1937 that George Charboneau was arrested in Windsor, Ont., making him one of Canada’s first cannabis dealers to be targeted by police. Read more:
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
#cannabis
#yqg
#history
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Canada's first Cannabis dealers — CANNANASKIS
by Dave Dormer George Charboneau likely had no idea RCMP were waiting for him when he boarded the LaSalle Ferry on Dec. 4, 1937 for the 15-minute return trip from Detroit to Windsor. In the pockets...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/5/31/canadas-first-cannabis-smugglers
about 1 year ago
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The goal is always to get big or get bought. This does both.
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about 1 year ago
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Did you know the word Cannabis can be traced back to the Scythian word, Kanab:
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
#cannabis
#history
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Where the word Cannabis comes from — CANNANASKIS
The origins of the word Cannabis date to around 900BC with the Scythians — nomadic warriors from an area that today would extend from eastern Iran to southern Siberia. They used Cannabis as a textil...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/4/19/where-the-word-cannabis-comes-from
about 1 year ago
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Even if you only move by millimetres, eventually you’ll get somewhere. We still need big changes to allow for cafes and lounges but this is good to see.
#ableg
#cdnpoli
#cannabis
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Did you know one of the earliest written uses of the word Hashish — Arabic for dried grass — discovered so far comes from a pamphlet found in Egypt dated 1123AD. Read more:
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
#cannabis
#history
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The origins of Hashish — CANNANASKIS
The actual origins of Hashish are as hazy as its sagacious smoke. One of the earliest written uses of the word Hashish — which is Arabic for dried grass — discovered so far comes from a pamphlet fou...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/4/19/the-origins-of-hashish
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
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We’ve only known about THC for the last 60 years. Before that, we weren’t sure if it was one compound or a series that caused the psychoactive effects. Read more:
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
#cannabis
#history
#cannabishistory
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The Discovery of THC — CANNANASKIS
People have been getting stoned off Cannabis for thousands of years, but it’s only been the last half century that we’ve understood why. It was in 1964 at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/12/20/the-discovery-of-thc
about 1 year ago
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StratCann.com
about 1 year ago
Hi Everybody. We're StratCann. Give us a follow for news about Canada's cannabis industry. 🌱📰
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StratCann
StratCann delivers timely and relevant news, insights and events for cannabis industry professionals in Canada and around the world.
https://stratcann.com/
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Why is there no GST relief on cannabis?
www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
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More money in your pocket: A tax break for all Canadians - Canada.ca
The government is proposing that the GST/HST be fully and temporarily relieved on holiday essentials, like groceries, restaurant meals, drinks, snacks, children’s clothing, and gifts, from December 14...
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2024/11/more-money-in-your-pocket-a-tax-break-for-all-canadians.html
about 1 year ago
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What are your favourite strains and consumption methods when it’s cold outside?
#cannafam
about 1 year ago
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J9Neener
about 1 year ago
I’ve known Dave for quite some time and have had the fortune of going on his cannabis tour. He is an amazing storyteller. As a history nerd, some of my favourite stories are about his historical research adventures. If you have a chance, take that Cannanaskis tour.
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Big thanks
@j9neener.bsky.social
… we have the best people in the Calgary Cannabis Community!
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about 1 year ago
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Did you know the word ‘bong’ comes from the Thai word ‘baung’
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
#cannabis
#history
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The History of Bongs — CANNANASKIS
Pick it, pack it, fire it up, come along, and take a hit from the bong Put the blunt down, just for a second, don’t get me wrong, it’s not a new method There's a lot of truth in Cypress Hill's hit...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/12/13/the-history-of-bongs
about 1 year ago
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Worth posting again now that lots of new people have arrived on the app
#cannabis
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about 1 year ago
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Why we use 420 as a code for
#cannabis
www.instagram.com/reel/DBkFT3H...
about 1 year ago
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How cannabis was made illegal in Canada in 1923, in a move that broke longstanding democratic traditions:
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
#cannabis
#history
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Why Cannabis was made illegal in Canada — CANNANASKIS
“There is a new drug in the schedule:” Soon after those words were spoken in the House of Commons by then-health minister Henri Beland on April 23, 1923, Cannabis became illegal in Canada. A number ...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/4/25/zjcv3jljdvk6bvh129eqs2ajx17p4h
about 1 year ago
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Interesting research!
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about 1 year ago
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Did you know the first company to produce rolling papers was Pay-Pay, which started in 1703 and they bought their first printing press in 1764. And they are STILL in business.
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2021...
#cannabis
#history
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The History of Rolling Papers — CANNANASKIS
The saying, ‘If it ain’t broke don’t fix it,’ rings especially true when it comes to rolling papers as they really haven’t changed much in several hundred years. We don’t know exactly when people st...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2021/1/10/the-history-of-rolling-paper
about 1 year ago
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Dave Dormer
about 1 year ago
Dec. 4 will be the 87th anniversary of one of the first cannabis busts in Canada.
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...
#cannabis
#truecrime
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Canada's first Cannabis dealers — CANNANASKIS
by Dave Dormer George Charboneau likely had no idea RCMP were waiting for him when he boarded the LaSalle Ferry on Dec. 4, 1937 for the 15-minute return trip from Detroit to Windsor. In the pockets...
https://www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020/5/31/canadas-first-cannabis-smugglers
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Despite cannabis being 100% legal in Canada and the fact we don’t sell or produce, @Google has suspended our advertising because of ‘recreational drugs’ A big part of what we do is about reducing stigma around cannabis and we still have a long way to go
#cannabiscommunity
about 1 year ago
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Why we use 420 as a code for
#cannabis
www.instagram.com/reel/DBkFT3H...
about 1 year ago
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