Cannabis in Canada
Table of Contents

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1 - The origins of cannabis in Canada.
2 - Overview of world cannabis history and uses.
3 - Cannabis sexes, varieties and subspecies.
4 - 1600s, Europe growing cannabis in New World.
5 - Early bounties and promotion of cannabis.
6 - Bribes, threats and slaves to grow cannabis
7 - France and Britain push for more cannabis in Canada.
8 - Britain promotes more Canadian cannabis farming.
9 - Cannabis, Napoleon and the War of 1812.
10 - Cannabis farms and mills. Medical acceptance.
11 - New machinery, prizes for cannabis farmers.
12 - Studies and use of medical cannabis expand.
13 - Canada's first recorded hashish overdose.
14 - Medical cannabis studies, testing on dogs.
15 - Lecture on cannabis by Dr. F.W. Goodwin
16 - Origins of the drug war, Britain's opium trade.
17 - Opium Wars, Chinese immigration to Canada.
18 - Anti-Chinese riots, anti-opium craze.
19 - First anti-opium laws, no research or studies.
20 - Opium laws target Chinese. Arrests, deportations.
21 - From opium to heroin. Police violence and corruption.
22 - Anti-cannabis campaign begins. Emily Murphy.
23 - Racist anti-cannabis book The Black Candle.
24 - Extreme stories of cannabis' effects and violence.
25 - Fears of Chinese and black racial take-over.
26 - Cannabis banned in Canada. Less important commercially.
27 - Public unaware of cannabis ban. Hemp Bounties Act.
28 - Cannabis farming comeback. Total ban passed.
29 - Financial forces behind cannabis prohibition.
30 - Media spreads panic over cannabis violence.
31 - Raids on farms and pharmacies. Patients arrested.
32 - Cannabis farming promoted during WWII.
33 - Cannabis use spreads. Robert Mitchum busted.
34 - Colonel Sharman, global leader against cannabis.
35 - New laws against cannabis. Medicines banned.
36 - Senate hearings, new longer sentences.
37 - Beat culture. The Village. Bohemian Embassy.
38 - 1960s cannabis music, use expands. Timothy Leary.
39 - American draft dodgers, cannabis communes.
40 - Gopala Alampur. Undercover Yorkville anthropology.
41 - Legalization movement begins. LSD-POT Pavilion.
42 - Rochdale College. Cannabis smuggler Rosie Rowbotham.
43 - LeDain Commission recommends decriminalization.
44 - Many cannabis studies. Results ignored.
45 - Ernest Small. Definition of hemp vs marijuana.
46 - 1971 Gastown Smoke-In becomes police riot.
47 - Grasstown Police Riot against cannabis rally.
48 - Domestic cultivation. First cannabis grow books.
49 - Imported cannabis and hash varieties. First head shop.
50 - Tommy Chong's first joint, early career.
51 - Cheech and Chong. Big Bambu. Up In Smoke.
52 - Canadian cannabis smuggler Brian O'Dea.
53 - Cannabis comics. Politicians promise decriminalization.
54 - Margaret Trudeau. Peter Pot Papers. NORML Canada.
55 - Ronald Reagan. Just Say No. Drug war intensifies.
56 - Reagan-Bush drug war, importing heroin and cocaine.
57 - Canada bans bongs, pro-cannabis literature.
58 - NORML Canada. Anti-literature law defeated in court.
59 - Indoor growing spreads. Police "Green Teams."
60 - Hells Angels and Vietnamese cannabis growers.
61 - Liberals ignore testimony, pass new drug law.
62 - Cannabis hemp farming legalized, industry grows.
63 - 1990s cannabis-related police shootings.
64 - Marc Emery. Hemp BC and Cannabis Culture magazine.
65 - Police raids against Emery's bong and seed businesses.
66 - Hemp stores spread across Canada. Raids and challenges.
67 - Ted Smith. Mayor Brian Taylor. Quebec Cannabis Cup.
68 - Randy Caine. Chris Clay. David Malmo-Levine. Supreme Court.
69 - Quebec activism. Cannabis Montreal. Grimskunk.
70 - Canadian Marijuana Party. BC Marijuana Party.
71 - Marc Emery seed business, funding cannabis movement.
72 - Medical cannabis court cases. Exemptions, precedents.
73 - Government licenses first medical cannabis program.
74 - Medical cannabis compassion clubs spread nationwide.
75 - Government debates decriminalization, Chretien stalls.
76 - Senate report on cannabis calls for total legalization.
77 - Court ruling on cannabis. "Summer of legalization."
78 - Jack Layton on Pot-TV. NDP calls for decriminalization.
79 - Marijuana parties in Quebec, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan.
80 - Molson brewery grow bust, Emery jailed for passing joint.
81 - Da Kine cannabis shop. Don Briere. Marijuana mail-order.
82 - Tommy Chong bong bust, trial. Nine months in prison.
83 - Tommy Chong's activism, supports Emery, joins NDP.
84 - David Malmo-Levine. The Herb School. Six months jail.
85 - Marc Emery arrest, extradition. "The BC 3."
86 - Marc Emery's extradition. Five year prison sentence.
87 - Michelle Rainey, medicinal advocate, Idea City.
88 - Vancouver 420 event, Toronto Freedom Festival.
89 - Chris Goodwin. Up In Smoke. Hamilton Hash Mob.
90 - Stephen Harper. Mandatory minimum sentences.
91 - New medical cannabis system. Matt Mernagh's activism.
92 - Vapor lounges and dispensaries proliferate.
93 - Watermelon, cannabis baker, model, advocate.
94 - Improvements in vaporizers, grinders, bongs.
95 - Marc Richardson. Manitoba Harvest. Bubblebags.
96 - Dominic Cramer. Mayor of Yongsterdam. Kindred Cafe.
97 - Dana Larsen. NDP candidate, Sensible BC, Hairy Pothead.
98 - The Kootenays. Doukhobors. Nelson. Holy Smoke.
99 - Church of the Universe. Founding at Clearwater Abbey.
100 - Church of the Universe. Court battles and jail time.
101 - Michael Baldasaro and Walter Tucker. G-13 Mission.
102 - Kanesatake Reserve, large scale cultivation, smuggling.
103 - John Hill. Indigenous peoples for cannabis.
104 - Chris Bennet. Scholar on religious history of cannabis.
105 - Rick Simpson. Advocate for cannabis cancer treatment.
106 - Pierre Berton. Mordecai Richler. William Gibson.
107 - Popular Canadian musicians who use cannabis.
108 - Canadian actors and movie stars who use cannabis.
110 - Top Canadian athletes who use cannabis. CFL, NHL.
111 - Lawyers Kirk Tousaw, John Conroy, Alan Young.
112 - Bob Erb. Cannabis advocate, lottery winner, donor.
113 - Politicians debate cannabis. Sensible BC campaign.
114 - Canadians federal politicians who have used cannabis.
115 - Provincial politicians who have used cannabis.
116 - Two million cannabis arrests. Statistics on arrests.
117 - American influence. US police in Canada.
118 - Massive industry against cannabis. DARE program.
119 - David Bratzer. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.
120 - Therapeutic cannabinoids. THC, CBN, CBD, CBC, CBG.
121 - Cannabis extracts. Various forms of ingestion.
122 - Cannabis for various ailments. Cancer, Alzheimer's.
123 - Cannabis for childhood epilepsy.
124 - Cannabis for fibreboard, construction, fuel.
125 - Cannabis seed nutrition, industrial uses.
126 - Cannabis hemp industry growth. Using hemp CBD resin.
127 - Cannabis confusion, dispensaries, Trudeau elected.
128 - Opium poppies. Coca leaves. End the drug war.
129 - Russell Barth. Istvan Morton. Activism and struggle.
130 - What does the future hold for cannabis in Canada?