Pot activist Ted Smith's attempt to nationalize the Hempology movement may be stalled when he brings his Cannabis Convention to Ottawa on Sunday. Smith, author of Hempology 101, began his conventions in B.C., where he gives public lectures at the University of Victoria. Smith said he wanted to hold the conference at Carleton University, but was unable to co-ordinate with the Ontario Public Research Interest Group (OPIRG) at the university. "It was quite frustrating that none of them were willing to help us get hempology up and running," said Ted. "Unfortunately, they may have the perception that I'm out trying to sell the book and they don't want to have their club used for some kind of commercial endeavour." [continues 268 words]
Ottawa lawyer Eugene Oscapella will be giving a presentation at this Sunday's cannabis convention about why he thinks there should be changes made to Canada's cannabis policy. "The policies and laws we've had to deal with cannabis in the past hundred years have been seriously flawed and have caused tremendous harm to users, their families, their communities, and society in general," said Oscapella. Oscapella said the prohibition of cannabis has created a black market that is a major source of income for organized crime in Canada. He also said pot laws have imposed unwarranted criminal records on Canadians, who have difficulty working and travelling as a result. [continues 158 words]
